V-6 Variable Displacement Compressor: Description: General

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The variable compressor is basically a swash plate type that changes piston stroke in response to the required cooling capacity.

The tilt of the wobble (swash) plate allows the piston's stroke to change so that refrigerant discharge can be continuously changed from 14.5 to 146 cm³ (0.885 to 8.91 cu in).

Fig 1: Components V-6 Variable Displacement Compressor

Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.