The present invention provides a co-rotating scroll compressor that can inhibit leakage of lubricant supplied to a synchronous drive mechanism. A co-rotating scroll compressor includes a drive-side plate 20 placed between a driving scroll member 70 and a motor 5 at a predetermined distance from the driving scroll member 70 in a direction of a drive-side rotation axis CL1. The drive-side plate 20 includes a shaft portion 20b fixed to a driving shaft 6 of the motor 5 and a fixing portion 20a fixed to an outer periphery of the driving scroll member 70, and a synchronous drive mechanism made up of a needle bearing 32a and a pin 32b is placed between the drive-side plate 20 and driving scroll member 70.

A compressor may include a non-orbiting scroll, an orbiting scroll, a driveshaft and an Oldham coupling. The orbiting scroll meshingly engages the non-orbiting scroll. The driveshaft includes a crankpin engaging the orbiting scroll and driving the orbiting scroll in an orbital path relative to the non-orbiting scroll. The Oldham coupling may include an annular body and a plurality of first keys extending from the annular body and slidably received in slots formed in the orbiting scroll. Each of the first keys may include a first post and a first cap covering at least a portion of the first post. The first posts may be integrally formed with the annular body from a first material. The first caps may be attached to the first posts and formed from a second material.

The present invention relates to improvements in the area of flexible impeller pumps. In particular, the present invention relates to flexible impellers with improved profiles (such as dual sealing lips), which are particularly well-suited to multiple cam pumps. A novel mounting hub configuration for mounting an impeller on a drive shaft is also provided. Pumps comprising such impellers and/or mounting hubs are provided, as are associated methods of installation and removal.

A compressor includes a motor, a compression mechanism portion driven by the motor, and a rotation shaft connecting the motor and the compression mechanism portion. At least a part of the rotation shaft is composed of a material having a higher Young's modulus than that of cast iron, and having a higher thermal conductivity than that of cast iron.

An automotive vacuum pump includes a casing defining a cavity, the casing having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the cavity contains a rotor extending through a side of the casing to the exterior thereof and being provided with a coupling arrangement to couple the rotor to a drive member. The vacuum pump is provided with a lubrication conduit for the supply of lubricating fluid to the coupling arrangement from within the vacuum pump.

A motor vehicle vacuum pump includes a pump housing which encloses a pump chamber, a pump rotor bearing, a pump rotor, a coupling unit rotationally fixed to the pump rotor which connects the pump rotor to a drive shaft, and a lubricant supply assembly which lubricates the pump chamber, the pump rotor bearing and/or the coupling unit. The pump housing has a lubricant inlet opening. The pump rotor is arranged in the pump chamber via the pump rotor bearing. The lubricant supply assembly includes a lubricant outlet opening and a lubricant supply duct which is arranged in the pump housing so that a lubricant is pumpable from the lubricant inlet opening towards the pump chamber, the pump rotor bearing and/or the coupling unit, to the lubricant outlet opening. A seal element is arranged in a region of, and a filter element is arranged in, the lubricant inlet opening, respectively.

A dry-compressing vacuum pump, in particular a screw pump, has two rotor elements (14) which are arranged in a pump chamber (12) and which are each carried by a rotor shaft (22). Two shaft ends of the rotor shafts (22) project through a side wall (28) of the pump housing (10). On the two shaft ends (28) there is arranged in each case one toothed belt pulley (38). Furthermore, a drive device and an electric motor for driving the rotor shaft (22) are provided. According to the invention, the rotor shafts (22) are driven by means of a toothed belt (40). To be able to use a toothed belt for drive purposes, a rotational flank clearance between the two rotor elements (14) of greater than 0.75, in particular greater than 1, is provided.

An eccentric screw pump, comprising a rotor that extends along a longitudinal axis of the rotor from a drive end to a free end, a stator housing with an internal cavity that extends along the longitudinal axis from a stator inlet opening to a stator outlet opening and that is designed to accommodate the rotor, a drive motor with a drive shaft that is coupled with the rotor to transmit a torque, a first cardan joint which is placed within the transmission of the torque between the drive shaft and the rotor, and a stator outlet flange that is arranged in flow direction behind the rotor. The stator outlet flange comprises a flange connection plane that is oriented non-vertically to the longitudinal axis.

A system for noise and vibration management of a smoke evacuation system includes a pump that compresses air and produces a pressure differential within an airflow path. The pump may be a sealed, positive displacement pump. The system includes vibration absorption mechanisms disposed between inner and outer housings, as well as on the outside surface of the outer housing. Methods of controlling and regulating a motor of the system to preserve the lifespan of the motor and maintain consistent airflow rates throughout the smoke evacuation system include varying a supply of electrical current to the motor so that it can operate at variable performance levels. Orifices are opened and closed in order to relieve resistance pressures within the airflow path due to clogging and blockages.

The invention relates to an electric motor-driven motor-vehicle vacuum pump (1), having a drive shaft (3) which has, in particular, two bearings and extends with a shaft stub (5; 35; 45) into a rotor (8) which is connected fixedly to the shaft stub so as to rotate with it. In the rotor, the shaft stub has a centring region (26; 36; 46) which serves to center the rotor, without guiding the rotor in the axial direction.