Abstract: Disclosed is a vane compressor in which cylinders concentrically formed at the side of a rotor are eccentrically inserted in ring-shaped spaces between cylindrical parts concentrically formed at the side of a stator. A pair of radially extending vane attachment grooves is formed in the rotor, and vanes are slidably attached in the vane attachment grooves. Compression chambers the volumes of which repeatedly increase and decrease with each rotation of the rotor are concentrically formed in multiple stages by the cylindrical parts of the stator, the cylinders of the rotor, and comb-tooth parts of the vanes. It is possible to realize a vane compressor in which compression chambers can be concentrically arranged in multiple stages in a simple structure by suppressing increase in the number of components to the minimum level.

Abstract: A fluid-actuated rotary drive device is provided, with a housing (2) in which is formed a working chamber (3), in which is a swivel piston (18) able to swivel around a central axis (5). Also fitted or able to be fitted in the working chamber (3) is a space divider and stop unit (38), comprised of a space divider element (24) and at least one stop element (42) fixed to the former. The components of the space divider and stop unit (38) are fitted to one another by snap-in connection, so that the space divider and stop unit (38) is easy to handle during its installation in the working chamber (3).

Abstract: Disclosed is a vane compressor in which cylinders concentrically formed at the side of a rotor are eccentrically inserted in ring-shaped spaces between cylindrical parts concentrically formed at the side of a stator. A pair of radially extending vane attachment grooves is formed in the rotor, and vanes are slidably attached in the vane attachment grooves. Compression chambers the volumes of which repeatedly increase and decrease with each rotation of the rotor are concentrically formed in multiple stages by the cylindrical parts of the stator, the cylinders of the rotor, and comb-tooth parts of the vanes. It is possible to realize a vane compressor in which compression chambers can be concentrically arranged in multiple stages in a simple structure by suppressing increase in the number of components to the minimum level.

Abstract: A rotary machine with a deformable rhomb, includes a housing defining a stator for receiving a rotor which is a deformable rhomb in contact, with or without clearance, with the internal surface of the housing, the deformable rhomb including a plurality of pistons, preferably four pistons, connected one after the other by a pivotal hinge having an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing and thus defining a closed chain; the internal surface of the housing of the machine defining at least one cavity so-called external cavity, with the exterior of the deformable rhomb, and with the lateral closure walls of the housing, and at least one cavity so-called inner cavity being formed in the interior of the rotor with the lateral closure walls of the housing; at least one of the external cavities and/or at least one of the inner cavities being connected, directly or indirectly, to the inlet of at least one fluid circuit external to the machine, wherein the external cavities and inner cavities include toge

Abstract: A universally-movable machine part includes a disc member having a disc shaft and a recessed slot defining a bearing surface conforming to a smooth cylindrically-curved plane. At least one planar vane member defines a lower bearing surface conforming to the smooth cylindrically-curved plane of the disc slot so as to be pivotally slidably mated therewith. A rotor member having a rotor shaft defines a groove which establishes a plane passing through a geometric center point of the device and in which an upper portion of the vane member is accepted so as to be pivotal within the established plane. The rotor member also defines a lower surface upwardly and outwardly divergent relative to the geometric center point of the device to permit the rotor member to be pivotally movable about an axis mutually perpendicular with the axis defined by the disc shaft and the axis about which the vane member pivots so that the rotor member will also be pivotally movable together with the vane member.

Abstract: A nutating disc type fluid device in which in one embodiment nutating elements are mounting within a single chamber of a housing on a common shaft in a manner which is dynamically and pressure balanced. A divider plate is fitted through slots formed on one side of each nutating element so that relative rotation between the shaft and housing creates successive expanding and contracting volumes to draw fluid into the chamber through inlet ports and to exhaust fluid through outlet ports. The ports are sized and shaped to provide maximum and constant fluid flow. In another embodiment the nutating disc element is formed of an elastomeric material which permits unimpeded passage of solid objects that may be entrained in the fluid.

Abstract: A spherical piston machine comprises a chamber whose wall is at least partly spherical. A spherical piston, mounted within this chamber, comprises two elements, the chamber and piston delimiting a free space of variable shape. At least one of the elements of the piston is angularly fixed to a control axle, forming an angle with the longitudinal axis of the machine and extending in a direction passing through the center of the spherical chamber. The two elements of the spherical piston are articulated in a zone extending perpendicular to each control axle. Means are provided for rotatably driving about its own axis at least one of the control axles, as well as for rotatably driving each control axle about the longitudinal axis of the machine.