WO2023136262A1 - 真空ポンプ、真空ポンプ用回転体、及び真空ポンプの製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a vacuum pump such as a turbomolecular pump, a rotor for a vacuum pump, and a method for manufacturing a vacuum pump.
- a turbomolecular pump is generally known as a type of vacuum pump.
- this turbo-molecular pump when the motor in the pump body is energized, the rotor blades are rotated, and the gas molecules (gas molecules) of the gas (process gas) sucked into the pump body are blown off, thereby exhausting the gas.
- gas molecules gas molecules
- process gas process gas
- a rotor for a turbomolecular pump is provided on a motor-driven rotating body so as to protrude in the radial direction. Since the rotating body rotates at high speed, a large centrifugal force acts on it during rotation. For this reason, the rotating body has the following constraints, for example. (1) High-precision machining is required to prevent imbalance during rotation. (2) High material strength is required to withstand the centrifugal force generated during high-speed rotation.
- the rotating body is often machined entirely from a cylindrical material.
- most of the material for example, 80% or more is cut off, resulting in a large waste of the material.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for separately manufacturing a cylindrical rotor shaft (rotor shaft (15)) and a disk-shaped rotor disk (rotor disk 66) and combining them.
- Patent Literature 1 discloses the following three methods for combining a rotor shaft and a rotor disk. However, each method has its own problems, and application of each method is not easy.
- Method 1 Both (rotor shaft (15) and rotor disk (66)) are tightly fitted (paragraphs 0028 and 0081). Problems of Method 1: A ring-shaped component such as the rotor disk (66) tends to expand due to the centrifugal force generated during high-speed rotation. A large tightening allowance is required so that the rotor disk (66) does not loosen. Therefore, the load (load due to press fitting, load due to pressurization, load due to stress) acting on the rotor disk (66) increases.
- Method 2 Both are joined by friction welding, friction stir welding, or the like (paragraph 0063).
- An object of the present invention is to provide a vacuum pump, a rotor for a vacuum pump, and a method for manufacturing a vacuum pump that can prevent material from being wasted and are easy to manufacture.
- the vacuum pump according to the present invention comprises a vacuum vessel, A vacuum pump comprising a rotating body rotatably installed in the vacuum vessel, The rotating body is It is characterized by having a structure in which a second part formed by solidifying powder is covered around a first part arranged inside.
- the vacuum pump rotor according to the present invention is a vacuum pump rotor that is rotatably installed in a vacuum vessel of a vacuum pump, and comprises: It is characterized by having a structure in which a second part formed by solidifying powder is covered around a first part arranged inside.
- a method for manufacturing a vacuum pump according to the present invention comprises: a vacuum vessel; and a rotating body rotatably installed in the vacuum vessel, The rotating body is a first step of covering a first part arranged inside with a second part formed by hardening powder; and a second step of sintering both the first component and the second component.
- a vacuum pump it is possible to provide a vacuum pump, a vacuum pump component part, and a method for manufacturing a vacuum pump that can prevent material from being wasted and that is easy to manufacture.
- FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the configuration of a turbo-molecular pump according to one embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of an amplifier circuit
- FIG. 4 is a time chart showing control when a current command value is greater than a detected value
- 4 is a time chart showing control when a current command value is smaller than a detected value
- FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view schematically showing the structure of a rotating body; It is explanatory drawing which shows the state after a sintering process from before assembly of a rotary body. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the manufacturing operation of a rotary body. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the three-dimensional shaping
- FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration and gas flow of a turbo-molecular pump of a type that includes both a Sigburn-type exhaust mechanism and a Holweck-type exhaust mechanism
- FIG. 11 is an explanatory view schematically showing gas flow in a portion surrounded by a two-dot chain line frame L in FIG. 10
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing an upstream plate surface of a downstream stationary disc; It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows a rotating disk ring part typically.
- PBF method shows typically the three-dimensional shaping
- DED method DED method.
- FIG. 1 shows a turbomolecular pump 100 as a vacuum pump according to an embodiment of the invention.
- the turbo-molecular pump 100 is designed to be connected to a vacuum chamber (not shown) of target equipment such as semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
- FIG. 1 A longitudinal sectional view of this turbomolecular pump 100 is shown in FIG.
- a turbo-molecular pump 100 has an intake port 101 formed at the upper end of a cylindrical outer cylinder 127 .
- a rotating body 103 having a plurality of rotating blades 102 (102a, 102b, 102c, . is provided inside the outer cylinder 127.
- a rotor shaft 113 is attached to the center of the rotor 103, and the rotor shaft 113 is levitated in the air and position-controlled by, for example, a 5-axis control magnetic bearing.
- the upper radial electromagnet 104 has four electromagnets arranged in pairs on the X-axis and the Y-axis.
- Four upper radial sensors 107 are provided near the upper radial electromagnets 104 and corresponding to the respective upper radial electromagnets 104 .
- the upper radial sensor 107 is, for example, an inductance sensor or an eddy current sensor having a conductive winding, and detects the position of the rotor shaft 113 based on the change in the inductance of this conductive winding, which changes according to the position of the rotor shaft 113 .
- This upper radial sensor 107 is configured to detect the radial displacement of the rotor shaft 113 , ie the rotor 103 fixed thereto, and send it to the controller 200 .
- a compensation circuit having a PID adjustment function generates an excitation control command signal for the upper radial electromagnet 104 based on the position signal detected by the upper radial sensor 107, as shown in FIG.
- An amplifier circuit 150 controls the excitation of the upper radial electromagnet 104 based on the excitation control command signal, thereby adjusting the upper radial position of the rotor shaft 113 .
- the rotor shaft 113 is made of a high magnetic permeability material (iron, stainless steel, etc.) or the like, and is attracted by the magnetic force of the upper radial electromagnet 104 . Such adjustments are made independently in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction.
- the lower radial electromagnet 105 and the lower radial sensor 108 are arranged in the same manner as the upper radial electromagnet 104 and the upper radial sensor 107 so that the lower radial position of the rotor shaft 113 is set to the upper radial position. adjusted in the same way.
- the axial electromagnets 106A and 106B are arranged so as to vertically sandwich a disk-shaped metal disk 111 provided below the rotor shaft 113 .
- the metal disk 111 is made of a high magnetic permeability material such as iron.
- An axial sensor 109 is provided to detect axial displacement of the rotor shaft 113 and is configured to transmit its axial position signal to the controller 200 .
- a compensation circuit having, for example, a PID adjustment function generates an excitation control command signal for each of the axial electromagnets 106A and 106B based on the axial position signal detected by the axial sensor 109.
- the amplifier circuit 150 controls the excitation of the axial electromagnets 106A and 106B, respectively.
- the axial electromagnet 106B attracts the metal disk 111 downward, and the axial position of the rotor shaft 113 is adjusted.
- control device 200 appropriately adjusts the magnetic force exerted on the metal disk 111 by the axial electromagnets 106A and 106B, magnetically levitates the rotor shaft 113 in the axial direction, and holds the rotor shaft 113 in the space without contact. ing.
- the amplifier circuit 150 that controls the excitation of the upper radial electromagnet 104, the lower radial electromagnet 105, and the axial electromagnets 106A and 106B will be described later.
- the motor 121 has a plurality of magnetic poles circumferentially arranged to surround the rotor shaft 113 .
- Each magnetic pole is controlled by the control device 200 so as to rotationally drive the rotor shaft 113 via an electromagnetic force acting between the magnetic poles and the rotor shaft 113 .
- the motor 121 incorporates a rotation speed sensor (not shown) such as a Hall element, resolver, encoder, etc., and the rotation speed of the rotor shaft 113 is detected by the detection signal of this rotation speed sensor.
- phase sensor (not shown) is attached, for example, near the lower radial direction sensor 108 to detect the phase of rotation of the rotor shaft 113 .
- the control device 200 detects the position of the magnetic pole using both the detection signals from the phase sensor and the rotational speed sensor.
- a plurality of fixed wings 123 (123a, 123b, 123c...) are arranged with a slight gap (predetermined interval) from the rotary wings 102 (102a, 102b, 102c).
- the rotor blades 102 (102a, 102b, 102c, . . . ) are inclined at a predetermined angle from a plane perpendicular to the axis of the rotor shaft 113 in order to move molecules of the exhaust gas downward by collision.
- the fixed blades 123 are also inclined at a predetermined angle from a plane perpendicular to the axis of the rotor shaft 113, and are arranged inwardly of the outer cylinder 127 in a staggered manner with the stages of the rotary blades 102. ing.
- the outer peripheral end of the fixed wing 123 is supported by being inserted between a plurality of stacked fixed wing spacers 125 (125a, 125b, 125c, . . . ).
- the fixed wing spacer 125 is a ring-shaped member, and is made of metal such as aluminum, iron, stainless steel, copper, or an alloy containing these metals as components.
- An outer cylinder 127 is fixed to the outer circumference of the stationary blade spacer 125 with a small gap therebetween.
- a base portion 129 is provided at the bottom of the outer cylinder 127 .
- An exhaust port 133 is formed in the base portion 129 and communicates with the outside. Exhaust gas that has entered the intake port 101 from the chamber (vacuum chamber) side and has been transferred to the base portion 129 is sent to the exhaust port 133 .
- a threaded spacer 131 is arranged between the lower portion of the stationary blade spacer 125 and the base portion 129 depending on the application of the turbomolecular pump 100 .
- the threaded spacer 131 is a cylindrical member made of a metal such as aluminum, copper, stainless steel, iron, or an alloy containing these metals, and has a plurality of helical thread grooves 131a on its inner peripheral surface. It is stipulated.
- the spiral direction of the thread groove 131 a is the direction in which the molecules of the exhaust gas move toward the exhaust port 133 when they move in the rotation direction of the rotor 103 .
- a lower cylindrical portion 103b of the rotating body 103b hangs from the lower part of the rotating body 103a in which the rotating blades 102 (102a, 102b, 102c, . . . ) of the rotating body 103 are formed.
- the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body lower cylindrical portion 103b is cylindrical and protrudes toward the inner peripheral surface of the threaded spacer 131, and is separated from the inner peripheral surface of the threaded spacer 131 by a predetermined gap. are in close proximity.
- the exhaust gas transferred to the screw groove 131a by the rotary blade 102 and the fixed blade 123 is sent to the base portion 129 while being guided by the screw groove 131a.
- the threaded spacer 131 and the rotating body lower cylindrical portion 103b facing thereto constitute a Holweck exhaust mechanism portion 204.
- the Holweck exhaust mechanism 204 gives directionality to the exhaust gas by rotating the rotor lower cylindrical portion 103 b with respect to the threaded spacer 131 , thereby improving the exhaust characteristics of the turbo-molecular pump 100 .
- the Holweck exhaust mechanism 204 will be described later.
- the base portion 129 is a disk-shaped member that constitutes the base portion of the turbomolecular pump 100, and is generally made of metal such as iron, aluminum, or stainless steel.
- the base portion 129 physically holds the turbo-molecular pump 100 and also functions as a heat conduction path, so a metal such as iron, aluminum, or copper that has rigidity and high thermal conductivity is used. is desirable.
- the fixed blade spacers 125 are joined to each other at their outer peripheral portions, and transmit the heat received by the fixed blades 123 from the rotary blades 102 and the frictional heat generated when the exhaust gas contacts the fixed blades 123 to the outside.
- the threaded spacer 131 is arranged on the outer circumference of the rotating body lower cylindrical portion 103b of the rotating body 103, and the inner peripheral surface of the threaded spacer 131 is provided with the thread groove 131a.
- a thread groove is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotor lower cylindrical portion 103b and a spacer having a cylindrical inner peripheral surface is arranged around it.
- the gas sucked from the intake port 101 may move the upper radial electromagnet 104, the upper radial sensor 107, the motor 121, the lower radial electromagnet 105, the lower radial sensor 108, the shaft
- the electrical section is surrounded by a stator column 122 so as not to intrude into the electrical section composed of the directional electromagnets 106A and 106B, the axial direction sensor 109, etc., and the interior of the stator column 122 is maintained at a predetermined pressure with purge gas. It may drip.
- a pipe (not shown) is arranged in the base portion 129, and the purge gas is introduced through this pipe.
- the introduced purge gas is delivered to the exhaust port 133 through gaps between the protective bearing 120 and the rotor shaft 113 , between the rotor and stator of the motor 121 , and between the stator column 122 and the inner cylindrical portion of the rotor blade 102 .
- the turbo-molecular pump 100 requires model identification and control based on individually adjusted unique parameters (for example, various characteristics corresponding to the model).
- the turbomolecular pump 100 has an electronic circuit section 141 in its body.
- the electronic circuit section 141 includes a semiconductor memory such as an EEP-ROM, electronic components such as semiconductor elements for accessing the same, a board 143 for mounting them, and the like.
- the electronic circuit section 141 is accommodated, for example, below a rotational speed sensor (not shown) near the center of a base section 129 that constitutes the lower portion of the turbo-molecular pump 100 and is closed by an airtight bottom cover 145 .
- some of the process gases introduced into the chamber have the property of becoming solid when their pressure exceeds a predetermined value or their temperature falls below a predetermined value. be.
- the pressure of the exhaust gas is lowest at the inlet 101 and highest at the outlet 133 .
- the process gas is transported from the inlet 101 to the outlet 133, if its pressure becomes higher than a predetermined value or its temperature becomes lower than a predetermined value, the process gas becomes solid and turbo molecules are formed. It adheres and deposits inside the pump 100 .
- a solid product eg, AlCl3
- the deposits narrow the pump flow path and cause the performance of the turbo-molecular pump 100 to deteriorate.
- the above-described product is likely to solidify and adhere to portions near the exhaust port and near the threaded spacer 131 where the pressure is high.
- a heater (not shown) or an annular water cooling pipe 149 is wrapped around the outer circumference of the base portion 129 or the like, and a temperature sensor (for example, a thermistor) (not shown) is embedded in the base portion 129. Based on the signal from the temperature sensor, heating of the heater and cooling by the water cooling pipe 149 are controlled (hereinafter referred to as TMS: Temperature Management System) so as to keep the temperature of the base portion 129 at a constant high temperature (set temperature). It is
- the amplifier circuit 150 that controls the excitation of the upper radial electromagnet 104, the lower radial electromagnet 105, and the axial electromagnets 106A and 106B will be described.
- a circuit diagram of this amplifier circuit is shown in FIG.
- an electromagnet winding 151 constituting the upper radial electromagnet 104 and the like has one end connected to a positive electrode 171a of a power source 171 via a transistor 161, and the other end connected to a current detection circuit 181 and a transistor 162. is connected to the negative electrode 171b of the power source 171 via the .
- the transistors 161 and 162 are so-called power MOSFETs and have a structure in which a diode is connected between their source and drain.
- the transistor 161 has its diode cathode terminal 161 a connected to the positive electrode 171 a and anode terminal 161 b connected to one end of the electromagnet winding 151 .
- the transistor 162 has a diode cathode terminal 162a connected to the current detection circuit 181 and an anode terminal 162b connected to the negative electrode 171b.
- the diode 165 for current regeneration has a cathode terminal 165a connected to one end of the electromagnet winding 151 and an anode terminal 165b connected to the negative electrode 171b.
- the current regeneration diode 166 has its cathode terminal 166a connected to the positive electrode 171a and its anode terminal 166b connected to the other end of the electromagnet winding 151 via the current detection circuit 181. It has become so.
- the current detection circuit 181 is composed of, for example, a Hall sensor type current sensor or an electric resistance element.
- the amplifier circuit 150 configured as described above corresponds to one electromagnet. Therefore, if the magnetic bearing is controlled by five axes and there are a total of ten electromagnets 104, 105, 106A, and 106B, a similar amplifier circuit 150 is configured for each of the electromagnets, and ten amplifier circuits are provided for the power supply 171. 150 are connected in parallel.
- the amplifier control circuit 191 is configured by, for example, a digital signal processor section (hereinafter referred to as a DSP section) not shown in the control device 200, and this amplifier control circuit 191 switches the transistors 161 and 162 on/off. It's like
- the amplifier control circuit 191 compares the current value detected by the current detection circuit 181 (a signal reflecting this current value is called a current detection signal 191c) and a predetermined current command value. Then, based on this comparison result, the magnitude of the pulse width (pulse width times Tp1, Tp2) to be generated within the control cycle Ts, which is one cycle of PWM control, is determined. As a result, the gate drive signals 191 a and 191 b having this pulse width are output from the amplifier control circuit 191 to the gate terminals of the transistors 161 and 162 .
- a high voltage of about 50 V is used as the power source 171 so that the current flowing through the electromagnet winding 151 can be rapidly increased (or decreased).
- a capacitor is usually connected between the positive electrode 171a and the negative electrode 171b of the power source 171 for stabilizing the power source 171 (not shown).
- electromagnet current iL the current flowing through the electromagnet winding 151
- electromagnet current iL the current flowing through the electromagnet winding 151
- flywheel current is held.
- the hysteresis loss in the amplifier circuit 150 can be reduced, and the power consumption of the entire circuit can be suppressed.
- high-frequency noise such as harmonics generated in the turbo-molecular pump 100 can be reduced.
- the electromagnet current iL flowing through the electromagnet winding 151 can be detected.
- the transistors 161 and 162 are turned off only once during the control cycle Ts (for example, 100 ⁇ s) for the time corresponding to the pulse width time Tp1. turn on both. Therefore, the electromagnet current iL during this period increases from the positive electrode 171a to the negative electrode 171b toward a current value iLmax (not shown) that can flow through the transistors 161,162.
- both the transistors 161 and 162 are turned off only once in the control cycle Ts for the time corresponding to the pulse width time Tp2 as shown in FIG. . Therefore, the electromagnet current iL during this period decreases from the negative electrode 171b to the positive electrode 171a toward a current value iLmin (not shown) that can be regenerated via the diodes 165,166.
- either one of the transistors 161 and 162 is turned on after the pulse width times Tp1 and Tp2 have elapsed. Therefore, the flywheel current is held in the amplifier circuit 150 during this period.
- the upper side (intake port 101 side) in FIG. 15 is provided on the base portion 129 so as to protrude to the right in the drawing) serves as an exhaust portion connected to an auxiliary pump (back pump), etc., not shown.
- the turbo-molecular pump 100 can be used not only in the vertical posture shown in FIG. 1, but also in an inverted posture, a horizontal posture, and an inclined posture.
- turbo-molecular pump 100 the outer cylinder 127 and the base portion 129 described above are combined to form one case (both may be collectively referred to as "main body casing” below).
- the turbo-molecular pump 100 is electrically (and structurally) connected to a box-shaped electrical case (not shown), and the control device 200 described above is incorporated in the electrical case.
- the internal structure of the body casing (combination of the outer cylinder 127 and the base portion 129) of the turbo-molecular pump 100 consists of a rotation mechanism portion that rotates the rotor shaft 113 and the like by the motor 121, and an exhaust mechanism portion that is rotationally driven by the rotation mechanism portion.
- the exhaust mechanism includes a turbo-molecular pump mechanism composed of the rotor blade 102, the fixed vane 123, and the like, and a screw groove pump mechanism composed of the rotor lower cylindrical portion 103b, the threaded spacer 131, and the like (Holweck type 204) can be considered separately.
- the purge gas (protective gas) described above is used to protect the bearings, the rotor blades 102, etc., prevent corrosion due to the exhaust gas (process gas), cool the rotor blades 102, and the like.
- This purge gas can be supplied by a general method.
- the purge gas port 13 extending linearly in the radial direction is provided at a predetermined portion of the base portion 129 (such as a position separated from the exhaust port 133 by approximately 180 degrees).
- a purge gas is supplied to the purge gas port 13 from the outside of the base portion 129 through a purge gas cylinder (such as an N2 gas cylinder) or a flow controller (valve device).
- the protective bearing 120 described above is also called a “touchdown (T/D) bearing", a “backup bearing”, or the like. These protective bearings 120 prevent the position and posture of the rotor shaft 113 from changing significantly and damage the rotor blades 102 and its surroundings even in the unlikely event that trouble occurs in the electrical system or air intrusion. It is designed not to.
- the rotating body 103 has a structure in which a second part formed by hardening powder covers the periphery of the first part arranged inside.
- the rotating body 103 includes an inner cylindrical portion 302, an outer cylindrical portion 304, and multiple stages (here, eleven stages) of blade ring portions 306a to 306k.
- the inner barrel 302 is classified as a first component
- the outer barrel 304 and blade annulus portions 306a-306k are classified as a second component.
- the first part (here, the inner cylinder part 302) is arranged relatively inward, and the second part (here, the outer cylinder part 304 and the blade annulus parts 306a-306k) are arranged outside the first part. placed.
- the second part is shrunk (reduced) and joined to the first part when the rotating body 103 is manufactured. A method for manufacturing the first component and the second component and a method for manufacturing the rotor 103 will be described later.
- the outer cylindrical portion 304 shown in the left and right views in FIG. 6 is classified as a first component and constitutes the rotating body main body 103a (FIG. 1).
- the inner tubular portion 302 is formed in a stepped cylindrical shape.
- the outer diameter of the inner cylindrical portion 302 is larger toward one end (lower end in FIG. 6) in the axial direction and gradually becomes smaller toward the other end (upper end in FIG. 6).
- a first stepped portion 312 , a second stepped portion 314 , and a third stepped portion 316 are formed in order from the upper end side to the lower end side on the outer peripheral surface 310 of the inner cylindrical portion 302 .
- the sizes of the first stepped portion 312, the second stepped portion 314, and the third stepped portion 316 are different from each other.
- the size of these stepped portions 312 , 314 , 316 can be represented by the amount of protrusion (projection amount) in the radial direction of the rotating body 103 .
- the first stepped portion 312 is the largest and the third stepped portion 316 is larger than the second stepped portion 314 .
- the projecting directions of the first stepped portion 312, the second stepped portion 314, and the third stepped portion 316 are directions extending within the XY plane in the orthogonal coordinates.
- the inner cylindrical portion 302 is open at both ends in the vertical direction (Z-axis direction), and has a disk portion 318 in the middle in the axial direction.
- a through hole 320 is provided in the center of the disc portion 318 .
- the disc portion 318 is arranged at substantially the same position as the first stepped portion 312 with respect to the axis of the inner tubular portion 302 .
- the second stepped portion 314 is located approximately midway between the disk portion 318 and the lower end portion of the inner tubular portion 302 .
- the third stepped portion 316 is arranged at the lower end portion of the inner tubular portion 302 .
- first cylindrical portion 322 the portion on the upper end side of the first stepped portion 312 will be referred to as a first cylindrical portion 322, and the portion between the first stepped portion 312 and the second stepped portion 314 will be referred to as a second cylindrical portion 322.
- second cylindrical portion 322 is a cylindrical portion 324 of .
- a portion between the second stepped portion 314 and the third stepped portion 316 is defined as a third cylindrical portion 326 .
- a flange portion 328 is formed at the lower end portion of the third cylindrical portion 326 and projects radially over the entire circumference.
- the outer cylindrical portion 304 is formed in a cylindrical shape with open upper and lower ends (both ends in the axial direction).
- the outer cylindrical portion 304 is classified as a second component, and constitutes the rotating body lower cylindrical portion 103b described above.
- a perfectly circular upper opening 332 is formed in the upper portion of the outer cylindrical portion 304 , and a similarly perfectly circular lower opening 334 is formed in the lower portion thereof.
- the diameter (inner diameter) of upper opening 332 is smaller than the diameter (inner diameter) of lower opening 334 .
- the outer tubular portion 304 is concentrically combined with the inner tubular portion 302 and covers the inner tubular portion 302 .
- the inner tubular portion 302 enters the outer tubular portion 304 from the lower opening 334 of the outer tubular portion 304 and moves upward from the upper opening 332 of the outer tubular portion 304 as shown in the right side of FIG. protrude.
- the peripheral edge of the upper opening 332 of the outer tubular portion 304 rests on the flange 328 of the inner tubular portion 302, and the flange 328 engages the peripheral edge of the upper opening 332 of the outer tubular portion 304 from below.
- the outer cylindrical portion 304 constitutes the rotor lower cylindrical portion 103b (FIG. 1) of the Holweck exhaust mechanism portion 204. As shown in FIG. 1, in the Holweck exhaust mechanism 204, the rotor lower cylindrical portion 103b faces the rotor lower cylindrical portion 103b and the threaded spacer 131 having the screw groove 131a.
- the rotating body lower cylindrical portion 103b is rotationally displaced relative to the threaded spacer 131 outside the thread groove 131a.
- the rotating body lower cylindrical portion 103b functions as a kind of wing.
- the rotation of the lower cylindrical portion 103b of the rotating body generates a flow of the exhaust gas along the thread groove 131a, giving the exhaust gas directionality.
- the second component (here, the outer cylindrical section 304) is a holder made of a cylindrical section disposed on the outer peripheral surface (constituting the outer peripheral surface). It can be said that it is equipped with a rotor for the Beck pump mechanism.
- the blade ring portions 306a to 306k are parts having the rotor blades 102 (102a, 102b, 102c, . . . ).
- a large number of rotor blades 102a to 102k protrude in the radial direction at predetermined angular intervals (for example, 10 degree intervals) on the outer peripheral portion of each cylindrical rotor blade spacer portion 336a to 336k. It is set up like this.
- the shape and orientation of the rotor blades 102a to 102k provided in a predetermined number on each of the blade ring portions 306a to 306k can be the same as general ones.
- the axial direction (Z-axis direction) lengths and inner diameters of the rotor blade spacer portions 336a to 336k are not uniform, and each is set to an optimum value according to the function and arrangement.
- the blade ring portions 306a to 306k are parts provided with rotor blades (rotor blades 102) for a turbo-molecular pump mechanism, which are radially arranged blade rows.
- the individual blade annuli 306a-306k can be classified as rotor blades for a turbomolecular pumping mechanism. Further, it is also possible to classify the blade ring portions 306a to 306k as a whole into rotor blades for a turbomolecular pump mechanism. Further, it is also possible to classify the blades up to the outer cylindrical portion 304 integrally used with the blade ring portions 306a to 306k as the rotor blades for the turbomolecular pump mechanism.
- the blade ring portions 306a to 306k are concentrically combined with the inner tubular portion 302 and covered from the outside, as shown in the left drawing in FIG. At this time, the inner cylindrical portion 302 enters the rotor blade spacer portions 336a to 336k from below, and the blade ring portions 306a to 306k are concentrically stacked in the axial direction (Z-axis direction). In the example of FIG. 6 , the blade ring portions 306 a to 306 c from the uppermost stage to the third stage are covered with the first cylindrical portion 322 of the inner cylindrical portion 302 .
- the third blade ring portion 306c from the top rests on the first stepped portion 312 of the inner cylindrical portion 302 and is supported by the first stepped portion 312 .
- the second stage blade ring portion 306b rests on the third stage blade ring portion 306c and is supported by the third stage blade ring portion 306c.
- the first stage blade ring 306a rests on the second stage blade ring 306b and rests on and is supported by the second stage blade ring 306b.
- the blade ring portions 306 d to 306 g of the fourth to seventh stages are covered with the second cylindrical portion 324 of the inner cylindrical portion 302 .
- the blade ring portion 306g of the seventh stage rests on the second stepped portion 314 of the inner cylinder portion 302 .
- the fourth to sixth stacked blade ring portions 306d to 306f are supported by the seventh blade ring portion 306g.
- the 8th to 11th stage blade ring portions 306h to 306k are covered with the third cylindrical portion 326 of the inner cylindrical portion 302.
- the eleventh stage blade ring portion 306 k rests on the peripheral edge portion of the upper opening 332 in the outer cylindrical portion 304 .
- the eighth to tenth stacked blade ring portions 306h to 306j are supported by the eleventh blade ring portion 306k.
- the inner tubular portion 302 is classified as the first component, and the outer tubular portion 304 and blade annulus portions 306a-306k are classified as the second component.
- the second part is shrunk and joined to the first part during manufacture of the rotating body 103 .
- the inner cylindrical portion 302 which is the first component, is formed by cutting out a metal block material (such as a solid cylindrical material).
- the inner cylindrical portion 302 is machined to have dimensions equivalent to those of each portion of the finished rotating body 103 during the cutting process.
- the inner barrel 302 is sintered along with the second component (here outer barrel 304 and blade annuli 306a-306k), as will be described below, without shrinkage during the sintering process. Shrinkage, if any, is significantly less compared to the second part.
- the first component here, the inner cylinder portion 302
- the second component here, the outer cylinder portion 302
- the first part here, the inner barrel 302
- the first part may also shrink slightly if sintered prior to assembly of the section 304 and blade annulus sections 306a-306k).
- the material from which the inner tubular portion 302 is cut out can be, for example, any one of an extruded material manufactured by extrusion, a cast material manufactured by casting, and a forged material manufactured by forging.
- the inner tubular portion 302 it is possible for the inner tubular portion 302 to be any one of an extruded material, a cast material, and a forged material.
- the inner cylindrical portion 302 can be composed of a single component or a plurality of components. Therefore, the inner cylindrical portion 302 can be made of at least one of an extruded material, a cast material, and a forged material. In addition, it is also possible to configure the inner cylindrical portion 302 by a combination of these materials.
- the inner cylindrical portion 302 which is the first component, can also be manufactured by other methods.
- the inner cylindrical portion 302 can be manufactured by lamination molding using a 3D printer. A method of manufacturing the inner cylindrical portion 302 with a 3D printer will be described later as another embodiment (FIGS. 14 and 15).
- the inner cylindrical portion 302 may be manufactured by powder metallurgy and sintered in advance. Again, no shrinkage occurs when sintered together with the second part (here, outer cylinder 304 and blade annuli 306a-306k).
- the outer cylindrical portion 304 and the blade ring portions 306a to 306k, which are the second component, are made of green compact.
- the green compact is composed of metal powder (powder of aluminum alloy, stainless steel, etc.) hardened by applying pressure by press molding.
- the outer cylindrical portion 304 and the blade ring portions 306a to 306k can also be manufactured by lamination molding using a 3D printer (stereolithography device).
- Laminate modeling methods by 3D printers include, for example, PBF (Powder Bed Fusion) method, BJ (Binder Jetting) method, DED (Directed Energy Deposition) method, and An FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) method and the like are known.
- the PBF method and DED method can be classified as methods that do not require sintering treatment after lamination
- the BJ method and FDM method can be classified as methods that require sintering treatment after lamination.
- the outer cylindrical portion 304 and the blade ring portions 306a-306k can be manufactured by a stereolithography machine using a method that requires a sintering process, such as the BJ method or the FDM method.
- a 3D printer By manufacturing the outer cylindrical portion 304 and the blade ring portions 306a to 306k by lamination molding using a 3D printer, it is possible to prevent the material from being wasted compared to the case of adopting scraping. An outline of the BJ method and the FDM method will be described below.
- ⁇ BJ method>> In the BJ method (FIG. 8), the head part 230 selectively jets a liquid binder 250 from an inkjet nozzle (not shown) to the material powder 238 spread flatly, and the material powder 238 is layer by layer. solidify.
- a housing 222 of a stereolithography apparatus 220 includes a material supply section 224 , a stacking section 226 , a surplus material receiving section 228 and a head section 230 .
- the material supply unit 224, the stacking unit 226, and the surplus material receiving unit 228 are arranged in one direction (from left to right in FIG. 8, the X-axis direction).
- the material supply unit 224 includes a supply elevator 232 and rollers (also called “recoater”) 234.
- the supply elevator 232 moves upward (positive direction of the Z-axis in XYZ coordinates in FIG. 8) using a threaded portion 236 to push up the material powder 238 as a whole.
- the movement amount (lifting amount) of the supply elevator 232 is, for example, about several tens of microns per movement.
- the roller 234 rotates to scrape the material powder 238 pushed up and move it to the stacking portion 226 .
- the lamination section 226 includes a lamination elevator 240 .
- the stacking unit 226 uses the screw part 242 to displace the stacking table 244 of the stacking elevator 240 downward (negative direction of the Z-axis) by a predetermined amount for each stacking.
- One displacement amount of the lamination table 244 corresponds to the modeling thickness (lamination thickness) in one lamination.
- the material powder 238 is supplied by the rollers 234 to the space generated each time the lamination table 244 is lowered, and the material powder 238 is spread over the space.
- the head section 230 is moved at high speed and positioned by the positioning mechanism section 248 .
- the positioning mechanism section 248 includes displacement mechanisms in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction.
- the positioning mechanism section 248 may include a Z-axis displacement mechanism.
- the head unit 230 selectively jets the binder 250 from the inkjet nozzles while moving based on the data of each layer of the object to be modeled (here, the outer tubular portion 304). Once one layer has been formed, the lamination table 244 is lowered and the rollers 234 lay down fresh material powder 238 . A binder 250 is sprayed onto the newly laid layer of material powder 238 according to the cross-sectional shape of the outer tubular portion 304 . The laying of the material powder 238 and the formation of each layer are repeated until the shaping of the outer tubular portion 304 is completed.
- the object to be molded is taken out, and after assembly as shown in the left diagram of FIG. 6, the molded object is sintered as shown in the right diagram of FIG. Sintering is performed to improve the mechanical properties of the material powder 238 bound by the binder 250 .
- the application of heat in a high-temperature furnace burns away the binder in the article and causes some shrinkage of the article to obtain the necessary mechanical properties.
- a stereolithography device 260 is provided with a filament supply section 262 and a head section 264 .
- parts similar to those of the BJ method (FIG. 8) are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.
- the head part 264 is mounted on the positioning mechanism part 248 and moves according to the cross-sectional shape of the object to be molded (here, the outer cylindrical part 304).
- a stereolithography apparatus 260 based on the FDM method draws out filaments 266 containing a binder from a filament supply section 262 .
- the three-dimensional modeling apparatus 260 extrudes the filament 266 from the head section 264 while melting it with the heat of the heat source, stacks each layer on the layering table 244, and performs three-dimensional modeling.
- a support 400 as shown in FIG. 7 is used when assembling the inner tubular portion 302, the outer tubular portion 304, and the blade ring portions 306a to 306k.
- the support 400 is formed in a columnar shape with steps.
- FIG. 7 shows the state of the outer cylindrical portion 304 and the blade ring portions 306a to 306k after sintering (after shrinkage).
- the support 400 is also used during the sintering process, but it does not shrink like the outer cylinder part 304, and the dimensions before and after the sintering process are almost the same.
- the support 400 will be described with reference to FIG. 7 regardless of whether it is before or after the sintering process.
- the outer diameter of the support 400 is larger toward one axial end (lower end in FIG. 7) and gradually becomes smaller toward the other end (upper end in FIG. 7).
- a first stepped portion 412 and a second stepped portion 414 are formed in order from the upper end side to the lower end side on the outer peripheral surface 410 of the support 400 .
- the sizes of the first stepped portion 412 and the second stepped portion 414 are approximately the same.
- the upper end portion of the support 400 is a first cylindrical portion 416 having a relatively small diameter, and the portion below the first cylindrical portion 416 has a larger diameter than the first cylindrical portion 416. It is a second cylindrical portion 418 .
- a flange portion 420 radially protrudes from the lower end portion of the second columnar portion 418 over the entire circumference.
- the inner tubular portion 302 When covering the inner tubular portion 302 with the outer tubular portion 304, first, the inner tubular portion 302 is placed over the first cylindrical portion 416 of the support 400 from above.
- the flange portion 328 of the inner cylindrical portion 302 is placed over the first stepped portion 412 of the support 400 and placed on the second cylindrical portion 418 .
- the flange portion 328 of the inner cylindrical portion 302 is in contact with the second cylindrical portion 418 from above.
- the inner diameter of the third cylindrical portion 326 of the inner cylindrical portion 302 is formed somewhat larger than the diameter of the first cylindrical portion 416 of the support 400 . Therefore, a gap 430 is generated between the third cylindrical portion 326 of the inner cylindrical portion 302 and the first cylindrical portion 416 of the support 400 .
- a peripheral portion of the upper opening 332 of the outer tubular portion 304 is in contact with the flange portion 328 of the inner tubular portion 302 from above. Therefore, the position of the outer tubular portion 304 in the axial direction (Z-axis direction) is regulated by the flange portion 328 of the inner tubular portion 302 .
- the outer cylindrical portion 304 and the blade ring portions 306a to 306k shrink by about 20% while being supported by the support 400.
- the inner cylindrical portion 302 is formed by a method such as cutting so as not to shrink during the sintering process.
- the outer tubular portion 304 that covers the inner tubular portion 302 and the blade ring portions 306a to 306k contract and come into close contact with the inner tubular portion 302. As shown in FIG.
- the heat in the sintering process fuses and joins the inner cylindrical portion 302, the outer cylindrical portion 304, and the blade ring portions 306a to 306k.
- the size of the gap between the inner cylindrical portion 302, the outer cylindrical portion 304, and the blade ring portions 306a to 306k before sintering is reduced by the contraction of the outer cylindrical portion 304 and the blade ring portions 306a to 306k. It is determined so that the gap with the cylindrical portion 302 disappears and the parts are joined together. Therefore, for example, even if the rotating body 103 is cut in the longitudinal direction after sintering, the outer cylindrical portion 304 and the blade ring portions 306a to 306k are not separated from the inner cylindrical portion 302.
- the inner cylindrical portion 302, the outer cylindrical portion 304, and the blade ring portions 306a to 306k are loosely fitted before the sintering process, and after the sintering process. It can be said that it is tightly fitted. According to such a manufacturing method, it is not necessary to press-fit, shrink-fit, weld, braze, or the like after covering the inner part with the outer part. Therefore, the work of assembling the outer tubular portion 304 and the blade ring portions 306a to 306k to the inner tubular portion 302 is easy, and damage to the material of the parts is small.
- the sintering process is not limited to being completed once, and may be performed, for example, in multiple times (twice, three times, etc.).
- the outer cylindrical portion 304 and blade ring portions 306a to 306k which are parts obtained by compacting metal powder, shrink by about 20% during the sintering process.
- parts positioned radially outward relative to the axis of the rotating body 103 are more susceptible to centrifugal force than parts positioned inside, and are more likely to be deformed during rotation. For this reason, it is conceivable to take measures to prevent loosening due to centrifugal force during rotation in the parts that have shrunk due to sintering.
- the dimensions of the parts before sintering are adjusted so that the gap (reference dimension of the gap) between the inner (shaft side) part and the outer (hole side) part satisfies the following relationship. , to set the part dimensions.
- Gap reference dimension a-(c-b)-(d+e)/2
- the meaning of each symbol is as follows.
- a Amount of change in diameter due to shrinkage during sintering [mm]
- b Amount of diameter change due to centrifugal force of the inner (shaft side) part [mm]
- c Amount of diameter change due to centrifugal force of the outer (hole side) part [mm]
- d Tolerance width of inner (shaft side) parts [mm]
- e Tolerance width of parts on the outside (hole side) [mm]
- the inner diameter of the outer parts (for example, the blade ring portions 306a to 306k) is set to 118.75 ⁇ 0.1 mm, and each part is designed using this value as a guideline.
- the engagement relationship between the inner part and the outer part gradually changes from a clearance fit to an interference fit, automatically centering (alignment). is done. Therefore, strict centering is not required during assembly work, which also facilitates assembly work.
- the outer cylindrical portion 304 and the blade ring portions 306a to 306k, which are the second parts are formed by layered molding, generation of chips can be prevented and waste of materials can be prevented compared to the case where they are formed by shaving. In addition, the labor involved in recycling waste can be reduced.
- the dimensions of the fourth to seventh stage blade ring portions 306d to 306g are preferably secured, and the height of the fourth stage blade ring portion 306d (position in the Z-axis direction) is set to the first step portion 312, the pressing force (arrow A) can be transmitted to the fourth to seventh stage blade ring portions 306d to 306g.
- the fourth to seventh stage blade ring portions 306d to 306g are pressed against the second stepped portion 314 of the inner cylindrical portion 302, preventing the blade ring portions 306d to 306g from loosening with respect to the inner cylindrical portion 302. be done.
- the dimensions of the eighth to eleventh stage blade ring portions 306h to 306k and the outer cylindrical portion 304 are suitably secured, and the height of the eighth stage blade ring portion 306h (position in the Z-axis direction) is By setting the second stepped portion 314 to be flush, the pressing force (arrow A) can be transmitted to the 8th to 11th blade ring portions 306h to 306k and the outer cylindrical portion 304. .
- the eighth to eleventh stage blade ring portions 306h to 306k and the outer cylinder portion 304 are pressed against the third step portion 316 of the inner cylinder portion 302, and the blade ring portions 306h to 306k and the outer cylinder Loosening of the portion 304 with respect to the inner tubular portion 302 is prevented.
- FIG. 7 shows the state of the outer cylindrical portion 304 and the blade ring portions 306a to 306k after contraction, as described above. After contraction, the outer tubular portion 304 and the blade rings 306a-306k are joined to the inner tubular portion 302, and a gap 432 is formed between the lower end of the outer tubular portion 304 and the flange portion 420 of the support 400. occurs.
- the contact portion between the flange portion 328 of the inner cylindrical portion 302 and the first step portion 412 of the support 400 becomes the reference position B and maintains contact even after contraction.
- the rotating body 103 shrinks as a whole, the lower end portion of the outer cylindrical portion 304 approaches the reference position B, and a gap 432 is generated between the flange portion 420 of the support 400 and the lower end portion of the outer cylindrical portion 304 .
- the first stepped portion 312 to the third stepped portion 316 are provided in the inner cylindrical portion 302, and the outer cylindrical portion 304 and the blade ring portions 306a to 306k are arranged in the vertical direction (Z-axis direction, axial direction). ), the first stepped portion 312 to the third stepped portion 316 become positioning portions.
- the first stepped portion 312 to the third stepped portion 316 can suppress the influence of positional deviation due to contraction in the vertical direction as much as possible.
- the shrinkage rate during sintering changes depending on the filling rate of the metal powder (the rate at which the metal powder is included).
- the positional deviation amount related to the blade ring portion 306a of the first stage located at the uppermost stage becomes the largest, and the positional deviation amount is negligible. It may not be possible.
- the maximum value of the positional deviation amount can be suppressed.
- positional deviation of the third-stage blade ring portion 306c, the seventh-stage blade ring portion 306g, and the outer cylindrical portion 304, which are the lowest-level parts for each group of a plurality of parts, is prevented. is suppressed.
- the amount of positional deviation becomes a value that is suppressed, and the amount of positional deviation is easily kept within the allowable level.
- the pressing force indicated by the arrow A is applied to two locations. may be given. Further, the pressing force may be applied to the rotor blade spacer portion 336a in an arc shape and partially (or intermittently). Furthermore, the pressing force can be applied via various elastic bodies (spring elements) such as spring washers, coil springs, leaf springs, and the like.
- the second part can be the above-described rotor blade for a turbomolecular pump mechanism or a rotor blade for a Holweck pump mechanism (the outer cylindrical portion 304 constituting the rotor lower cylindrical portion 103b (FIG. 1)).
- the turbo-molecular pump 100 may be provided with a Sigburn-type exhaust mechanism section 202 as shown in FIG.
- the rotor blades for the Sigburn pump mechanism (rotary disc ring portions 370a to 370c shown in FIG. 13) that constitute the Sigburn exhaust mechanism portion 202 can also be the second component.
- the Sigburn-type exhaust mechanism portion 202 may be provided in combination with the Holweck-type exhaust mechanism portion 204 .
- the Sigburn exhaust mechanism 202 may be provided alone without the Holweck exhaust mechanism 204 .
- FIG. 10 shows an example of a structure in which the turbo-molecular pump 100 is provided with both the Sigburn-type exhaust mechanism section 202 and the Holweck-type exhaust mechanism section 204 .
- the structure of the Sigburn exhaust mechanism 202 and the relationship between the Sigburn exhaust mechanism 202 and the Holweck exhaust mechanism 204 will be described below. , and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.
- the Sigburn-type exhaust mechanism 202 is a turbocharger configured by the rotor blades 102 (102a, 102b, 102c, . It is formed so as to be spatially continuous with the next stage (immediately downstream side) of the molecular pump mechanism section.
- the Holweck exhaust mechanism portion 204 is formed so as to be spatially continuous with the next stage (immediately downstream side) of the Sigburn exhaust mechanism portion 202 .
- the Sigburn-type exhaust mechanism section 202 is a Sigburn-type exhaust mechanism, and has fixed discs 349a and 349b and rotating discs 350a to 350c.
- Rotating disc ring portions 370a to 370c (FIG. 13, described later) on which rotating discs 350a to 350c are provided function as rotor blades for the Sigburn pump mechanism consisting of disc portions disposed on the outer peripheral surface. .
- the rotating discs 350a to 350c are arranged in succession to the lower stage of the rotating blade 102 and arranged in the axial direction.
- Rotating discs 350a to 350c are formed integrally with rotating body 103, and rotate in the same direction as rotor shaft 113 and rotating body 103 as rotating body 103 rotates. That is, the rotary discs 350a to 350c also rotate integrally with the rotary blades 102 (102a, 102b, 102c, . . . ).
- ridges 351 having a rectangular cross section are formed so as to protrude. Furthermore, between the adjacent mountain portions 351, as shown in FIG. 11, Sigburn spiral groove portions 352, which are spiral groove flow paths, are formed.
- FIG. 11 shows an enlarged view of the groove exhaust mechanism portion at the right side portion (within the frame L of the two-dot chain line) of the rotor shaft 113 shown in FIG.
- the groove exhaust mechanism has a line-symmetrical structure (left-right symmetrical in FIG. 10) around the axis of the main body casing (combination of the outer cylinder 127 and the base portion 129) and the rotor shaft 113, etc. Therefore, only the right portion of FIG. 10 is shown enlarged here, and the illustration of the left portion is omitted.
- the Sigburn-type exhaust mechanism section 202 having such a structure, when the motor 121 is driven, the rotary discs 350a to 350c rotate. Relative rotational displacement is then performed between the fixed discs 349a and 349b and the rotary discs 350a to 350c. Furthermore, as indicated by a large number of arrows Q (only some are labeled) in FIGS. 10 to 12, the gas transferred by the turbomolecular pump mechanism (consisting of rotor blades 102, fixed blades 123, etc.) reaches the Sigburn exhaust mechanism portion 202 of the groove exhaust mechanism portion.
- the gas that reaches the Sigburn-type exhaust mechanism 202 flows into the most upstream Sigburn spiral groove 352 and passes through a channel that gradually narrows in the depth direction (the axial direction of the rotor shaft 113). After that, the gas passes through the folded portions 354 and 356 and the Sigburn spiral groove portion 352 of a certain depth, flows in the centripetal direction (axial direction) or centrifugal direction, and flows into the Holweck type exhaust mechanism portion 204 described later.
- the rotary discs 350a to 350c are arranged side by side in the axial direction with respect to the rotary blade . For this reason, it is possible to adopt a structure that is assembled to the inner cylindrical portion 302 in the same manner as the blade ring portions 306a to 306k (FIG. 6).
- the rotary disk ring portions 370a to 370c are separately formed from green compacts obtained by hardening and solidifying metal powder.
- Rotating disc rings 370a-370c include rotating disc spacers 372a-372c similar to rotor spacers 336a-336k (FIG. 6) of blade rings 306a-306k.
- the rotating discs 350a to 350c protrude radially from the rotating disc spacer portions 372a to 372c in a flange shape.
- the rotating disk ring parts 370a to 370c can be manufactured by lamination molding using a 3D printer.
- a 3D printer As a method of layered modeling by a 3D printer, for example, the BJ method or FDM method, which requires sintering processing, is adopted as in the case of the blade ring portions 306a to 306k. Then, it is assumed that the rotating disk ring portions 370a to 370c are formed by the three-dimensional shaping apparatuses 220 and 260 using the BJ method or the FDM method.
- the rotating disk ring portions 370a to 370c are put on the inner cylindrical portion 302 in order from the outside in a state of clearance fit.
- Rotating disk ring portions 370a-370c are sintered together with inner tube portion 302, outer tube portion 304, and blade ring portions 306a-306k to be integrated with inner tube portion 302.
- FIG. The gaps between the inner circumferences of the rotating disc ring portions 370a-370c and the inner cylindrical portion 302 before sintering can be set in the same manner as for the blade ring portions 306a-306k.
- the parts having the rotating discs 350a to 350c can be machined. It can be formed without bending.
- the rotor blades for the Sigburn pump mechanism (here, the rotating disk ring portions 370a to 370c) can be easily assembled to the inner cylinder portion 302, and damage to the material of the parts is small. In addition, strict centering is not required during the assembly work, which also facilitates the assembly work.
- the Holweck type exhaust mechanism section 204 When the Holweck type exhaust mechanism section 204 is provided in the next stage of such a Sigburn type exhaust mechanism section 202 as in the example of FIGS. 366 receives gas.
- the Holweck exhaust passage 360 is guided from the outer circumference to the inner circumference by the received Holweck spiral groove 362 and introduced into the screw groove 131a through the bent portion. Further, in the screw groove 131a, the introduced gas is guided downstream along the screw groove 131a as the rotating body 103 rotates.
- the Holweck type exhaust mechanism 204 transfers gas radially with respect to the axis of the rotor shaft 113 and transfers gas in the axial direction of the rotor shaft 113. It's becoming However, the portion that transfers gas in the radial direction is classified as being included in the Sigburn exhaust mechanism portion 202, and only the portion that transfers gas in the axial direction of the rotor shaft 113 is classified as the Holweck exhaust mechanism portion 204. It is also possible to
- the inner tubular portion 302 which is the first component, is formed by cutting out a metal block material (cylindrical material, etc.).
- the inner tubular portion 302 is manufactured by lamination molding using a 3D printer.
- a PBF method or a DED method can be used to manufacture the inner tubular portion 302 .
- the PBF method and the DED method can be classified as methods that do not require a sintering treatment after lamination.
- 3D printer stereolithography device
- An outline of the PBF method or the DED method will be described below. Parts similar to those of the BJ method shown in FIG. 8 and the FDM method shown in FIG. ⁇ PBF method>> In the PBF method (FIG.
- the material powder 238 spread flatly is laminated layer by layer while being melted and fixed by a heat source (laser, electron beam, etc.) output from the head section 272 .
- a laser is used as a heat source in the stereolithography apparatus 270 shown in FIG.
- the head unit 272 emits a laser beam 274 from a laser light source via an internal optical system (not shown).
- the laser light 274 is irradiated (laser irradiation) with a predetermined beam diameter toward the material powder 238 directly below (in the negative direction of the Z axis).
- the irradiation of the laser light 274 melts and solidifies the material powder 238 .
- the irradiation shape of the laser beam 274 (the shape of the movement locus of the laser beam 274) is determined based on the data of each layer obtained by slicing the 3D model data of the inner cylindrical portion 302. FIG. When laser irradiation for one layer is completed, laser irradiation for the next layer is performed, and supply of the material powder 238 and laser irradiation are repeated.
- the area where the build takes place (the build area) may be filled with an inert gas such as argon (Ar) to reduce the oxygen concentration and prevent the material powder 238 from oxidizing. .
- a plurality of head units 272 may be mounted to improve productivity.
- a directed energy beam such as a laser, an electron beam, or a plasma arc
- the head portion 284 is mounted on the positioning mechanism portion 248 and moves in accordance with the contour shape of the object to be molded (here, the inner cylindrical portion 302).
- a head section 284 irradiates a laser beam (not shown) to the tip of a filament 286 led out from a filament supply section 282 .
- the filament 286 is melted or solidified by the head portion 284, and each layer of the inner cylindrical portion 302 is laminated.
- the inner cylindrical portion 302 may be formed by a three-dimensional modeling apparatus using the BJ method or the FDM method and then sintered to form the first component.
- the second part here, the outer cylinder 304 and the blade rings 306a to 306k
- the first part here, the inner cylinder
- the 3D printer that performs the BJ method or the FDM method.
- 302 can also be manufactured, and there is no need to use a 3D printer of other methods (such as the PBF method or the DED method) to manufacture the first part.
- the vacuum pump (turbo-molecular pump 100, etc.) according to the present application has the following characteristics.
- the vacuum pump according to the present application is a vacuum vessel (such as a main body casing configured by combining the outer cylinder 127 and the base portion 129);
- a vacuum pump comprising a rotating body (rotating body 103, etc.) rotatably installed in the vacuum vessel,
- the rotating body is Second parts (outer cylinder part 304, blade ring parts 306a to 306k, and rotating discs 350a to 350c, etc.).
- the first component is formed of at least one of an extruded material, a cast material, and a forged material.
- the first part is characterized by being formed by a stereolithography apparatus using the PBF method or the DED method.
- the first component is formed by a three-dimensional modeling apparatus using the BJ method or the FDM method, and then sintered.
- An embodiment of the vacuum pump according to any one of (1) to (4) above, The second part is characterized by being formed of a green compact.
- the second component is characterized by being formed by a stereolithography apparatus using the BJ method or the FDM method.
- the first part and the second part are loosely fitted before the sintering process, and are tightly fitted after the sintering process.
- the second component is characterized in that it comprises a rotor blade for a turbomolecular pump mechanism (rotor blade 102, etc.) consisting of radially arranged blade rows.
- the second component is characterized in that it includes a rotor blade for a Sigburn pump mechanism (outer cylindrical portion 304, etc.), which is a disk portion arranged on the outer peripheral surface.
- a rotor blade for a Sigburn pump mechanism (outer cylindrical portion 304, etc.), which is a disk portion arranged on the outer peripheral surface.
- the second component is characterized in that it comprises rotary vanes for a Holweck pump mechanism (rotary discs 350a to 350c, etc.), which are cylindrical portions arranged on the outer peripheral surface.
- the rotary body for a vacuum pump is In a vacuum pump rotating body (rotating body 103, etc.) that is rotatably installed in the vacuum vessel of the vacuum pump, Second parts (outer cylinder part 304, blade ring parts 306a to 306k, and rotating discs 350a to 350c, etc.).
- Second parts In one embodiment of the vacuum pump rotor according to (12) above, The first part and the second part covering the first part are both sintered.
- a method for manufacturing a vacuum pump according to the present application includes: a vacuum vessel (such as a main body casing configured by combining the outer cylinder 127 and the base portion 129); In the method for manufacturing a vacuum pump comprising a rotating body (such as rotating body 103) rotatably installed in the vacuum vessel, The rotating body is Second parts (outer cylinder part 304, blade ring parts 306a to 306k, and rotating discs 350a to 350c, etc.); and a second step of sintering both the first component and the second component.
- the first part and the second part are loosely fitted before the sintering process and are tightly fitted after the sintering process.
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(1)回転時にバランス不良が生じないよう、高精度での加工が必要。
(2)高速回転時に生じる遠心力に耐えるため、高い材料強度が必要。
方法1の課題: ロータディスク(66)のようなリング状の部品は、高速回転時に生じる遠心力によって、膨張しやすい。ロータディスク(66)が緩まないように、大きなシメシロ(しめ代)が必要となる。そのため、ロータディスク(66)に作用する負荷(圧入による負荷、与圧による負荷、応力による負荷)が増える。
(2)方法2:両者を、摩擦溶接、摩擦攪拌溶接等により接合する(段落0063)。
方法2の課題:ロータ軸(15)、ロータディスク(66)のどちらか一方を固定し、もう一方に強い荷重をかけながら回す必要がある。しかし、ロータディスク(66)には、工作機械のチャックで掴めるような箇所(平坦な箇所)がないため、ロータディスク(66)の加工が難しいと考えられる。
(3)方法3:両者を溶接等により結合させる(段落0063)。
方法3の課題:組み付けた後に対向面全体を溶接等するのが難しく、端面付近のみ(表面の浅い部分のみ)の溶接等が行われると考えられる。そのため、固定強度が不充分になり易い。
前記真空容器内に回転自在に設置された回転体と、を備えた真空ポンプにおいて、
前記回転体が、
内側に配置される第1の部品の周囲に、粉末を固めて形成された第2の部品を被せた構造を有することを特徴とする。
(2)上記目的を達成するために本発明に係る真空ポンプ用回転体は、真空ポンプの真空容器内に回転自在に設置される真空ポンプ用回転体において、
内側に配置される第1の部品の周囲に、粉末を固めて形成された第2の部品を被せた構造を有することを特徴とする。
(3)上記目的を達成するために本発明に係る真空ポンプの製造方法は、真空容器と、
前記真空容器内に回転自在に設置された回転体と、を備えた真空ポンプの製造方法において、
前記回転体が、
内側に配置される第1の部品の周囲に、粉末を固めて形成された第2の部品を被せる第1の工程と、
前記第1の部品と前記第2の部品とを共に焼結処理する第2の工程とを備えたことを特徴とする。
このターボ分子ポンプ100の縦断面図を図1に示す。図1において、ターボ分子ポンプ100は、円筒状の外筒127の上端に吸気口101が形成されている。そして、外筒127の内方には、ガスを吸引排気するためのタービンブレードである複数の回転翼102(102a、102b、102c・・・)を周部に放射状かつ多段に形成した回転体103が備えられている。この回転体103の中心にはロータ軸113が取り付けられており、このロータ軸113は、例えば5軸制御の磁気軸受により空中に浮上支持かつ位置制御されている。
図5及び図6は、上述のようなターボ分子ポンプ100に用いられている回転体103の部品の構成を概略的に示している。本実施形態において、回転体103は、内側に配置される第1の部品の周囲に、粉末を固めて形成された第2の部品を被せた構造を有する。
図6における左右の図に示す外側筒部304は、第1の部品に分類され、回転体本体103a(図1)を構成する。図6における左側の図に示すように、内側筒部302は、段付きな円筒状に形成されている。内側筒部302の外径は、軸方向の一端部(図6における下端部)ほど大きく、他端部(図6における上端部)へいくほど段階的に小さくなっている。内側筒部302の外周面310には、上端側から下端側へ順に、第1の段差部312、第2の段差部314、及び第3の段差部316が形成されている。
外側筒部304は、上下の端部(軸心方向の両端部)を開放した円筒状に形成されている。外側筒部304は、第2の部品に分類され、前述した回転体下部円筒部103bを構成するものである。外側筒部304における上部には真円状の上部開口332が形成され、下部にも、同じく真円状の下部開口334が形成されている。上部開口332の直径(内径)は、下部開口334の直径(内径)よりも小さい。
ブレード環部306a~306kは、回転翼102(102a、102b、102c・・・)、を有する部品である。ブレード環部306a~306kにおいては、筒状の回転翼スペーサ部336a~336k毎の外周部に、多数の回転翼102a~102kが、所定角度間隔(例えば10度間隔)で、半径方向に突出するよう設けられている。各ブレード環部306a~306kに所定数ずつ設けられた回転翼102a~102kの形状や向きなどは、一般的なものと同様とすることができる。
前述したように、内側筒部302は、第1の部品に分類され、外側筒部304、及びブレード環部306a~306kは、第2の部品に分類される。本実施形態では、第2の部品は、回転体103の製造時に、収縮して第1の部品に結合される。
第2の部品である外側筒部304、及びブレード環部306a~306kは、圧粉体で形成されている。圧粉体は、プレス成型により圧力を加えて固められた金属粉(アルミニウム合金やステンレス鋼などの粉)により構成されている。外側筒部304、及びブレード環部306a~306kの製造は、3Dプリンタ(立体造形装置)を用いた積層造形により行うことも可能である。
BJ法(図8)は、平坦に敷き詰めた材料粉末238に対し、ヘッド部230がインクジェットノズル(図示略)から選択的に液体の結合剤(Binder)250を噴射し、材料粉末238を一層ずつ固形化する。図8に示すBJ法においては、立体造形装置220の筐体222の中に、材料供給部224、積層部226、余剰材料受入部228、及び、ヘッド部230が備えられている。材料供給部224、積層部226、及び、余剰材料受入部228は、一方向(図8では左から右、X軸方向)に並んでいる。
図9の例のFDM法においては、立体造形装置260に、フィラメント供給部262やヘッド部264が備えられている。以下では、BJ法(図8)と同様な部分については同一符号を付し、適宜説明は省略する。
圧粉体により外側筒部304、及びブレード環部306a~306k(第2の部品)が形成された後、これらの部品は、図6における左側の図に示したように、内側筒部302(第1の部品)に組み付けられる。外側筒部304、及びブレード環部306a~306kが、内側筒部302に、同心的に被せられる。この後、内側筒部302と、内側筒部302に被せられた外側筒部304、及びブレード環部306a~306kとが共に焼結処理される。
金属粉を固めて得られた部品である外側筒部304、及びブレード環部306a~306kは、焼結工程において約20%収縮する。また、回転体103の軸心を基準として、相対的に半径方向の外側に位置する部品は、内側に位置する部品に比べて、遠心力による影響を大きく受け、回転時の変形を生じ易い。このため、焼結により収縮した部品に、回転中の遠心力によるゆるみが生じないよう、対策を施すことが考えられる。
隙間の基準寸法=a-(c-b)-(d+e)/2
ここで、各記号の意味は以下のとおりである。
a:焼結時の収縮による直径変化量[mm]
b:内側(軸側)の部品の遠心力による直径変化量[mm]
c:外側(穴側)の部品の遠心力による直径変化量[mm]
d:内側(軸側)の部品の公差幅[mm]
e:外側(穴側)の部品の公差幅[mm]
a:100mm×0.2=20mm
b:0.1mm
c:0.2mm
d:内側の部品の公差幅0.1mm(±0.05mm)
e:外側の部品の公差幅0.2mm(±0.1mm)
この条件の下では、隙間の基準寸法は、20-(0.2-0.1)-(0.1+0.2)/2=18.75mmとなり、焼結時の収縮による直径変化量(20mm)よりも小さくなる。
そして、外側の部品(例えば、ブレード環部306a~306k)の内径を、118.75±0.1mmとし、この値を目安にして、各部品の設計を行う。
<<支持具400の利用>>
焼結工程において、第2部品に20%程度の収縮が生じるが、収縮を想定した工夫を事前に施しておくことが有効である。例えば、図7に示すように支持具400を用いることにより、焼結工程において、外側筒部304、及びブレード環部306a~306が収縮しても、内側筒部302、外側筒部304、及びブレード環部306a~306の係止状態を確保でき、これらの部品同士が分離してしまうのを防止できる。
また、内側筒部302に、外側筒部304、及びブレード環部306a~306kを組み付ける際に、図7に矢印Aで示すように、上方から押圧力を付与する。このようにすることで、1段目~3段目のブレード環部306a~306cが、内側筒部302の第1の段差部312に押し付けられ、ブレード環部306a~306cの、内側筒部302に対する緩みが防止される。
第2の部品とすることができるのは、上述のようなターボ分子ポンプ機構用回転翼や、ホルベックポンプ機構用回転翼(回転体下部円筒部103b(図1)を構成する外側筒部304)に限定されない。例えば、ターボ分子ポンプ100には、図10に示すように、シグバーン型排気機構部202が備えられる場合がある。シグバーン型排気機構部202を構成するシグバーンポンプ機構用回転翼(図13に示す回転円板環部370a~370c)も、第2の部品とすることができる。
第1実施形態に係る第1の部品の製造方法においては、第1の部品である内側筒部302は、金属塊の素材(円柱状の素材など)から削り出すことにより形成されていた。本第2実施形態では、内側筒部302は、3Dプリンタを用いた積層造形により製造される。
<<PBF法>>
PBF法(図14)は、平坦に敷き詰めた材料粉末238を、ヘッド部272から出力される熱源(レーザや電子ビームなど)により、一層ずつ溶融及び固着しながら積層する。図14に示す立体造形装置270においては、熱源としてレーザが用いられている。ヘッド部272は、内蔵した光学系(図示略)を介して、レーザ光源からのレーザ光274の照射を行う。
<<DED法>>
DED法(図15)は、レーザ、電子ビーム、プラズマアークなどの指向エネルギービームにより、金属粉末(材料粉末)や、フィラメントの金属を溶融し、肉盛溶接する。以下では、これまでに説明した各種の方式と同様な部分については同一符号を付し、適宜説明は省略する。
以上説明したように、本出願に係る真空ポンプ(ターボ分子ポンプ100など)は、以下のような特徴を有している。
(1)本出願に係る真空ポンプは、
真空容器(外筒127とベース部129とが組み合わさって構成される本体ケーシングなど)と、
前記真空容器内に回転自在に設置された回転体(回転体103など)と、を備えた真空ポンプにおいて、
前記回転体が、
内側に配置される第1の部品(内側筒部302など)の周囲に、粉末を固めて形成された第2の部品(外側筒部304、ブレード環部306a~306k、及び回転円板350a~350cなど)を被せた構造を有することを特徴とする。
(2)上記(1)に係る真空ポンプの一実施形態は、
前記第1の部品が、押出材、鋳造材、及び、鍛造材のうちの少なくとも1つで形成されたことを特徴とする。
(3)上記(1)に係る真空ポンプの一実施形態は、
前記第1の部品が、PBF法またはDED法を用いた立体造形装置で形成されたことを特徴とする。
(4)上記(1)に係る真空ポンプの一実施形態は、
前記第1の部品が、BJ法またはFDM法を用いた立体造形装置で形成後、焼結されたことを特徴とする。
(5)上記(1)から(4)のいずれか一項に係る真空ポンプの一実施形態は、
前記第2の部品が、圧粉体で形成されたことを特徴とする。
(6)上記(1)から(4)のいずれか一項に係る真空ポンプの一実施形態は、
前記第2の部品が、BJ法またはFDM法を用いた立体造形装置で形成されたことを特徴とする。
(7)上記(1)から(6)のいずれか一項に係る真空ポンプの一実施形態は、
前記第1の部品と、前記第1の部品に被せられた前記第2の部品とが共に焼結処理されていることを特徴とする。
(8)上記(7)に係る真空ポンプの一実施形態は、
前記第1の部品と前記第2の部品が、前記焼結処理前には隙間バメされ、かつ、前記焼結処理後にはしまりバメされていることを特徴とする。
(9)上記(1)から(8)のいずれか一項に係る真空ポンプの一実施形態は、
前記第2の部品が、放射状に配設された翼列からなるターボ分子ポンプ機構用回転翼(回転翼102など)を備えたことを特徴とする。
(10)上記(1)から(9)のいずれか一項に係る真空ポンプの一実施形態は、
前記第2の部品が、外周面に配設された円板部からなるシグバーンポンプ機構用回転翼(外側筒部304など)を備えたことを特徴とする。
(11)上記(1)から(10)のいずれか1項に係る真空ポンプの一実施形態は、
前記第2の部品が、外周面に配設された円筒部からなるホルベックポンプ機構用回転翼(回転円板350a~350cなど)を備えたことを特徴とする。
(12)本出願に係る真空ポンプ用回転体は、
真空ポンプの真空容器内に回転自在に設置される真空ポンプ用回転体(回転体103など)において、
内側に配置される第1の部品(内側筒部302など)の周囲に、粉末を固めて形成された第2の部品(外側筒部304、ブレード環部306a~306k、及び回転円板350a~350cなど)を被せた構造を有することを特徴とする。
(13)上記(12)に係る真空ポンプ用回転体の一実施形態は、
前記第1の部品と、前記第1の部品に被せられた前記第2の部品とが共に焼結処理されていることを特徴とする。
(14)本出願に係る真空ポンプの製造方法は、
真空容器(外筒127とベース部129とが組み合わさって構成される本体ケーシングなど)と、
前記真空容器内に回転自在に設置された回転体(回転体103など)と、を備えた真空ポンプの製造方法において、
前記回転体が、
内側に配置される第1の部品(内側筒部302など)の周囲に、粉末を固めて形成された第2の部品(外側筒部304、ブレード環部306a~306k、及び回転円板350a~350cなど)を被せる第1の工程と、
前記第1の部品と前記第2の部品とを共に焼結処理する第2の工程とを備えたことを特徴とする。
(15)上記(14)に係る真空ポンプ用回転体の一実施形態は、
前記第1の部品と前記第2の部品が、前記焼結処理前には隙間バメされ、かつ、前記焼結処理後にはしまりバメされることを特徴とする。
102(102a、102b、102c・・・):回転翼
103 :回転体
113 :ロータ軸
121 :モータ
131 :ネジ付スペーサ
131a :ネジ溝
202 :シグバーン型排気機構部
204 :ホルベック型排気機構部
220、260、270、280:立体造形装置
302 :内側筒部
304 :外側筒部
306a~306k:ブレード環部
312 :第1の段差部
314 :第2の段差部
316 :第3の段差部
322 :第1の円筒部
324 :第2の円筒部
326 :第3の円筒部
328 :フランジ部
332 :上部開口
334 :下部開口
336a~336k:回転翼スペーサ部
349a、349b:固定円板
350a~350c:回転円板
370a~370c:回転円板環部
400 :支持具
Claims (15)
- 真空容器と、
前記真空容器内に回転自在に設置された回転体と、を備えた真空ポンプにおいて、
前記回転体が、
内側に配置される第1の部品の周囲に、粉末を固めて形成された第2の部品を被せた構造を有することを特徴とする真空ポンプ。 - 前記第1の部品が、押出材、鋳造材、及び、鍛造材のうちの少なくとも1つで形成されたことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の真空ポンプ。
- 前記第1の部品が、PBF法またはDED法を用いた立体造形装置で形成されたことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の真空ポンプ。
- 前記第1の部品が、BJ法またはFDM法を用いた立体造形装置で形成後、焼結されたことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の真空ポンプ。
- 前記第2の部品が、圧粉体で形成されたことを特徴とする請求項1から4のいずれか一項に記載の真空ポンプ。
- 前記第2の部品が、BJ法またはFDM法を用いた立体造形装置で形成されたことを特徴とする請求項1から4のいずれか一項に記載の真空ポンプ。
- 前記第1の部品と、前記第1の部品に被せられた前記第2の部品とが共に焼結処理されていることを特徴とする請求項1から6のいずれか一項に記載の真空ポンプ。
- 前記第1の部品と前記第2の部品が、前記焼結処理前には隙間バメされ、かつ、前記焼結処理後にはしまりバメされていることを特徴とする請求項7に記載の真空ポンプ。
- 前記第2の部品が、放射状に配設された翼列からなるターボ分子ポンプ機構用回転翼を備えたことを特徴とする請求項1から8のいずれか一項に記載の真空ポンプ。
- 前記第2の部品が、外周面に配設された円板部からなるシグバーンポンプ機構用回転翼を備えたことを特徴とする請求項1から9のいずれか一項に記載の真空ポンプ。
- 前記第2の部品が、外周面に配設された円筒部からなるホルベックポンプ機構用回転翼を備えたことを特徴とする請求項1から10のいずれか一項に記載の真空ポンプ。
- 真空ポンプの真空容器内に回転自在に設置される真空ポンプ用回転体において、
内側に配置される第1の部品の周囲に、粉末を固めて形成された第2の部品を被せた構造を有することを特徴とする真空ポンプ用回転体。 - 前記第1の部品と、前記第1の部品に被せられた前記第2の部品とが共に焼結処理されていることを特徴とする請求項12に記載の真空ポンプ用回転体。
- 真空容器と、
前記真空容器内に回転自在に設置された回転体と、を備えた真空ポンプの製造方法において、
前記回転体が、
内側に配置される第1の部品の周囲に、粉末を固めて形成された第2の部品を被せる第1の工程と、
前記第1の部品と前記第2の部品とを共に焼結処理する第2の工程とを備えたことを特徴とする真空ポンプの製造方法。 - 前記第1の部品と前記第2の部品が、前記焼結処理前には隙間バメされ、かつ、前記焼結処理後にはしまりバメされることを特徴とする請求項14に記載の真空ポンプの製造方法。
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