Claims
- 1. A method of expanding electronics associated with a cryopump comprising:
providing a cryopump having a first electronic module integrally mounted thereto; and removably mounting a second electronic module to an exterior side surface of a housing of the first electronic module.
- 2. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the second electronic module is connectable to each of three sides of the first electronic module.
- 3. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein plural second electronic modules are connected to plural side surfaces of the first electronic module.
- 4. A method as claimed in claim 1 farther comprising stacking an additional electronic module onto the second electronic module.
- 5. A method as claimed in claim 1 farther comprising providing a module cap coupled to an end of the second electronic module to shield electrical connections between the first and second electronic modules.
- 6. A method as claimed in claim 5 further comprising covering a base portion of the cryopump with a base cover, the module cap being coupled to the base cover and connections between the first and second electronic modules extending through the module cap and base cover.
- 7. A method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising mounting the second electronic module to the first electronic module with clips at each end thereof.
- 8. A method as claimed in claim 7 wherein the clips are mounted to complementary slots on each of the electronic modules.
- 9. A method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising providing heat transfer ribs on the surface of the first electronic module.
- 10. A method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising supporting printed circuit boards within slots in the second electronic module.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a Divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/438,736 filed Nov. 11, 1999, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/161,982 filed Oct. 28, 1999, the entire teachings of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Divisions (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
09438736 |
Nov 1999 |
US |
Child |
09982719 |
Oct 2001 |
US |