A multi-cylinder reciprocating compressor for cooling systems and/or conditioning systems and/or heat pumps, comprising a casing, in which at least one first group of at least three cylinders is provided, in which cylinders respective suction/compression pistons for sucking/compressing the cooling fluid in said cylinders being adapted to slide, and at least one first head tightly connected to said casing above said at least one first group of at least three cylinders, suction and delivery chambers for the fluid being defined on said at least one head that are associated with the at least three cylinders of said at least one first group of cylinders, at least one partialization device being provided for partializing the fluid sucked by said at least one first group of cylinders so as to vary the flow rate of the fluid sucked through the first head, with which the first group of cylinders is associated, said at least one first head comprising at least one first suction chamber and one second suction chamber, separated from each other and provided with respective suction ports, wherein each chamber is connected to a respective sub-group of cylinders of a respective first group, and wherein the partialization device comprises at least one first valve and at least one second valve that are adapted to close/to open the suction port of said first chamber and said second chamber respectively.

A multi-cylinder reciprocating compressor for cooling systems and/or conditioning systems and/or heat pumps, comprising a casing, in which at least one first group of at least three cylinders is provided, in which cylinders respective suction/compression pistons for sucking/compressing the cooling fluid in said cylinders being adapted to slide, and at least one first head tightly connected to said casing above said at least one first group of at least three cylinders, suction and delivery chambers for the fluid being defined on said at least one head that are associated with the at least three cylinders of said at least one first group of cylinders, at least one partialization device being provided for partializing the fluid sucked by said at least one first group of cylinders so as to vary the flow rate of the fluid sucked through the first head, with which the first group of cylinders is associated, said at least one first head comprising at least one first suction chamber and one second suction chamber, separated from each other and provided with respective suction ports, wherein each chamber is connected to a respective sub-group of cylinders of a respective first group, and wherein the partialization device comprises at least one first valve and at least one second valve that are adapted to close/to open the suction port of said first chamber and said second chamber respectively.

A pump capable of dispensing both a large volume and a small volume of colorant comprises a large reciprocating positive displacement pump having a large reciprocating part, a large pump body and a large pump inlet-outlet opening, characterized in that: a small reciprocating part fixed to the large reciprocating part is disposed in the large pump body; a small pump body is disposed on a base of the large pump body, and provided with a small pump inlet-outlet opening; and the small reciprocating part, the small pump body and the small pump inlet-outlet opening constitute a small reciprocating positive displacement pump. The reciprocating positive displacement pump provided in the present invention may achieve dispensing of both a large volume and a small volume of colorant by means of a large-section pump, and thus guarantees the accuracy of the dispensed volume of colorant, and in particular, the accuracy of dispensing of a small volume of colorant; and the reciprocating positive displacement pump, when compared with the prior art, has the advantages of high accuracy and simple structure, and when compared with the structure in patent No. US2009236367A1, has the advantages of good leakproofness, high utilization of a reciprocating pump cylinder body in the length direction, and improved stroke accuracy of the reciprocating pump due to less elastic deformation of a pump support.

A variable displacement swash compressor includes a housing, a drive shaft, a swash plate, a link mechanism, pistons, a conversion mechanism, an actuator, and a control mechanism. The housing includes a suction chamber, a discharge chamber, a swash plate chamber, and cylinder bores. The control mechanism controls the actuator. The actuator includes a partitioning body, a movable body, and a control pressure chamber. At least one of the suction chamber and the swash plate chamber is a low pressure chamber. The control mechanism includes a control passage, which connects the control pressure chamber, the low pressure chamber, and the discharge chamber, and a control valve, which adjusts the open degree of the control passage. The control passage is partially formed in the drive shaft. The movable body increases the inclination angle of the swash plate when the pressure of the control pressure chamber increases.

A variable displacement swash compressor includes a housing, a drive shaft, a swash plate, a link mechanism, pistons, a conversion mechanism, an actuator, and a control mechanism. The housing includes a suction chamber, a discharge chamber, a swash plate chamber, and cylinder bores. The control mechanism controls the actuator. The actuator includes a partitioning body, a movable body, and a control pressure chamber. At least one of the suction chamber and the swash plate chamber is a low pressure chamber. The control mechanism includes a control passage, which connects the control pressure chamber, the low pressure chamber, and the discharge chamber, and a control valve, which adjusts the open degree of the control passage. The control passage is partially formed in the drive shaft. The movable body increases the inclination angle of the swash plate when the pressure of the control pressure chamber increases.

The present invention provides a method for producing a durable semispherical shoe which can be prevented from being subjected to seizure even in a dry lubrication state in which there is no lubricating oil at a start time of an operation of a swash plate compressor, can be restrained from deteriorating in its lubricating property due to generated frictional heat, and can be restrained from deteriorating in its strength at a production time and an injection molding die. A semispherical shoe (4), for a swash plate compressor, to be produced by the production method has a base material (5), consisting of a hard material, which has a hollow part along a central axis thereof and a resin layer, consisting of a resin composition, which is formed on a surface of a planar part, disposed on a periphery of the base member, which is to be subjected to sliding contact with the swash plate and on a surface of a spherical part, disposed on the periphery thereof, which is to be subjected to sliding contact with a piston. A resin-filled portion (8) where the resin composition is filled and an empty portion where the resin composition is not filled are formed in the hollow part of the base material. The resin-filled portion (8) and the resin layer are formed by injecting and filling the resin composition into a portion to be formed as the resin-filled portion (8) with the base material (5) being disposed inside a cavity (22) of the injection molding die.

A variable displacement type swash plate compressor includes a housing having therein a swash plate chamber and a plurality of cylinder bores, a drive shaft, a swash plate, a link mechanism, and a plurality of the pistons. The compressor further includes a partition member, a movable member, and a control pressure chamber, and a control mechanism. First and second seal members are disposed between the partition member and the movable member and between the drive shaft and the movable member, respectively, and are elastically deformed to provide sealing between the control pressure chamber and the swash plate chamber. At least one of a clearance formed between the partition member and the movable member and a clearance formed between the drive shaft and the movable member when the swash plate is at its minimum inclination angle is greater than when the swash plate at a maximum inclination angle position.

A variable displacement type swash plate compressor includes a housing having therein a swash plate chamber and a plurality of cylinder bores, a drive shaft, a swash plate, a link mechanism, and a plurality of the pistons. The compressor further includes a partition member, a movable member, and a control pressure chamber, and a control mechanism. First and second seal members are disposed between the partition member and the movable member and between the drive shaft and the movable member, respectively, and are elastically deformed to provide sealing between the control pressure chamber and the swash plate chamber. At least one of a clearance formed between the partition member and the movable member and a clearance formed between the drive shaft and the movable member when the swash plate is at its minimum inclination angle is greater than when the swash plate at a maximum inclination angle position.

A swash plate type variable displacement compressor includes a collection and supply mechanism. The collection and supply mechanism has collection passages, supply passages, an annular space, an inlet port, and an outlet port. The inlet port is communicable with a working collection passage of the collection passages. The outlet port is communicable with a working supply passage of the supply passages. When the inclination angle of the swash plate is maximum, residual refrigerant gas in a compression chamber of collection phase is collected through the working collection passage and the collected refrigerant gas is supplied to a compression chamber of supply phase. On the other hand, when the inclination angle is less than the maximum, residual refrigerant gas is supplied no more into the supply-phase compression chamber.

A swash plate type variable displacement compressor includes a collection and supply mechanism. The collection and supply mechanism has collection passages, supply passages, an annular space, an inlet port, and an outlet port. The inlet port is communicable with a working collection passage of the collection passages. The outlet port is communicable with a working supply passage of the supply passages. When the inclination angle of the swash plate is maximum, residual refrigerant gas in a compression chamber of collection phase is collected through the working collection passage and the collected refrigerant gas is supplied to a compression chamber of supply phase. On the other hand, when the inclination angle is less than the maximum, residual refrigerant gas is supplied no more into the supply-phase compression chamber.