10P15F A/C Compressor
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION10P15F A/C Compressor:
The 10P15F A/C compressor is a 10 cylinder axial design with A/C compressor mounting brackets for tangential mounting. Operation and assembly are as follows:
^ When voltage is applied to the A/C clutch field coil, the A/C clutch, (which is solidly coupled to the compressor shaft), is drawn by magnetic force toward the A/C clutch pulley which is driven by the engine drive belt.
^ Magnetic force locks the A/C clutch assembly and the A/C clutch pulley together as one unit.
^ The compressor shaft then turns with the A/C clutch pulley.
^ Five double acting pistons, positioned axially around the compressor shaft, are actuated by a swashplate that is pressed on the compressor shaft.
^ The swashplate uses the rotating action of the shaft to provide a reciprocating driving force to each of the five pistons.
^ This driving force is applied, through balls and shoes, to the mid-point of each of the five double ended pistons.
^ Reed-type suction and discharge valve plates are located between the cylinder assembly and the head at each end of the A/C compressor.
^ The heads are connected with each other by gas-tight passageways which direct refrigerant gas to a common output.
^ When voltage is removed from the A/C clutch field coil, a rubber bushing in the A/C clutch assembly moves the A/C clutch away from the A/C clutch pulley, and the compressor shaft ceases to rotate.