EP2235377B1 - Pompe turbomoléculaire - Google Patents

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EP2235377B1
EP2235377B1 EP08870887.0A EP08870887A EP2235377B1 EP 2235377 B1 EP2235377 B1 EP 2235377B1 EP 08870887 A EP08870887 A EP 08870887A EP 2235377 B1 EP2235377 B1 EP 2235377B1
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turbomolecular pump
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Heinrich Engländer
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04DNON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D19/00Axial-flow pumps
    • F04D19/02Multi-stage pumps
    • F04D19/04Multi-stage pumps specially adapted to the production of a high vacuum, e.g. molecular pumps
    • F04D19/042Turbomolecular vacuum pumps
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04DNON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/40Casings; Connections of working fluid
    • F04D29/52Casings; Connections of working fluid for axial pumps
    • F04D29/54Fluid-guiding means, e.g. diffusers
    • F04D29/541Specially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
    • F04D29/542Bladed diffusers

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  • the object of the invention is to provide a turbomolecular pump, with which a reduction of the flowing back gas volume and thus an improvement in the efficiency can be achieved, with contacts between rotating rotor blades and stator elements to be avoided during operation.
  • the rotor blades on a radial approach.
  • This pointing in the direction of the annular groove approach is particularly annular.
  • the annular projection thus surrounds the individual blades of the rotor blades, so that preferably during operation only the annular projection and not the blades are inserted into the annular groove.
  • a mounting gap b is provided between the radial ends of the rotor blades 16 and an inner side of the stator rings 26. This is necessary in order to put the stator rings 26 over the rotor 12 for mounting.

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Claims (8)

  1. Turbopompe moléculaire comportant
    un rotor (12) disposé sur un arbre d'entraînement (10) et pourvu d'une pluralité d'aubes de rotor (16), et
    un élément formant stator entourant le rotor (12),
    l'élément formant stator comportant au moins une gorge annulaire périphérique (32, 38), qui est associée à l'une des aubes de rotor (16) et qui est disposée dans le plan (36) de l'aube de rotor (16) associée, et l'élément formant stator comportant une pluralité de bagues de stator (26) disposée l'une derrière l'autre dans la direction axiale (14), l'au moins une gorge annulaire (32) étant ménagée dans l'une des bagues de stator (26), caractérisée en ce que le diamètre intérieur des bagues de stator (26) est supérieur au diamètre extérieur des aubes de rotor (16), une fois le montage terminé, de la largeur d'un interstice de montage et en ce que la gorge annulaire périphérique (32, 38) permet une dilatation radiale de l'aube de rotor (16) en fonctionnement.
  2. Turbopompe moléculaire selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l'au moins une aube de rotor (16) comporte une saillie (34) dirigée radialement en direction de la gorge annulaire (32, 38).
  3. Turbopompe moléculaire selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que la saillie (34) a une forme annulaire.
  4. Turbopompe moléculaire selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisée en ce que au moins une gorge (32, 38) est associée à chaque aube de la pluralité des aubes de rotor (16).
  5. Turbopompe moléculaire selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisée en ce que l'élément formant stator est formée par un boîtier (22) de sorte que l'au moins une gorge annulaire (38) est ménagée du côté intérieur du boîtier qui est orienté en direction du rotor (12).
  6. Turbopompe moléculaire selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisée en ce que chaque bague de stator (26) est reliée à un disque de stator (28) disposée entre deux aubes de rotor (16) adjacentes.
  7. Turbopompe moléculaire selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisée en ce que chaque aube de rotor (16) est pourvue d'une bague de stator (26).
  8. Turbopompe moléculaire selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisée en ce que chaque bague de stator (26) comporte une gorge annulaire (32).
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DE102008004297A DE102008004297A1 (de) 2008-01-15 2008-01-15 Turbomolekularpumpe
PCT/EP2008/066309 WO2009089958A1 (fr) 2008-01-15 2008-11-27 Pompe turbomoléculaire

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DE102008004297A1 (de) 2009-07-16
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WO2009089958A1 (fr) 2009-07-23
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