Abstract: In order to enable efficient operation and reliable heat dissipation in a transmission, a pumping device (10) for lowering the internal pressure in a transmission (100) is equipped with a suction line (18), which leads from a suction point (20) on a connection side (14) to a discharge point (22) on a discharge side (16), a pump (24) for generating negative pressure at the suction point (20), a pump drive (26) for driving the pump (24), and an oil separator (28) connected upstream or downstream of the pump (24) in the suction line (18) that separates oil contained in the suction flow and returns it via a return line (30) to the connection side (14), and a check valve (34) connected downstream, preferably directly downstream, of the pump (24). A transmission (100) with such a pumping device (10), a use of a pumping device (10) and a method for reducing power losses in a transmission (100) are disclosed.

Abstract: A vacuum pump having a housing which limits a working space and having a rotor, rotatably mounted in the housing about a rotor axis, the rotor guides a vane being movably mounted in the radial direction, the vane has a transverse extent, and the vane divides the working space into a suction side having a suction inlet and a pressure side having a pressure outlet, the housing has at least one oil outlet, the oil outlet is closed by a relief valve, the relief valve assumes an open position, when a limit pressure lying above a nominal pressure is exceeded in the working space, and the transverse extent of the vane is large enough that when the vane passes the oil outlet, the oil outlet is closed by the vane, so that there is no fluid connection between the suction side and the pressure side over the oil outlet.

Abstract: In order to enable efficient operation and reliable heat dissipation in a transmission, a pumping device (10) for lowering the internal pressure in a transmission (100) is equipped with a suction line (18), which leads from a suction point (20) on a connection side (14) to a discharge point (22) on a discharge side (16), a pump (24) for generating negative pressure at the suction point (20), a pump drive (26) for driving the pump (24), and an oil separator (28) connected upstream or downstream of the pump (24) in the suction line (18) that separates oil contained in the suction flow and returns it via a return line (30) to the connection side (14), and a check valve (34) connected downstream, preferably directly downstream, of the pump (24). A transmission (100) with such a pumping device (10), a use of a pumping device (10) and a method for reducing power losses in a transmission (100) are disclosed.

Abstract: An adjustable vane pump, in particular an oil pressure pump, with a suction side and a pressure side, with a housing and a rotor supported in the housing so as to be rotatable about a rotor axis. At least one vane is supported for movement in a radial direction. The housing comprises a housing floor and a housing cover transversely to the rotor axis, and an adjustment cage is arranged between the housing floor and the housing cover.

Abstract: An oil supply device for a vacuum pump of an internal combustion engine, in particular of a car, including an oil feed line via which the vacuum pump can be supplied with oil for lubricating the vacuum pump. The oil feed line includes a valve connected to the oil feed line in an oil-conducting manner, which valve has a piston that is accommodated in a valve interior of the valve and can move at least between a supply position in which it allows a supply of oil to the vacuum pump and a blocking position in which it prevents the supply of oil to the vacuum pump, and has a spring element, by means of which a spring force that holds the piston in the blocking position can be applied to the piston when the internal combustion engine is at rest.

Abstract: A vacuum pump having a housing which limits a working space and having a rotor, rotatably mounted in the housing about a rotor axis, the rotor guides a vane being movably mounted in the radial direction, the vane has a transverse extent, and the vane divides the working space into a suction side having a suction inlet and a pressure side having a pressure outlet, the housing has at least one oil outlet, the oil outlet is closed by a relief valve, the relief valve assumes an open position, when a limit pressure lying above a nominal pressure is exceeded in the working space, and the transverse extent of the vane is large enough that when the vane passes the oil outlet, the oil outlet is closed by the vane, so that there is no fluid connection between the suction side and the pressure side over the oil outlet.

Abstract: A rotor for a vane cell pump—in particular, for a vacuum pump—with a base body that is made of plastic and can be driven by rotation, and that rotates about an axis of rotation during operation, wherein the base body comprises a guiding section for slidably receiving a pump vane and wherein the base body is flanked in the direction of the axis of rotation by a first bearing surface and a second bearing surface, wherein the second bearing surface comprises bearing sections that are at a distance from one another and that lie on a circular path that is arranged concentrically to the axis of rotation.

Abstract: A pump device having a drive shaft which has a drive section that can be coupled with a drive system. The pump device includes a vacuum pump that can be driven by the drive shaft. The vacuum pump includes a rotor and at least one blade that can be moved in radial direction in the rotor and that divides pressure chambers. The pump device also includes a lubrication pump that can be driven by the drive shaft. The vacuum pump is arranged between the drive section and the lubrication pump. A locking device is provided between the rotor and the lubrication pump in which, when activated, the at least one blade remains in a radially internal position when the rotor is rotating.

Abstract: A vane for a vane cell vacuum pump. The vane can be rotated about an axis of rotation by a rotor in a pump chamber and guided in the longitudinal direction in the rotor, with an upper side and a lower side to abut against the bottom and the ceiling of the pump chamber, with a rear side opposite a front side to limit the pressure chambers, with at least one face to slidably abut against an inside wall of the pump chamber on the casing side. The vane comprises a base body of a first plastic material and a vane end molded of a second plastic material to the base body forming the face. The base body comprises a mounting section around which the vane end is formed. The mounting section comprises at least one recess transverse to the front side and/or the rear side.

Abstract: An adjustable vane pump, in particular an oil pressure pump, with a suction side and a pressure side, with a housing and with a rotor, which is supported in the housing so as to be rotatable about a rotor axis and carries at least one vane supported movably in a radial direction, wherein the housing comprises a housing floor and a housing cover transversely to the rotor axis, and wherein an adjustment cage that is arranged between the housing floor and the housing cover, encloses the rotor and the vane and is adjustable transversely to the rotor axis is provided in the housing, wherein the housing and the adjustment cage delimit a pressure chamber fluidically connected to the pressure side, wherein a restoring element is provided, which pushes the adjustment cage into a base end position, and wherein the adjustment cage is deflected from the base end position when a limit operating variable is exceeded in the pressure chamber.

Abstract: The invention relates to a positive displacement pump, including a pot-shaped housing, a rotor rotatably supported in the housing, and at least one blade movably guided in the rotor, the blade tip of which contacts the inner circumferential wall of the housing and divides the interior into chambers, wherein a locking mechanism that inhibits or brakes the movement of the blade in the rotor is provided.

Abstract: A rotor for a vane cell pump—in particular, for a vacuum pump—with a base body that is made of plastic and can be driven by rotation, and that rotates about an axis of rotation during operation, wherein the base body comprises a guiding section for slidably receiving a pump vane and wherein the base body is flanked in the direction of the axis of rotation by a first bearing surface and a second bearing surface, wherein the second bearing surface comprises bearing sections that are at a distance from one another and that lie on a circular path that is arranged concentrically to the axis of rotation.

Abstract: A vane for a vane cell vacuum pump. The vane can be rotated about an axis of rotation by a rotor in a pump chamber and guided in the longitudinal direction in the rotor, with an upper side and a lower side to abut against the bottom and the ceiling of the pump chamber, with a rear side opposite a front side to limit the pressure chambers, with at least one face to slidably abut against an inside wall of the pump chamber on the casing side. The vane comprises a base body of a first plastic material and a vane end molded of a second plastic material to the base body forming the face. The base body comprises a mounting section around which the vane end is formed. The mounting section comprises at least one recess transverse to the front side and/or the rear side.

Abstract: A rotary vane pump for generating a vacuum, having an electric drive with a motor stator and a motor rotor, wherein the motor stator and the motor rotor radially encompass the pump housing. The motor stator is non-rotatably disposed around or on the pump housing. The motor rotor is disposed on the side of the motor stator facing away from the pump housing, such that an overall housing is provided that accommodates the electric drive and the pump housing, and the overall housing has a housing floor and a housing shell, wherein the housing floor, together with the pump housing delimits the pump chamber.

Abstract: The invention relates to a positive displacement pump, including a pot-shaped housing, a rotor rotatably supported in the housing, and at least one blade movably guided in the rotor, the blade tip of which contacts the inner circumferential wall of the housing and divides the interior into chambers, wherein a locking mechanism that inhibits or brakes the movement of the blade in the rotor is provided.

Abstract: A pump device having a drive shaft which has a drive section that can be coupled with a drive system. The pump device includes a vacuum pump that can be driven by the drive shaft. The vacuum pump includes a rotor and at least one blade that can be moved in radial direction in the rotor and that divides pressure chambers. The pump device also includes a lubrication pump that can be driven by the drive shaft. The vacuum pump is arranged between the drive section and the lubrication pump. A locking device is provided between the rotor and the lubrication pump in which, when activated, the at least one blade remains in a radially internal position when the rotor is rotating.

Abstract: A vane pump includes at least one vane, a pump housing with a bottom and a lid, and a rotor rotatably mounted in the pump housing, with the at least one vane being slidingly mounted in a groove in the rotor and having at least one vane tip which protrudes from the outer peripheral surface of the rotor and rests upon the inner peripheral surface of the pump housing so that the vane defines with the bottom and the lid an intake chamber and a pressure chamber to respectively interact with a radially outer inlet opening and outlet opening in the bottom and/or in the lid, wherein the rotor is provided on the peripheral edge with a chamfer in facing relationship to the housing bottom and/or the housing lid having the inlet opening and/or outlet opening.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum pump, in particular a vane pump, having a pump housing in which an intake chamber is provided, and a pump housing opening which feeds into the intake chamber, wherein an intake check valve is arranged in the pump housing opening and communicates with the atmosphere or feeds into an external vacuum chamber, with the intake check valve being accommodated in a pot-shaped valve housing, and with the pot-shaped valve housing having a housing bottom and a housing jacket, wherein the housing bottom is connectable to the housing jacket and the housing bottom can be snapped onto the housing jacket.

Abstract: A vane pump includes at least one vane, a pump housing with a bottom and a lid, and a rotor rotatably mounted in the pump housing, with the at least one vane being slidingly mounted in a groove in the rotor and having at least one vane tip which protrudes from the outer peripheral surface of the rotor and rests upon the inner peripheral surface of the pump housing so that the vane defines with the bottom and the lid an intake chamber and a pressure chamber to respectively interact with a radially outer inlet opening and outlet opening in the bottom and/or in the lid, wherein the rotor is provided on the peripheral edge with a chamfer in facing relationship to the housing bottom and/or the housing lid having the inlet opening and/or outlet opening.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum pump, in particular a vane pump, having a pump housing in which an intake chamber is provided, and a pump housing opening which feeds into the intake chamber, wherein an intake check valve is arranged in the pump housing opening and communicates with the atmosphere or feeds into an external vacuum chamber, with the intake check valve being accommodated in a pot-shaped valve housing, and with the pot-shaped valve housing having a housing bottom and a housing jacket, wherein the housing bottom is connectable to the housing jacket and the housing bottom can be snapped onto the housing jacket.