A rotating vane vacuum pump includes a housing defining a cavity having an inlet and an outlet, a drivable vane member for a rotary driven movement inside the cavity, a rotor inside the cavity, and a rotatable central shaft extending into the cavity. The vane member is coupled to the central shaft by an eccentric element on the central shaft and movably arranged in the rotor, the rotor being rotatable together with said vane member upon rotation of the vane member. A rotational axis of the central shaft is offset from a rotational axis of the rotor and a point of action of the vane member is offset from the rotational axis of the central shaft by the eccentric element on the central shaft. The rotor encloses radially the eccentric element of the central shaft.

A rotating vane vacuum pump includes a housing defining a cavity having an inlet and an outlet, a drivable vane member for a rotary driven movement inside the cavity, a rotor inside the cavity, and a rotatable central shaft extending into the cavity. The vane member is coupled to the central shaft by an eccentric element on the central shaft and movably arranged in the rotor, the rotor being rotatable together with said vane member upon rotation of the vane member. A rotational axis of the central shaft is offset from a rotational axis of the rotor and a point of action of the vane member is offset from the rotational axis of the central shaft by the eccentric element on the central shaft. The rotor encloses radially the eccentric element of the central shaft.

A compressor may include a non-orbiting scroll, an orbiting scroll, a drive shaft, a bearing housing and an annular seal. The non-orbiting scroll includes a first spiral wrap. The orbiting scroll includes an end plate having a second spiral wrap ending from a first side of the end plate and an annular hub extending from a second side of the end plate. The first and second spiral wraps cooperate to compress working fluid from a suction pressure to a discharge pressure. The drive shaft includes a crankpin received in the hub and drives the orbiting scroll. The bearing housing rotatably supports the drive shaft and may define a biasing chamber containing working fluid biasing the orbiting scroll toward the non-orbiting scroll in an axial direction. The annular seal may engage a diametrical surface of the hub and engage the bearing housing, thereby defining the biasing chamber.

An apparatus comprising a stator and a rotor which are arranged inside a housing extending along a common longitudinal axis, wherein the stator encloses the rotor in a radial direction. A space is formed between an inside of a wall of the housing and an outside of a wall of the stator. The housing has a first housing element and a second housing element that are arranged with their contact surfaces aligned with each other thus sealing the housing. Thereby, a sealing element is arranged between the contact surfaces of the housing elements. The sealing element has the shape of an annular disc with a circumferential form and at least one sealing area. In the circumferential direction, the form corresponds to a contour of the contact surfaces. The sealing area is designed to at least partially enclose the space.

An apparatus having a stator and a rotor which are arranged inside a housing extending along a common longitudinal axis, wherein the stator encloses the rotor in a radial direction. A space is formed between an inside of a wall of the housing and an outside of a wall of the stator. The housing has a first housing element and a second housing element that are arranged with their contact surfaces aligned with each other thus sealing the housing. Thereby, a sealing element is arranged between the contact surfaces of the housing elements. The sealing element has the shape of an annular disc with a circumferential form and at least one sealing area. In the circumferential direction, the form corresponds to a contour of the contact surfaces. The sealing area is designed to at least partially enclose the space.

A vacuum pump, which is connectable to an external system and configured to evacuate material from the external system, includes a main housing defining a motor housing, a pump housing, and a partition wall that separates the motor housing and the pump housing. The pump housing is sealed relative to the motor housing to form a compression chamber that holds a lubrication fluid. The vacuum pump further includes a motor assembly that is positioned within the motor housing and a pump assembly that is positioned within the compression chamber. The pump assembly is driven by the motor assembly and is in fluid communication with the compression chamber. The pump assembly includes a pump chamber, a rotor having vanes that is driven within the pump chamber, and a seal that is in sliding contact with the rotor. The seal is moveable relative to the rotor.

A vacuum pump, which is connectable to an external system and configured to evacuate material from the external system, includes a main housing including a motor housing, a pump housing, and a partition wall that separates the motor housing and the pump housing. The pump housing is sealed relative to the motor housing to form a compression chamber that holds a lubrication fluid. The vacuum pump further includes a motor assembly that is positioned within the motor housing and a pump assembly that is positioned within the compression chamber. The pump assembly is driven by the motor assembly and is in fluid communication with the compression chamber. The pump assembly includes a pump chamber, a rotor having vanes that is driven within the pump chamber, and a seal that is in sliding contact with the rotor. The seal is moveable relative to the rotor.

A sealing gasket (20) for a vacuum pump, the sealing gasket (20) comprising: a first surface (30, 40); a second surface (32, 42) opposite to the first surface (30, 40); opposing side walls (34, 36; 44, 46) disposed between the first surface (30, 40) and the second surface (32, 42); and one or more protrusions (48a, 48b, 48c, 48d) extending from the first surface.