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US 2008/0166219 A1Published application
Vacuum Pump
AssigneeEdwards Limited
InventorsMartin Nicholas Stuart, David John Goodwin, Ian Olsen
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AssigneeEdwards Limited
InventorsMartin Nicholas Stuart, David John Goodwin, Ian Olsen
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A differentially pumped mass spectrometer system comprises a mass spectrometer having first and second pressure chambers through which, during use, ions are conveyed along a path. A pump assembly (10) for differentially evacuating the chambers (62, 66, 68) is attached to the mass spectrometer. The pump assembly comprises a housing (12) attached to the mass spectrometer and a cartridge (14) inserted into the housing. The cartridge has a plurality of inlets (16, 18, 20) each for receiving fluid from a respective pressure chamber (62, 68, 66) and a pumping mechanism (30, 32, 34) for differentially pumping fluid from the chambers. The cartridge is inserted into the housing such that the pumping mechanism (10) is inclined relative to the ion path (76), but with the cartridge protruding into the mass spectrometer to such an extent that at least one of the inlets (16, 18) at least partially protrudes into its respective chamber (62, 68) without crossing the ion path.
A system comprising a plurality of pressure chambers and a vacuum pump for differentially evacuating the chambers, the pump comprising a plurality of inlets each for receiving fluid from a respective pressure chamber and a pumping mechanism for differentially pumping fluid from the chambers, wherein the pump protrudes through an opening into the chambers such that at least one of the fluid inlets is at least partially located within its respective pressure chamber, and the longitudinal axis of the pump is inclined to the plane of the mouth of the opening.
A differentially pumped mass spectrometer system comprising a mass spectrometer having a plurality of pressure chambers through which during use ions are conveyed along a path;
A vacuum pump comprising a housing, a cartridge insertable into the housing, the cartridge comprising a fluid inlet and a pumping mechanism, and means for locating the cartridge within the housing such that a part of the cartridge defining the fluid inlet protrudes from a mouth of the housing, and the longitudinal axis of the pumping mechanism is inclined relative to the plane of the mouth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.