Patent ID: 7458790

Claim:
A vacuum pump comprising: a housing assembly having an oil-reservoir chamber in which a lubricating oil is stored; a pair of screw rotors disposed in the housing assembly and engaged with each other; a pair of rotary shafts connected to the rotors, respectively; a plurality of bearings supporting each of the rotary shafts and having an opening; an oil-feed pump for feeding the lubricating oil from the oil-reservoir chamber to the bearing; an oil-circulation passage provided for circulating the lubricating oil from the oil-feed pump to the oil-reservoir chamber through the bearing; a cover provided at the opening of the bearing to close the opening of the bearing with a clearance remained, the cover permitting the lubricating oil to enter the bearing through the clearance; and an oil-escape passage provided adjacent to the bearing for returning to the oil-reservoir chamber the lubricating oil not entering the bearing.