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Gas laser apparatus

US5291509A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 9, 1992
Grant dateMar 1, 1994
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16J15/43
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A gas laser apparatus in which a gas medium in a case and a lubricant for bearings supporting a blower for circulating the gas medium are isolated from each other, so that the lubricant can be prevented from mixing into the gas medium while no substantially large resistance is applied to the blower drive. To isolate the gas medium and the lubricant, magnetic fluid shaft seals (10, 11) are used for sealing between the lubricant for the bearings (6) for supporting rotation shafts (3a, 3b) of the blower (3) and the gas medium in the case (1).

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