(19)
(11) EP 0 829 645 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
11.11.1998 Bulletin 1998/46

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.03.1998 Bulletin 1998/12

(21) Application number: 97306652.5

(22) Date of filing: 29.08.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6F04D 19/04, F04D 29/32
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 12.09.1996 JP 263523/96

(71) Applicant: SEIKO SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Narashino-shi Chiba (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Maejima, Yasushi
    Narashino-shi, Chiba (JP)

(74) Representative: Sturt, Clifford Mark et al
J. MILLER & CO. 34 Bedford Row, Holborn
London WC1R 4JH
London WC1R 4JH (GB)

   


(54) Turbomolecular pump


(57) In order to improve the exhaust performance of the turbomolecular pump comprising an exhaust stage, intermediate stage, and compression stage formed in sequence by rotor blades and the stator blades to effect exhaust and compression of gas, and rotor blades 141 to 144 are installed to a rotor shaft 12 supported by a bearing 20, and fixed stator blades 181 to 184 are arranged between the rotor blades, each vane of the rotor blade 144 forming the compression stage is arranged radially in a tilted manner with respect to the rotor shaft 12, and curved in the width direction so as to be convex to the rear side with respect to the vane rotation direction. Therefore, gas flows along the plate surface at the periphery of each vane 144b, so that the gas can be moved from the upper side to the lower side, thereby avoiding turbulence.







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