SWASH PLATE COMPRESSOR

Disclosed is a swash plate compressor. A swash plate compressor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a cylinder block configured to accommodate a piston for compressing a refrigerant, a front housing coupled to a front side of the cylinder block and having a crank chamber, a rear housing having a suction chamber and a discharge chamber and coupled to a rear side of the cylinder block, a gasket inserted into the cylinder block, and a suction reed plate inserted between a valve plate and the cylinder block, and the swash plate compressor includes: a first orifice hole through which the refrigerant in the crank chamber passes; a second orifice hole communicating with the suction chamber and configured to discharge the refrigerant passing through the first orifice hole to the suction chamber; an intermediate flow path configured to connect the first orifice hole and the second orifice hole; and the valve plate inserted into the rear housing and having a suction chamber pressure-maintaining space connected to the suction chamber and configured to maintain a pressure equal to a pressure in the suction chamber.