A compressor, in particular for air conditioning systems in motor vehicles, having a housing, a housing sealing cover, a drive shaft with bearings and a drive device for pistons that are displaced back and forth. The drive device transfers the rotational displacement of the drive shaft into the back-and-forth displacement of the pistons. The compressor also includes a cylinder block, in which the pistons that are displaced back and forth take in and compress coolant, a valve device, in addition to a valve plate with intake and discharge valves comprising intake and discharge chambers for an intake pressure zone and a discharge pressure zone. A cylinder head may be a separate element from the housing, in pot-shaped form, or the housing sealing cover. The intake and discharge chambers, the valve device, and the cylinder block may be situated in the closed side of the pot-shaped housing.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application is a continuation of International Patent Application No. PCT/DE02/01814, filed May 21, 2002 and claims priority to German Patent Application Nos. 101 25 267.6 and 101 25 266.8 filed May 23, 2001, all three applications hereby being incorporated by reference herein.
Priority Data
May 23, 2001 [DE] 101 25 266 May 23, 2001 [DE] 101 25 267
