Abstract: A scroll type fluid displacement apparatus having an orbiting scroll member and a fixed scroll member which form at least one pair of sealed off fluid pockets therebetween for fluid compression. The axial end surface of the spiral element of the scroll member has a groove along the spiral curve. A seal element is loosely fitted in the groove and has a reinforcement member for preventing localized bending thereof. During operation, the pressurized fluid flows into the groove to urge the seal element against the opposite end plate, so that the axial sealing between the spiral element and end plates is effected, and localized wear of the seal element by changes in the fluid pressure is prevented by the rigidifying reinforcement member.

Abstract: A method for producing a magnetic rotatable member as a part of a pulley in an electromagnetic clutch is proposed. In order to reduce the producing time and the wasted material amount, the rotatable member is formed by press-drawing a magnetic circular plate to form an annular body consisted of an outer annular cylindrical portion, an inner annular cylindrical portion and an axial end annular plate portion connecting therebetween. Thereafter, the blank is subjected to ironing to form a radial annular rim on the outer surface of the outer annular cylindrical portion at the axial end, and also subjected to cutting-away and bending processes to cut away the outer edge of the inner annular cylindrical portion and to bend the resultant annular thin wall portion radially inwardly so that a radial flange is formed.

Abstract: In a refrigerant compressor unit of a type in which the reciprocating movement of pistons is caused by the nutation of a non-rotatably but nutatably supported wobble plate driven by a cam rotor. The wobble plate includes a ring member and a bevel gear member. The bevel gear member is provided with a plurality of axial grooves in the peripheral side surface thereof. The gear member is fitted into a counterbore formed in the ring member and secured by caulking the peripheral edge of the counterbore to the ring member. The material of the ring member is moved into the grooves and valleys between the teeth of the gear by the caulking operation so that relative rotation and axial movement of the ring member and gear member is prevented. The wobble plate is supported on a ball bearing so as to be able to nutate about the ball center but is prevented from rotation by engagement of the bevel gear with another bevel gear fixedly supported on the cylinder block.

Abstract: An electromagnetic clutch including a pulley which is rotated by an external power source through a belt or belts for selectively transmitting the rotation of the pulley to a drive shaft by electromagnetically attracting a magnetic armature supported on the drive shaft. The pulley has a magnetic annular body rotatably supported and a belt-receiving groove member of aluminum alloy formed onto the outer surface of the magnetic annular body by die casting and integrated with the magnetic annular body. The construction improves the weight, cost and simplifies the method of production of the pulley without degrading the performance and balance of the pulley.