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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
May. 26, 2006
Applicants:
Barrie Dudley Brewster, Brighton, GB;
Chan-cheong Siew, Staines, GB;
Inventors:
Barrie Dudley Brewster, Brighton, GB;
Chan-Cheong Siew, Staines, GB;
Assignee:
Edwards Limited, Crawley, West Sussex, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/66 (2006.01); F01D 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A turbomolecular vacuum pump () comprises a housing () and a rotor () supported by a bearing arrangement () for rotation relative to the housing (). The bearing arrangement () comprises a bearing () supported in both radial and axial directions by a resilient support () comprising inner () and outer () annular portions connected by a plurality of flexible members (), the resilient support () having a radial stiffness in the range from 50 to 500 N/mm.