US 4,644,850 AGranted

Fluid machine

AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.

InventorsHisanobu Kanamaru, Kazushi Sasaya, Tomiyasu Onuma, Akira Tohkairin

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Abstract

A fluid machine comprises a cylinder block mounted on a rotary shaft, a rotary plate an axis of which is intersecting with an axis of the rotary shaft by an acute angle, a gear engaging mechanism for engaging the rotary plate with the rotary shaft to cyclically rotate the same, a piston supported by the rotary plate and inserted into a throughhole provided in the cylinder block a suction system and a delivery system for effecting suction and delivery operation by a rotation of the cylinder block and the piston, a spherical contact portion disposed between the rotary plate and the rotary shaft and adapted to receive thrust generated between the same, and a passage for leading to the spherical contact portion a high-pressure working gas including lubricating oil generated in the delivery system.

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Dependent claims

A fluid machine comprising:

a casing with a bottom;
a rotary shaft projecting into said casing;
a shaft having a cylinder block and being secured to said rotary shaft;
a stationary projection formed integrally into the bottom of said casing and having an access which intersects with an access of said rotary shaft at an acute angle;
a shaft having a rotary plate and rotatably rotated by said stationary projection;
a gear engaging mechanism provided on both of said shafts to engage with each other;
a plurality of pistons supported by said rotary plate and inserted in throughholes formed in said cylinder block;
a spherical contact means interposed between the end portion of said rotary shaft and said shaft having the rotary plate;
a suction system and a delivery system for effecting suction and delivery operation by the rotation of said cylinder block and said pistons;
a passage for inducing to said spherical contact means a high-pressure working gas containing lubricating oil generated in said delivery system;
and
wherein said spherical contact means includes mutually complementary shapes provided between the end portion of said rotary shaft and said shaft having the rotary plate, said spherical contact means including a spherical portion secured to the end portion of said rotary shaft and a spherical recess bearing surface formed in a central portion of said shaft having the rotary plate, said high pressure working gas containing the lubricating oil is induced to said spherical means through an oiling passage formed in said spherical bearing;
and
wherein said spherical bearing surface has a very small gap with the end portion of said stationary projection, a cylindrical member is provided in a throughhole formed in said stationary projection and has therein an oiling passage passing through said very small gap to come into contact with said spherical bearing surface, and said oiling passage of said cylindrical member is connected to said oiling passage formed in said spherical bearing surface.

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A fluid machine comprising:

a substantially bowl-shape casing for rotatably carrying a driving shaft and forming an outer case;
an end plate for gas-tightly sealing an opening of said casing;
a driven shaft rotatably supported by a stationary projection provided on said end plate said driven shaft having an axis which intersects with an axis of said driving shaft at an acute angle, and an outer periphery of said driven shaft projecting mainly from a tip thereof is engaged with said driving shaft through a bevel gear means;
a cylinder block encircling said driving shaft and rotating integrally with said driven shaft;
a rotary plate disposed adjacent to an inner wall surface of said casing and secured to an outer periphery of said driving shaft;
gear means provided on said driven shaft and driving shaft for engagement with each other;
a plurality of piston means with each piston means having one end disposed in a corresponding throughhole of said cylinder block and another end retained by said rotary plate;
a spherical contact means disposed between an end portion of said driving shaft and said driven shaft for receiving a thrust generated therebetween;
a suction system and a delivery system for effecting suction and delivery operation by the rotation of said cylinder block and said plurality of piston means;
passage means for inducing to said spherical contact means a high-pressure working gas containing lubricating oil generated in said delivery system;
said spherical contact means includes a spherical portion secured to an end portion of the driving shaft and a spherical recess bearing surface formed in a central area of said driven shaft, said high-pressure working gas containing the lubricating oil is induced to said spherical contact means through an oiling passage formed in said spherical bearing surface;
and
wherein said spherical bearing surface has a very small gap from an end portion of said stationary projection, a cylindrical member is provided in a throughhole formed in said stationary projection and has therein an oiling passage passing through said small gap to come into contact with said spherical bearing surface, and said oiling passage of said cylindrical member is connected to said oiling passage formed in said spherical bearing surface.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.