•  The A/C compressor compresses the low-pressure gaseous refrigerant vaporized from the evaporator into a high-pressure gas so that the condenser can liquidize it more easily. A swash-plate of the A/C compressor is used to reduce weight and vibration and to improve driving performance when the A/C compressor is operating.

•  The A/C compressor is belt-driven via the engine crankshaft pulley.

•  Five double-acting pistons positioned axially around the compressor shaft are actuated by a swash plate that is pressed onto the compressor shaft. The swash plate changes the rotating action of the shaft to reciprocating movement of the five pistons. This driving force is applied to the midpoint of each of the double-ended pistons.