Shoe for swash plate type compressor and method of producing the same

Abstract

A method of producing a shoe for a swash plate type compressor, said shoe being disposed between a swash plate and a piston of said swash plate type compressor, the method comprising: a forming step of forming a steel blank into a shoe product including an end product shoe and a pre size-adjusted shoe; and a nitriding step of effecting a nitriding treatment on said shoe product; and wherein a quenching treatment is not effected after said forming step.

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