A rotary compressor having two cylinders includes crankshaft having first eccentric portion and second eccentric portion connected to each other by connecting portion. The rotary compressor further includes two compressive elements that compress working fluid in cylinder as first piston inserted over first eccentric portion eccentrically rotates in accordance with rotation of crankshaft. Further, first piston inserted over first eccentric portion undergoes assembly by being inserted over first eccentric portion through second eccentric portion. Further, a releasing portion is provided at each of outer diameter portions of first eccentric portion and second eccentric portion.

Some implementations of this invention relate to energy systems and more particularly to rotating componentry enabling shaft work, propulsion drive, electric power generation, jet propulsion and/or thermodynamic systems related to aerothermodynamic thrust and shaft power, waste heat recovered shaft power, ventilation, cooling, heat, pressure and/or vacuum generating devices. Some implementations pertain to the art of vane assemblies for eccentrically placed rotating partial admission compressors and expanders that may either be used together or in conjunction with other mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and/or pneumatic machineries. Some implementations further relate to fluid energy recovery mechanical devices, targeting the field of gas turbine engines, internal combustion engines, furnaces, rotary kilns, coolers and refrigeration rotary components and/or expansion nodes. Other implementations are described.

A compressor includes a drive shaft, a housing, an annular rotor, and cradles. The rotor has cradle windows. The rotor can rotate within the rotor chamber together with the drive shaft while being in sliding contact with the housing at the circumferential surface. The cradles are provided in the cradle windows to be pivotable about pivot axes. When pivoting, the cradles maintain the compression chambers in an airtight state by being in contact with the housing at pivoting ends of the cradles, the pivoting ends extending along the direction parallel to the axis. The rotor chamber includes an outer operation chamber located on the outside of the rotor, and an inner operation chamber located on the inside of the rotor. The cradles, and the outer operation chamber and/or the inner operation chamber form the compression chambers, the volumes of which are varied by the rotation of the rotor.

A compressor includes a drive shaft, a housing, an annular rotor, and cradles. The rotor has cradle windows. The rotor can rotate within the rotor chamber together with the drive shaft while being in sliding contact with the housing at the circumferential surface. The cradles are provided in the cradle windows to be pivotable about pivot axes. When pivoting, the cradles maintain the compression chambers in an airtight state by being in contact with the housing at pivoting ends of the cradles, the pivoting ends extending along the direction parallel to the axis. The rotor chamber includes an outer operation chamber located on the outside of the rotor, and an inner operation chamber located on the inside of the rotor. The cradles, and the outer operation chamber and/or the inner operation chamber form the compression chambers, the volumes of which are varied by the rotation of the rotor.

A vane pump or motor assembly includes a housing having an inner cavity with an inner wall disposed about a first central axis. A rotor is disposed in the inner cavity and is rotatable about a second axis that is offset from the first axis to create a variable width space between the rotor and the inner wall. plurality of vanes are moveably carried by the rotor and engage the inner wall to partition the variable width space into a plurality of chambers of increasing and decreasing volume in response to rotating the rotor. Each vane is in the form of a leaf vane having a mounting end formed with a hook portion and wherein the rotor includes corresponding recesses with latch portions that engage of each respective hook portion and supports the leaf vanes for outward swinging movement relative to the rotor for engaging the inner wall of the inner cavity.

A vane pump or motor assembly includes a housing having an inner cavity with an inner wall disposed about a first central axis. A rotor is disposed in the inner cavity and is rotatable about a second axis that is offset from the first axis to create a variable width space between the rotor and the inner wall. plurality of vanes are moveably carried by the rotor and engage the inner wall to partition the variable width space into a plurality of chambers of increasing and decreasing volume in response to rotating the rotor. Each vane is in the form of a leaf vane having a mounting end formed with a hook portion and wherein the rotor includes corresponding recesses with latch portions that engage of each respective hook portion and supports the leaf vanes for outward swinging movement relative to the rotor for engaging the inner wall of the inner cavity.