Global Patent Index - EP 1340918 A1

EP 1340918 A1 20030903 - Turbomolecular pump

Title (en)

Turbomolecular pump

Title (de)

Turbomolekularpumpe

Title (fr)

Pompe turbo-moléculaire

Publication

EP 1340918 A1 20030903 (EN)

Application

EP 03251052 A 20030221

Priority

JP 2002053198 A 20020228

Abstract (en)

A pump apparatus in accordance with the present invention is used to discharge a process gas from, for example, a semiconductor manufacturing system, and is constructed so that a rotor is pivotally supported by a magnetic bearing (8,10,12). To decrease the solidification and deposition of process gas in a tube of the pump apparatus, heat is generated in a bearing electromagnet of magnetic bearing to keep the temperature of tube at a high temperature. Heat is generated in the bearing electromagnet, for example, by causing a bias current to flow together with a control current, or by causing a high frequency current to flow. Also, a motor (10) is heated by repeating the increase and decrease of rotational speed of motor (10), whereby the temperature of tube can be raised. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

F04D 19/04

IPC 8 full level

F04D 27/00 (2006.01); F04B 49/06 (2006.01); F04D 19/04 (2006.01); F04D 29/00 (2006.01); F04D 29/02 (2006.01); F04D 29/04 (2006.01); F04D 29/05 (2006.01); F04D 29/056 (2006.01); F04D 29/058 (2006.01); F04D 29/54 (2006.01); F04D 29/58 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

F04D 19/04 (2013.01 - KR); F04D 19/048 (2013.01 - EP US); F04D 25/06 (2013.01 - EP US); F04D 29/5806 (2013.01 - EP US); F04D 29/584 (2013.01 - EP US); F05D 2260/607 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1340918 A1 20030903; JP 2003254285 A 20030910; KR 20030071525 A 20030903; US 2003161733 A1 20030828

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03251052 A 20030221; JP 2002053198 A 20020228; KR 20030011962 A 20030226; US 37098503 A 20030220