Rotary expansible chamber devices – Working member has planetary or planetating movement – Helical working member – e.g. – scroll
Patent
1998-02-19
2000-05-30
Denion, Thomas
Rotary expansible chamber devices
Working member has planetary or planetating movement
Helical working member, e.g., scroll
418142, 277458, 277589, F01C 102
Patent
active
060684593
ABSTRACT:
A tip seal for use in a scroll-type vacuum pump includes a seal element and an energizer element affixed to the seal element. The scroll-type vacuum pump includes first and second scroll blades that are nested together to define one or more interblade pockets, and an eccentric drive that produces orbiting movement of the first scroll blade relative to the second scroll blade. At least one of the first and second scroll blades has a seal groove along an edge thereof. The tip seal is positioned in the seal groove between the first and second scroll blades. The energizer element is formed of a resilient material having multiple compressible voids, so that the energizer element having compressible voids is more compressible than the resilient material alone, when confined by the seal groove. In one embodiment, the energizer element is a foam such as a low porosity urethane foam. In another embodiment, the energizer element is an elastomer material having a predetermined pattern of voids.
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Clarke Hans T.
Liepert Anthony G.
Denion Thomas
Fishman Bella
McClellan William R.
Trieu Theresa
Varian Inc.
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