Ideal Vacuum Cube Coupling Kit Joins Two 6 x 12 in. Cube Frame Faces, Includes Hardware and Seals
Ideal Vacuum Cube Coupling Kit Joins Two 6 x 12 in. Cube Frame Faces, Includes Hardware and Seals.
This 6 x 12” Cube coupling kit allows two Cube frames to be tightly joined face-to-face on their 6 x 12” faces without any intermediate plumbing or fittings.
Same sized Cube faces can be coupled. For example, a 6 x 6 x 12” Cube frame can be directly coupled to a 6 x 12 x 12” frame as long they are coupled on the 6 x 12” side.
The coupling kit consists of a 6061-T6 aluminum Cube frame coupler with two O-rings, and several 304L stainless steel barrel type, coupling draw bolts. The frame coupler is sandwiched between the two Cube frames and acts just like a flange centering ring. The coupler makes the seal between the two Cube frames and uses the patented Ideal Vacuum Taper-Seal™ design. The draw bolts rigidly clamp the two Cube frames together.
The number of chamber configurations possible with Cube coupling kits is virtually limitless. Long, odd-shaped, and multi-Cube chambers are easy to construct with this accessory.
Please download the Cube coupling kit user manual for installation instructions.
Features:
Couples two 6" x 12" Cube faces
No extra tubing or fittings needed
Includes dual O-ring frame coupler
Includes 6 draw bolts
Mounts in any orientation
Can join these Cube frames on 6 x 12” face:
6 x 6 x 12
6 x 12 x 12
6 x 6 x 12 hexagon
6 x 6 x 12 octagon
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The Ideal Vacuum CubeTM is a unique, modular, light weight, chamber system, capable of high vacuum to 1 x 10-7 Torr. The Cube system is conceived to enable creativity and design flexibility in vacuum chamber system construction and limited only by your imagination.
The core of an Ideal Vacuum Cube modular chamber system is the Cube frame, machined from a single block of 6061-T6 aluminum alloy and reinforced with stainless steel threaded inserts. Many basic frame configurations are available and multiple Cubes can be joined together to create a virtually unlimited variety of long or odd-shaped chamber shapes. The Cube’s light weight construction makes it easy to transport around the lab or mounted to an optical table.
Cube plates are mounted with screws to each side of the Cube frame and sealed using our patented Taper-SealTM design, which provides protection of vacuum sealing surfaces and O-rings from damage or contamination.
An extensive number of interchangeable Cube plates are available and single or multiple plates can be swapped easily when chamber reconfiguration is needed. Plates are available with single and multiple port KF, CF, and ISO flanged plates for connections and feedthroughs, viewing windows and doors, and a variety of specialty plates for thermal and optical experiments. Most plates include an optical breadboard with 1/4-20 mounting threads spaced on a 1” x 1” standard grid on the plate’s vacuum side for fastening hardware and test objects. Plates may also have mounting threads on the exterior side for mounting accessories. Plates are typically machined from aluminum and receive a blue powder-coated outside finish which makes them both attractive and durable.
The modular nature of the Ideal Vacuum Cube allows the designer to configure a chamber to their unique requirements and reconfigure it at any time – all without the cost, weight, time, and limitations of an application-specific welded chamber.
