VACUUM ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF FORMATION

摘要

The disclosed subject matter includes devices and methods relating to vacuums and vacuum assemblies. In some aspects, methods and devices relate to a vacuum assembly including a body defining an evacuated vacuum chamber, a conduit in the body extending between the vacuum chamber and an exterior of the body, a plug at least partially occluding the conduit, and a seal between the plug and the body that seals the vacuum chamber from the exterior of the body.

主权项

1. A method for forming a vacuum in a vacuum assembly, the method comprising:
providing the vacuum assembly defining an internal vacuum chamber in fluid communication with an exterior of the vacuum assembly via a conduit in the vacuum assembly between the vacuum chamber and the exterior of the vacuum assembly; positioning a plug to at least partially occlude the conduit such that at least one space between the plug and the vacuum assembly permits fluid to travel between the vacuum chamber and the exterior of the vacuum assembly; evacuating the vacuum chamber so that gas in the vacuum chamber exits the vacuum chamber through the at least one space between the plug and the vacuum assembly; and sealing the evacuated vacuum chamber with the plug such that the vacuum chamber is sealed from the exterior of the vacuum assembly.