IP Library Granted Patent US 12,612,698
Granted Patent B2
US 12,612,698 · App. 17/786,805 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Holding device for holding a magnetizable substrate during processing of a substrate surface of the substrate

Inventors: Dieter Mueller (Bingen am Rhein, DE); Max Siebert (Bolanden, DE); Christoph Hoeweling (Bad Salzdetfurth, DE)
Assignee: Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG, Pfäffikon
C23C16/4581C23C16/4584
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Patent No.
US 12,612,698
App. No.
17/786,805
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a holding device ( 2 ) for holding a magnetizable substrate ( 8 ) during machining of at least one substrate surface, in particular of a magnetizable tool to be machined, comprising a magnetic holding unit ( 4 ) arranged at the end for fixing the substrate ( 8 ) at the end by forming a magnetic field, a receiving unit ( 6 ) arranged on the holding unit ( 4 ) for receiving the substrate ( 8 ), a replaceable adapter unit ( 10 ) arranged within the receiving unit ( 6 ) for guiding and shielding the substrate ( 8 ), the adapter unit ( 10 ) having at least one recess ( 12 ) for the feedthrough of the substrate ( 8 ), the substrate ( 8 ) being fixable within the holding device ( 2 ) in a laterally supported manner by means of the recess ( 12 ).

Claims (50)

1 . A holding device for holding a magnetizable substrate during machining of at least one substrate surface, comprising:

a magnetic holding unit arranged at the end for fixing the substrate at the end via the generation of a magnetic field,

a receiving unit arranged on the magnetic holding unit for receiving the substrate,

a replaceable adapter unit arranged within the receiving unit for guiding and shielding the substrate,

wherein

the replaceable adapter unit has at least one recess for the feedthrough of the substrate, wherein the substrate is fixable within the holding device in a laterally supported manner by means of the recess, wherein the replaceable adapter unit has at least one first guide element for guiding the substrate, the recess for the feed-through of the substrate arranged within the at least one first guide element, wherein the receiving unit has number of recesses for contacting the substrate surface during the machining, wherein the recesses are formed in the form of cutouts arranged on a longitudinal side of the receiving unit.

2 . The holding device according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the receiving unit is shaped like a hollow cylinder and is arranged with respect to the replaceable adapter unit and the magnetic holding unit in such a way that a substrate can be arranged centrally within the receiving unit.

3 . The holding device according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the replaceable adapter unit has at least one second guide element for guiding the substrate.

4 . The holding device according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the replaceable adapter unit has a spacing element for spacing the at least one first guide element.

5 . The holding device according to claim 4 ,

wherein

the spacing element has a plurality of connecting pieces for at least force-fitting or form-fitting to the at least one first guide element or the at least one second guide element or the at least one further guide element.

6 . The holding device according to claim 4 ,

wherein

the spacing element is shaped like a hollow cylinder and is symmetrically arranged within the receiving unit.

7 . The holding device according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the replaceable adapter unit has a fixing element for fixing the replaceable adapter unit within the receiving unit.

8 . The holding device according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the magnetic holding unit has a magnet which is completely enclosed within the magnetic holding unit.

9 . The holding device according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the permanent magnet is arranged within the magnetic holding unit in such a way that a material thickness of at least 0.5 mm of the magnetic holding unit is arranged between the permanent magnet and the receiving unit arranged directly on the magnetic holding unit.

10 . The holding device according to claim 1 ,

wherein

a protective cover is provided for protecting the substrate which can be arranged inside the holding device.

11 . The holding device according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the protective cover comprises a second opening for detecting an orientation of a substrate arrangeable in the holding device.

12 . A system for at least transporting or processing a plurality of substrates, comprising:

a plurality of holding devices for holding a substrate according to claim 1 ,

a receiving unit for receiving the holding devices,

wherein

the plurality of holding devices are arranged within the receiving unit in such a way that, when a substrate is received separately, at least joint transport or joint processing of the plurality of substrates received can be carried out in each case within a holding device.

13 . The system according to claim 12 ,

wherein

the receiving unit is formed in the form of a basket with a plurality of receiving elements for receiving the holding devices.

14 . The system according to claim 12 ,

wherein

a transport box is provided for receiving the receiving unit, wherein the receiving unit can be fixed within the transport box by means of damping elements.

15 . The system according to claim 12 ,

wherein

a rotatable translation unit is provided for translating the receiving unit for processing the substrates arranged within the holding devices of the receiving unit in an x, y and z direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2022
From: MUELLER, DIETER; SIEBERT, MAX; HOEWELING, CHRISTOPH
To: OERLIKON SURFACE SOLTUIONS AG, PFÄFFIKON
Reel/Frame 061467/0376 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2019 135 182.0 · Dec 19, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230042478A1 · Feb 9, 2023
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