摘要 |
A scroll pump comprising a frame 210, a stationary plate scroll 220, an orbiting plate scroll, at least one tip seal 230, an eccentric drive mechanism 240 assembled to and supported by the frame and to which the orbiting plate scroll is assembled so as to be drivable by the eccentric drive mechanism in an orbit about a longitudinal axis of the pump, and an axial compliance system including a flexure 500. The flexure is interposed between a bearing 246 of the eccentric drive mechanism and a flexure-locating surface 244a of the eccentric drive mechanism. The flexure allows the orbiting plate scroll to move away from the stationary plate scroll in the case of an assembly process which would otherwise result in the tip seal(s) being too forcefully engaged with the plate of the opposing plate scroll. |