A variable displacement lubricant pump includes a housing, a control ring arranged in the housing, an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber, and a lateral slide bearing. The control ring is shiftable, radially confines a pumping chamber, and comprises a drainage channel. The outlet chamber and the inlet chamber are arranged at opposite lateral sides of the control ring. The lateral slide bearing is arranged at the lateral side of the control ring where the outlet chamber is arranged and comprises a first lateral slide bearing surface defined by the static housing, a second lateral slide bearing surface arranged opposite to the first lateral slide bearing surface which is defined by the control ring, and a lateral slide bearing gap defined between the first and second lateral slide bearing surfaces. The drainage channel of the control ring fluidically connects the lateral slide bearing gap with the inlet chamber.

The invention relates to a vane pump for conveying liquids, in particular viscous oils, which vane pump includes: a rotor having sliding slots in which movable vanes are held and can be countersunk in relation to a rotor radius (r); a pump housing including a pump chamber, which encloses the rotor; and an inlet and an outlet, which open into the pump chamber at at least one end face of the rotor; radial elevations protruding, with respect to the sliding slots, over the circumference of the rotor, which elevations form a rotor radius (r) on either side of the vanes that can be countersunk, and radial pockets being recessed, relative to the rotor radius (r), between the radial elevations. Within the radial elevations, recesses are formed on the at least one end face of the rotor at which the inlet and the outlet open, which recesses provide rotating anticipatory control geometry for reducing pressure spikes in the vane cells.

A rotary pump includes: a housing featuring a housing inlet and a low-pressure space on a low-pressure side of the pump and featuring a housing outlet and a high-pressure space on a high-pressure side of the pump; a delivery chamber; a delivery rotor in the delivery chamber; a setting structure which can be moved in a first setting direction and, counter to the first setting direction, in a second setting direction in order to perform a setting movement which adjusts the specific delivery volume of the rotary pump; and at least a first setting chamber for charging the setting structure with a setting pressure which acts in the second setting direction, wherein the fluid pressure in the high-pressure space acts on a pressure equalization surface on the outer circumference of the setting structure resulting in an external additional force which acts on the setting structure in the first setting direction.

An electric pump provided with a pump unit configured to discharge working oil by being rotationally driven by an electric motor includes: a drive shaft configured to transmit rotational driving force from the electric motor to a rotor of the pump unit; a rotation-detection shaft provided coaxially with the drive shaft, the rotation-detection shaft being configured to be rotated together with the rotor; and a rotation detector unit configured to detect rotation of the rotation-detection shaft. The rotation-detection shaft has: an engagement portion configured to engage with the rotor; and a detection-target portion facing the rotation detector unit, and an outer diameter of the detection-target portion is set so as to be larger than an outer diameter of the engagement portion.

An electric pump provided with a pump unit configured to discharge working oil by being rotationally driven by an electric motor includes: a drive shaft configured to transmit rotational driving force from the electric motor to a rotor of the pump unit; a rotation-detection shaft provided coaxially with the drive shaft, the rotation-detection shaft being configured to be rotated together with the rotor; and a rotation detector unit configured to detect rotation of the rotation-detection shaft. The rotation-detection shaft has: an engagement portion configured to engage with the rotor; and a detection-target portion facing the rotation detector unit, and an outer diameter of the detection-target portion is set so as to be larger than an outer diameter of the engagement portion.

A rotary pump includes: a pump rotor having a flat rotor side surface facing in an axial direction; a housing body having an opening in the axial direction and a flat flange surface formed around the opening, the housing body rotatably housing the pump rotor in the opening such that the rotor side surface is flush with the flange surface; and a cover member having a flat mating surface that is fixed while being pressed against the flange surface by fastening of a bolt, and a flat sliding/guiding surface that slides and guides the rotor side surface. The cover member is formed of a crosslinked fluororesin and a metal body. The metal body is provided with the mating surface, and a recess obtained by recessing an area corresponding to the sliding/guiding surface, in the axial direction with respect to the mating surface.

A working-fluid supply system includes: a first pump and a second pump driven by an engine; a first switching valve capable of switching a supply target of the second pump to either one of the discharge side and the suction side of the first pump; a first switching control unit configured to perform a switching control of the first switching valve; and a first pressure control unit configured to perform a control such that pressure on the suction side of the first pump becomes a predetermined first pressure when the first switching valve is switched such that the supply target of the second pump becomes the suction side of the first pump.

A propulsor (101) for an aircraft is shown. The propulsor comprises a propulsive fan (106), and an electric machine (108) configured to drive the propulsive fan. The electric machine has a casing containing electrical and electromechanical components, a shaft which extends outside of the casing and which is connected to the propulsive fan, and a seal to seal the casing around the shaft. A depressurisation system depressurises the casing below an external pressure to prevent electrical breakdown within gas in the casing of the electric machine.

A propulsor (101) for an aircraft is shown. The propulsor comprises a propulsive fan (106), and an electric machine (108) configured to drive the propulsive fan. The electric machine has a casing containing electrical and electromechanical components, a shaft which extends outside of the casing and which is connected to the propulsive fan, and a seal to seal the casing around the shaft. A depressurisation system depressurises the casing below an external pressure to prevent electrical breakdown within gas in the casing of the electric machine.

An electric oil pump apparatus includes a housing, an electric motor, an oil pump, a shaft, a first bearing, and a second bearing. The electric motor is housed in the housing. The oil pump is provided in the housing and positioned on a first side in an axial direction with respect to the electric motor so as to be adjacent to the electric motor, and includes a pump rotational element rotatable coaxially with a motor rotor. The motor rotor and the pump rotational element are fitted to the shaft to be rotatable together with the shaft. The first bearing is disposed on the first side with respect to the pump rotational element, and supports the shaft while allowing rotation relative to the housing. The second bearing is disposed on a second side with respect to the pump rotational element, and supports the shaft while allowing rotation relative to the housing.