JP2021173268A - Fluid machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To improve corrosion resistance.SOLUTION: A seal member 50 has a portion in which a through hole 56 allows a first groove 53a and a second groove 54a to communicate with each other. Salt water accumulated within the first groove 53a and the second groove 54a is allowed to come from and go to an interior of the first groove 53a and an interior of the second groove 54a through the through hole 56. Thus, a difference between progress of corrosion between a rotor housing 14 and the seal member 50 and progress of corrosion between a cover member 15 and the seal member 50 can be reduced.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 13

Description

The present invention relates to a fluid machine.

For example, a fluid machine such as the roots pump disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a rotor that is rotated by a rotating shaft. Further, the housing of the fluid machine has a bottom wall through which the rotation shaft penetrates, a rotor housing having a peripheral wall extending in a cylindrical shape from the outer peripheral portion of the bottom wall, and a cover member for closing the opening of the rotor housing. The rotor housing houses the rotor. An annular groove is formed on at least one surface of the mating surface between the peripheral wall of the rotor housing and the cover member. A seal member formed in an annular shape is housed in the annular groove. The seal member is pressed against the rotor housing and the cover member.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-283664

By the way, the seal member accommodated in the annular groove is formed in a concave shape with respect to the surface that is in pressure contact with the rotor housing on the entire circumference of the ring, and is formed on the first groove that is not in contact with the rotor housing and on the entire circumference of the ring. , It is formed in a concave shape with respect to the surface that comes into pressure contact with the cover member, and has a second groove that is not in contact with the cover member. Then, the fluid flowing between the rotor housing and the cover member is diffused inside the first groove and inside the second groove, respectively. As a result, the straightness of the fluid flow is lost, and it becomes difficult for the fluid to pass through the sealing member. As a result, the sealing property of the sealing member is improved.

However, the degree of corrosion progress between the rotor housing and the seal member caused by the fluid existing between the rotor housing and the cover member and the seal member, and the corrosion between the cover member and the seal member. The degree of progress of each may be different. Therefore, for example, even if the degree of corrosion progress between the rotor housing and the seal member is still small, there is a possibility that the degree of corrosion progress between the cover member and the seal member is large.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fluid machine capable of improving corrosion resistance.

A fluid machine that solves the above problems includes a rotor that rotates by a rotating shaft, a rotor housing that houses the rotor and has a bottom wall through which the rotating shaft penetrates, and a peripheral wall that extends cylindrically from the outer peripheral portion of the bottom wall. A housing having a cover member for closing the opening of the rotor housing, an annular groove formed in an annular shape on at least one of the mating surfaces of the peripheral wall and the cover member, and the annular groove accommodated in the annular groove, said. A fluid machine including a seal member formed in an annular shape by pressing and contacting the rotor housing and the cover member. A first groove that is non-contact with the rotor housing and a recess that is formed in a recess with respect to a surface that is in pressure contact with the cover member on the entire circumference of the ring, and is non-contact with the cover member. It has two grooves, and the first groove and the second groove are recessed in opposite directions in the mating direction of the peripheral wall and the cover member, and the first groove and the second groove are recessed in opposite directions. Has a part that is communicated with by a through hole.

According to this, the fluids accumulated in the inside of the first groove and the inside of the second groove move back and forth to the inside of the first groove and the inside of the second groove through the through holes, respectively. Is possible. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the difference between the degree of corrosion progress between the rotor housing and the seal member and the degree of corrosion progress between the cover member and the seal member, and as a result, the housing and the seal member Corrosion resistance can be improved.

In the fluid machine, the seal member has a first seal portion that is pressed against the rotor housing and has a first seal length, and a seal length that is different from the first seal length by pressure contact with the cover member. A second seal portion having a second seal length and a seal main body portion having the seal main body portion are provided, and the inner peripheral side of the seal main body portion has a protrusion protruding toward the inner peripheral side of the annular groove. A plurality of protrusions may be provided at intervals in the circumferential direction, and the seal main body portion may be pressed against the outer peripheral side of the annular groove to bring them into contact with each other, and the through hole may be located in a region between adjacent protrusions. ..

According to this, since the seal main body is pressed against the outer peripheral side of the annular groove by a plurality of protrusions, the gap between the outer peripheral side surface of the annular groove and the seal member becomes smaller. Therefore, it becomes difficult for the fluid to collect in the gap between the outer peripheral side surface of the annular groove and the seal member. Therefore, the corrosion resistance of the housing and the sealing member can be improved. In addition, through holes are located in the area between adjacent protrusions. Therefore, for example, when the protrusion is crushed and the seal main body is deformed, as compared with the case where the through hole is arranged in the seal main body in the portion corresponding to the protrusion in the circumferential direction of the seal main body. , It is possible to prevent the through hole from disappearing.

In the fluid machine, the first seal portion has a first contact portion on the inner peripheral side of the first groove and a second contact portion on the outer peripheral side of the first groove. The second seal portion has a third contact portion on the inner peripheral side of the second groove and a fourth contact portion on the outer peripheral side of the second groove, and the through hole. It is preferable that the lowermost portion of the first contact portion is located below the lowermost portion of the first contact portion and the lowermost portion of the third contact portion in the direction of gravity.

According to this, for example, the fluid accumulated inside the first groove reaches the first contact portion on the inner peripheral side of the first groove among the first contact portion and the second contact portion. Before doing so, it flows into the through hole. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the fluid accumulated inside the first groove from accumulating between the first contact portion and the rotor housing. Further, for example, before the fluid accumulated inside the second groove reaches the third contact portion on the inner peripheral side of the second groove among the third contact portion and the fourth contact portion. , Flows into the through hole. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the fluid accumulated inside the second groove from accumulating between the third contact portion and the cover member. Therefore, corrosion between the rotor housing and the seal member and corrosion between the cover member and the seal member can be easily suppressed, and as a result, the corrosion resistance of the housing and the seal member can be improved.

In the fluid machine, the seal member has a positioning protrusion for positioning the seal main body with respect to the annular groove, and a concave positioning groove provided with the positioning protrusion on the side surface of the annular groove. It is good that is formed.

According to this, the phase shift of the seal member with respect to the annular groove is suppressed by inserting the positioning protrusion into the positioning groove. Here, for example, consider a case where the annular groove is a perfect circular ring, and the seal member accommodated in the annular groove is also formed in advance in a perfect circular ring shape according to the shape of the annular groove. Even in this case, the sealing member is accommodated in the annular groove so that the lowermost portion of the through hole is located below the lowermost portion of the first contact portion and the lowermost portion of the third contact portion in the direction of gravity. be able to.

According to the present invention, corrosion resistance can be improved.

FIG. 5 is a plan sectional view showing a roots pump according to an embodiment. FIG. 2-2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 2-2 in FIG. FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 in FIG. Front view of the seal member. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 in FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 7-7 in FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 8-8 in FIG. FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the periphery of the positioning protrusion and the positioning groove. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 10-10 in FIG. FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a part of the sealing member. The front view which shows the open end face of a rotor housing in an enlarged manner. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 13-13 in FIG. FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the periphery of the positioning protrusion in another embodiment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which a fluid machine is embodied as a roots pump will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 13. The roots pump of this embodiment is mounted on a fuel cell vehicle. The fuel cell vehicle is equipped with a fuel cell system that supplies oxygen and hydrogen to generate electricity. The roots pump is used as a hydrogen pump for a fuel cell vehicle that circulates hydrogen (hydrogen off gas) as a fluid discharged from the fuel cell and supplies it to the fuel cell again.

As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 11 of the roots pump 10 has a cylindrical shape having a motor housing 12, a gear housing 13, a rotor housing 14, and a cover member 15. The motor housing 12 has a bottomed tubular shape having a plate-shaped bottom wall 12a and a peripheral wall 12b extending in a cylindrical shape from the outer peripheral portion of the bottom wall 12a. The gear housing 13 has a bottomed tubular shape having a plate-shaped bottom wall 13a and a peripheral wall 13b extending in a cylindrical shape from the outer peripheral portion of the bottom wall 13a.

The gear housing 13 is connected to the opening side of the peripheral wall 12b of the motor housing 12 in a state where the outer surface 13c of the bottom wall 13a of the gear housing 13 and the open end surface 12c of the peripheral wall 12b of the motor housing 12 are abutted against each other. The bottom wall 13a of the gear housing 13 closes the opening of the peripheral wall 12b of the motor housing 12. The axial direction of the peripheral wall 12b of the motor housing 12 and the axial direction of the peripheral wall 13b of the gear housing 13 coincide with each other.

The rotor housing 14 has a bottomed tubular shape having a plate-shaped bottom wall 14a and a peripheral wall 14b extending in a cylindrical shape from the outer peripheral portion of the bottom wall 14a. The peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14 of the present embodiment has an elliptical cylinder shape. The rotor housing 14 is connected to the opening side of the peripheral wall 13b of the gear housing 13 in a state where the outer surface 14c of the bottom wall 14a of the rotor housing 14 and the open end surface 13d of the peripheral wall 13b of the gear housing 13 are abutted against each other. The bottom wall 14a of the rotor housing 14 closes the opening of the peripheral wall 13b of the gear housing 13. The axial direction of the peripheral wall 13b of the gear housing 13 and the axial direction of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14 coincide with each other.

The cover member 15 has a plate shape. The cover member 15 of the present embodiment has an elliptical shape when viewed in a plan view. The cover member 15 is connected to the opening side of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14 in a state where one end surface 15a of the cover member 15 and the open end surface 14d of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14 are butted against each other. The cover member 15 is connected to the rotor housing 14 in a state where the opening of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14 is closed.

The roots pump 10 has a drive shaft 16 and a driven shaft 17 as rotating shafts that are rotatably supported in a state of being arranged parallel to each other in the housing 11. The rotation axis directions of the drive shaft 16 and the driven shaft 17 coincide with the axis directions of the peripheral walls 12b, 13b, and 14b. A disk-shaped drive gear 18 is fixed to the drive shaft 16. A disk-shaped driven gear 19 that meshes with the drive gear 18 is fixed to the driven shaft 17. The drive shaft 16 is provided with a drive rotor 20 as a rotor. The driven shaft 17 is provided with a driven rotor 21 as a rotor that meshes with the drive rotor 20.

The roots pump 10 includes an electric motor 22 that rotates the drive shaft 16. The electric motor 22 is housed in a motor chamber 23 formed in the housing 11. The motor chamber 23 is partitioned by a bottom wall 12a of the motor housing 12, a peripheral wall 12b of the motor housing 12, and a bottom wall 13a of the gear housing 13. The electric motor 22 includes a cylindrical motor rotor 22a that is integrally rotatably fastened to the drive shaft 16, a cylindrical stator 22b that is fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 12b of the motor housing 12 and surrounds the motor rotor 22a. have. The stator 22b has a coil 22c wound around a tooth (not shown). Then, the electric motor 22 is driven by supplying electric power to the coil 22c, and the motor rotor 22a rotates integrally with the drive shaft 16.

A gear chamber 24 for accommodating the drive gear 18 and the driven gear 19 is formed in the housing 11. The gear chamber 24 is partitioned by a bottom wall 13a of the gear housing 13, a peripheral wall 13b of the gear housing 13, and a bottom wall 14a of the rotor housing 14. The drive gear 18 and the driven gear 19 are housed in the gear chamber 24 in a state of being meshed with each other. Oil is sealed in the gear chamber 24. The oil contributes to lubrication of the drive gear 18 and the driven gear 19 and suppression of temperature rise. By rotating the drive gear 18 and the driven gear 19 while being immersed in oil, high-speed rotation is possible without seizure or wear.

A rotor chamber 25 for accommodating a drive rotor 20 and a driven rotor 21 that mesh with each other is formed in the housing 11. The rotor chamber 25 is partitioned by a bottom wall 14a of the rotor housing 14, a peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14, and a cover member 15. The drive rotor 20 and the driven rotor 21 are housed in the rotor chamber 25 in a state of being meshed with each other. In the present embodiment, the motor chamber 23, the gear chamber 24, and the rotor chamber 25 are arranged side by side in this order in the direction of the rotation axis of the drive shaft 16.

The bottom wall 13a of the gear housing 13 separates the gear chamber 24 and the motor chamber 23 in the direction of the rotation axis of the drive shaft 16. The bottom wall 14a of the rotor housing 14 separates the gear chamber 24 and the rotor chamber 25 in the direction of the rotation axis of the drive shaft 16. The cover member 15 separates the rotor chamber 25 from the outside in the direction of the rotation axis of the drive shaft 16.

The drive shaft 16 penetrates the bottom wall 13a of the gear housing 13 and the bottom wall 14a of the rotor housing 14. The driven shaft 17 penetrates the bottom wall 14a of the rotor housing 14. The inner bottom surface 13e of the bottom wall 13a of the gear housing 13 forms a wall surface on the motor chamber 23 side in the direction of the rotation axis of the drive shaft 16 and the driven shaft 17 in the gear chamber 24. The outer surface 14c of the bottom wall 14a of the rotor housing 14 forms a wall surface on the rotor chamber 25 side in the direction of the rotation axis of the drive shaft 16 and the driven shaft 17 in the gear chamber 24.

A circular hole-shaped first bearing accommodating recess 27 for accommodating the first bearing 26 that rotatably supports the drive shaft 16 is formed on the inner bottom surface 13e of the bottom wall 13a of the gear housing 13. The drive shaft 16 penetrates the first bearing accommodating recess 27. Further, in the bottom surface 27a of the first bearing accommodating recess 27, a circular hole-shaped first sealing material 28 in which the drive shaft 16 penetrates and the annular first sealing material 28 that seals between the gear chamber 24 and the motor chamber 23 is accommodated. A 1-seal accommodating recess 29 is formed. The first seal accommodating recess 29 communicates with the first bearing accommodating recess 27. Further, an annular first spacer 30 is arranged between the first bearing 26 and the bottom surface 27a of the first bearing accommodating recess 27 in the direction of the rotation axis of the drive shaft 16.

A circular hole-shaped second bearing accommodating recess 32 accommodating a second bearing 31 that rotatably supports the drive shaft 16 is formed on the outer surface 14c of the bottom wall 14a of the rotor housing 14. The drive shaft 16 penetrates the second bearing accommodating recess 32. Therefore, the drive shaft 16 penetrates the bottom wall 14a of the rotor housing 14. Further, in the bottom surface 32a of the second bearing accommodating recess 32, a circular hole-shaped second seal material 33 through which the drive shaft 16 penetrates and seals between the gear chamber 24 and the rotor chamber 25 is accommodated. A two-seal accommodating recess 34 is formed. The second seal accommodating recess 34 communicates with the second bearing accommodating recess 32. Further, an annular second spacer 35 is arranged between the second bearing 31 in the direction of the rotation axis of the drive shaft 16 and the bottom surface 32a of the second bearing accommodating recess 32.

Further, on the outer surface 14c of the bottom wall 14a of the rotor housing 14, a circular hole-shaped third bearing accommodating recess 37 accommodating the third bearing 36 that rotatably supports the driven shaft 17 is formed. The driven shaft 17 penetrates the third bearing accommodating recess 37. Therefore, the driven shaft 17 penetrates the bottom wall 14a of the rotor housing 14. Further, in the bottom surface 37a of the third bearing accommodating recess 37, a circular hole-shaped third material 38 in which the driven shaft 17 penetrates and the annular third sealing material 38 that seals between the gear chamber 24 and the rotor chamber 25 is accommodated. A 3-seal accommodating recess 39 is formed. The third seal accommodating recess 39 communicates with the third bearing accommodating recess 37. Further, an annular third spacer 40 is arranged between the third bearing 36 and the bottom surface 37a of the third bearing accommodating recess 37 in the direction of the rotation axis of the driven shaft 17.

The inner bottom surface 13e of the bottom wall 13a of the gear housing 13 is formed with a circular hole-shaped fourth bearing accommodating recess 42 accommodating the fourth bearing 41 that rotatably supports one end of the driven shaft 17. One end of the driven shaft 17 is arranged in the fourth bearing accommodating recess 42 and is rotatably supported by the fourth bearing 41. The other end of the driven shaft 17 penetrates the third bearing accommodating recess 37 and the third seal accommodating recess 39 and projects into the rotor chamber 25. A driven rotor 21 is attached to the other end of the driven shaft 17, and the other end of the driven shaft 17 is a free end. Therefore, the driven shaft 17 is cantilevered and supported by the housing 11.

A cylindrical bearing portion 44 that accommodates a fifth bearing 43 that rotatably supports one end of the drive shaft 16 is formed on the inner bottom surface 12e of the bottom wall 12a of the motor housing 12. One end of the drive shaft 16 is arranged inside the bearing portion 44 and is rotatably supported by the fifth bearing 43. The other end of the drive shaft 16 penetrates the first seal accommodating recess 29, the first bearing accommodating recess 27, the gear chamber 24, the second bearing accommodating recess 32, and the second seal accommodating recess 34 and projects into the rotor chamber 25. ing. A drive rotor 20 is attached to the other end of the drive shaft 16, and the other end of the drive shaft 16 is a free end. Therefore, the drive shaft 16 is cantilevered and supported by the housing 11.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the drive rotor 20 and the driven rotor 21 are arranged side by side so as to be adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction of the peripheral wall 14b when viewed from the axial direction of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14. .. When viewed from the axial direction of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14, the rotation axis r1 of the drive shaft 16 and the rotation axis r2 of the driven shaft 17 are located on a straight line extending in the horizontal direction.

The drive rotor 20 and the driven rotor 21 are formed in a bifoliate shape (gourd shape) in a cross-sectional view orthogonal to the rotation axis direction of the drive shaft 16 and the driven shaft 17. The drive rotor 20 has two ridge teeth 20a and valley teeth 20b formed between the two ridge teeth 20a. The driven rotor 21 has two ridge teeth 21a and valley teeth 21b formed between the two ridge teeth 21a.

Then, the drive rotor 20 and the driven rotor 21 engage with the ridge teeth 20a of the drive rotor 20 and the valley teeth 21b of the driven rotor 21 and with the valley teeth 20b of the drive rotor 20 and the ridge teeth 21a of the driven rotor 21. It is possible to rotate in the rotor chamber 25 while repeating. The drive rotor 20 rotates in the direction of the arrow R1 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and the driven rotor 21 rotates in the direction of the arrow R2 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

The rotor housing 14 has a suction port 45 for sucking hydrogen into the rotor chamber 25, and a discharge port 46 for discharging hydrogen in the rotor chamber 25. The suction port 45 and the discharge port 46 are formed at positions facing each other of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14 with the rotor chamber 25 interposed therebetween. The suction port 45 and the discharge port 46 communicate the rotor chamber 25 with the outside.

The linear direction Z1 connecting the suction port 45 and the discharge port 46 intersects perpendicular to each of the rotation axes r1 and r2 of the drive shaft 16 and the driven shaft 17. The roots pump 10 of the present embodiment is mounted on a fuel cell vehicle so that the suction port 45 opens downward in the direction of gravity and the discharge port 46 opens upward in the direction of gravity. Therefore, the suction port 45 is arranged on the lower side in the gravity direction with respect to the rotor chamber 25, and the discharge port 46 is arranged on the upper side in the gravity direction with respect to the rotor chamber 25. The linear direction Z1 in FIGS. 2 and 3 coincides with the direction of gravity.

A first guide surface 141b, a second guide surface 142b, and a pair of connecting surfaces 143b are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14. The first guide surface 141b extends in a semicircular shape around the rotation axis of the drive rotor 20 and guides the drive rotor 20. The first guide surface 141b extends along a virtual circle C1 through which the outermost peripheral portion 20e of the ridge teeth 20a of the drive rotor 20 passes when the drive rotor 20 is rotating. The rotation axis of the drive rotor 20 coincides with the rotation axis r1 of the drive shaft 16. The second guide surface 142b extends in a semicircular shape around the rotation axis of the driven rotor 21 and guides the driven rotor 21. The second guide surface 142b extends along a virtual circle C2 through which the outermost peripheral portion 21e of the ridge teeth 21a of the driven rotor 21 passes when the driven rotor 21 is rotating. The rotation axis of the driven rotor 21 coincides with the rotation axis r2 of the driven shaft 17. The pair of connecting surfaces 143b are arranged at positions that connect the first guide surface 141b and the second guide surface 142b and face each other with the rotor chamber 25 interposed therebetween.

One of the pair of connecting surfaces 143b has a first arcuate surface 47a and a second arcuate surface 47b. The first arcuate surface 47a extends continuously on the first guide surface 141b in an arc around the rotation axis of the drive rotor 20 and guides the drive rotor 20. The first arcuate surface 47a extends along a virtual circle C1 through which the outermost peripheral portion 20e of the ridge teeth 20a of the drive rotor 20 passes when the drive rotor 20 is rotating. The first arcuate surface 47a is located concentrically with the first guide surface 141b. The second arcuate surface 47b extends continuously around the rotation axis of the driven rotor 21 in an arc shape on the second guide surface 142b, continues to the first arcuate surface 47a, and guides the driven rotor 21. The second arcuate surface 47b extends along a virtual circle C2 through which the outermost peripheral portion 21e of the ridge teeth 21a of the driven rotor 21 passes when the driven rotor 21 is rotating. The second arcuate surface 47b is located concentrically with the second guide surface 142b. A part of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14 is a bulging portion 47 having a first arc-shaped surface 47a and a second arc-shaped surface 47b. Therefore, the rotor housing 14 is formed with a bulging portion 47 in which the peripheral wall 14b bulges toward the inner peripheral side between the driving rotor 20 and the driven rotor 21. The bulging portion 47 is partitioned by a first arc-shaped surface 47a and a second arc-shaped surface 47b, and bulges toward the inner circumference side of the other portion of the peripheral wall 14b.

The bulging portion 47 is arranged above the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14 in the direction of gravity. Further, of the pair of connecting surfaces 143b, the connecting surface 143b arranged to face the bulging portion 47 with the rotor chamber 25 interposed therebetween is a smooth surface 48 that does not bulge toward the bulging portion 47. In the present embodiment, the smooth surface 48 is a flat surface extending in the horizontal direction. The suction port 45 penetrates the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14 and opens to the smooth surface 48. The discharge port 46 penetrates the bulging portion 47. The discharge port 46 is open at a portion of the connecting surface 143b that straddles the first arcuate surface 47a and the second arcuate surface 47b.

When the drive shaft 16 is rotated by the drive of the electric motor 22, the driven shaft 17 rotates in the reverse direction with respect to the drive shaft 16 via the gear connection of the drive gear 18 and the driven gear 19 that are meshed with each other. As a result, the drive rotor 20 and the driven rotor 21 rotate in reverse in a state of being meshed with each other, and the roots pump 10 causes hydrogen to the rotor chamber 25 via the suction port 45 by the rotation of the drive rotor 20 and the driven rotor 21. And discharge hydrogen from the rotor chamber 25 through the discharge port 46. Therefore, the drive rotor 20 is rotated by the drive shaft 16, and the driven rotor 21 is rotated by the driven shaft 17.

As shown in FIG. 1, between the open end surface 12c of the motor housing 12 and the outer surface 13c of the bottom wall 13a of the gear housing 13, and between the open end surface 13d of the gear housing 13 and the outer surface 14c of the bottom wall 14a of the rotor housing 14. , And a seal member 50 formed in an annular shape is provided between the open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14 and the one end surface 15a of the cover member 15. Each sealing member 50 is provided between the open end surface 12c of the motor housing 12 and the outer surface 13c of the bottom wall 13a of the gear housing 13, and between the open end surface 13d of the gear housing 13 and the outer surface 14c of the bottom wall 14a of the rotor housing 14. And the opening end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14 and one end surface 15a of the cover member 15 are sealed. Therefore, each sealing member 50 seals the inside and the outside of the housing 11. Each seal member 50 is an elastic body. The seal member 50 is made of rubber.

In the following description, the configuration of the seal member 50 provided between the open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14 and the one end surface 15a of the cover member 15 will be described in detail. The seal member 50 provided between the open end surface 12c of the motor housing 12 and the outer surface 13c of the bottom wall 13a of the gear housing 13 includes the open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14 and one end surface 15a of the cover member 15. Since the configuration is almost the same as that of the seal member 50 provided between the two, detailed description thereof will be omitted. Similarly, the configuration relating to the seal member 50 provided between the open end surface 13d of the gear housing 13 and the outer surface 14c of the bottom wall 14a of the rotor housing 14 is such that the open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14 and one end surface 15a of the cover member 15 are provided. Since the configuration is almost the same as that of the seal member 50 provided between the two, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 4, the seal member 50 is housed in the seal accommodating groove 60, which is an annular groove formed in an annular shape on the open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14. The opening of the seal accommodating groove 60 is closed by one end surface 15a of the cover member 15. The open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14 is a first forming surface that forms a mating surface with the cover member 15, and one end surface 15a of the cover member 15 is a second forming surface that forms a mating surface with the rotor housing 14. be. Then, in the present embodiment, the seal accommodating groove 60 is formed on the first forming surface, and the opening of the seal accommodating groove 60 is closed on the second forming surface. The seal accommodating groove 60 is formed on one surface of the mating surface between the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14 and the cover member 15. That is, the seal accommodating groove 60 is formed on one of the first forming surface of the rotor housing 14 and the second forming surface of the cover member 15 forming the mating surface. The bulging portion 47 has a mating surface with the cover member 15.

The seal accommodating groove 60 has an annular groove inner peripheral surface 61 located on the inner side of the housing 11 and an annular groove outer peripheral surface 62 located on the outer side of the housing 11. The groove inner peripheral surface 61 is a side surface on the inner peripheral side of the seal accommodating groove 60, and the groove outer peripheral surface 62 is a side surface on the outer peripheral side of the seal accommodating groove 60. Further, the seal accommodating groove 60 includes an edge of the groove inner peripheral surface 61 opposite to the opening side of the seal accommodating groove 60 and an edge of the groove outer peripheral surface 62 opposite to the opening side of the seal accommodating groove 60. It has an annular groove bottom surface 63 for connecting the above. Therefore, the seal accommodating groove 60 has a groove bottom surface 63, a groove inner peripheral surface 61 and a groove outer peripheral surface 62, which are a pair of groove side surfaces connected to the groove bottom surface 63.

The groove inner peripheral surface 61 is located on the inner peripheral surface side of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14 with respect to the groove bottom surface 63. The groove outer peripheral surface 62 is located on the outer peripheral surface side of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14 with respect to the groove bottom surface 63. Therefore, one of the pair of groove side surfaces is located on the inner peripheral surface side of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14 with respect to the groove bottom surface 63, and the other of the pair of groove side surfaces is located on the peripheral surface side of the rotor housing 14 with respect to the groove bottom surface 63. It is located on the outer peripheral surface side of 14b. The groove inner peripheral surface 61 and the groove outer peripheral surface 62 extend parallel to each other in the axial direction of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14. The groove bottom surface 63 extends in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14. The groove bottom surface 63 extends parallel to the open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14.

The seal accommodating groove 60 has an annular groove inner chamfer portion 64 formed between the opening side edge of the seal accommodating groove 60 on the groove inner peripheral surface 61 and the opening end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14. Further, the seal accommodating groove 60 has an annular groove outer chamfer portion 65 formed between the opening side edge of the seal accommodating groove 60 on the groove outer peripheral surface 62 and the opening end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14. There is. The groove inner side chamfer portion 64 and the groove outer chamfer portion 65 have a tapered shape (C chamfer shape) that intersects the open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14 in a straight line. Since the seal accommodating groove 60 has the groove inner side chamfering portion 64 and the groove outer chamfering portion 65, it is easy to assemble the seal member 50 to the seal accommodating groove 60.

As shown in FIG. 3, the seal accommodating groove 60 formed in the open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14 is an elliptical ring extending along the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14. The seal member 50 accommodated in the seal accommodating groove 60 formed on the open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14 is formed in advance in an elliptical ring shape in accordance with the shape of the seal accommodating groove 60.

As shown in FIG. 5, the seal member 50 includes an elliptical annular seal body 51. A pressing protrusion 52, which is a protrusion, is provided on the inner peripheral side of the seal main body 51. A plurality of pressing protrusions 52 project from the inner peripheral surface 51a of the seal main body 51 and are provided at intervals in the circumferential direction of the seal main body 51. In the following description, the direction of penetrating the seal body 51 is defined as the axial direction of the seal body 51, and the direction orthogonal to the axis around the axis of the seal body 51 is defined as the radial direction of the seal body 51. do.

The plurality of pressing protrusions 52 are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the seal main body 51. Each pressing protrusion 52 has a thin plate shape that bulges from the inner peripheral surface 51a of the seal main body 51. The thickness direction of each pressing protrusion 52 coincides with the axial direction of the seal main body 51. Both sides of each pressing protrusion 52 located on both sides in the thickness direction are flat surfaces extending in parallel with each other. The surface of each pressing protrusion 52 located in the bulging direction from the inner peripheral surface 51a of the seal main body 51 is curved and continuous with the inner peripheral surface 51a of the seal main body 51.

As shown in FIG. 6, the seal main body 51 has an annular first contact portion 531 and an annular second contact portion 532. The first contact portion 531 and the second contact portion 532 extend over the entire circumference of the seal main body 51 in the circumferential direction in a state of being separated from each other in the radial direction of the seal main body 51. The seal main body 51 has an annular first groove 53a formed between the adjacent first contact portion 531 and the second contact portion 532.

The first contact portion 531 is located on the inner peripheral side of the first groove 53a. The second contact portion 532 is located on the outer peripheral side of the first groove 53a. The first contact portion 531 is continuous with the inner peripheral surface 51a of the seal main body portion 51. The second contact portion 532 is continuous with the outer peripheral surface 51b of the seal main body portion 51. The first contact portion 531 and the second contact portion 532 are adjacent to each other in the radial direction of the seal main body portion 51. The outer surface of the first contact portion 531 and the outer surface of the second contact portion 532 overlap each other in the radial direction of the seal main body portion 51. The outer surface of the first contact portion 531 and the outer surface of the second contact portion 532 are connected by the inner surface of the first groove 53a. The inner surface of the first groove 53a is curved in an arc shape.

The radial width H1 of the seal main body 51 in the first contact portion 531 has a constant width in the circumferential direction of the seal main body 51. The radial width H2 of the seal main body 51 in the second contact portion 532 has a constant width in the circumferential direction of the seal main body 51. The width H1 of the first contact portion 531 and the width H2 of the second contact portion 532 have the same width.

The seal body 51 has an annular third contact portion 541 and an annular fourth contact portion 542. The third contact portion 541 and the fourth contact portion 542 extend over the entire circumferential direction of the seal main body 51 in a state of being separated from each other in the radial direction of the seal main body 51. The seal main body 51 has an annular second groove 54a formed between the adjacent third contact portion 541 and the fourth contact portion 542.

The third contact portion 541 is located on the inner peripheral side of the second groove 54a. The fourth contact portion 542 is located on the outer peripheral side of the second groove 54a. The third contact portion 541 is continuous with the inner peripheral surface 51a of the seal main body portion 51. The fourth contact portion 542 is continuous with the outer peripheral surface 51b of the seal main body portion 51. The third contact portion 541 and the fourth contact portion 542 are adjacent to each other in the radial direction of the seal main body portion 51. The outer surface of the third contact portion 541 and the outer surface of the fourth contact portion 542 overlap each other in the radial direction of the seal main body portion 51. The outer surface of the third contact portion 541 and the outer surface of the fourth contact portion 542 are connected by the inner surface of the second groove 54a. The inner surface of the second groove 54a is curved in an arc shape.

The radial width H3 of the seal main body 51 in the third contact portion 541 has a constant width in the circumferential direction of the seal main body 51. The radial width H4 of the seal main body 51 in the fourth contact portion 542 has a constant width in the circumferential direction of the seal main body 51. The width H3 of the third contact portion 541 and the width H4 of the fourth contact portion 542 have the same width. The width H1 of the first contact portion 531, the width H2 of the second contact portion 532, the width H3 of the third contact portion 541, and the width H4 of the fourth contact portion 542 are the same width.

The distance L1 between the inner peripheral surface 51a and the outer peripheral surface 51b of the seal main body 51 in the radial direction of the seal main body 51 is the first contact portion 531 and the second contact portion 532 in the axial direction of the seal main body 51. The distance between the outer surface of the third contact portion 541 and the outer surface of the fourth contact portion 542 is smaller than L2. Further, the deepest portion 531a of the first groove 53a and the deepest portion 541a of the second groove 54a are arranged at positions where they overlap each other in the axial direction of the seal main body portion 51. Therefore, the straight line S1 connecting the deepest portion 531a of the first groove 53a and the deepest portion 541a of the second groove 54a extends in the axial direction of the seal main body 51, and the length L3 of the straight line S1 is the seal main body. It is constant in the circumferential direction of the portion 51. The depths of the first groove 53a and the second groove 54a are constant in the circumferential direction of the seal main body 51. The depth of the first groove 53a is the same as the depth of the second groove 54a.

As shown in FIG. 7, in the state before the seal member 50 is accommodated in the seal accommodating groove 60, each pressing protrusion 52 is centered in the axial direction of the seal main body 51 on the inner peripheral surface 51a of the seal main body 51. It is placed in the department. In the state before the seal member 50 is accommodated in the seal accommodating groove 60, the axial length L4 of the seal main body 51 in the pressing projection 52 is the deepest portion 531a and the second groove 54a of the first groove 53a. It is smaller than the length L3 of the straight line S1 connecting the deepest portion 541a of the above. Further, in the state before the seal member 50 is accommodated in the seal accommodating groove 60, the distance L5 between the outer peripheral surface 51b of the seal main body 51 and the tip end 52e of the pressing protrusion 52 in the radial direction of the seal main body 51 is determined. As shown in FIG. 4, the distance between the groove inner peripheral surface 61 and the groove outer peripheral surface 62 in the radial direction of the seal accommodating groove 60 is smaller than the distance L6. Further, the depth L7 of the seal accommodating groove 60 is larger than the length L3 of the straight line S1 connecting the deepest portion 531a of the first groove 53a and the deepest portion 541a of the second groove 54a. Therefore, the depth L7 of the seal accommodating groove 60 is larger than the axial length L4 of the seal main body 51 in the pressing protrusion 52.

The first contact portion 531 and the second contact portion 532 are in contact with the groove bottom surface 63 of the seal accommodating groove 60. Therefore, the outer surface of the first contact portion 531 and the outer surface of the second contact portion 532 are surfaces that are in pressure contact with the rotor housing 14. The first groove 53a is formed in a concave shape with respect to the outer surface of the first contact portion 531 and the outer surface of the second contact portion 532, which are surfaces that are in pressure contact with the rotor housing 14 on the entire circumference of the ring. It is in non-contact with the rotor housing 14. The first contact portion 531 and the second contact portion 532 come into contact with the rotor housing 14 in the alignment direction (direction indicated by the arrow X1 in FIG. 4) between the open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14 and the one end surface 15a of the cover member 15. ing.

The third contact portion 541 and the fourth contact portion 542 are in contact with one end surface 15a of the cover member 15. Therefore, the outer surface of the third contact portion 541 and the outer surface of the fourth contact portion 542 are surfaces that come into pressure contact with the cover member 15. The second groove 54a is formed in a concave shape with respect to the outer surface of the third contact portion 541 and the outer surface of the fourth contact portion 542, which are surfaces that are in pressure contact with the cover member 15 on the entire circumference of the ring. It is in non-contact with the cover member 15. The third contact portion 541 and the fourth contact portion 542 are in contact with the cover member 15 in the alignment direction between the open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14 and the one end surface 15a of the cover member 15. The alignment direction of the open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14 and the one end surface 15a of the cover member 15 coincides with the axial direction of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14. In this way, the seal member 50 is housed in the seal accommodating groove 60, and is pressed against the rotor housing 14 and the cover member 15. The first groove 53a and the second groove 54a are recessed in opposite directions in the mating direction of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14 and the cover member 15.

Further, the plurality of pressing protrusions 52 project from the inner peripheral surface 51a of the seal main body 51 toward the groove inner peripheral surface 61 of the seal accommodating groove 60. Therefore, the plurality of pressing protrusions 52 project toward the inner peripheral side of the seal accommodating groove 60. Then, the tip portions 52e of the plurality of pressing protrusions 52 come into contact with the groove inner peripheral surface 61 and press the groove inner peripheral surface 61. The seal main body 51 is in contact with the groove outer peripheral surface 62 in a state of being pressed by receiving a repulsive force from the groove inner peripheral surface 61 against the pressing force of each pressing protrusion 52 on the groove inner peripheral surface 61. Therefore, the seal main body 51 is pressed between the groove inner peripheral surface 61 and the groove outer peripheral surface 62 by the plurality of pressing protrusions 52. Therefore, the plurality of pressing protrusions 52 press the seal main body 51 against the outer peripheral side of the seal accommodating groove 60 to bring them into contact with each other.

The outer surface of the first contact portion 531, the outer surface of the second contact portion 532, and the outer peripheral surface 51b of the seal body portion 51 are pressed against the rotor housing 14 to form a first seal portion 53 having a first seal length. doing. On the other hand, the outer surface of the third contact portion 541 and the outer surface of the fourth contact portion 542 are pressed against the cover member 15 to form a second seal portion 54 having a seal length different from the first seal length. There is.

Therefore, the seal main body 51 has a first seal 53 that is in pressure contact with the rotor housing 14, and a second seal 54 that is in pressure contact with the cover member 15. The first seal portion 53 has a first contact portion 531 and a second contact portion 532. The second seal portion 54 has a third contact portion 541 and a fourth contact portion 542.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the seal member 50 has a positioning protrusion 55 protruding from the inner peripheral surface 51a of the seal main body 51. The positioning protrusion 55 has an elongated thin plate shape. The thickness direction of the positioning protrusion 55 coincides with the axial direction of the seal main body 51. Both sides of the positioning protrusion 55 located on both sides in the thickness direction are flat surfaces extending in parallel with each other. The side surfaces of the positioning protrusion 55 located on both sides of the seal main body 51 in the circumferential direction are flat surfaces extending in parallel with each other and continuous with the inner peripheral surface 51a of the seal main body 51. The protrusion tip 55e of the positioning protrusion 55 connects both sides of the positioning protrusion 55 located on both sides in the thickness direction and connects both sides of the positioning protrusion 55 located on both sides of the seal main body 51 in the circumferential direction. Is a curved surface that is convex in the direction away from the inner peripheral surface 51a of the seal main body 51. The positioning protrusion 55 includes a protrusion tip 55e and a connecting portion 55a that connects the seal main body 51 and the protrusion tip 55e.

As shown in FIG. 8, the positioning protrusion 55 is arranged at the central portion of the inner peripheral surface 51a of the seal main body 51 in the axial direction of the seal main body 51. The axial length L8 of the seal main body 51 in the positioning protrusion 55 is the axial length of the seal main body 51 in the pressing protrusion 52 before the seal member 50 is accommodated in the seal accommodating groove 60. It is the same as L4. Further, the distance L9 from the outer peripheral surface 51b of the seal main body 51 to the protrusion tip 55e of the positioning protrusion 55 in the radial direction of the seal main body 51 is the state before the seal member 50 is accommodated in the seal accommodating groove 60. The distance between the outer peripheral surface 51b of the seal main body 51 and the tip end 52e of the pressing protrusion 52 in the radial direction of the seal main body 51 is larger than the distance L5. Therefore, the positioning protrusion 55 protrudes toward the inner peripheral side of the seal main body 51 from the pressing protrusion 52.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a concave positioning groove 66 provided with a positioning protrusion 55 is formed on the groove inner peripheral surface 61 of the seal accommodating groove 60. Therefore, the positioning groove 66 is formed on the groove inner peripheral surface 61 located on the inner peripheral surface side of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14 with respect to the groove bottom surface 63 among the groove inner peripheral surface 61 and the groove outer peripheral surface 62. ing. The positioning groove 66 is formed at a portion of the groove inner peripheral surface 61 corresponding to the bulging portion 47. Therefore, the positioning groove 66 is provided in the bulging portion 47 and is connected to the groove inner peripheral surface 61 of the seal accommodating groove 60. The opening of the positioning groove 66 is continuous with the opening end surface 14d of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14. The opening of the positioning groove 66 is closed by one end surface 15a of the cover member 15.

The positioning groove 66 has a phasing bottom surface 66a, a pair of phasing side surfaces 66b, and a phasing connection surface 66c. The phasing bottom surface 66a is continuous with the groove bottom surface 63 and is located on the same plane as the groove bottom surface 63. The pair of phasing side surfaces 66b are continuous with the groove inner peripheral surface 61 and connected to the phasing bottom surface 66a. The pair of phasing side surfaces 66b extend parallel to each other in the axial direction of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14, and are continuous with the open end surface 14d of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14. The phasing connection surface 66c has a curved surface shape that connects the phasing bottom surface 66a and the pair of phasing side surfaces 66b and is concave in the direction away from the seal accommodating groove 60. The phasing connection surface 66c is continuous with the open end surface 14d of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14.

The distance L10 between the groove outer peripheral surface 62 in the radial direction of the positioning groove 66 and the deepest portion 66e of the positioning groove 66 is a positioning protrusion from the outer peripheral surface 51b of the seal main body 51 in the radial direction of the seal main body 51. The distance to the protrusion tip 55e of 55 is larger than the distance L9. As shown in FIG. 9, the circumferential length L11 of the seal main body 51 in the positioning protrusion 55 is smaller than the circumferential length L12 in the positioning groove 66. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the depth L13 of the positioning groove 66 is the same as the depth L7 of the seal accommodating groove 60. Therefore, the depth L13 of the positioning groove 66 is larger than the axial length L8 of the seal main body 51 in the positioning protrusion 55.

The positioning protrusion 55 is inserted into the positioning groove 66 without being pressed against each of the phasing bottom surface 66a and the pair of phasing side surfaces 66b. Therefore, the positioning protrusion 55 is inserted into the positioning groove 66 without pressing at least a portion of the positioning protrusion 55 other than the protrusion tip portion 55e against the positioning groove 66. The positioning protrusion 55 is inserted into the positioning groove 66 in a state where the protrusion tip 55e of the positioning protrusion 55 is separated from the phase determining connection surface 66c. Therefore, the protrusion tip portion 55e of the positioning protrusion 55 is separated from the positioning groove 66. As described above, a gap is formed between the protrusion tip portion 55e of the positioning protrusion 55 and the positioning groove 66.

The seal member 50 passes through the tip portion 52e of the pressing protrusion 52 in the axial direction of the seal main body 51 in a state before the seal member 50 is accommodated in the seal accommodating groove 60 and elastically deformed in the seal accommodating groove 60. It is designed so that the filling rate of the seal member 50 with respect to the seal accommodating groove 60 in the cross section (cross section shown in FIG. 4) exceeds 100%.

As shown in FIG. 11, a plurality of through holes 56 are formed in the seal main body 51. Each through hole 56 has a circular hole shape. The plurality of through holes 56 are formed at intervals in the circumferential direction of the seal main body 51. Each through hole 56 is located in the seal main body 51 in a region between the pressing protrusions 52 adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction of the seal main body 51. The through holes 56 are arranged at positions separated from each of the adjacent pressing protrusions 52 by the same distance in the circumferential direction of the seal main body 51.

As shown in FIG. 6, each through hole 56 communicates the first groove 53a and the second groove 54a. Therefore, the seal main body 51 has a portion in which the first groove 53a and the second groove 54a are communicated with each other through the through holes 56. The axial direction of each through hole 56 coincides with the axial direction of the seal main body 51. Therefore, each through hole 56 extends straight in the axial direction of the seal main body 51. The opening edge on the first groove 53a side of each through hole 56, the outer surface of the first contact portion 531 and the outer surface of the second contact portion 532 are each connected by a part of the inner surface of the first groove 53a. There is. Further, the opening edge on the second groove 54a side of each through hole 56, the outer surface of the third contact portion 541, and the outer surface of the fourth contact portion 542 are each connected by a part of the inner surface of the second groove 54a. Has been done.

As shown in FIG. 12, among the plurality of through holes 56, the lowermost portion 56e of the through hole 56 arranged on the lower side in the most gravitational direction is adjacent to the first contact portion 531 and the second contact portion 532. Of these, it is located below the lowermost portion 53e of the first contact portion 531 on the inner peripheral side of the first groove 53a in the direction of gravity. Further, among the plurality of through holes 56, the lowermost portion 56e of the through hole 56 arranged on the lowermost side in the direction of gravity is the second of the adjacent third contact portion 541 and the fourth contact portion 542. It is located below the lowermost portion 54e of the third contact portion 541 on the inner peripheral side of the groove 54a in the direction of gravity.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
The seal member 50 is assembled into the seal accommodating groove 60 by first inserting the positioning protrusion 55 into the positioning groove 66 and then inserting the seal main body 51 into the seal accommodating groove 60. As a result, the positioning protrusion 55 is arranged in the positioning groove 66 to position the seal main body 51 with respect to the seal accommodating groove 60. Therefore, the phase shift of the seal member 50 with respect to the seal accommodating groove 60 is suppressed by inserting the positioning protrusion 55 into the positioning groove 66, and the groove outer peripheral surface 62 of the seal accommodating groove 60 and the seal member 50 are suppressed. It is difficult for gaps to occur between them.

The seal member 50 passes through the tip portion 52e of the pressing protrusion 52 in the axial direction of the seal main body 51 in a state before the seal member 50 is accommodated in the seal accommodating groove 60 and elastically deformed in the seal accommodating groove 60. It is designed so that the filling ratio of the seal member 50 to the seal accommodating groove 60 in the cross section exceeds 100%. Therefore, when the cover member 15 is attached to the rotor housing 14, the seal member 50 has a first contact portion 531 and a second contact portion 532 in contact with the groove bottom surface 63 of the seal accommodating groove 60, and a third contact portion 50. In a state where the contact portion 541 and the fourth contact portion 542 are in contact with the one end surface 15a of the cover member 15, the contact portion 541 and the fourth contact portion 542 are crushed in the alignment direction between the open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14 and the one end surface 15a of the cover member 15. Then, the seal member 50 is elastically deformed so as to be crushed in the alignment direction between the open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14 and the one end surface 15a of the cover member 15, so that the plurality of pressing protrusions 52 are formed on the inner peripheral surfaces of the grooves. It comes into contact with 61 and presses the groove inner peripheral surface 61.

When a plurality of pressing protrusions 52 press the groove inner peripheral surface 61, each pressing protrusion 52 receives a repulsive force against the pressing force of each pressing protrusion 52 on the groove inner peripheral surface 61 from the groove inner peripheral surface 61. Be crushed. Then, the seal main body 51 tries to be elastically deformed so as to spread on both sides of the seal main body 51 in the circumferential direction with respect to each pressing protrusion 52 by crushing each pressing protrusion 52. At this time, the first contact portion 531 and the second contact portion 532 are in contact with the groove bottom surface 63 of the seal accommodating groove 60, and the third contact portion 541 and the fourth contact portion 542 are formed on one end surface 15a of the cover member 15. As a whole, the seal main body 51 is allowed to be elastically deformed into a gap between the outer peripheral surface 51b of the seal main body 51 and the groove outer peripheral surface 62. As a result, the outer peripheral surface 51b of the seal main body 51 is elastically deformed so as to come into contact with the groove outer peripheral surface 62 and press the groove outer peripheral surface 62.

By the way, for example, when a fuel cell vehicle travels near the coast, salt water flows from the outside of the housing 11 through between the open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14 and the one end surface 15a of the cover member 15. It may try to invade inward. In this case, the seal member 50 suppresses the intrusion of salt water from the outside of the housing 11 into the inside of the housing 11 via between the open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14 and the one end surface 15a of the cover member 15.

For example, the salt water flowing between the open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14 and the one end surface 15a of the cover member 15 flows between the outer peripheral surface 51b of the seal main body 51 and the groove outer peripheral surface 62, and the first contact portion 531. And, of the second contact portion 532, it may pass between the second contact portion 532 on the outer peripheral side of the first groove 53a and the groove bottom surface 63. Even in this case, the salt water is diffused inside the first groove 53a, and the straightness of the salt water flow is lost. This makes it difficult for salt water to pass through the seal member 50, and makes it difficult for salt water to enter the inside of the housing 11.

For example, the salt water flowing between the open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14 and the one end surface 15a of the cover member 15 is on the outer peripheral side of the third contact portion 541 and the fourth contact portion 542 with respect to the second groove 54a. It may pass between the fourth contact portion 542 and one end surface 15a of the cover member 15. Even in this case, the salt water is diffused inside the second groove 54a, and the straightness of the salt water flow is lost. This makes it difficult for salt water to pass through the seal member 50, and makes it difficult for salt water to enter the inside of the housing 11.

Further, the outer peripheral surface 51b of the seal main body 51 is pressed against the groove outer peripheral surface 62 by receiving a repulsive force from the groove inner peripheral surface 61 against the pressing force of the plurality of pressing protrusions 52 on the groove inner peripheral surface 61. Since they are in contact with each other in a vertical state, the gap between the groove outer peripheral surface 62 and the seal member 50 is small. Therefore, salt water is less likely to collect in the gap between the outer peripheral surface 62 of the seal accommodating groove 60 and the seal member 50.

As shown in FIG. 13, the first seal length of the first seal portion 53 that is in pressure contact with the rotor housing 14 is the outer surface of the first contact portion 531, the outer surface of the second contact portion 532, and the seal body portion 51. It is the total of the outer peripheral surfaces 51b. On the other hand, the second seal length of the second seal portion 54 that is in pressure contact with the cover member 15 is the total of the outer surface of the third contact portion 541 and the outer surface of the fourth contact portion 542. Therefore, the degree of corrosion of the rotor housing 14, the cover member 15, and the seal member 50 caused by the salt water existing between the rotor housing 14, the cover member 15, and the seal member 50 is different from each other.

For example, when the materials and surface roughness of the rotor housing 14 and the cover member 15 are the same, the rotor housing 14 and the first seal portion 53 are closer to each other between the cover member 15 having a shorter seal length and the second seal portion 54. The degree of corrosion progresses higher than during. However, since a part of the salt water collected inside the second groove 54a flows toward the first groove 53a through each through hole 56, corrosion between the cover member 15 and the second seal portion 54 It is possible to reduce the degree of progress of.

Further, for example, when the surface roughness of the rotor housing 14 is larger than the surface roughness of the cover member 15, the rotor housing 14 and the first one are more than the leakage of salt water between the cover member 15 and the second seal portion 54. Leakage of salt water with the seal portion 53 is more likely to occur. Therefore, even if the first seal length of the first seal portion 53 is longer than the second seal length of the second seal portion 54, the cover member 15 is located between the rotor housing 14 and the first seal portion 53. The degree of corrosion progress may be higher than that between the second seal portion 54 and the second seal portion 54. However, since a part of the salt water collected inside the first groove 53a flows toward the second groove 54a through each through hole 56, corrosion between the rotor housing 14 and the first seal portion 53 It is possible to reduce the degree of progress of.

As described above, the salt water accumulated in the inside of the first groove 53a and the inside of the second groove 54a is collected in the inside of the first groove 53a and the inside of the second groove 54a through the through holes 56, respectively. It is possible to go back and forth between each. Therefore, the difference between the degree of corrosion progress between the rotor housing 14 and the seal member 50, which have different seal lengths, and the degree of corrosion progress between the cover member 15 and the seal member 50 tends to be small. There is.

In the above embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The seal member 50 has a portion in which the first groove 53a and the second groove 54a are communicated with each other by a through hole 56. According to this, the salt water accumulated in the inside of the first groove 53a and the inside of the second groove 54a, respectively, passes through the through hole 56 into the inside of the first groove 53a and the inside of the second groove 54a. It is possible to go back and forth between each. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the difference between the degree of corrosion progress between the rotor housing 14 and the seal member 50 and the degree of corrosion progress between the cover member 15 and the seal member 50, and as a result, The corrosion resistance of the housing 11 and the seal member 50 can be improved.

(2) Since the seal main body 51 is pressed against the outer peripheral side of the seal accommodating groove 60 by a plurality of pressing protrusions 52, it is between the groove outer peripheral surface 62 of the seal accommodating groove 60 and the seal member 50. The gap becomes smaller. Therefore, salt water is less likely to collect in the gap between the outer peripheral surface 62 of the seal accommodating groove 60 and the seal member 50. Therefore, the corrosion resistance of the housing 11 and the seal member 50 can be improved. Further, the through hole 56 is located in the seal main body 51 in the region between the pressing protrusions 52 adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction of the seal main body 51. Therefore, for example, the pressing protrusion 52 is crushed as compared with the case where the through hole 56 is arranged in the seal main body 51 in the portion corresponding to the pressing protrusion 52 in the circumferential direction of the seal main body 51. It is possible to prevent the through hole 56 from disappearing when the seal main body 51 is deformed.

(3) Of the plurality of through holes 56, the lowermost portion 56e of the through hole 56 arranged on the lowermost side in the direction of gravity is the lowermost portion 53e of the first contact portion 531 and the outermost portion of the third contact portion 541. It is located below the lower part 54e in the direction of gravity. According to this, for example, the salt water collected inside the first groove 53a is the first of the first contact portion 531 and the second contact portion 532 on the inner peripheral side of the first groove 53a. It flows into the through hole 56 before reaching the contact portion 531. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the salt water accumulated inside the first groove 53a from accumulating between the first contact portion 531 and the rotor housing 14. Further, for example, the salt water collected inside the second groove 54a is the third contact portion 541 on the inner peripheral side of the second groove 54a among the third contact portion 541 and the fourth contact portion 542. Before reaching, it flows into the through hole 56. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the salt water accumulated inside the second groove 54a from accumulating between the third contact portion 541 and the cover member 15. Therefore, corrosion between the rotor housing 14 and the seal member 50 and corrosion between the cover member 15 and the seal member 50 are easily suppressed, and as a result, the corrosion resistance of the housing 11 and the seal member 50 is improved. Can be improved.

(4) A plurality of through holes 56 are formed in the seal main body 51 at intervals in the circumferential direction of the seal main body 51. According to this, the rigidity of the seal main body 51 can be ensured, and the deterioration of the seal property of the seal member 50 can be suppressed.

(5) The opening edge on the first groove 53a side of each through hole 56, the outer surface of the first contact portion 531 and the outer surface of the second contact portion 532 are each formed by a part of the inner surface of the first groove 53a. It is connected. Further, the opening edge on the second groove 54a side of each through hole 56, the outer surface of the third contact portion 541, and the outer surface of the fourth contact portion 542 are each connected by a part of the inner surface of the second groove 54a. Has been done. According to this, for example, the salt water collected inside the first groove 53a is collected from the opening edge on the first groove 53a side of each through hole 56, the outer surface of the first contact portion 531 and the second contact portion 532. It becomes easy to be guided to each through hole 56 by a part of the inner surface of the first groove 53a connecting each of the outer surfaces of the above. Further, for example, the salt water collected inside the second groove 54a is discharged from the opening edge on the second groove 54a side of each through hole 56, the outer surface of the third contact portion 541, and the outer surface of the fourth contact portion 542, respectively. It becomes easy to be guided to each through hole 56 by a part of the inner surface of the second groove 54a connecting the and. Therefore, it is possible to facilitate the exchange of salt water between the inside of the first groove 53a and the inside of the second groove 54a through each through hole 56.

(6) Since the seal main body 51 is pressed between the groove inner peripheral surface 61 and the groove outer peripheral surface 62 by a plurality of pressing protrusions 52, the groove outer peripheral surface 62 and the seal member 50 in the seal accommodating groove 60 The gap between them becomes smaller. Therefore, salt water is less likely to collect in the gap between the outer peripheral surface 62 of the seal accommodating groove 60 and the seal member 50. Therefore, the corrosion resistance of the housing 11 and the seal member 50 can be improved.

By the way, as in the present embodiment, the seal accommodating groove 60 is formed not in a perfect circular ring but in an elliptical ring or a square ring, and the seal member 50 accommodated in the seal accommodating groove 60 is a seal accommodating groove. It may be formed in advance in an elliptical ring or a square ring according to the shape of 60. In this case, if the seal member 50 is accommodated in a state of being out of phase with the seal accommodating groove 60, a gap is generated between the groove outer peripheral surface 62 of the seal accommodating groove 60 and the seal member 50. There is a risk.

Therefore, in the roots pump 10 of the present embodiment, the positioning groove 66 is formed on the groove inner peripheral surface 61 of the seal accommodating groove 60, and the positioning protrusion 55 protruding from the seal main body 51 is arranged in the positioning groove 66. The seal main body 51 was positioned in the seal accommodating groove 60. According to this, the phase shift of the seal member 50 with respect to the seal accommodating groove 60 is suppressed by arranging the positioning projection 55 in the positioning groove 66, so that the seal accommodating groove 60 has a groove outer peripheral surface 62. A gap is less likely to occur between the seal member 50 and the seal member 50. As a result, salt water is less likely to collect in the gap between the outer peripheral surface 62 of the seal accommodating groove 60 and the seal member 50, and the corrosion resistance of the housing 11 and the seal member 50 can be improved.

(7) Even if the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14 has the bulging portion 47, the bulging portion 47 does not affect the rotation of the drive rotor 20 and the driven rotor 21, and the roots pump 10 becomes larger. There is no such thing. A portion of the groove inner peripheral surface 61 and the groove outer peripheral surface 62 corresponding to the bulging portion 47 on the groove inner peripheral surface 61 located on the inner peripheral surface side of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14 with respect to the groove bottom surface 63. A positioning groove 66 was formed in the structure. According to this, the positioning groove 66 can be formed on the groove inner peripheral surface 61 of the seal accommodating groove 60 without increasing the size of the roots pump 10.

(8) The protrusion tip 55e of the positioning protrusion 55 does not come into contact with the positioning groove 66, and a gap is formed between the protrusion tip 55e of the positioning protrusion 55 and the positioning groove 66. According to this, for example, when the fluid flows into the gap between the protrusion tip portion 55e of the positioning protrusion 55 and the positioning groove 66, the seal main body 51 adds the pressure of the fluid to the pressing protrusion 52. Is also pressed between the groove inner peripheral surface 61 and the groove outer peripheral surface 62 of the seal accommodating groove 60.

More specifically, in the present embodiment, the discharge port 46 penetrates the bulging portion 47. Therefore, the circumference of the bulging portion 47 in the rotor chamber 25 is a discharge pressure. The positioning groove 66 bulges out of the groove inner peripheral surface 61 and the groove outer peripheral surface 62 on the groove inner peripheral surface 61 located on the inner peripheral surface side of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14 with respect to the groove bottom surface 63. It is formed in a portion corresponding to the portion 47. According to this, the hydrogen of the discharge pressure existing around the bulging portion 47 in the rotor chamber 25 passes between the open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14 and the one end surface 15a of the cover member 15, and is a positioning protrusion. By flowing into the gap between the 55 and the positioning groove 66, the seal member 50 is pressed between the groove inner peripheral surface 61 and the groove outer peripheral surface 62 by the pressure of hydrogen.

Therefore, the gap between the outer peripheral surface 62 of the seal accommodating groove 60 and the seal member 50 tends to be further reduced. Therefore, salt water is less likely to collect in the gap between the outer peripheral surface 62 of the seal accommodating groove 60 and the seal member 50, and the corrosion resistance of the housing 11 and the seal member 50 can be further improved.

(9) For example, water may be contained in hydrogen sucked into the rotor chamber 25 through the suction port 45. In such a case, for example, when the bulging portion 47 is arranged on the lower side of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14 in the direction of gravity, the water existing in the rotor chamber 25 penetrates the bulging portion 47. It becomes difficult to flow to 45, and water tends to collect in the rotor chamber 25. Therefore, the bulging portion 47 is arranged on the upper side of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14 in the direction of gravity, and of the pair of connecting surfaces 143b, the connecting surface 143b which is arranged so as to face the bulging portion 47 across the rotor chamber 25 is expanded. A smooth surface 48 that does not bulge toward the protruding portion 47 is provided. According to this, even when water is present in the rotor chamber 25, the water accumulated on the smooth surface 48 due to its own weight is discharged to the outside of the rotor chamber 25 through the suction port 45 in the rotor chamber 25. It becomes easy to be done. As a result, for example, the water in the rotor chamber 25 freezes and becomes ice, and the driving rotor 20 and the driven rotor 21 stick to the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14 via the ice, and the driving rotor It is possible to prevent the 20 and the driven rotor 21 from not rotating smoothly.

(10) The positioning protrusion 55 is inserted into the positioning groove 66 without pressing at least a portion of the positioning protrusion 55 other than the protrusion tip 55e against the positioning groove 66. According to this, for example, at least a portion of the positioning protrusion 55 other than the protrusion tip portion 55e is pressed against the positioning groove 66, so that the groove inner peripheral surface 61 and the groove by the plurality of pressing protrusions 52 in the seal main body 51 are formed. The problem that pressing between the outer peripheral surfaces 62 becomes difficult is avoided. Therefore, even if the positioning protrusion 55 is inserted into the positioning groove 66, the seal main body 51 is less likely to be pressed between the groove inner peripheral surface 61 and the groove outer peripheral surface 62 by the plurality of pressing protrusions 52, and the seal is sealed. It is possible to prevent a gap from being formed between the groove outer peripheral surface 62 of the accommodating groove 60 and the seal member 50. Therefore, salt water is less likely to collect in the gap between the outer peripheral surface 62 of the seal accommodating groove 60 and the seal member 50, and the corrosion resistance of the housing 11 and the seal member 50 can be improved.

(11) The protrusion tip portion 55e of the positioning protrusion 55 is separated from the positioning groove 66. According to this, for example, when the seal member 50 is assembled to the seal accommodating groove 60, the seal main body 51 is not pressed between the groove inner peripheral surface 61 and the groove outer peripheral surface 62 by the positioning protrusion 55. Therefore, the seal member 50 can be easily assembled into the seal accommodating groove 60.

(12) The salt water flowing between the open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14 and the one end surface 15a of the cover member 15 is diffused inside the first groove 53a and the second groove 54a. As a result, the straightness of the salt water flow is lost, and it becomes difficult for the salt water to pass through the seal member 50. As a result, the sealing property of the sealing member 50 can be improved.

(13) The distance L1 between the inner peripheral surface 51a and the outer peripheral surface 51b of the seal main body 51 in the radial direction of the seal main body 51 is the first contact portion 531 and the second contact portion 531 in the axial direction of the seal main body 51. The distance between the outer surface of the contact portion 532 and the outer surface of the third contact portion 541 and the fourth contact portion 542 is smaller than the distance L2. Even in this case, when the cover member 15 is attached to the rotor housing 14, the plurality of pressing protrusions 52 come into contact with the groove inner peripheral surface 61 to prevent the seal member 50 from tilting (twisting). Can be done.

(14) The axial length L4 of the seal main body 51 in the pressing protrusion 52 is from the length L3 of the straight line S1 connecting the deepest portion 531a of the first groove 53a and the deepest portion 541a of the second groove 54a. Is also small. The depth L7 of the seal accommodating groove 60 is larger than the axial length L4 of the seal main body 51 in the pressing protrusion 52. According to this, it is suppressed that the plurality of pressing protrusions 52 come into contact with the groove bottom surface 63 of the seal accommodating groove 60 and the one end surface 15a of the cover member 15. Therefore, by receiving the repulsive force against the pressing force on the groove inner peripheral surface 61 by each pressing protrusion 52 from the groove inner peripheral surface 61, the outer peripheral surface 51b of the seal main body 51 comes into contact with the groove outer peripheral surface 62. The seal main body 51 is easily elastically deformed so as to press the groove outer peripheral surface 62. As a result, the gap between the groove outer peripheral surface 62 and the seal member 50 in the seal accommodating groove 60 can be surely reduced.

(15) In the state before the seal member 50 is accommodated in the seal accommodating groove 60, the distance L5 between the outer peripheral surface 51b of the seal main body 51 and the tip end 52e of the pressing protrusion 52 in the radial direction of the seal main body 51 is , The distance between the groove inner peripheral surface 61 and the groove outer peripheral surface 62 in the radial direction of the seal accommodating groove 60 is smaller than the distance L6. According to this, since the seal member 50 can be easily accommodated in the seal accommodating groove 60, the assembling property of the seal member 50 to the seal accommodating groove 60 can be improved.

(16) The depth L7 of the seal accommodating groove 60 is larger than the length L3 of the straight line S1 connecting the deepest portion 531a of the first groove 53a and the deepest portion 541a of the second groove 54a. According to this, when the seal member 50 is elastically deformed so as to be crushed in the alignment direction between the open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14 and the one end surface 15a of the cover member 15, the first groove 53a and the second groove 53a and the second It is possible to prevent the groove 54a from disappearing. Further, when the seal main body 51 is elastically deformed by receiving the repulsive force against the pressing force on the groove inner peripheral surface 61 by each pressing protrusion 52 from the groove inner peripheral surface 61, the first groove 53a and the second groove 53a and the second It is possible to prevent the groove 54a from disappearing.

(17) The plurality of pressing protrusions 52 are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the seal main body 51. According to this, for example, as compared with the case where the pressing protrusion protrudes from the inner peripheral surface 51a of the seal main body 51 over the entire circumference of the inner peripheral surface 51a of the seal main body 51, each pressing protrusion 52 When crushed, elastic deformation of the seal main body 51 in each pressing protrusion 52 in the circumferential direction is easily allowed. Therefore, it is suppressed that the seal main body 51 is elastically deformed so as to push back the cover member 15, and the sealing property between the open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14 and the one end surface 15a of the cover member 15 is lowered. It is possible to suppress the storage.

The above embodiment can be modified and implemented as follows. The above embodiment and the following modified examples can be implemented in combination with each other within a technically consistent range.

○ As shown in FIG. 14, at least the protrusion tip portion 55e of the positioning protrusion 55 may be in contact with the positioning groove 66. According to this, the seal main body 51 is pressed between the groove inner peripheral surface 61 and the groove outer peripheral surface 62 by the positioning protrusion 55 in addition to the plurality of pressing protrusions 52, so that the seal accommodating groove 60 The gap between the groove outer peripheral surface 62 and the seal member 50 can be further reduced. Therefore, salt water is less likely to collect in the gap between the outer peripheral surface 62 of the seal accommodating groove 60 and the seal member 50, so that the corrosion resistance of the housing 11 and the seal member 50 can be further improved.

○ In the embodiment, for example, the seal accommodating groove 60 may be an annular shape, and the seal member 50 accommodated in the seal accommodating groove 60 may be formed in advance in an annular shape according to the shape of the seal accommodating groove 60. .. Even in this case, the phase shift of the seal member 50 with respect to the seal accommodating groove 60 is suppressed by inserting the positioning protrusion 55 into the positioning groove 66. According to this, the seal member 50 is located so that the lowermost portion 56e of the through hole 56 is located below the lowermost portion 53e of the first contact portion 531 and the lowermost portion 54e of the third contact portion 541 in the direction of gravity. Can be accommodated in the seal accommodating groove 60.

○ In the embodiment, in the roots pump 10, the seal accommodating groove 60 is not formed on the opening end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14, but is formed on one end surface 15a of the cover member 15, and the opening of the seal accommodating groove 60 is formed on the rotor housing 14. It may be configured to be closed by the open end surface 14d of the above.

○ In the embodiment, in the roots pump 10, in addition to the open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14, a seal accommodating groove 60 is formed on one end surface 15a of the cover member 15, and both seal accommodating grooves 60 are formed in the rotor housing 14. The open end surface 14d of the cover member 15 and the one end surface 15a of the cover member 15 may be overlapped in the alignment direction. In short, the seal accommodating groove 60 may be formed in an annular shape on at least one of the mating surfaces of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14 and the cover member 15. That is, the seal accommodating groove 60 may be formed on at least one of the first forming surface of the rotor housing 14 and the second forming surface of the cover member 15. In this case, the third contact portion 541 and the fourth contact portion 542 are in pressure contact with the groove bottom surface 63 of the seal accommodating groove 60 formed on one end surface 15a of the cover member 15. Then, the plurality of pressing protrusions 52 press the portion straddling the groove inner peripheral surface 61 of each of the two seal accommodating grooves 60, and the outer peripheral surface 51b of the seal main body 51 is the groove outer peripheral surface of each of the two seal accommodating grooves 60. It is in contact with the 62 while being pressed. According to this, the difference between the seal length between the cover member 15 and the seal member 50 and the seal length between the rotor housing 14 and the seal member 50 can be reduced, and the sealability of the seal member 50 can be improved. Can be improved.

○ In the embodiment, a plurality of pressing protrusions 52 may protrude from the outer peripheral surface 51b of the seal main body 51. Further, in the seal member 50, even if a plurality of pressing protrusions 52 project from the seal main body 51 toward the groove outer peripheral surface 62 and come into contact with the groove outer peripheral surface 62, the seal member 50 is accommodated in the seal accommodating groove 60. good. In this case, the inner peripheral surface 51a of the seal main body 51 receives a repulsive force against the pressing force on the groove outer peripheral surface 62 by the plurality of pressing protrusions 52 from the groove outer peripheral surface 62, thereby forming the groove inner peripheral surface 61. It is in contact while being pressed. For example, the hydrogen sucked into the rotor chamber 25 contains the generated water generated by the power generation of the fuel cell. The seal member 50 suppresses the leakage of hydrogen containing generated water from the inside of the rotor chamber 25 to the outside of the housing 11 via between the open end surface 14d of the rotor housing 14 and the one end surface 15a of the cover member 15. Then, the inner peripheral surface 51a of the seal main body 51 presses against the groove inner peripheral surface 61 by receiving a repulsive force from the groove outer peripheral surface 62 against the pressing force of the plurality of pressing protrusions 52 on the groove outer peripheral surface 62. Since they are in contact with each other in the state of being in contact with each other, the gap between the groove inner peripheral surface 61 and the seal member 50 is small. Therefore, hydrogen containing generated water is less likely to accumulate in the gap between the outer peripheral surface 62 of the seal accommodating groove 60 and the seal member 50. Therefore, the corrosion resistance of the housing 11 and the seal member 50 is improved.

◯ In the embodiment, the bulging portion 47 may be arranged on the lower side in the gravity direction of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14.
O In the embodiment, each of the pair of connecting surfaces 143b may have a first arcuate surface 47a and a second arcuate surface 47b. That is, at least one of the pair of connecting surfaces 143b may have a first arc-shaped surface 47a and a second arc-shaped surface 47b. In this case, each of the portions of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14 facing the rotor chamber 25 with the rotor chamber 25 interposed therebetween are bulging portions 47.

○ In the embodiment, the discharge port 46 may penetrate the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14 and open to the smooth surface 48, and the suction port 45 may penetrate the bulging portion 47. In short, the suction port 45 may be arranged on the upper side in the gravity direction with respect to the rotor chamber 25, and the discharge port 46 may be arranged on the lower side in the gravity direction with respect to the rotor chamber 25.

◯ In the embodiment, the smooth surface 48 may have a curved surface shape that does not bulge toward the bulging portion 47, for example. In short, of the pair of connecting surfaces 143b, the connecting surface 143b arranged to face the bulging portion 47 across the rotor chamber 25 should be a smooth surface 48 that does not bulge toward the bulging portion 47. Just do it.

○ In the embodiment, the rotor housing 14 may have a configuration in which the peripheral wall 14b does not have a bulging portion 47.
○ In the embodiment, the positioning protrusion 55 may be arranged in the positioning groove 66 in a state where at least a portion of the positioning protrusion 55 other than the protrusion tip 55e is pressed against the positioning groove 66.

○ In the embodiment, among the plurality of through holes 56, the lowermost portion 56e of the through hole 56 arranged on the lowermost side in the direction of gravity is the lowermost portion 53e of the first contact portion 531 and the third contact portion 541. It may be located on the same plane as the lowermost portion 54e in the horizontal direction.

○ In the embodiment, among the plurality of through holes 56, the lowermost portion 56e of the through hole 56 arranged on the lowermost side in the direction of gravity is the lowermost portion 53e of the first contact portion 531 and the third contact portion 541. It may be located above the lowermost portion 54e in the direction of gravity.

◯ In the embodiment, each through hole 56 may be arranged at a position close to one of the adjacent pressing protrusions 52 in the circumferential direction of the seal main body 51.
○ In the embodiment, the through hole 56 may be arranged, for example, in the seal main body 51 in a portion corresponding to the pressing protrusion 52 in the circumferential direction of the seal main body 51.

○ In the embodiment, the number of through holes 56 is not particularly limited and may be changed as appropriate.
◯ In the embodiment, the through hole 56 may be an annular hole formed over the entire circumference of the seal main body 51 in the circumferential direction.

○ In the embodiment, the shape of the through hole 56 is not limited to the circular hole shape, and may be, for example, a square hole shape. In short, the shape of the through hole 56 is not particularly limited as long as the first groove 53a and the second groove 54a can communicate with each other through the through hole 56.

○ In the embodiment, the seal member 50 may have a configuration in which two or more first grooves 53a are formed in the seal main body 51.
○ In the embodiment, the seal member 50 may have a configuration in which two or more second grooves 54a are formed in the seal main body 51.

○ In the embodiment, for example, the sum of the width H3 of the third contact portion 541 and the width H4 of the fourth contact portion 542 is the width H1 of the first contact portion 531 and the width H2 of the second contact portion 532. It may be larger than the total of.

○ In the embodiment, the distance L1 between the inner peripheral surface 51a and the outer peripheral surface 51b of the seal main body 51 in the radial direction of the seal main body 51 is the first contact portion 531 and the first contact portion 531 in the axial direction of the seal main body 51. The distance between the outer surface of the contact portion 532 of 2 and the outer surface of the third contact portion 541 and the fourth contact portion 542 may be larger than the distance L2.

○ In the embodiment, the length L4 of the seal main body 51 in the pressing protrusion 52 in the axial direction is the length of the straight line S1 connecting the deepest portion 531a of the first groove 53a and the deepest portion 541a of the second groove 54a. It may be the same as L3.

○ In the embodiment, the axial length L4 of the seal main body 51 in the pressing protrusion 52 is the outer surface and the third outer surface of the first contact portion 531 and the second contact portion 532 in the axial direction of the seal main body 51. If the distance between the contact portion 541 and the outer surface of the fourth contact portion 542 is smaller than L2, the length of the straight line S1 connecting the deepest portion 531a of the first groove 53a and the deepest portion 541a of the second groove 54a. It may be larger than L3.

○ In the embodiment, the number of the pressing protrusions 52 is not particularly limited as long as it is a plurality, and may be appropriately changed.
○ In the embodiment, for example, even if the positioning groove 66 is not formed on the groove inner peripheral surface 61 of the seal accommodating groove 60 and the positioning groove 66 is formed on the groove outer peripheral surface 62 of the seal accommodating groove 60. good. In this case, the positioning protrusion 55 does not protrude from the inner peripheral surface 51a of the seal main body 51, but protrudes from the outer peripheral surface 51b of the seal main body 51 and is inserted into the positioning groove 66.

○ In the embodiment, one positioning groove 66 may be formed on each of the groove inner peripheral surface 61 and the groove outer peripheral surface 62 of the seal accommodating groove 60. Then, the positioning protrusion 55 inserted into each positioning groove 66 may protrude one by one from the inner peripheral surface 51a and the outer peripheral surface 51b of the seal main body 51. In short, it suffices that a concave positioning groove 66 provided with a positioning protrusion 55 is formed on at least one of the groove inner peripheral surface 61 and the groove outer peripheral surface 62 of the seal accommodating groove 60.

○ In the embodiment, the groove inner peripheral surface 61 and the groove outer peripheral surface 62 do not have to extend parallel to each other in the axial direction of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14, with respect to the axial direction of the peripheral wall 14b of the rotor housing 14. It may extend diagonally and cross each other diagonally.

○ In the embodiment, the seal member 50 may be configured not to include the pressing protrusion 52.
○ In the embodiment, the rotor housing 14 may not have the positioning groove 66 formed therein, and the seal member 50 may not have the positioning protrusion 55.

○ In the embodiment, the material of the seal member 50 is not limited to rubber as long as it is an elastic body.
○ In the embodiment, the drive rotor 20 and the driven rotor 21 may have, for example, a three-leaf shape or a four-leaf shape in cross-sectional view orthogonal to the rotation axis direction of the drive shaft 16 and the driven shaft 17.

○ In the embodiment, the drive rotor 20 and the driven rotor 21 may have a helical shape, for example.
○ In the embodiment, for example, the roots pump 10 having an engine as a drive source may be used.

○ In the embodiment, the roots pump 10 does not have to be a hydrogen pump for a fuel cell vehicle that supplies hydrogen to a fuel cell, and may be used for other purposes.
○ In the embodiment, the fluid machine is not limited to the roots pump 10, and may be, for example, a scroll type compressor or a piston type compressor. In short, the type of the fluid machine is not particularly limited as long as it is a fluid machine provided with a housing 11 having a first housing structure and a second housing structure connected to each other.

10 ... Roots pump as a fluid machine, 11 ... Housing, 14 ... Rotor housing, 14a ... Bottom wall, 14b ... Circumferential wall, 15 ... Cover member, 16 ... Drive shaft as a rotating shaft, 17 ... Driven shaft as a rotating shaft, 20 ... Drive rotor as a rotor, 21 ... Driven rotor as a rotor, 50 ... Seal member, 51 ... Seal body, 52 ... Pushing protrusions, 53 ... First seal, 53a ... First groove, 53e ... bottom, 54 ... second seal, 54a ... second groove, 54e ... bottom, 55 ... positioning protrusion, 56 ... through hole, 56e ... bottom, 60 ... seal accommodating groove, which is an annular groove, 66 ... Positioning groove, 513 ... First contact portion, 532 ... Second contact portion, 541 ... Third contact portion, 542 ... Fourth contact portion.

Claims (4)

A rotor that rotates by a rotating shaft and
A housing having a bottom wall through which the rotor is housed and a peripheral wall extending from the outer peripheral portion of the bottom wall in a cylindrical shape, and a cover member for closing the opening of the rotor housing.
An annular groove formed in an annular shape on at least one surface of the mating surface between the peripheral wall and the cover member,
A fluid machine housed in the annular groove and provided with a sealing member formed in an annular shape by pressing and contacting the rotor housing and the cover member.
The seal member is formed in a concave shape with respect to the surface that comes into pressure contact with the rotor housing on the entire circumference of the ring, and forms on the cover member on the first groove that is not in contact with the rotor housing and on the entire circumference of the ring. It has a second groove that is formed in a concave shape with respect to the surface to be pressed and is not in contact with the cover member.
The first groove and the second groove are recessed in opposite directions in the mating direction of the peripheral wall and the cover member, and the first groove and the second groove are communicated with each other by a through hole. A fluid machine characterized by having a part. The seal member has a first seal portion that is pressed against the rotor housing and has a first seal length, and a second seal length that is pressed against the cover member and has a seal length different from that of the first seal length. A second seal portion having and a seal main body portion having
The inner peripheral side of the seal main body has a protrusion protruding toward the inner peripheral side of the annular groove.
A plurality of the protrusions are provided at intervals in the circumferential direction, and the seal main body is pressed against the outer peripheral side of the annular groove to bring them into contact with each other.
The fluid machine according to claim 1, wherein the through hole is located in a region between adjacent protrusions. The first seal portion has a first contact portion on the inner peripheral side of the first groove and a second contact portion on the outer peripheral side of the first groove.
The second seal portion has a third contact portion on the inner peripheral side of the second groove and a fourth contact portion on the outer peripheral side of the second groove.
The fluid according to claim 2, wherein the lowermost portion of the through hole is located below the lowermost portion of the first contact portion and the lowermost portion of the third contact portion in the direction of gravity. machine. The seal member has a positioning protrusion for positioning the seal main body with respect to the annular groove.
The fluid machine according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a concave positioning groove provided with the positioning protrusion is formed on the side surface of the annular groove.

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