Two-dimensional flexible hinge angle decoupling eddy current damping zero-rigidity vibration isolator

Abstract

A two-dimensional flexible hinge angle decoupling eddy current damping zero-rigidity vibration isolator belongs to the technical field of precise vibration isolation. Air floatation surfaces are respectively disposed between a sleeve of a vibration isolator and a lower mounting plate and between a piston cylinder and the sleeve for lubrication and support. An eddy current damper attenuates vibration energy to improved positioning stability. Angle motion freedom between the upper mounting plate and the lower mounting plate is decoupled by a two-dimensional flexible hinge. A voice coil motor, a displacement sensor, a limit switch, a controller and a driver form a position closed loop feedback control system which is used for precisely controlling relative positions of the upper mounting plate and the lower mounting plate. The two-dimensional flexible hinge angle decoupling eddy current damping zero-rigidity vibration isolator has the characteristics of three-dimensional zero rigidity, high positioning precision and angle decoupling, has ultralow inherent frequency and outstanding low / ultralow frequency vibration isolation performance, and can effectively achieve high-performance vibration isolation of ultra-precise measuring instrument and machining devices, especially stepping 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 with angle decoupling of two-dimensional flexible hinges. 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-an...

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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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