A compressor control module (CCM) controls an output of a variable displacement swash plate compressor. The CCM directly calculates, or receives from an external source, a signal indicating a desired or required output from the compressor, receives a current value of the desired or required output, and receives or calculates a current rotation speed and angle, with respect to a rotation axis, of a swash plate, or a current piston stroke length and a reciprocating frequency of the compressor. The CCM determines a difference between the desired or required output from the compressor and the current value and outputs a signal to a valve driving unit which will adjust an angle of a swash plate such that the actual value becomes closer to, or the same as, the desired or required output, taking into account the additional values received or calculated in the receives or calculates step.

A capacity control valve (1) includes a valve main body (10) having a first communication passage (11), a second communication passage (12), a third communication passage (13), and a main valve seat (15a), a valve element (20) having an intermediate communication passage (29), a main valve portion (21c), and an auxiliary valve portion (23d), a solenoid (30) that drives a rod (36) having an auxiliary valve seat (26c), and a first biasing member (43) that biases in the valve closing direction of the main valve portion (21c). A spring constant of the first biasing member (43) has a characteristic that the spring constant is increased in an opened state of the main valve portion (21c) and decreased in a closed state. The capacity control valve can efficiently discharge a liquid coolant and lower drive force of a compressor at a liquid coolant discharging operation.

A capacity control valve includes a valve housing having a main valve seat portion formed on an inner peripheral surface, a main valve body that has a main valve portion capable of seating on the main valve seat portion and capable of blocking communication between a discharge port and a control port depending on a driving force of a solenoid, a relief valve that is opened by pressure, a first flow channel that allows the control port and a suction port to communicate with each other when the relief valve is opened. A second flow channel formed at least partially in parallel with the first flow channel allows the control port and the suction port to communicate with each other. A spool valve body is reciprocally disposed in a sleeve and capable of adjusting an opening of the second flow channel depending on the driving force of the solenoid.

A capacity control valve (1) includes a valve main body (10) having a first communication passage (11), a second communication passage (12), a third communication passage (13), and a main valve seat (15a), a valve element (20) having an intermediate communication passage (29), a main valve portion (21c), and an auxiliary valve portion (23d), a solenoid (30) that drives a rod (36) having an auxiliary valve seat (26c), and a first biasing member (43) that biases in the valve closing direction of the main valve portion (21c). The rod (36) is relatively moved with respect to the valve element (20) so as to open and close the auxiliary valve portion. The capacity control valve can efficiently discharge a liquid coolant irrespective of pressure of a suction chamber and lower drive force of a compressor at a liquid coolant discharging operation.

Variable displacement compressor 100 has second control valve 350 for adjusting the opening degree of pressure release passage 146. Second control valve 350 includes partition member 351, which partitions valve chamber 351c and back pressure chamber 351d, and has side wall 351a surrounding valve portion 352b of spool 352, and end wall 351b connected to one end side of side wall 351a and through which shaft portion 352b of spool 352 penetrates. Furthermore, in second control valve 350, end surface 351a1 opposite to the end wall of the side wall of partition member 351 abuts on the wall surface opposite to the back pressure chamber of the valve chamber 351c. When the valve portion 352b of spool 352 abuts on the wall surface, pressure receiving portion 352a of spool 352 abuts on end wall 351b.

A compressor includes a cylinder housing having a number of pistons, a control chamber communicating with piston casings, a suction chamber and a discharge chamber communicating with the piston casings, a control valve includes a receptacle engaged in the cylinder housing, a valve member engaged in the receptacle for controlling the pressurized air to flow from the discharge chamber into the control chamber of the cylinder housing, and a valve element for controlling a bypass of the pressurized air through the receptacle. A bellow device is connected to actuate the sliding member internally, and a sliding member is slidably engaged in the control space of the receptacle, and to operate the valve element externally with a solenoid device.

Provided is a displacement control valve capable of quickly reducing pressure in a control chamber to a level of pressure kept during continuous driving, at the time of the startup of a variable displacement compressor.

The valve housing is provided with a through hole constituting a part of a first communicating passage that communicates with pressure chamber at one end thereof and that is communicable with a second valve chest at the other end thereof.

Provided is a variable-capacity compressor control valve that can suppress a decrease in the efficiency by reducing the amount of leakage in the valve without requiring severe accuracy of the components, avoid possible operation failures, and suppress the influence on the sliding resistance as well as the influence on the control characteristics. A main valve element of a valve element or a valve body is provided with a flexible or elastic sealing member. The sealing member is adapted to, when the valve orifice is closed by the main valve element, abut an end portion on the higher pressure side in a gap between sliding surfaces that is formed between the main valve element and a guide hole into which the main valve element is adapted to be slidably fitted and inserted, and thus seal the gap between the sliding surfaces.

In an exemplary embodiment, a capacity control valve is provided with a throttle valve portion 12 having a communication hole 23 and a second valve hole 12A. The communication hole 23 is provided between a second valve portion 21B and a third valve portion 21A and makes an intermediate communication passage 26 communicate with a third valve chamber 4. The second valve hole 12A is provided between a second valve chamber 6 and the third valve chamber 4. An amount of narrowing of the throttle valve portion 12 in relation to a stroke of a valve element 21 is large when the second valve portion 21B initially opens by separating from a second valve seat face 6A, and then becomes less after the initial opening of the valve. The capacity control valve is capable of shortening a start-up time and improving the operating efficiency of a variable capacity compressor.

A variable displacement compressor which prevents leakage of a refrigerant flowing directly into a suction chamber without passing via a crank chamber at a time of a minimum discharge displacement operation, thus making it possible to prevent an increase of a minimum discharge displacement by increasing a refrigerant pressure in the crank chamber, and in addition, making it possible to prevent insufficient lubrication of sliding portions and the like in the crank chamber.