IP Library Granted Patent US 9,527,179
Granted Patent B2
US 9,527,179 · App. 14/345,492 · Granted Dec 27, 2016

Carousel carrier for a vacuum treatment installation

Inventor: Juergen Gwehenberger (Sevelen, CH)
Assignee: OERLIKON SURFACE SOLUTIONS AG, PFAFFIKON
B23Q7/02B23Q3/00C23C14/505C23C16/4584C23C16/4585
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Patent No.
US 9,527,179
App. No.
14/345,492
Granted
Dec 27, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vacuum treatment installation having carousel carriers, in which the carousel drive is arranged on the wall that is located opposite the door of the vacuum treatment installation. In this way, the coupling of the carousel of the carousel carrier to the carousel drive is ensured without any further mechanism.

Claims (8)

1. Vacuum treatment installation with a vacuum chamber ( 303 ) and a carousel carrier ( 201 ) with a carousel ( 205 ), wherein the vacuum chamber ( 303 ) has a door ( 305 ) and a carousel drive ( 101 ),

characterized in that the carousel drive ( 101 ) is a peripheral drive which is provided on an inner wall of the vacuum chamber ( 303 ) opposite the door ( 305 ),

characterized in that in the vacuum chamber ( 303 ) at least one rear stopper ( 309 ) and at least one front stopper ( 311 ) are provided which ensure that when the carousel carrier ( 201 ) is fully inserted into the vacuum chamber ( 303 ) and the door ( 305 ) is closed, the carousel drive ( 101 ) is operably connected with the carousel ( 205 ) and ready for operation, and

characterized in that the carousel drive ( 101 ) has a gear rim ( 103 ) and the carousel ( 205 ) has an outer gear rim ( 207 ) so that when the carousel carrier ( 201 ) is fully inserted into the vacuum chamber ( 303 ) and the door ( 205 ) is closed, the gear rim ( 103 ) of the carousel drive engages in the outer gear rim ( 207 ) of the carousel ( 205 ).

2. Vacuum treatment installation with a vacuum chamber ( 303 ) and a carousel carrier ( 201 ) with a carousel ( 205 ), wherein the vacuum chamber ( 303 ) has a door ( 305 ) and a carousel drive ( 101 ),

characterized in that the carousel drive ( 101 ) is a peripheral drive which is provided on an inner wall of the vacuum chamber ( 303 ) opposite the door ( 305 ),

characterized in that in the vacuum chamber ( 303 ) at least one rear stopper ( 309 ) and at least one front stopper ( 311 ) are provided which ensure that when the carousel carrier ( 201 ) is fully inserted into the vacuum chamber ( 303 ) and the door ( 305 ) is closed, the carousel drive ( 101 ) is operably connected with the carousel ( 205 ) and ready for operation, and

characterized in that the at least one front stopper ( 311 ) is designed in a movable, preferably swiveling fashion so that the at least one front stopper ( 311 ) can be swiveled out of the way when the carousel carrier ( 201 ) is inserted and at least one front stopper ( 311 ) can be placed between the door ( 305 ) and the carousel carrier ( 201 ) when the door ( 205 ) is closed, so that the carousel carrier ( 201 ) is fastened in the vacuum chamber ( 303 ).

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 14, 2016
From: OERLIKON SURFACE SOLUTIONS AG, TRUBBACH
To: OERLIKON SURFACE SOLUTIONS AG, PFAFFIKON
Reel/Frame 040305/0062 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 11, 2016
From: OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRUBBACH
To: OERLIKON SURFACE SOLUTIONS AG, TRUBBACH
Reel/Frame 040282/0537 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 9, 2014
From: GWEHENBERGER, JUERGEN
To: OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRUBBACH
Reel/Frame 032860/0924 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2011 113 563 · Sep 19, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140346724A1 · Nov 27, 2014