EP2461040A1 - Pompe à vide et la connexion de l'arbre avec le piston rotatif - Google Patents

Pompe à vide et la connexion de l'arbre avec le piston rotatif Download PDF

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EP2461040A1
EP2461040A1 EP11008599A EP11008599A EP2461040A1 EP 2461040 A1 EP2461040 A1 EP 2461040A1 EP 11008599 A EP11008599 A EP 11008599A EP 11008599 A EP11008599 A EP 11008599A EP 2461040 A1 EP2461040 A1 EP 2461040A1
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Sebastian Oberbeck
Jürgen Wagner
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04CROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04C29/00Component parts, details or accessories of pumps or pumping installations, not provided for in groups F04C18/00 - F04C28/00
    • F04C29/0042Driving elements, brakes, couplings, transmissions specially adapted for pumps
    • F04C29/005Means for transmitting movement from the prime mover to driven parts of the pump, e.g. clutches, couplings, transmissions
    • F04C29/0071Couplings between rotors and input or output shafts acting by interengaging or mating parts, i.e. positive coupling of rotor and shaft
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04CROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04C18/00Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
    • F04C18/08Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of intermeshing-engagement type, i.e. with engagement of co-operating members similar to that of toothed gearing
    • F04C18/12Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of intermeshing-engagement type, i.e. with engagement of co-operating members similar to that of toothed gearing of other than internal-axis type
    • F04C18/126Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of intermeshing-engagement type, i.e. with engagement of co-operating members similar to that of toothed gearing of other than internal-axis type with radially from the rotor body extending elements, not necessarily co-operating with corresponding recesses in the other rotor, e.g. lobes, Roots type
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04CROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04C23/00Combinations of two or more pumps, each being of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston type, specially adapted for elastic fluids; Pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids; Multi-stage pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
    • F04C23/001Combinations of two or more pumps, each being of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston type, specially adapted for elastic fluids; Pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids; Multi-stage pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of similar working principle
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04CROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04C28/00Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids
    • F04C28/02Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids specially adapted for several pumps connected in series or in parallel

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  • the invention relates to a vacuum pump with the features of the preamble of the first claim.
  • two-shaft vacuum pumps with contactlessly rotating pistons are an indispensable component of the vacuum system.
  • These may be single-stage or multi-stage vacuum pumps whose pistons have, for example, Roots or claw profiles.
  • Roots or claw profiles For multi-stage pumps, it is quite common to select different profiles for different pumping levels.
  • shaft and piston One design feature of such vacuum pumps is the connection of shaft and piston. Basically, it is possible to manufacture shaft and piston in one piece, but this requires disadvantages in the housing design, for example, tight manufacturing tolerances. Therefore, shaft and piston are often made as separate components that must then be fastened together.
  • An example of a fastening of a piston on a shaft represents the EP 0 368 124 A1 in front.
  • the basic idea here is to push through the shaft through a bore in the piston and to achieve a clamping action by clamping conical surfaces in the direction of the shaft axis.
  • the disadvantage of this is that assembly and disassembly are difficult and expensive, especially in a multi-stage pumps.
  • the attachment is based solely on frictional engagement, so that even the smallest assembly errors can cause a rotation of the piston during operation. This can lead to a mutual contact of the pistons in one stage.
  • the piston has a bore through which the shaft is inserted.
  • Shaft and piston each have grooves that are positioned congruent.
  • a positive locking element is arranged in the resulting space, which extends over the shaft and piston.
  • the groove must be guided on the piston side to at least one of the end faces, so that the positive-locking element can be inserted.
  • Disadvantage of this solution is the complicated and therefore expensive production. This ultimately results from the fact that the piston-side groove and the piston-side profile must be aligned very precisely with each other.
  • a piston recess is formed as a channel beginning on the piston profile surface, a first section of a form-fitting element is located in a shaft recess and a second section of the form-fitting element forms a positive connection with the channel in the direction of the shaft axis and the shaft circumference.
  • the vacuum pump can be designed as a single-stage or multi-stage vacuum pump with non-contact rolling-off pistons, for example with Roots, screws or claw profile. It can also have gas inlets in more than one of the stages.
  • the piston can be made in one or more parts.
  • the vacuum pump may have more than two shafts.
  • the form-locking element forms a positive connection in the direction of the shaft axis and shaft circumference. This allows a safe and highly accurate positioning of the piston in these two directions. This is made possible by the channel, through which the positive-locking element can be brought into position.
  • the high-precision manufacturing of groove with respect to the piston profile is eliminated, so that the production is easier and less expensive.
  • the improved positioning of the piston simplifies assembly and disassembly. It also allows to provide narrower gaps between the housing of the vacuum pump and the piston or between the pistons with each other. This improves the performance of the vacuum pump as undesirable backflow through this column of discharge and suction sides is reduced.
  • the cross section of the channel is basically not limited, but is advantageously carried out round, so that the channel can be designed inexpensively as a bore.
  • the first section preferably has a maximum diameter which allows the interlocking element to be moved through the channel.
  • a securing element which positions and fixes the positive-locking element in the channel.
  • This allows a free design of the form-fitting element with a view to the introduction of force from the piston in the form-locking element or positive-locking element in the shaft.
  • Such a design comprises flat surfaces of form-fitting element and shaft.
  • a plurality of pistons are arranged along the shaft axis on the shaft. The connection makes it possible to adjust the axial gap between the housing of the vacuum pump and piston by the simple axial fixability of the piston very accurately. It is also very easy to position the pistons with very little angular offset from each other, since both the shaft recesses to each other and piston profile and channel can be made precisely oriented to each other.
  • a two-shaft vacuum pump with non-contact successive rolling piston shows Fig. 1 in a cut in the plane of the waves.
  • first shaft 4 and second shaft 6 are rotatably supported in bearings 10 and 12 and 14 and 16. As a rule, these are bearings with grease or oil circulation lubrication.
  • a synchronizing gear 22 is disposed within a gear chamber 20 on the shaft. It cooperates with a second synchronizing gear 24 on the second shaft and puts them into rotation at the same speed and solid phase but reversed sense of rotation.
  • the vacuum pump has an inlet 26 through which gas is sucked into the first pumping stage 30. There act a first, connected to the first shaft piston 40 and a second, connected to the second shaft piston 42 gas-promoting together. Between housing and piston, a sealing gap 38 is formed, between the two pistons of a pumping step, a sealing gap 38 '. The conductance of these sealing gaps determines the return flow against the conveying direction and thus the vacuum technical properties.
  • Gas is expelled from the first pumping stage and transferred by means of a first transfer channel 52 to the second pumping stage 32. In this act the pistons 44 and 46 together. Through a second transfer channel 54, the gas finally passes into the third pumping stage 34, where it is conveyed by the pistons 48 and 50 and finally expelled via the outlet 28 from the vacuum pump.
  • the number of pumping stages depends on the objective of the vacuum pump, for example pumping speed and, in particular, achievable final pressure.
  • the connection of piston and shaft described below can be used in single-stage and multi-stage vacuum pumps, but brings additional benefits in several stages. In several stages, it is important to be able to adjust the gap between the piston and the housing of the vacuum pump as closely as possible even with thermal expansion of shaft and piston, for which exact positioning is important. The connection described below allows this because it allows a very good axial positioning of the piston.
  • FIG. 2 is a section shown perpendicular to the shaft axis 100, while Fig. 3 the section along the line II 'shows. A section along line II-II 'finally shows Fig. 4 ,
  • the piston 40 has a central hole 58 in which the shaft 4 is received.
  • the piston is designed according to a Wälzkolbengeometrie and in the Fig. 2 shown with an approximately eight-shaped cross-section.
  • the piston profile surface 66 limits the piston.
  • An excellent area of the piston is the piston head 68 which forms the sealing gap along with the housing during one revolution on one part of the track and on another part of the track together with the cooperating piston.
  • a channel 60 is provided which extends to the central hole. It can advantageously be designed as a bore and have a thread 64, which is in engagement with a mating thread on a form-locking element 70.
  • the positive-locking element extends with a second section 74 in the channel and with a first section 72 it extends into the shaft recess 62.
  • the second section forms a positive connection with the channel both in the direction of the shaft axis 100 and in the circumferential direction 102, as shown in FIGS FIGS. 2 and 3 is apparent.
  • In the direction of the shaft axis of the first portion forms a frictional engagement with the shaft recess, whereby the piston is axially fixed on the shaft.
  • the extension 72 of the shaft recess in the direction of the shaft axis is greater than that of the first section, which has an approximately circular cross-section.
  • the form-fitting element fills the channel up to the piston head, so that the dead volume contained in the channel between positive-locking element and piston profile surface is kept small.
  • Fig. 5 to 8 show a second embodiment. It shows Fig. 5 a section perpendicular to the shaft axis 100 by the piston 40 and shaft 4. A section along the line III-III 'is in Fig. 6 stated while Fig. 7 the cut after the Line IV-IV 'off Fig. 6 shows. Fig. 8 Finally, a perspective and schematic representation of the positive-locking element itself.
  • Piston 40 and shaft 4 are designed as in the first embodiment.
  • the piston has a Wälzkolbengeometrie with a roughly mecanicförmigen cross-section and is limited by the piston profile surface 66 with respect to the suction chamber.
  • a channel 60 begins, which is preferably designed as a bore with a channel axis 104 and an internal thread 64.
  • a form-locking element 80 has two sections, wherein the first section 82 forms a positive connection with a shaft recess 62.
  • the second section 84 is designed and arranged in the channel so that it forms a positive connection in the circumferential direction 102 and the direction of the shaft axis 100 with this.
  • a securing element 78 is arranged in the channel.
  • This securing element has a thread which is in engagement with the thread of the channel.
  • a biasing force is generated on the positive-locking element, which presses this against the shaft.
  • the shaft recess has an extension 76 in the direction of the shaft axis, which is greater than that of the first portion, so that the piston is displaceable on the shaft before generating the biasing force.
  • the first portion forms a positive connection in the circumferential direction 102.
  • the securing element also prevents the displacement of the form-fitting element in the channel by the centrifugal forces occurring during rotation of the piston.
  • the securing element largely fills the channel up to the piston head, so that the harmful volume is kept small, in which gas is trapped and transported from the discharge side to the suction side.
  • FIG. 8 The perspective view in Fig. 8 explains further details of the positive-locking element according to the second embodiment.
  • the form-fitting element has planar contact surfaces 94 and 94 ', which cooperate with the shaft recess in the mounted state. It is advantageous to align the contact surface parallel to a plane spanned by channel axis 104 and shaft direction 100 and parallel to one another. This results in a planar contact between the first portion and shaft recess, wherein the acting forces are substantially perpendicular to the plane and act in the circumferential direction 102.
  • the surface pressure on the material is significantly lower compared to a line contact, which improves the long-term stability of the connection, since plastic deformation under continuous load is prevented.
  • a chamfer 92 on a lower end face 96 facilitates assembly, since tilting is prevented.
  • the lower end face forms a frictional engagement with the shaft recess in the mounted state.
  • the contact surfaces provide a positive connection in the circumferential direction and a frictional connection in the shaft direction.
  • the contact surface 94 and 94 ' may be flat and form an acute angle with each other.
  • the assembly is easier. If the vacuum technical requirements allow a low dynamic load of the connection of shaft and piston, the assembly advantage can outweigh the pressure disadvantage.
  • those surfaces of the shaft recess which contact the contact surfaces in the mounted state are designed parallel to these. It forms in the assembled state, a frictional engagement, which fixes the positive-locking element and above the piston in the axial direction.
  • the second section 84 is designed as a cylindrical body.
  • An upper end face 86 is in the mounted state with the securing element in contact.
  • a bore with an internal thread 88 is provided, which is accessible through the channel.
  • the interlocking element can be very easily mounted and removed by means of a standing with this internal thread engaging tool and removed from the channel. Both manufacturing and separating the connection of shaft and piston are considerably simplified.
  • a chamfer 90 between the upper face and cylinder supports this, in that it prevents jamming and jamming in the channel, in particular during disassembly.
  • the first section 82 may undergo further embodiments.
  • So cone top, truncated cone, wedge and stump are favorable designs.
  • a conical or wedge tip can be used to leave a plastic impression in the bottom of the shaft recess on the contact pressure, which prevents axial displacement by positive engagement.
  • a cylindrical or frusto-conical configuration of the positive connection can also by the design according to Fig. 9 be created.
  • the lower end face 96 of the first section 82 of the positive-locking element 80 has a cutting edge 98. By biasing the positive-locking element in the channel, this cutting edge cuts into the shaft recess and thus forms a positive connection.
  • the channel preferably begins in the region of the piston head. It may be so offset from the point with the greatest distance to the shaft axis, that it is not in the narrowest region of the sealing gap to lie comes. This reduces the influence on the vacuum properties of the piston.
  • Both embodiments are advantageous for multi-stage vacuum pumps. Due to manufacturing tolerances, an angular offset between the pistons on a shaft may occur in the prior art, i. the pistons 40, 44 and 48 are mutually twisted mounted on the shaft. This worsens the column.
  • the connection according to the embodiments prevents this, since a channel, in particular a bore can be positioned with very small tolerances and backlash relative to the piston profile. The same applies to a plurality of mutually axially offset shaft recesses.

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