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Method for assembling a single-flow turbomolecular vacuum pump, and a turbomolecular vacuum pump assembled by said method
Assignee: Balzers und Leybold Deutschland Holding AG
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Filing: 1981-09-18
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Granted: 1984-06-26
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Expires: 2001-09-18
Abstract
Abstract A method for assembling a single-flow turbomolecular vacuum pump and a turbomolecular vacuum pump assembled by a method wherein the pump rotor, rotor shaft, antifriction bearings and motor armature are first assembled to form a unit, balanced outside of the pump casing, and thereafter introduced as a unit into the pump casing and mounted therein.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans-Heinrich Henning
- 👤 Hansen Pfaff
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 00:45
CPC Classifications
F; F04; F04D; F04D19/00; F04D19/02; F04D19/04; F04D19/042; F04D29/00; F04D29/60; F04D29/64; F04D29/644; F04D29/66; F04D29/661; F04D29/662
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
In a turbomolecular vacuum pump having a pump rotor, a drive rotor, a rotor shaft connecting the former, a pump casing, two antifriction bearings for mounting the rotor shaft in the pump casing, and means for resilience between the rotor shaft and the pump casing, the improvement wherein the pump rotor, the drive rotor, the rotor shaft, and the antifriction bearings form a rotationally balanced unit for mounting in the pump casing, the antifriction bearings being rigid, the unit further comprising a cage receiving both the antifrication bearings, and the means for resilience being between the cage and the pump casing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
In a turbomolecular vacuum pump having a pump rotor, a drive rotor, a rotor shaft connecting the former, a pump casing, two antifriction bearings for mounting the rotor shaft in the pump casing, and means for resilience between the rotor shaft and the pump casing, the improvement wherein the pump rotor, the drive rotor, the rotor shaft, and the antifriction bearings form a rotationally balanced unit for mounting in the pump casing, the antifriction bearings being rigid, the unit further comprising a cage receiving both the antifrication bearings, and the means for resilience being between the cage and the pump casing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The turbomolecular vacuum pump, according to claim 1, and further comprising an annular cylinder spacedly receiving the cage for providing a lubricant reservoir for the antifriction bearings.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
172 words
In a method of producing a single-flow turbomolecular vacuum pump having a pump rotor, a drive rotor, a rotor shaft connecting the former, a pump casing, two antifriction bearings for mounting the rotor shaft in the pump casing, and means for resilience between the rotor shaft and the pump casing, the improvement comprising the steps of: assembling the pump rotor, the drive rotor, the rotor shaft, and the antifriction bearings to form a unit, the antifriction bearings being rigid; providing the antifriction bearings with a cage common to both bearings as part of the unit; rotationally balancing the pump rotor, drive rotor, and rotor shaft in the unit outside of the pump casing by holding the unit by the cage while rotationally balancing the same, whereby there are no resilient components in the unit to interfere with the balancing; providing the means for resilience on the cage for mounting the unit in the pump casing; and introducing the unit into the pump casing and mounting the same therein after the rotational balancing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
172 words
In a method of producing a single-flow turbomolecular vacuum pump having a pump rotor, a drive rotor, a rotor shaft connecting the former, a pump casing, two antifriction bearings for mounting the rotor shaft in the pump casing, and means for resilience between the rotor shaft and the pump casing, the improvement comprising the steps of: assembling the pump rotor, the drive rotor, the rotor shaft, and the antifriction bearings to form a unit, the antifriction bearings being rigid; providing the antifriction bearings with a cage common to both bearings as part of the unit; rotationally balancing the pump rotor, drive rotor, and rotor shaft in the unit outside of the pump casing by holding the unit by the cage while rotationally balancing the same, whereby there are no resilient components in the unit to interfere with the balancing; providing the means for resilience on the cage for mounting the unit in the pump casing; and introducing the unit into the pump casing and mounting the same therein after the rotational balancing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of rotationally balancing comprises performing the same under vacuum conditions.
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