A pump device, in particular for a brake system of a motor vehicle, includes two hydraulic chambers, a linear drive, and a pump piston. Each of the chambers has at least two fluid connections. The pump piston interacts with the chambers. The linear drive is embodied as a reluctance drive and includes a longitudinally movable armature, a housing-fastened stator that is configured to receive current, and at least one spring element. The at least one spring element is associated with the armature, and is configured to counteract a drive force of the reluctance drive. The armature is connected to the pump piston.

An adaptive hydraulic pressure generator is provided for systems in which the mechanical force producing energy varies significantly, especially for wave energy systems. The pressure generator includes at least two fluid chambers with a piston surface/displacement surface arranged to reciprocate with the fluid chamber, whereby the piston surface/displacement surface acts on the fluid in the chamber by means of the said mutual reciprocating movement. The pressure generator is equipped with a control system which is arranged to connect the chambers to each other and/or to different pressure ducts in such a way that the effective area of the piston/displacement surfaces changes in accordance with the changes in the driving force exerted on the piston/displacement surfaces and/or the body forming the fluid chamber in such a way that the pressure produced by the pressure generator in the fluid supplied to the application exceeds the threshold pressure.

An adaptive hydraulic pressure generator is provided for systems in which the mechanical force producing energy varies significantly, especially for wave energy systems. The pressure generator includes at least two fluid chambers with a piston surface/displacement surface arranged to reciprocate with the fluid chamber, whereby the piston surface/displacement surface acts on the fluid in the chamber by means of the said mutual reciprocating movement. The pressure generator is equipped with a control system which is arranged to connect the chambers to each other and/or to different pressure ducts in such a way that the effective area of the piston/displacement surfaces changes in accordance with the changes in the driving force exerted on the piston/displacement surfaces and/or the body forming the fluid chamber in such a way that the pressure produced by the pressure generator in the fluid supplied to the application exceeds the threshold pressure.

A compressor for an internal combustion engine is provided. The compressor includes a compressor shaft having compressor blades attached thereto, positioned in an intake air duct, and rotating about an axis during compressor operation and a magnetic bearing positioned upstream of the compressor blades in the intake air duct, including a ring positioned around the compressor shaft, stator electrics arranged in the ring, and at least two magnets arranged on the compressor shaft configured to exert a magnetic force on the stator electrics to form an air gap between the ring and the compressor shaft.

The control valve for pouring color paste in both large amount and small amount, comprising a valve body and a valve element disposed in the valve body. The valve body is provided with a large pump inlet-outlet opening, a small pump inlet-outlet opening, a colorant bucket inlet-outlet opening and a colorant dispensing outlet. The valve core, which is provided with a passage, is rotated to allow connection of the large pump inlet-outlet opening and the small pump inlet-outlet opening with a colorant bucket or dispensing thereof, with at least the following three connecting structures being involved: (1) where the large pump inlet-outlet opening connects with the colorant bucket; the small pump inlet-outlet opening connects with the colorant bucket; the large pump inlet-outlet opening and the small pump inlet-outlet opening both connect with the colorant bucket; and the three ways are for single or combined use; (2) where single dispensing via the large pump inlet-outlet opening or dispensing via both the large pump inlet-outlet opening and the small pump inlet-outlet opening is allowed; alternatively, the large pump inlet-outlet opening connects with the colorant dispensing outlet for dispensing, or the large pump inlet-outlet opening and the small pump inlet-outlet opening both connect with the colorant dispensing outlet for dispensing; (3) where single dispensing via the small pump inlet-outlet opening is allowed, or the small pump inlet-outlet opening connects with the colorant dispensing outlet for dispensing. The control valve disclosed in the present invention is compact in structure and ingenious in design, and may fully achieve the objective of dispensing of large amount colorant or a small amount colorant by rotating the valve core; moreover, the objectives of cleaning the pump and preventing colorant drying and hardening in a colorant circulating pipe and a colorant outlet may be achieved.

A double-acting refrigerant compressor includes a piston freely guided on two cylinder portions arranged opposite to each other and being immobile relative to each other. The piston includes a flow channel extending internally through the piston. Each cylinder portion and the piston include, along the flow channel, respectively at least one back-check valve. The back-check valves are arranged in such a manner that their flow directions are unidirectional.

A double-acting refrigerant compressor includes a piston freely guided on two cylinder portions arranged opposite to each other and being immobile relative to each other. The piston includes a flow channel extending internally through the piston. Each cylinder portion and the piston include, along the flow channel, respectively at least one back-check valve. The back-check valves are arranged in such a manner that their flow directions are unidirectional.

A double-acting refrigerant compressor includes a piston freely guided in a fixed mounted cylinder. The cylinder includes an inlet valve plate having an inlet valve. The piston includes a flow channel extending internally through the piston. The flow channel of the piston includes at least one back-check valve being arranged with a unidirectional flow. The piston includes a second cylinder portion within which is guided over a fixed mounted inverse piston. The inverse piston includes an inverse piston flow channel with an outlet valve in fluid communication with a volume within the second cylinder portion. Alternative embodiments include a piston with interior cylinders where the piston is guided over the two inverse pistons.

A drive unit for a diaphragm pump may be provided, wherein the drive unit comprises a hollow body and a piston which is arranged so as to be movable in the first hollow body along an axis of the hollow body, wherein the piston divides the hollow body into a first chamber, which is connectable to the diaphragm pump, and a second chamber, which is coupleable to a gas reservoir. The second chamber comprises an inlet valve and an outlet valve, such that a gas flow is drawn into the chamber via the inlet valve and is forced out of the chamber via the outlet valve.

A drive unit for a diaphragm pump may be provided, wherein the drive unit comprises a hollow body and a piston which is arranged so as to be movable in the first hollow body along an axis of the hollow body, wherein the piston divides the hollow body into a first chamber, which is connectable to the diaphragm pump, and a second chamber, which is coupleable to a gas reservoir. The second chamber comprises an inlet valve and an outlet valve, such that a gas flow is drawn into the chamber via the inlet valve and is forced out of the chamber via the outlet valve.