Patent ID: 11875984
Assignee: INFICON AG
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. A time-of-flight mass spectrometer assembly comprising:
a flange comprising a vacuum chamber facing surface and an environment facing surface, wherein the flange defines an opening that extends between the vacuum chamber facing surface and the environment facing surface;
a plurality of stacked components supported by the vacuum chamber facing surface of the flange;
a secondary flange removably secured the flange and configured to block the opening, wherein the secondary flange comprises a vacuum chamber facing surface and an environment facing surface; and
a supported component configured to be supported by the vacuum chamber facing surface of the secondary flange,
wherein removal of the secondary flange from the flange acts to remove the supported component from the plurality of stacked components supported by the vacuum chamber facing surface of the flange.