A variable displacement compressor having cylinder bores (111) and a crankcase (121) which are formed in a housing, single-ended pistons (37) fitted in the cylinder bores (111), and a cam plate (23) provided in the crankcase (121), and the displacement capacity of the compressor is varied by controlling the angle of inclination of the cam plate (23) in accordance with a difference between the internal pressure of the crankcase (121) and a suction pressure present on both sides of each single-ended piston (37). A damping or muffler chamber (65) is provided downstream of an output channel (114) through which a refrigerant gas discharged from the cylinder bores (111) passes. A check valve (69) which opens and closes in accordance with a pressure difference between upstream and downstream sides of the output channel (114) is provided in the output channel (114), upstream of the sound-deadening chamber (65). The present invention reduces the effects of pressure pulsations caused by the compression motion of the compressor and caused by the valve body of the open/close device hunting, has no bad effects on the external refrigerant circuit connected to the compressor, and increases the reliability of the lip seal. IMAGE
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