Roots pump

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12188474-B2
Application number	US-202418582025-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 20, 2024
Priority date	Feb 24, 2023
Publication date	Jan 7, 2025
Grant date	Jan 7, 2025

Abstract

A roots pump comprising: a rotary shaft; a rotor having a hole-forming surface that forms an insertion hole, and a first bearing and a second bearing. Each of the first bearing and the second bearing includes an inner ring and an outer ring. The rotary shaft is press-fitted in the inner ring of the first bearing, and fitted in the inner ring of the second bearing with a clearance between the rotary shaft and the inner ring of the second bearing. An edge portion of the hole-forming surface adjacent to the first bearing serves as a press-fitting portion in which the rotary shaft is press-fitted, and at least an edge portion of the hole-forming surface adjacent to the second bearing serves as a clearance-fitting portion in which the rotary shaft is fitted with a clearance between the rotary shaft and the clearance-fitting portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A roots pump comprising:
a housing having a suction hole through which a fluid is introduced and a discharge hole through which the fluid is discharged;
a rotor chamber formed in the housing and connected to the suction hole and the discharge hole;
a rotary shaft disposed in the housing;
a rotor having an insertion hole through which the rotary shaft is inserted and a hole-forming surface that forms the insertion hole, the rotor being configured to rotate, in the rotor chamber, together with the rotary shaft press-fitted in the hole-forming surface; and
a first bearing and a second bearing supporting the rotary shaft respectively on opposite sides of the rotor so that the rotary shaft is rotatable relative to the housing, each of the first bearing and the second bearing including:
an inner ring;
an outer ring surrounding the inner ring and supported by the housing; and
a rolling element disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, wherein

the rotary shaft is press-fitted in the inner ring of the first bearing, and fitted in the inner ring of the second bearing with a clearance between the rotary shaft and the inner ring of the second bearing,
a coefficient of linear expansion of a material of the housing and a coefficient of linear expansion of a material of the rotor are larger than a coefficient of linear expansion of a material of the rotary shaft, and
a rotation of the rotor causes the fluid to be introduced to the rotor chamber through the suction hole and discharged from the rotor chamber through the discharge hole, wherein
an edge portion of the hole-forming surface adjacent to the first bearing serves as a press-fitting portion in which the rotary shaft is press-fitted, and
at least an edge portion of the hole-forming surface adjacent to the second bearing serves as a clearance-fitting portion in which the rotary shaft is fitted with a clearance between the rotary shaft and the clearance-fitting portion, wherein
only the edge portion of the hole-forming surface adjacent to the second bearing serves as the clearance-fitting portion, and
the clearance between the rotary shaft and the clearance fitting portion is smaller than a clearance between the rotary shaft and a part of the hole-forming surface between the press-fitting portion and the clearance-fitting portion.

2. The roots pump according to claim 1 , wherein the hole-forming surface, except for the edge portion of the hole-forming surface serving as the press-fitting portion, serves as the clearance-fitting portion.

3. The roots pump according to claim 1 , wherein the rotor has a solid structure as a whole.

4. The roots pump according to claim 1 , wherein the rotor has a solid structure only in a portion of the rotor overlapping the press-fitting portion in a radial direction of the rotary shaft.

5. The roots pump according to claim 1 , wherein
the housing includes a first housing component and a second housing component,
the rotor chamber is defined by the first housing component and the second housing component,
the second housing component has the suction hole and the discharge hole,
the first bearing is held by the first housing component, and
the second bearing is held by the second housing component.

6. The roots pump according to claim 1 , wherein
the rotor has:
a through hole formed through the rotor and located outward of the insertion hole in a radial direction of the rotary shaft; and
a rib in the through hole at a position overlapping the press-fitting portion in the radial direction of the rotary shaft.

7. A roots pump comprising:
a housing having a suction hole through which a fluid is introduced and a discharge hole through which the fluid is discharged;
a rotor chamber formed in the housing and connected to the suction hole and the discharge hole;
a rotary shaft in the housing;
a rotor having an insertion hole through which the rotary shaft is inserted and a hole-forming surface that forms the insertion hole, the rotor being configured to rotate, in the rotor chamber, together with the rotary shaft press-fitted in the hole-forming surface; and
a first bearing and a second bearing supporting the rotary shaft respectively on opposite sides of the rotor so that the rotary shaft is rotatable relative to the housing, each of the first bearing and the second bearing including,
an inner ring;
an outer ring surrounding the inner ring and supported by the housing; and
a rolling element disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, wherein

the rotary shaft is press-fitted in the inner ring of the first bearing, and fitted in the inner ring of the second bearing with a clearance between the rotary shaft and the inner ring of the second bearing,
a coefficient of linear expansion of a material of the housing and a coefficient of linear expansion of a material of the rotor are larger than a coefficient of linear expansion of a material of the rotary shaft, and
a rotation of the rotor causes the fluid to be introduced to the rotor chamber through the suction hole and discharge from the rotor chamber through the discharge hole, wherein
an edge portion of the hole-forming surface adjacent to the first bearing serves as a press-fitting portion in which the rotary shaft is press-fitted, and
at least an edge portion of the hole-forming surface adjacent to the second bearing serves as a clearance-fitting portion in which the rotary shaft is fitted with a clearance between the rotary shaft and the clearance-fitting portion, wherein
the rotor has:
a through hole formed through the rotor and located outward of the insertion hole in a radial direction of the rotary shaft; and
a rib in the through hole at a position overlapping the press-fitting portion in the radial direction of the rotary shaft.

Assignees

• Toyota Jidoshokki Kk

Inventors

• Yoshida Masaya
• Masaki Daisuke
• Fukuyama Ryosuke
• Shiromaru Katsutoshi

Classifications

• F04C2240/30

  Casings or housings · CPC title

• F04C2240/60

  Shafts · CPC title

• F04C2240/20

  Rotors · CPC title

• F04C2230/20

  essentially without removing material · CPC title

• F04C2240/50

  Bearings · CPC title