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Turbomolecular pump

US6461123B1 · kind B1 · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 24, 2000
Grant dateOct 8, 2002
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Expiry dateOct 24, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04D29/644
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A turbomolecular pump including a plurality of separate one-piece stator elements, with each stator element including a respective housing part of a cylindrical housing of the pump, a stator disc, and a spacer disc that determines spacing between adjacent stator discs, and a plurality of rotor discs arranged in the pump housing and alternating with the stator disc.

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