Abstract: The expander-compressor unit 70 includes the closed casing 1, the expansion mechanism 4 disposed in the closed casing 1 in such a manner that a surrounding space thereof is filled with the oil 60, the compression mechanism 2 disposed in the closed casing 1 in such a manner that the compression mechanism is positioned higher than the oil level 60p, the shaft 5 for coupling the compression mechanism 2 and the expansion mechanism 4 to each other, and the oil flow suppressing member 50 disposed in the surrounding space of the expansion mechanism 4 so that the space 55a filled with the oil 60 is formed between the expansion mechanism 4 and the oil flow suppressing member 50.

Abstract: An expander of the invention includes: n-number of rotary type fluid mechanisms (where n is an integer equal to or greater than 2), a first suction port (41b) for sucking a working fluid into a suction-side space (55a) of a first fluid mechanism (41), a communication port (43a) connecting a discharge-side space (55b) of a k-th fluid mechanism (where k is an integer from 1 to n?1) and a (k+1)-th suction-side space (56a) to form a single space, and a discharge port (51a) for discharging the working fluid from the discharge-side space of an n-th fluid mechanism. The expander further includes a second suction port (72f) being capable of changing its connecting position to the suction-side space (55a) of the first fluid mechanism (41), for sucking the working fluid into the suction-side space (55a).

Abstract: An expander of the present invention includes a plurality of suction ports for guiding a working fluid to a working chamber, and the plurality of suction ports includes a first suction port (71) and a second suction port (73) with a differential pressure valve (72). The ratio R2 of time length of an expansion process of expanding the working fluid in the working chamber to time length of a suction process in which the working fluid is sucked into the working chamber (55a) from the first suction port (71) and the second suction port (73) by opening the differential pressure valve (72) is smaller than the ratio R1 of the time length of the expansion process to a suction process in which the working fluid is sucked into the working chamber (55a) only from the first suction port (71) by closing the differential pressure valve (72).

Abstract: An integrally formed vane (301) is disposed slidably in a vane groove (205a) of a first cylinder (205) and a vane groove (206a) of a second cylinder (206). A cut-out (301a) with a width substantially equal to the thickness of an intermediate plate (304) is provided in the vane (301), which is divided by this cut-out (301a) into a first vane portion (301b) whose leading end makes contact with a first piston (209) at its leading end and a second vane portion (301c) whose leading end makes contact with a second piston (210). This configuration allows the first vane portion (301b) to be pushed toward the first piston (209) side by the pressure difference acting on the second vane portion (301c) and makes it possible to keep a contact state between the first vane portion (301b) and the first piston (209), even when no pushing force toward the first piston (209) side that results from the pressure difference acts on the first vane portion (301b).

Abstract: A rotary-type fluid machine (10A) includes: a closed casing (1) having a bottom portion utilized as an oil reservoir, a rotary-type fluid mechanism (expansion mechanism) (15) that is provided in an upper portion of the closed casing (1) and in which working chambers (32, 33) in cylinders (22, 24) are partitioned into a suction side working chamber and a discharge side working chamber by vanes (28, 29), a shaft (5) having therein an oil supply passage (51) for supplying oil to the fluid mechanism (15), the shaft being connected to the fluid mechanism (15) and extending an oil reservoir (45), an oil pump (52) provided at a lower portion of the shaft (5), an oil retaining portion (65) for retaining oil, which is pumped up by the oil pump (52) and supplied through the oil supply passage (51), in a surrounding region around the fluid mechanism (15) to allow the partitioning members of the fluid mechanism (15) to be lubricated, the oil retaining portion formed so that the liquid level of the oil retained therein is

Abstract: An the expander-compressor unit (100) includes a closed casing (1) in which an oil can be stored in its bottom part, a compression mechanism (2) disposed in an upper part of the closed casing (1), an expansion mechanism (3) disposed in a lower part of the closed casing (1), a shaft (5) for coupling the compression mechanism (2) and the an expansion mechanism (3) to each other, and an oil pump (6), disposed between the compression mechanism (2) and the expansion mechanism (3), for supplying the oil (26) filling a surrounding space of the expansion mechanism (3) to the compression mechanism (2).

Abstract: A projection of an upper bearing member is provided with a porous member, and a lower space between a rotational motor and a compression mechanism is defined into a lower compression mechanism-side space and a lower rotational motor-side space. With this structure, stirring effect of working fluid flowing in the lower compression mechanism-side space caused by rotation of the rotor is suppressed, and oil drops mixed in the working fluid are prevented from being finely divided by the stirring effect, the oil drops are allowed to fall due to the gravity in the lower compression mechanism-side space, and oil separating effect from the working fluid is enhanced.

Abstract: A compressor comprising a hermetical container, a compression mechanism disposed in a lower portion in the hermetical container, a rotational motor disposed in an upper portion in the hermetical container and having a stator and a rotor, coil ends provided on upper end lower ends of the stator, a discharge pipe provided on an upper end of the hermetical container, and an oil reservoir provided in a lower portion in the hermetical container, in which working fluid compressed by the compression mechanism is introduced into an upper space of the hermetical container from a gap between the rotational motor and the hermetical container, and the working fluid is discharged out from the hermetical container through the discharge pipe, wherein an open end in the hermetical container of the discharge pipe is located inside the upper end coil end.

Abstract: A cylinder 2, a roller 4, an upper bearing member 7 and a lower bearing member 8 form a space, the space is partitioned by a vane 5 into working chambers 12. Working fluid is sucked into the working chamber 12 through a suction hole 7c, the working fluid is expanded in the working chamber 12 whose volume is varied by rotation, and the working fluid is discharged from a discharge hole 2b into a discharge space 20. A differential pressure regulating valve 21 which is opened when pressure in the working chamber 12 is higher than pressure in the discharge space 20 is provided in the discharge hole 2b. With this, repressing can be carried out even if excessive expansion of working fluid is generated. Therefore, excessive expansion loss can be prevented.

Abstract: A plurality of vertically standing plates are assembled in a lattice form to a divided member 101 as a floating type wave-suppressing members. The divided member 101 is allowed to float in an interface 24 between working fluid and refrigeration oil of an oil reservoir 21. The interface 24 is prevented from rippling by turning flow, oil drops torn from the interface 24 by the turning flow is reduced, and oil drops of the refrigeration oil are prevented from being supplied from the interface 24 to the working fluid.

Abstract: A projection of an upper bearing member is provided with a porous member, and a lower space between a rotational motor and a compression mechanism is defined into a lower compression mechanism-side space and a lower rotational motor-side space. With this structure, stirring effect of working fluid flowing in the lower compression mechanism-side space caused by rotation of the rotor is suppressed, and oil drops mixed in the working fluid are prevented from being finely divided by the stirring effect, the oil drops are allowed to fall due to the gravity in the lower compression mechanism-side space, and oil separating effect from the working fluid is enhanced.

Abstract: A rotary compressor includes a coil spring to press a vane against a roller, and the contact area between the vane and a vane groove is secured by a simple and inexpensive construction, whereby the compressor size is decreased while the leakage of working fluid is restrained. The rotary compressor includes a closed vessel, a cylinder having a vane groove, which is located in the closed vessel, and a shaft having an eccentric portion. A roller is rotatably fitted on the eccentric portion of the shaft to eccentrically rotate in the cylinder. A vane is provided in the vane groove in the cylinder to reciprocate in the vane groove while a tip end thereof is in contact with the roller, and the coil spring is provided for pressing the vane against the roller. The vane is provided with a spring hole on the side opposite to the side on which the vane is in contact with the roller, and the spring hole contains at least a part of the coil spring.

Abstract: A scroll compressor comprises a compression mechanism 4, a main shaft 5 for driving the compression mechanism 4, a motor 7 for rotating the main shaft 5, and a journal bearing 20 for supporting the main shaft 5, the journal bearing 20 is provided at its end with an annular groove 21, thereby forming an annular portion 22 on an inner peripheral side of the annular groove 21, a ratio of a groove depth of the annular groove 21 to a diameter of the main shaft 5 is in a range of 0.15 to 0.34, and a ratio of a thickness of the annular portion 22 to the diameter of the main shaft 5 is in a range of 0.09 to 0.19, with this configuration, it is possible to provide the efficient scroll compressor with a simple structure in which even when the main shaft 5 is bent or deformed by a radial force of a compression load, damage such as wearing and seizing of the journal bearing which pivotally supports the main shaft 5 is prevented, and performance is not deteriorated in a wide operation range.