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Vacuum pump having lubrication and cooling systems

US5836746A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 4, 1995
Grant dateNov 17, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 4, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04C2240/402
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A positive displacement vacuum pump, in which a plurality of rotors are driven into synchronous operation by independent motors, uses a rotational position sensor making use of the electromagnetic induction effect for obtaining rotational position information for the individual shafts. The rotational position sensor is cooled.

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