EP0280984B1 - Pompe à vide, rotative - Google Patents

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EP0280984B1
EP0280984B1 EP88102560A EP88102560A EP0280984B1 EP 0280984 B1 EP0280984 B1 EP 0280984B1 EP 88102560 A EP88102560 A EP 88102560A EP 88102560 A EP88102560 A EP 88102560A EP 0280984 B1 EP0280984 B1 EP 0280984B1
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Claude Saulgeot
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D19/00—Axial-flow pumps
    • F04D19/02—Multi-stage pumps
    • F04D19/04—Multi-stage pumps specially adapted to the production of a high vacuum, e.g. molecular pumps
    • F04D19/042—Turbomolecular vacuum pumps
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/40—Casings; Connections of working fluid
    • F04D29/52—Casings; Connections of working fluid for axial pumps
    • F04D29/522—Casings; Connections of working fluid for axial pumps especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
    • F04D29/526—Details of the casing section radially opposing blade tips
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/70—Suction grids; Strainers; Dust separation; Cleaning
    • F04D29/701—Suction grids; Strainers; Dust separation; Cleaning especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps

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  • the present invention relates to a rotary vacuum pump comprising a stator and a rotor, the rotor being rotated inside the stator and the stator having a suction inlet and a discharge outlet.
  • a rotary vacuum pump comprising a stator and a rotor, the rotor being rotated inside the stator and the stator having a suction inlet and a discharge outlet.
  • Such a pump has been described by FR-A-2310481.
  • Such pumps for example molecular or turbomolecular pumps which maintain pressures between 1 mb and 10 _10 mb, rotate at very high speeds and the rotor support bearings, as well as the air gap of the electric drive motor and the seal dynamic separating the active part of the pump, the part containing the motor and the bearings can thus be affected by the suction of physical particles of very small dimensions which can in the long run deteriorate these organs.
  • the present invention aims to overcome these drawbacks and relates to a vacuum pump, for example molecular or turbomolecular as defined above, characterized in that the rotor carries, suction side, at least one wheel provided with fins inclined so as to project radially any solid particles aspirated towards an annular stator collecting tank having a circular opening opening into the cavity of the stator and located in the plane of projection of said particles by said fins.
  • the turbomolecular pump shown comprises a stator 1 and a rotor 2 mounted in the stator and supported in rotation by bearings 3 and 4. It is driven in rotation by an electric motor 5.
  • the stator 1 is divided into two parts, the first part of which comprises a stator cavity 6 provided with a plurality of stages of fixed fins 7 and the second part of which comprises a recess 8 in which the bearings 3, 4 and the motor are located. 5.
  • the rotor 2 Inside the stator cavity 6, the rotor 2 carries a series of rotor finned discs 10 alternated with the stages of fixed stator fins 7.
  • the stator 1 further comprises a suction inlet 11 and a discharge outlet orifice 12.
  • the rotor 1 in order to avoid sucking solid material particles, is provided, on the suction side upstream of the finned discs 10, with a wheel 13 provided with inclined fins 14. Thanks to these fins 14 , the particles are projected radially by centrifugal force and are collected in an annular collecting tank 15 of the stator 1 comprising a circular opening 16 which opens into the stator cavity 6 at the plane of projection of the particles by the fins.
  • a wheel 13 has been placed, there could possibly be several superimposed.
  • the fins 14 can be inclined at a much greater angle than the fins of the suction stages 10.
  • the wheel 13 with fins 14 can be fixed at a variable distance. of the first compression stage.
  • the inclination of the fins 14 also depends on these parameters.
  • the volume of the collecting tank 15 may be such that there is at most to empty it only once a year.
  • An indicator 17 makes it possible to assess the filling level of the collector 15.

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Description

  • La présente invention concerne une pompe à vide, rotative comprenant un stator et un rotor, le rotor étant entraîné en rotation à l'intérieur du stator et le stator comportant une entrée d'aspiration et un orifice de sortie de refoulement. Une telle pompe a été décrite par FR-A-2310481.
  • De telles pompes par exemple des pompes moléculaires ou turbomoléculaires qui entretiennent des pressions comprises entre 1 mb et 10_10 mb, tournent à des vitesses très élevées et les paliers supports du rotor, ainsi que l'entrefer du moteur électrique d'entraînement et le joint dynamique séparant la partie active de la pompe, de la partie contenant le moteur et les paliers peuvent ainsi être affectés par l'aspiration de particules physiques de très faibles dimensions qui peuvent à la longue détériorer ces organes.
  • Pour éviter d'aspirer de telles particules, il est connu de doter l'aspiration de la pompe d'un ou de plusieurs filtres constitués de tissus métalliques à mailles très fines de l'ordre de 10 à 20 microns maximum.
  • Ces filtres permettent bien d'arrêter ces particules mais leur conductance est très basse. En effet, dans cette gamme de pression, le régime d'écoulement est moléculaire ou visqueux, ainsi, la conductance moléculaire d'un pore du filtre est minime car elle est proportionnelle au cube du diamètre et inversement proportionnelle à sa longueur.
  • Cette mauvaise conductance du filtre diminue d'une proportion importante la vitesse de pompage de la pompe. Outre la mauvaise conductance du filtre, les filtres actuels se colmatent rapidement ce qui entraîne une diminution rapide de la vitesse de pompage.
  • La présente invention a pour but de pallier ces inconvénients et a pour objet une pompe à vide, par exemple moléculaire ou turbomoléculaire telle que définie ci-dessus, caractérisée en ce que le rotor porte, côté aspiration, au moins une roue munie d'ailettes inclinées de façon à projeter radialement d'éventuelles particules solides aspirées vers un réservoir collecteur statorique annulaire comportant une ouverture circulaire débouchant dans la cavité du stator et située dans le plan de projection desdites particules par lesdites ailettes.
  • On va maintenant donner la description d'un exemple particulier non limitatif de mise en oeuvre de l'invention en se référant au dessin annexé comportant une figure unique représentant schématiquement en coupe une pompe turbomoléculaire selon l'invention.
  • Dans le cas de l'exemple décrit, il s'agit d'une pompe à ailettes mais l'invention s'applique aussi dans le cas d'une pompe du type à canal de Gaëde, genre pompe de Holweck.
  • La pompe turbomoléculaire représentée comporte un stator 1 et un rotor 2 monté dans le stator et supporté en rotation par des paliers 3 et 4. Il est entraîné en rotation par un moteur électrique 5.
  • Le stator 1 est divisé en deux parties dont la première comporte une cavité statorique 6 munie d'une pluralité d'étages d'ailettes fixes 7 et dont la deuxième partie comporte un évidement 8 dans lequel sont situés les paliers 3, 4 et le moteur 5.
  • Un manchon 9, formant éventuellement joint dynamique, notamment dans le cas où l'évidement 8 communique avec l'extérieur, sépare la cavité statorique 6 de l'évidement 8.
  • A l'intérieur de la cavité statorique 6, le rotor 2 porte une série de disques ailetés rotoriques 10 alternés avec les étages d'ailettes statoriques fixes 7.
  • Le stator 1 comporte en outre une entrée d'aspiration 11 et un orifice de sortie de refoulement 12.
  • Conformément à l'invention, afin d'éviter d'aspirer des particules matérielles solides, le rotor 1 est muni, côté aspiration en amont des disques ailetés 10, d'une roue 13 munie d'ailettes inclinées 14. Grâce à ces ailettes 14, les particules sont projetées radialement par la force centrifuge et sont recueillies dans un réservoir collecteur annulaire 15 du stator 1 comportant une ouverture circulaire 16 qui débouche dans la cavité statorique 6 au niveau du plan de projection des particules par les ailettes.
  • Dans l'exemple décrit, on a disposé une roue 13, il pourrait éventuellement y en avoir plusieurs superposées. Les ailettes 14 peuvent être inclinées d'un angle beaucoup plus grand que les ailettes des étages d'aspiration 10. Selon la nature, la masse et le volume des particules à filtrer, la roue 13 à ailettes 14 peut être fixée à une distance variable du premier étage de compression.
  • L'inclinaison des ailettes 14 dépend également de ces paramètres. Le volume du réservoir collecteur 15 peut-être tel qu'il n'y ait au maximum à le vider qu'une fois l'an.
  • Un voyant 17 permet d'apprécier le niveau de remplissage du collecteur 15.
  • Il est clair que l'invention peut s'appliquer quel que soit le type de montage du rotor dans le stator: avec un rotor du type cloche ou bien tel que celui représenté sur la figure, et quel que soient les aménagements secondaires de lubrification des paliers, de refroidissement du moteur etc...
  • En outre, la figure n'est qu'un schéma montrant la disposition générale de l'ensemble et il est clair que le montage des étages 7, et des disques 10 se fait de la manière classique habituelle bien connue de l'homme de l'art et qu'il en est de même pour la roue 13.

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1. Pompe à vide, rotative comprenant un stator (1) et un rotor (2), le rotor étant entraîné en rotation à l'intérieur du stator et le stator comportant une entrée d'aspiration (11) et un orifice de sortie de refoulement (12), caractérisée en ce que le rotor porte, côté aspiration, au moins une roue (13) munie d'ailettes inclinées (14) de façon à projeter radialement d'éventuelles particules solides aspirées vers un réservoir collecteur statorique annulaire (15) comportant une ouverture circulaire (16) débouchant dans la cavité (6) du stator et située dans le plan de projection desdites particules par lesdites ailettes (14).
EP88102560A 1987-02-25 1988-02-22 Pompe à vide, rotative Expired - Lifetime EP0280984B1 (fr)

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FR8702490A FR2611819B1 (fr) 1987-02-25 1987-02-25 Pompe a vide, rotative

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ATE62531T1 (de) 1991-04-15
DE3862319D1 (de) 1991-05-16
FR2611819A1 (fr) 1988-09-09
FR2611819B1 (fr) 1989-05-05
US4808067A (en) 1989-02-28
ES2021770B3 (es) 1991-11-16

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