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(11) | EP 2 784 320 A3 |
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| (54) | Control valve for variable displacement compressor |
| (57) A control valve according to one embodiment includes a body having a main passage
communicating a discharge chamber with a crankcase and a sub-passage communicating
the crankcase with a suction chamber, a main valve provided in the main valve passage,
a sub-valve provided in the sub-passage, a power element for receiving the suction
pressure of the suction chamber and generating a drive force exerted in an opening
direction of the main valve in accordance with the magnitude of the suction pressure,
and a solenoid for generating a drive force in a closing direction of the main valve
in accordance with the amount of current supplied. The control valve is configured
such that the sub-valve remains closed when the main valve is controlled and such
that the sub-valve is opened after the main valve is closed. Also, a change in the
area of opening of the sub-valve relative to the uplift amount of the sub-valve element
from the sub-valve seat is larger than that of the main valve relative to the uplift
amount of the main valve element from the main valve seat.
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