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Abstract

A rotary vacuum pump comprises, between the rotor (2) and a driving motor, a control unit (1; 101) for operatively connecting the pump and the motor only in the periods in which the pump operation is required or desired. The control unit (1; 101) includes: a rotating member (12; 112) connected to a motor output and arranged to be made integral for rotation with the pump rotor (2, 10) when the pump operation is required or desired; a plurality of coupling elements (17), which are located between the rotating member (12; 112) and an element (10) belonging to or integral for rotation with the pump rotor (2), and which are arranged to take a coupling position or a decoupling position to make the rotating member (12; 112) and the rotor (2) integral for rotation, or to make the rotating member (12; 112) and the rotor (2) independent of each other, respectively; and actuating members (40, 14, 19, 20, 26; 140, 114, 119, 126) for actuating said coupling elements (17), which actuating members are driven by said rotating member (12; 112) so as to take a first position and a second position in the periods where the pump is operating and in the periods where the pump is not operating respectively.

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