Micro-miniature diaphragm pump for the low pressure pumping of gases
US5659171A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J49/24
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A pump is provided for use in a solid state mass-spectrograph for analyzing a sample gas. The spectrograph is formed from a semiconductor substrate having a cavity with an inlet, gas ionizing section adjacent the inlet, a mass filter section adjacent the gas ionizing section and a detector section adjacent the mass filter section. The pump is connected to each of the sections of said cavity and evacuates the cavity and draws the sample gas into the cavity. The pump includes at least one diaphragm and electrically-actuated resistor. The resistor generates heat upon electrical actuation thereby causing the diaphragm to accomplish a suction stroke which evacuates the cavity and draws the sample gas into the cavity. Preferably, the diaphragm is formed from a bilayered metal material having different thermal expansion rates or from a shape memory alloy.
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