Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a scroll compression mechanism, a motor, and a casing. The motor includes a stator having a stator core and an insulator, a rotor disposed inside the stator, a coil wound around a plurality of teeth of the stator core via the insulator, and an outgoing line at an end of the coil. When the motor is viewed along a rotation axis of the rotor, at least one of the outgoing line and a film wound around the outgoing line satisfies 0.65<(D1?da)/(D1?D2)<0.95. An outer radius of the teeth centered on a position of the rotation axis of the rotor is D1. An inner radius of the teeth is D2. An average distance from the position of the rotation axis of the rotor to the at least one of the outgoing line and the film wound around the outgoing line is da.

Abstract: A compressor includes a drive mechanism and a compression mechanism having a discharge passage and a plurality of members disposed to overlap. The discharge passage includes a muffling chamber, an inflow passage connected to an inflow end of the muffling chamber, and an outflow passage connected to an outflow end of the muffling chamber. The muffling chamber is formed across two or more of the plurality of members. The compression mechanism includes first and second cylinders, and a second closing member that covers an opening surface a of the first cylinder and an opening surface of the second cylinder. The muffling chamber includes an expansion chamber having a passage sectional area larger than the inflow and outflow passages. The expansion chamber is formed across the second closing member, and the first and second cylinders.

Abstract: An electric motor including a motor rotor and a motor stator including a stator core including a plurality of stator teeth spaced along a circumferential direction of the stator core, a plurality of coil groups, wherein each of the plurality of coil groups includes a plurality of coils wound on a corresponding stator tooth, and an incoming line terminal and an outgoing terminal both comprising a same number of coil ends, and two motor lead groups, wherein a number of the plurality of motor leads of each of the two motor lead groups is equal to a number of the plurality of coil groups, and wherein each of the plurality of motor leads is connected to one incoming line terminal or one outgoing line terminal of one corresponding coil group of the plurality of coil groups.

Abstract: Provided are a pump body assembly and an assembly method therefor. The pump body assembly includes a first cylinder assembly (10), a second cylinder assembly (20) and a third cylinder assembly (30) sequentially arranged in a vertical direction. At least one of the first cylinder assembly (10), the second cylinder assembly (20) and the third cylinder assembly (30) is provided with a positioning detection portion (40).

Abstract: A rotor includes a rotor core formed of a stacked body in which two or more first electromagnetic steel sheets and a second electromagnetic steel sheet are stacked in a direction of an axis, the rotor core having a magnet insertion hole passing through the stacked body in the direction of the axis, and a first permanent magnet and a second permanent magnet disposed in the magnet insertion hole. The magnet insertion hole has a first region in which the first permanent magnet is inserted, and a second region in which the second permanent magnet is inserted. Each of the two or more first electromagnetic steel sheets has a bridge dividing the magnet insertion hole into the first region and the second region. The second electromagnetic steel sheet has the magnet insertion hole in which the first region and the second region are formed continuously with each other.

Abstract: A rotor includes a rotor core having an outer circumference extending in a circumferential direction about an axis, and having a magnet insertion hole along the outer circumference, and a permanent magnet disposed in the magnet insertion hole. The rotor core has a plurality of slits formed on an outer side of the magnet insertion hole in a radial direction about the axis, and a bridge extending to connect an inner side and an outer side of the magnet insertion hole in the radial direction. The plurality of slits have a first slit closest to an end of the magnet insertion hole in the circumferential direction, and a second slit closest to the bridge. When T1 represents a shortest distance from the magnet insertion hole to the first slit and R1 represents a shortest distance from the reference point to the second slit, R1>T1 is satisfied.

Abstract: A compressor includes a shell, a compression mechanism and a fitting. The shell includes an opening and defines a chamber. The compression mechanism is disposed within the chamber of the shell. The fitting is attached to the shell at the opening. Working fluid flowing through the fitting flows to the compression mechanism. The opening is partially defined by a first edge and a second edge. The first edge includes a first planar surface and the second edge includes a second planar surface that faces the first planar surface. A first portion of the fitting extends at least partially into the opening and a second portion of the fitting abuts against the first and second edges.

Abstract: A motor includes a stator and a rotor provided inside the stator. The rotor includes a rotor core having a magnet insertion hole and two permanent magnets disposed in the magnet insertion hole. The rotor core has a first magnet holding portion disposed between the two permanent magnets and holding the two permanent magnets, an opening disposed on an inner side of the first magnet holding portion in a radial direction of the rotor core, and a center hole disposed at a center of the rotor core in the radial direction. A distance from the opening to the magnet insertion hole is shorter than a distance from the opening to the center hole.

Abstract: A pump module includes a main body, a first pump and a second pump. The main body includes a fluid channel, a first mounting hole and a second mounting hole. The fluid channel is exposed through the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole. The first pump is installed in the first mounting hole and sealedly coupled with the first mounting hole. The second pump is installed in the second mounting hole and sealedly coupled with the second mounting hole. A working liquid in the fluid channel is transferred through the first pump and the second pump sequentially. Even if one of the first pump and the second pump is damaged, the other of the first pump and the second pump is normally operated to move the working liquid in the fluid channel.

Abstract: A one-way clutch is provided at the end of the rotary shaft of the hydraulic pump, which can receive the rotary shaft of the drive unit. The one-way clutch has spring-urged rollers, balls or sprags, which are urged by springs, and which are brought into direct contact with the drive shaft of the drive unit when the drive shaft of the drive unit is received in the one-way clutch.

Abstract: A micro pumping mechanism is proposed to generate flow in micro channels of micro fluidic devices and three dimensional microprocessors cooled by the flow of coolant fluids. The proposed micro pump comprises a rotating disk inside a chamber, which overlaps with the fluidic micro channel. The rotating disk induces a shear flow across the micro channel, transporting fluid elements in the direction of the rotation of the disk. The disk can be rotated by external magnetic or electric fields as in direct drive, induction, or electrostatic motors.

Abstract: A submersible well pump assembly has a pump housing with a pump discharge on upper end. A pump barrel is located within the pump housing, defining an annular passage between the barrel and the pump housing. A plunger is reciprocally carried in the barrel. A motor mounted below the pump housing and operatively couples to the plunger causes the plunger to reciprocate between an upstroke and a down-stroke. A valve and porting arrangement directs well fluid in the barrel below the plunger into the annular passage and out the discharge during a down stroke of the plunger. The valve and porting arrangement admits well fluid into the barrel below the plunger during the up stroke of the plunger. A connecting rod extends between the motor and the plunger. The connecting rod is in tension during the down-stroke.

Abstract: In the two-cylinder hermetic compressor, a main bearing is disposed on one surface of a first cylinder, an intermediate plate is disposed on another surface of the first cylinder, the intermediate plate is disposed on one surface of a second cylinder, and an auxiliary bearing is disposed on another surface of the second cylinder. A shaft is constituted by a main shaft portion which has a rotor attached thereto and is supported by the main bearing, a first eccentric portion having a first piston attached thereto, a second eccentric portion having a second piston attached thereto, and an auxiliary shaft portion supported by the auxiliary bearing. A thrust receiving portion is provided on a side of the second eccentric portion facing the auxiliary shaft portion, and the auxiliary bearing is provided with a thrust surface on which the end face of the thrust receiving portion slides while contacting therewith. The thrust surface is provided with a ring groove.

Abstract: A refrigeration cycle device and a two-stage rotary compressor thereof. The two-stage rotary compressor includes a housing with a gas injection chamber and two cylinders disposed therein; the gas injection chamber connected to a liquid reservoir disposed outside of the housing and a gas injection pipe; a first cylinder in communication with the gas injection chamber; a second cylinder connected to the liquid reservoir, and having a sliding vane groove and a compression chamber with a piston disposed therein in communication with the gas injection chamber; a sliding vane, received in the sliding vane groove when the gas injection chamber is in communication with the liquid reservoir, with an outer end and the sliding vane groove defining a backpressure chamber in communication with the gas injection chamber; and with an inner end abutting against the piston when the gas injection chamber is in communication with the gas injection pipe.

Abstract: An electric pump is provided, which may include a motor unit including a rotation shaft, and a pump unit including a rotor having a vane groove accommodating a vane and coupled with the rotation shaft, and including a pump plate including an external wall portion and a cam ring having a cam surface on which the vane slides, and a bottom lid portion provided in the pump plate and being integrally formed with the external wall portion and the cam ring, and a connection unit being provided between the external wall portion and the cam ring to connect the external wall portion and the cam ring and protruding in a direction away from the bottom lid portion, and the connection unit is integrally formed with the external wall portion, the cam ring, and the bottom lid portion.

Abstract: A compressor and a method for assembling a compressor are provided. The compressor may include a compressor casing coupled to each of a suction inlet, into which a refrigerant may be introduced, and a discharge outlet, through which the refrigerant may be discharged, a compressor body mounted inside the compressor casing to compress the refrigerant suctioned in through the suction inlet, and then discharge the refrigerant through the discharge outlet, a noise reducing member disposed between the compressor body and the compressor casing, and at least one fixing member mounted inside the compressor casing to fix the noise reducing member to an inner wall of the compressor casing.

Abstract: A motor cooling system for cooling a motor unit including a stator assembly and a rotor assembly configured to rotate a rotor shaft, which includes a stator casing and an arm casing. The stator casing includes a stator casing body having a stator casing wall with an internal cavity to receive the motor unit and a rib with a groove defined between adjacent portions of the rib. The arm casing includes an arm casing body having an internal cavity to receive the stator casing and a port in fluid communication with the groove.

Abstract: Provided is a motor-driven compressor capable of realizing reduction in manufacturing costs. A compression mechanism of the motor-driven compressor according to the present invention includes a rotor rotatable by a rotation shaft and provided with a plurality of vane grooves, a plurality of vanes disposed advanceably and retractably in the respective vane grooves, a cup member formed into a bottomed cylindrical shape and enclosing the rotor, and a side plate closing an opening of the cup member The contour of the compressor is formed by a first housing and a second housing, and a suction pressure region in the first housing is hermetically closed from outside at a position where the first housing and the second housing are joined together.

Abstract: A compression mechanism portion housed in a closed case is provided with a partition plate located between a first cylinder and a second cylinder. The compression mechanism includes a first bearing discharge port formed to a first bearing and a first partition plate discharge port formed to the partition plate as discharge ports for discharging working fluid compressed in a first cylinder chamber, and also includes, as discharge port for discharging working fluid compressed in a second cylinder chamber, a second bearing discharge port formed to a second bearing and a second partition plate discharge port formed to the partition plate. A cross-sectional area of the first partition plate discharge port is formed to be smaller than a cross-sectional area of the first bearing discharge port, and a cross-sectional area of the second partition plate discharge port is formed to be smaller than a cross-sectional area of the second bearing discharge port.

Abstract: A variable capacity type vane pump with a first fluid pressure chamber and a second fluid pressure chamber provided at opposite sides of a pivot point of a cam ring includes a control valve for controlling a drive pressure of working fluid introduced from a pump chamber to the second fluid pressure chamber, a suction pressure of the working fluid sucked into the pump chamber is constantly introduced to the first fluid pressure chamber, and the cam ring pivots in a direction to decrease a discharge capacity due to a pressure in the pump chamber acting on an inner peripheral cam surface during an operation to reduce the drive pressure, whereas the cam ring pivots in a direction to increase the discharge capacity during an operation to increase the drive pressure.

Abstract: An electric progressive cavity pump system includes a progressive cavity pump in operation connection with a six-pole, three-phase electric motor. A method of producing fluid from a wellbore includes the steps of positioning a progressive cavity pump below a fluid level in the wellbore, connecting a six-pole, three-phase electric motor that includes a stator having eighteen slots and a plurality of windings distributed among the eighteen slots, wherein the windings of different phases do not pass through the same slot and operating the progressive cavity pump via the electric motor to produce the fluid from the wellbore. The electric motor may be positioned below the fluid level in the wellbore or at the surface.

Abstract: A variable displacement pump includes: a first urging member arranged to urge the cam ring in a direction to increase the eccentric amount; a second urging member arranged to urge the cam ring in a direction to decrease the eccentric amount; a control hydraulic chamber arranged to receive a discharge pressure, and thereby to move the cam ring against the urging force of the first urging member; and a hydraulic pressure introduction section configured to introduce the discharge pressure to the control hydraulic chamber when the discharge pressure becomes greater than a predetermined pressure which is in a range where the cam ring is movable against a resultant force of the urging forces of the first and second urging members, and where the cam ring is not movable only against the urging force of the first urging member.

Abstract: A vane compressor includes a cylinder block, a cylinder chamber having an ellipsoidal inner wall, a rotor whose outer circumferential surface is provided with vane slots formed thereon, a drive source for the rotor, and vanes housed in the vane slots, respectively. The rotor is rotated by the drive source while the vanes are protruded from the vane slots by backpressure generated in backpressure spaces in the vane slots to contact end edges of the vanes with the inner wall of the cylinder chamber. The compressor further comprises a stop mechanism that makes the rotor stopped at a predetermined rotational position where a difference between a total volume of the backpressure spaces when operated and a total volume of the backpressure spaces when stopped becomes minimum. According to the compressor, chattering can be prevented without extra workings on the vanes or the rotor and without providing extra parts.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a rotary compressor accommodating an electric motor portion and a compression mechanism portion in a sealed case, wherein the compression mechanism portion comprises a cylinder, a roller, and a vane. The vane is disposed by stacking two divided vanes in a height direction of the cylinder, which is an axis direction of the rotation axis, and where a height dimension of one divided vane is H, and a minute gap between a height dimension of the cylinder and a height dimension of the two stacked divided vanes is L, a proportion of the minute gap L to the vane height dimension H per one divided vane is 0.001<L/number of divided vanes/H<0.0015.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method of providing a compressor mechanism having a front housing, center housing and rear housing. The center housing includes an integrated compressor bearing support and compressor base surface that divides the housing into cantilevered wall sections. The system and method constructed in this manner provides a compact structure for an electric compressor with the ability to reduce noise vibration harshness.

Abstract: A horizontal type electrically driven gas compressor includes an electric motor installed in a suction chamber of a housing, a gas compression mechanism section installed in the housing and driven by the electric motor, a sucked refrigerant guide path for guiding a refrigerant from the suction chamber to the gas compression mechanism section, and a lubricating oil supply path for supplying a lubricating oil, which has been collected and stagnated in a bottom portion of the suction chamber, to the sucked refrigerant guide path, the lubricating oil supply path fluidly connecting the sucked refrigerant guide path and the bottom portion of the suction chamber at the position of the bottom portion of the suction chamber.

Abstract: An electric progressive cavity pump system includes a progressive cavity pump in operation connection with a six-pole, three-phase electric motor. A method of producing fluid from a wellbore includes the steps of positioning a progressive cavity pump below a fluid level in the wellbore, connecting a six-pole, three-phase electric motor that includes a stator having eighteen slots and a plurality of windings distributed among the eighteen slots, wherein the windings of different phases do not pass through the same slot and operating the progressive cavity pump via the electric motor to produce the fluid from the wellbore. The electric motor may be positioned below the fluid level in the wellbore or at the surface.

Abstract: A positive displacement pump is provided. The pump includes a housing, and first and second meshed rotors rotatably disposed in the housing and arranged to transform relatively low-pressure inlet port air into relatively high-pressure outlet port air. The pump additionally includes first and second meshed timing gears fixed relative to the first and second rotors, respectively, for preventing contact between the first and second rotors, and sufficiently enclosed to generate a flow of lubricating fluid. Furthermore, the blower includes an input drive adapted to be rotatably driven at speeds proportional to speeds of an internal combustion engine and arranged to drive the first and second timing gears.

Abstract: A compressor includes a closed container and a compression element that are welded together at least three welding points. The closed container has a suction port with a suction tube fitted to the suction port of the closed container with the suction tube being arranged and configured to suck a refrigerant gas, and the suction tube has a central axis that lies in a plane which is orthogonal to the central axis of the closed container and that passes through the suction port. The welding points are arranged such that straight lines connecting all combinations of any two of the welding points are neither parallel to the central axis of the suction tube nor perpendicular to the central axis of the suction tube, to reduce vibrations of the suction tube that occur when vibrations of the motor are transmitted to the closed container.

Abstract: A compression device includes a plurality of compressors in a shell. Each compressor includes a rolling piston that rotates within a cylinder to compress refrigerant. At least one valve allows refrigerant to be simultaneously or successively compressed by the compressors. A first pipe transfers refrigerant into one of the compressors, and a second pipe transfers refrigerant compressed in one of the compressors to another one of the compressors when the refrigerant is successively compressed by the compression mechanisms. The first and second pipes are coupled to the cylinder of one of the compressors.

Abstract: A compressor is provided having an accumulator that forms an accumulating chamber in an internal space of a shell of the compressor, reducing a size of the compressor and simplifying an assembly process. A stationary shaft having a refrigerant suction passage may be directly connected to the accumulator to prevent leakage of refrigerant. Further, a center of gravity of the accumulator may correspond to a center of gravity of the compressor to reduce vibration noise of the compressor caused by the accumulator. Furthermore, both ends of the stationary shaft may be supported by a frame to reduce compressor vibration without using a separate bearing. An installation area of the compressor including the accumulator may be minimized to enhance design flexibility of an outdoor device employing the compressor and minimize interference with other components, thereby facilitating installation of the outdoor device.

Abstract: An inflatable and deflatable air pump includes a panel, a panel cover matched with the panel, an air chamber installed inside of the panel cover, a motor connected with the air chamber, and a hollow cylindrical shifting switch. A plurality of air inlet-outlet holes are formed on the panel, a vent valve is disposed on the panel cover, an impeller is disposed in the air chamber and is connected thereto with a rotating shaft of the motor, and two air chamber holes are formed on the air chamber. The shifting switch is connected with a connecting linkage, and the connecting linkage is connected with a driving switch, two radial through holes perpendicular to each other and two radial half through holes perpendicular to each other are formed on the shifting switch, and a protruding stopping element is disposed on the shifting switch.

Abstract: A compression device a rotor and stator in a case, a shaft coupled to the rotor, and a compressor coupled to the shaft to suction, compress, and discharge refrigerant within the case. At least one bearing is used to support the shaft, and the shaft has a diameter that is 0.114 times equal to or larger than and 0.138 times equal to or smaller than an outer diameter of the stator at at least one reference position.

Abstract: A compressor includes a closed container, a compression element disposed in the closed container, and a motor disposed in the closed container to drive the compression element via a shaft. The compression element includes a first and second bearings supporting the shaft. At least one cylinder having at least one cylinder chamber is disposed between the first and second bearings, with at least one roller fitted to the shaft disposed in the at least one cylinder chamber. The first bearing is disposed closer to the motor than the second bearing. The first and second bearings have first and second annular grooves formed in first and second opposing surfaces opposed to end faces of the at least one roller. The first and second annular grooves are opened to the at least one cylinder chamber. A width of the second annular groove is larger than a width of the first annular groove.

Abstract: An electrically powered pump includes a housing having a plurality of coils disposed in a circumferential direction of the housing, and an outer rotor rotatably disposed on an inner circumferential side of the housing and having a plurality of permanent magnets. The pump further includes an inner rotor disposed on an inner circumferential side of the outer rotor so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis eccentric relative to a central axis of the outer rotor. The inner rotor has a plurality of slots extending in a radial direction of the inner rotor, and a plurality of connection plates each having an outer radial end portion pivotably supported on an inner circumferential portion of the outer rotor and an inner radial end portion slidably received in the respective slots. The connection plates divide a space formed between the outer and inner rotors into a plurality of chambers.

Abstract: A compressor (100) includes a closed casing (101), a compression mechanism (120), a motor (130) and an oil separating member (17A). The oil separating member (17A) rotates together with a shaft (140). The oil separating member (17A) has a peripheral wall (173) and a bottom wall (175) that form a recess (171). An inlet of a discharge pipe (160) penetrating the closed casing (101) is located in the recess (171). A plurality of oil expelling ports (174) are provided in the peripheral wall (173) of the oil separating member (17A) so as to be scattered.

Abstract: Disclosed is a power supply device of a rotary compressor, and an electrical connector is installed at a casing of the rotary compressor for electrically connecting a motor installed inside the casing and an external power supply. A planar portion is disposed on a lateral side of the casing for installing the electrical connector, so that the electrical connector installed on a lateral side of the casing of the rotary compressor casing will not cause an increase of height of the rotary compressor to achieve a convenient installation. In addition, a protective cover is mounted onto the planar portion for covering the electrical connector, and the bottom of the protective cover is attached onto the planar portion. The electrical connector is protected by the protective cover without being exposed.

Abstract: A compressor comprising a shell, a compression mechanism disposed within the shell, a drive shaft for operating the compression mechanism, and a motor for driving the drive shaft. A terminal is secured to the shell for delivering electric current to at least one of the compression mechanism and the motor. A terminal block is engaged with the terminal, and a wire carries the electric current from the terminal and the terminal block. A wire retainer located relative to the compression mechanism supports the wire in a predetermined orientation within the shell.

Abstract: A compressor is provided that may include a cylinder including an outer cylinder portion and an inner cylinder portion, and a vane portion connected between the outer cylinder portion and inner cylinder portion, which is fixed to a casing. A rolling piston may be slidably coupled to the vane portion to form an outer compression space and an inner compression space while making a turning movement between the outer cylinder portion and the inner cylinder portion. Through this, a weight of a rotating body may be reduced to obtain low power loss with respect to a same cooling power and a small bearing area, thereby reducing refrigerant leakage as well as easily changing a capacity of a cylinder in an expanded manner. Moreover, refrigerant may be discharged in opposite directions in each compression space, thereby reducing vibration noise of the compressor.

Abstract: A compressor is provided that may include a cylinder including an outer cylinder portion, an inner cylinder portion, and a vane portion connected between the outer cylinder portion and the inner cylinder portion, which is fixed to a casing. A rolling piston may be slidably coupled to the vane portion to form an outer compression space and an inner compression space while making a turning movement between the outer cylinder portion and the inner cylinder portion. Through this, a weight of a rotating body may be reduced to obtain a low power loss with respect to the same cooling power and a small bearing area, thereby reducing refrigerant leakage as well as easily changing a capacity of a cylinder in an expanded manner. In addition, refrigerant may be discharged in opposite directions to each other in each compression space, thereby reducing vibration noise of the compressor.

Abstract: A pump includes a pump chamber in which a rotor with gates is supported so that it can rotate, an electric motor for driving the rotor, an outlet, and an inlet port that is fastened to a mounting plate and is in active connection with an inlet channel. The pump should be improved so that its service life and reliability are improved with minimal installation complexity in a vehicle, wherein intense cleaning of lines and devices connected on the suction side can be eliminated. This is achieved in that a filter is arranged in the area of the inlet channel between the mounting plate and the pump chamber.

Abstract: A three-phase, high voltage motor for use in a scroll compressor includes a stator core having an annular rim and a plurality of teeth extending radially inward from the rim. Aluminum windings are wrapped around teeth of the plurality of teeth of the stator core. The windings are spaced 120 electrical degrees from each other. The motor further includes a rotor body that is rotatably mounted inside the stator core and includes an external surface facing the stator core.

Abstract: A variable capacity compressor assembly (20) configured for variable capacity modulation includes a housing (30), with a compressing mechanism (22) and a driving mechanism (24) disposed within the housing. The compressing mechanism includes compressing members (54, 56) that are shiftable relative to one another between loaded and unloaded states. The driving mechanism includes a line-start brushless permanent magnet motor (26). The line-start brushless permanent magnet motor includes a plurality of permanent magnets (102) that are mounted on, and extend generally axially along, a rotor core body (90) of the motor. Using the motor may reduce manufacture cost, maintain conveniently, and increase reliability.

Abstract: An object is to provide a permanent magnet motor that highly reduces torque fluctuation, thereby reducing noise and vibration. The permanent magnet motor may be formed as follows: a length D of a permanent magnet 8 in a longitudinal direction is the same as or longer than a width A between sides of the magnetic pole tooth 3 in the circumferential direction in an end portion of the magnetic pole tooth 3, and a distance C between tip portions of a pair of the first slits 13a and 13b within the same pole is smaller than the width A between the sides of the magnetic pole tooth 3 in the circumferential direction in the end portion of the magnetic pole tooth 3. The permanent magnet motor, thus formed, may be characterized in that cut surfaces 12 face the first slits 13a and 13b.

Abstract: A negative pressure supply unit includes an electric vacuum pump including a motor part and a pump part placed in a case, and a cover member closing the case and is configured to supply negative pressure generated by the pump or in an engine intake pipe to a negative pressure chamber of a brake booster. The cover member includes: a suction passage for sucking a fluid from the negative pressure chamber into the pump part; a discharge passage for discharging the fluid ejected from the pump part to pump outside; and a branch passage branching from the suction passage to connect to an engine intake system. A first check valve provided in the discharge passage permits a fluid to flow only in a discharge direction. A second check valve provided in the branch passage permits a fluid to flow from the suction passage to the intake system.

Abstract: A vane pump of the intravane type for pumping hydraulic fluid, wherein each vane of the pump has two intravanes and that pressurized oil is provided to one or both intravane regions when the vane is in a rise region of the pump. The pump is operated such that the pressurized oil is provided to both undervane regions when the pump is running at low speed but the pressurized oil is provided to only one of the undervane regions when of the pump is running at high speed.

Abstract: An externally mounted electric fluid pump for pumping fluid within a power transmission device is disclosed. The pump includes a housing adapted to be mounted to an external surface of the power transmission device. The pump is positioned within the housing and includes an input member. An electric motor is positioned within the housing and drives the input member. A controller is positioned within the housing to control the electric motor and vary the output of the pump.

Abstract: A rotary compressor 100 of the present invention includes a compression mechanism 3, a motor 2, a suction path 14, a communication passage 16 and an on-off valve 32 as a control mechanism 30. The rotary compressor 100 further includes an interior space 28, a first check valve 35a and a second check valve 35b. If the on-off valve 32 opens, a volume of the operation chamber 25 is reduced and with this reduction in the volume, the first check valve 35a opens. Pressure in the operation chamber 25 does not rise. At this time, the rotary compressor 100 is operated with substantially zero suction volume. If the on-off valve 32 is closed, the rotary compressor 100 is operated with a normal suction volume.

Abstract: An electric machine includes an electric machine housing having a first end, a second end, and an interior. A stator is fixedly mounted relative to the electric machine housing. A pump housing is provided at one of the first and second ends. A rotor is rotatably supported relative to the stator. The rotor includes a shaft having a first end that extends to a second end through an uninterrupted intermediate portion having an outer surface. One of the first and second ends extends into the pump housing. At least one vane element projects from the outer surface and is arranged in the pump housing.

Abstract: The present invention provides a combined gas and liquid pump (46) for an internal combustion engine (10). The pump (46) includes a casing (58) having a cavity (60) containing a rotor (62) and a vane (64) slidably mounted to the rotor (62), wherein the cavity (60) is provided with an inlet (50) connectable to a gas source, a further inlet (48) connectable to a liquid source which is separate to the gas source, and an outlet (56). The rotor (62) and vane (64) are movable to draw liquid and gas into the cavity (60) through the respective inlets (50,48) and to move said liquid and gas out of the cavity (60) through the outlet (56). The inlets (50,48) are arranged through the casing (58) such that fluid is drawn first through one of the inlets and then through the other of the inlets before being discharged through the outlet (56).