A switch valve structure of a fluid machine (10) having a pump mode to
operate as a compressor and a motor mode to operate as an expander is
disclosed. In pump mode, a communication path (106) between a working
chamber (V) and a high-pressure chamber (104) is closed, while in motor
mode, the communication path (106) is opened by a valve unit (107d). The
valve unit (107d) is includes a spool portion (117) sliding in the
direction substantially perpendicular to the surface to which the
communication path (106) opens and a valve portion (127) arranged at the
forward end of the spool portion (127) and sliding with the spool portion
(117) thereby to open/close the communication path (106). A swivel
mechanism (137) is interposed between the spool portion (117) and the
valve portion (127) to tilt the sliding axis of the valve portion (127)
at an arbitrary angle with respect to the sliding axis of the spool
portion (117).