A supercharger can have a lubrication system that includes a speed
increasing mechanism, accommodated in a second housing, for increasing
the rotation speed of a drive shaft and transmitting the increased
rotation speed to a rotary shaft. An oil sump can be configured to for
hold lubricant oil for lubricating the speed increasing mechanism. A pump
mechanism can be driven by the rotation of the drive shaft to supply the
lubricant oil held in the oil sump to the speed increasing mechanism, in
which the pump mechanism is constituted with a screw pump made up of a
screw provided on the drive shaft. A pump chamber can rotatably support
the drive shaft and accommodate the screw. An oil introduction hole and
an oil introduction tube can connect the oil sump and the interior of the
pump chamber, and a gap can be formed between the screw and the pump
chamber.