Some embodiments of a disclosure provide a piston limiting structure, a compressor, and a heat exchange apparatus. The piston limiting structure includes: a cylinder, having a piston hole perpendicular to an axial direction of the cylinder and penetrating the cylinder, wherein a projection of the piston hole in a penetrating direction is circular; a piston, disposed in the piston hole and slid in the piston hole, wherein a side wall of the piston is provided with a limiting surface, and the limiting surface does not penetrate two ends of the side wall of the piston along an axial length of the piston; and a limiting member, wherein the cylinder is provided with a limiting hole penetrating from an outer wall of the cylinder to the piston hole, the limiting member is mounted in the limiting hole , and the limiting member abuts against the limiting surface.

A rotary compressor is provided that may include a rotational shaft, first and second bearings configured to support the rotational shaft in a radial direction, a cylinder disposed between the first and second bearings to form a compression space, a rotor disposed in the compression space and coupled to the rotational shaft to compress a refrigerant as the rotor rotates, and at least one vane slidably inserted into the rotor, the at least one vane coming into contact with an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder to separate the compression space into a plurality of regions. The at least one vane may include a pin that extends in an axial direction, and at least one of the first bearing and the second bearing may include a rail groove into which the pin may be inserted.

A rotary compressor is provided that may include a rotational shaft, first and second bearings configured to support the rotational shaft in a radial direction, a cylinder disposed between the first and second bearings to form a compression space, a rotor disposed in the compression space and coupled to the rotational shaft to compress a refrigerant as the rotor rotates, and at least one vane slidably inserted into the rotor, the at least one vane coming into contact with an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder to separate the compression space into a plurality of regions. The at least one vane may include a pin that extends in an axial direction, and at least one of the first bearing and the second bearing may include a rail groove into which the pin may be inserted.

A rotary vacuum pump includes a housing defining a pump chamber therein and a rotor extending through a first axial end panel into the pump chamber and carrying at least one vane for rotary movement of the vane within the pump chamber. The rotor comprises an annular axial end face configured to seal against a corresponding contact surface of a second axial end panel. An annular groove for reducing noise generation of the rotary vacuum pump during operation is formed at the annular axial end face of the rotor and/or the contact surface of the second axial end panel.

A rotary vacuum pump includes a housing defining a pump chamber therein and a rotor extending through a first axial end panel into the pump chamber and carrying at least one vane for rotary movement of the vane within the pump chamber. The rotor comprises an annular axial end face configured to seal against a corresponding contact surface of a second axial end panel. An annular groove for reducing noise generation of the rotary vacuum pump during operation is formed at the annular axial end face of the rotor and/or the contact surface of the second axial end panel.

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.

Disclosed are a variable capacity compressor operation mode determination method and device, a variable capacity compressor and an air conditioner. The variable capacity compressor operation mode determination method includes: detecting a current value of a compressor at present as A1 before switching an operation mode of the compressor; detecting the current value of the compressor at present as A2 after switching the operation mode of the compressor and reaching a preset time; comparing A1 and A2, determining that the switching of the operation mode of the compressor is successful when a ratio relationship between A1 and A2 satisfies a preset condition, and determining that switching of the operation mode of the compressor is failed when the ratio relationship between A1 and A2 dissatisfies a preset condition.

Provided is a piston limiting structure, including: a cylinder, a piston, and a flange provided with a limiting piece, the cylinder has a piston hole perpendicular to an axial direction of the cylinder and penetrating through the cylinder, and a projection of the piston hole in a penetrating direction is circular; the piston is disposed in the piston hole in a form-fit manner and is slid in the piston hole in a reciprocating manner, a side wall of the piston is provided with a thrust groove, a bottom surface of the thrust groove forms a thrust surface on the side wall of the piston, and the thrust groove does not penetrate through two ends of the side wall of the piston along an axial length of the piston; and the limiting piece abuts against the thrust surface.

Provided is a piston limiting structure, including: a cylinder, a piston, and a flange provided with a limiting piece, the cylinder has a piston hole perpendicular to an axial direction of the cylinder and penetrating through the cylinder, and a projection of the piston hole in a penetrating direction is circular; the piston is disposed in the piston hole in a form-fit manner and is slid in the piston hole in a reciprocating manner, a side wall of the piston is provided with a thrust groove, a bottom surface of the thrust groove forms a thrust surface on the side wall of the piston, and the thrust groove does not penetrate through two ends of the side wall of the piston along an axial length of the piston; and the limiting piece abuts against the thrust surface.

Some embodiments of a disclosure provide a piston limiting structure, a compressor, and a heat exchange apparatus. The piston limiting structure includes: a cylinder, having a piston hole perpendicular to an axial direction of the cylinder and penetrating the cylinder, wherein a projection of the piston hole in a penetrating direction is circular; a piston, disposed in the piston hole and slid in the piston hole, wherein a side wall of the piston is provided with a limiting surface, and the limiting surface does not penetrate two ends of the side wall of the piston along an axial length of the piston; and a limiting member, wherein the cylinder is provided with a limiting hole penetrating from an outer wall of the cylinder to the piston hole, the limiting member is mounted in the limiting hole, and the limiting member abuts against the limiting surface.