Eddy-current damping zero-stiffness vibration isolator with angular decoupling function by aid of sliding joint bearing

Abstract

The invention discloses an eddy-current damping zero-stiffness vibration isolator with an angular decoupling function by the aid of a sliding joint bearing, and belongs to the technical field of precision vibration isolation. Space between a sleeve of a vibration isolator body and a lower mounting plate and space between a piston barrel and the sleeve are respectively lubricated and supported by air floatation planes, eddy-current dampers are used for attenuating vibration energy and improving the positioning stability, the degree of freedom of angular movement between an upper mounting plate and the lower mounting plate is decoupled by the sliding joint bearing, and voice coil motors, displacement sensors, limit switches, a controller and a driver form a position closed-loop feedback control system to precisely control relative positions of the upper mounting plate and the lower mounting plate. The eddy-current damping zero-stiffness vibration isolator has the advantages of zero stiffness in perpendicular and horizontal directions, high positioning precision, the angular decoupling function, capability of acquiring extremely low natural frequency and outstanding low-frequency/ultra-low-frequency vibration isolation performance, and accordingly effectively realizes high-performance vibration isolation for ultra-precision measuring instruments and processing equipment, and particularly for step-scan lithography machines.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of precision vibration isolation, and mainly relates to an eddy current damping zero-stiffness vibration isolator for angular decoupling of sliding joint bearings. Background technique [0002] With the continuous improvement of ultra-precision machining and measurement accuracy, environmental vibration has become an important factor restricting the improvement of the accuracy and performance of ultra-precision machining equipment and measuring instruments. In particular, the ultra-large-scale integrated circuit processing equipment represented by the step-scan lithography machine is extremely technically intensive and complex, and the key technical indicators have reached the limit of the existing technology, representing the highest level of ultra-precision processing equipment. Precision vibration isolation has become the core key technology in this type of equipment; the line width of the step-and-scan l...

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Problems solved by technology

The problems of this method are as follows: 1) Due to the constraints of material properties and structural stiffness, the amplitude of vertical and horizontal stiffness reduction of the vibration isolator is limited; 2) The vertical and horizontal positioning accuracy of the air spring vibration isolator is very poor, It cannot meet the requirements of the photolithography process; 3) To achieve a lower horizontal stiffness requires a larger pendulum length, resulting in excessive height of the vibration isolator, prone to string-film resonance, and poor stability

The problems of this solution are: 1) In the disclosed technical solution, the vibration isolator cannot achieve precise positioning; 2) In the patent EP1803965A2, there is no degree of freedom of angular movement around the horizontal axis between the upper and lower mounting plates. The angular stiffness and natural frequency are very high; patents EP1803970A2 and US20080193061A1 use rubber blocks to provide angular freedom of rotation around the horizontal axis for the upper and lower mounting plates, but due to the high angular stiffness of the rubber blocks, the angular freedom of motion cannot be effectively achieved Degree decoupling, the friction between the decoupling mechanism components of the angular motion freedom introduces additional stiffness, which restricts the vibration isolation performance

However, the proposed technical solution still does not solve the problem of decoupling the precise positioning of the vibration isolator and the angular motion freedom of the upper and lower mounting plates.

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