A rotary compressor may include a rotary shaft; a plurality of plates that supports the rotary shaft; a cylinder provided between the plurality of plates to define a compression space, and provided with a vane slot; a roller slidably coupled to the rotary shaft inside of the cylinder, and having a hinge groove on an outer circumferential surface of the roller; and a vane, a first end of which is slidably coupled to the vane slot of the cylinder, and a second end of which is rotatably coupled to the hinge groove of the roller. When an imaginary line passing through an axial center of the rotary shaft and a hinge center of the vane is a first center line, and a radial center line of the vane slot passing through the hinge center of the vane is a second center line, the vane slot is disposed such that the second center line is intersected by a predetermined tilting angle with respect to the first center line. With this structure, a roller reaction force is canceled to suppress an increase in side pressure or side wear between a vane and a vane slot into which the vane is inserted.

A vacuum pump that is small in height (length) is configured to bring a rotating body and a protective net as close to each other as possible by causing the rotating body to actively support the protective net. The vacuum pump is provided with a mechanism that causes a rotating body (a shaft or a rotor) to actively support a protective net when the protective net becomes deformed (bent) toward the vacuum pump side due to a change in pressure or temperature of the vacuum pump. Specifically, instead of preventing the protective net from being caught in the rotating body by increasing the distance therebetween, the entanglement of the protective net is prevented by actively supporting the protective net by bringing the protective net and the rotating body closer to each other. Accordingly, the height (length) of the vacuum pump can be reduced more.

Disclosed is a compressor including a cylinder, an upper flange and a lower flange respectively provided on an upper side and a lower side of the cylinder, and a main shaft having a sliding vane mounting portion. The sliding vane mounting portion of the main shaft is provided with at least two sliding vanes. Two rotary plates are provided. One rotary plate is provided between the sliding vane mounting portion and the upper flange, and another rotary plate is provided between the sliding vane mounting portion and the lower flange. Each of the rotary plates is fixedly connected with the main shaft and provided with exhaust openings in one-to-one correspondence with the exhaust sides of the sliding vanes and exhaust valves configured to control opening/closing of respective exhaust openings. The upper flange and the lower flange are both provided with exhaust passages corresponding to respective exhaust openings of each rotary plate.

A compound engine system includes a rotary engine with rotating chambers, a compressor section in successive communication with the rotating chambers, and a turbine section in successive communication with the rotating chambers. The turbine section has an output shaft. The output shaft and the engine shaft are drivingly engaged to each other and wherein the turbine section has a power output corresponding to from 20% to 35% of a total power output of the compound engine system. A method of compounding power in a compound engine system is also discussed.

A rotary pump including: a pump housing including a circumferential wall, which surrounds a delivery chamber, a first end-face wall and a second end-face wall which delineate the delivery chamber at its end-face sides; a rotor, which can be rotated in the delivery chamber, for forming delivery cells; a pressure outlet which emerges on an outer end-face side of the first end-face wall facing away from the delivery chamber; an outlet gasket which is provided on the outer end-face side of the first end-face wall, for sealing off the pressure outlet; and a pressing device for charging the outlet gasket with an axial pressing force.

A motor driven compressor apparatus includes a rotary shaft rotatably supported in a housing, an eccentric bushing eccentrically coupled to the rotary shaft, and a swing pin configured to connect the eccentric bushing and the rotary shaft with each other, wherein the rotary shaft is provided with a flow path configured to pass through the center of a cross-section in the longitudinal direction and, in one direction at which the eccentric bushing is disposed, a first pin insertion hole which communicates with the flow path and into which the swing pin is inserted, the eccentric bushing is provided with a second pin insertion hole into which the swing pin is inserted in the other direction at which the rotary shaft is disposed, and refrigerant leaks between the swing pin and the first pin insertion hole.

A bearing assembly includes a first gear shaft aligned with a first axis and a second gear shaft aligned with a second axis. The second axis is oriented parallel to the first axis. A first bearing is supported on the first gear shaft and a second bearing is supported on the second gear shaft. A coupling mechanism extends between and radially clamps the first bearing to the second bearing. The coupling mechanism is operable to restrict relative radial movement between the first bearing and the second bearing.

A filter and throttle unit for a scroll compressor. The filter and throttle unit includes a housing which has housing walls, an opening which acts as a throttle, and a filter element which is arranged within the housing walls of the housing. The opening is arranged in one of the housing walls.

A driving structure of a three-axis multi-stage Roots pump comprises a pump body, wherein a gear end cover is mounted at one side of the pump body, an air outlet end moving bearing air sealing unit is mounted on the other side of the pump body, and the bearing end cover is mounted on the pump at the side of the pump body; a driving axis, a first driven axis and a second driven axis are further provided inside the pump body, and the driving axis is connected with the first driven axis and the second driven axis through the gear, respectively; and both ends of the driving axis, the first driven axis and the second driven axis are movably connected to an air inlet end gear mechanical seal driving unit and an air outlet end moving bearing air sealing unit, respectively. The present invention overcomes the deficiencies of the prior art, a fixed bearing limiting unit not only plays a radial supporting role, strengthens the rigidity of an independent axis, but also reduces the diameter of the axis, and at the same time, evenly distributes to the two axial ends in the axial deformation process, avoiding deformation in a single direction, reducing the amount of displacement by nearly half, and also improving the sealing efficiency of the system.

The scroll compressor includes a compression unit; a drive shaft which is vertically orientated; a lower bearing arrangement (28) configured to rotatably support the drive shaft; and an oil pump (29) arranged at a lower end of the drive shaft and configured to deliver oil to the compression unit and to the lower bearing arrangement (28). The lower bearing arrangement (28) comprises a radial bearing housing (34) including an inner radial bearing surface (37) surrounding the lower end portion of the drive shaft; upper and lower axial thrust bearings (43, 44) configured to limit an axial movement of the drive shaft; and a pressurized oil chamber (51) fluidly connected to the oil pump (29), the pressurized oil chamber (51) being at least partially delimited by the outer surface of the lower end portion of the drive shaft, the inner radial bearing surface (37) and the upper and lower axial thrust bearings (43, 44).