VACUUM SYSTEM

The invention provides a vacuum system (12) comprising a plurality of vacuum chambers (14, 16, 18, 20) connected in series and a vacuum pumping arrangement (10) for differential pumping the chambers. The vacuum pumping arrangement comprises a primary pump (22) having an inlet (23) connected for pump...

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Main Author STONES IAN DAVID
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Korean
Published 08.06.2012
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Summary:The invention provides a vacuum system (12) comprising a plurality of vacuum chambers (14, 16, 18, 20) connected in series and a vacuum pumping arrangement (10) for differential pumping the chambers. The vacuum pumping arrangement comprises a primary pump (22) having an inlet (23) connected for pumping a first vacuum chamber (14) and an outlet (25) for exhausting at or around atmosphere, a booster pump (24) having an inlet (27) connected for pumping a second vacuum chamber (16) and an outlet (29) connected to the inlet (23) of the primary pump; and a secondary pump (26, 28) having an inlet (31, 33) connected for pumping a third vacuum chamber (18, 20) and an outlet (35, 37) connected to the inlet (27) of the booster pump.
Bibliography:Application Number: KR20127003613