Granted Patent B2

US 12,311,410 · App. 18/353,496 · Granted May 27, 2025

Inventors: Sebastian Schwarz (Neusitz, DE); Johannes Rauschnabel (Fichtenau, DE); Thomas Kosian (Insingen, DE)

Assignee: Syntegon Technology GmbH

B08B1/20A61L2/26B08B1/12B08B3/02B08B3/022B65G54/02H02K2201/18

Abstract

Claims (13)

1. A planar drive apparatus ( 10 ) comprising at least one mover ( 16 ) and a drive table ( 12 ), wherein the mover ( 16 ) has an outer shell ( 40 ), wherein the drive table ( 12 ) has a planar drive surface ( 14 ) and wherein the mover ( 16 ) can be electromagnetically coupled to the drive surface ( 14 ) and can be moved in a floating state parallel to the drive surface ( 14 ), wherein the drive table ( 12 ) has a cleaning region ( 30 ) comprising a cleaning device ( 32 ) for cleaning at least a part of the outer shell ( 40 ) of the mover ( 16 ), wherein the mover ( 16 ) can be brought into the cleaning region by electromagnetic drive of the drive surface ( 14 ), wherein the cleaning device ( 32 ) has at least one additional cleaning unit ( 56 ) which is arranged on or above the drive surface ( 14 ) and which is configured to clean a side surface ( 58 ) and/or a top side ( 60 ) of the mover ( 16 ).

2. The planar drive apparatus ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the cleaning device ( 32 ) has a cleaning unit ( 34 ) which cooperates with a bottom side ( 42 ) of the mover ( 16 ), said bottom side facing the drive surface ( 14 ).

3. The planar drive apparatus ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the drive surface ( 14 ) has a plurality of tile-like drive portions ( 18 ), and wherein a cleaning unit ( 34 ) of the cleaning device ( 32 ) is arranged in a gap ( 20 ) formed between adjacent drive portions ( 18 ).

4. The planar drive apparatus ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the cleaning region ( 30 ) is delimited by the cleaning device ( 32 ) at least in a direction of the drive surface ( 14 ).

5. The planar drive apparatus ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the cleaning device ( 32 ) comprises at least one spray element ( 36 ) for spraying a cleaning medium and/or a UV source.

6. The planar drive apparatus ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the cleaning device ( 32 ) comprises mechanical cleaning elements ( 62 ).

7. The planar drive apparatus ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the cleaning region ( 30 ) comprises a draining device ( 38 ) and/or a suction-removal device.

8. The planar drive apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the draining device ( 38 ) and/or suction-removal device is integrated into the cleaning device ( 32 ).

9. The planar drive apparatus ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of movers ( 16 ) can be arranged and cleaned in the cleaning region ( 30 ) at the same time.

10. A method for operating a planar drive apparatus ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the mover ( 16 ) is arranged in the cleaning region ( 30 ) and wherein at least a part of the outer shell ( 40 ) of the mover ( 16 ) is cleaned by the cleaning device ( 32 ), wherein, during the cleaning, the mover ( 16 ) is stationary in the cleaning region ( 30 ), or is driven in such a way that the mover ( 16 ) moves at a constant speed in the cleaning region ( 30 ).

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the mover ( 16 ) carries out a rotational movement about its vertical axis ( 46 ) in the cleaning region ( 30 ).

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the mover ( 16 ) carries out oscillating movements along and/or about its transverse axis ( 48 ) and/or longitudinal axis ( 50 ) and/or vertical axis ( 46 ) in the cleaning region ( 30 ).

13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the mover ( 16 ) carries out oscillating movements along and/or about its transverse axis ( 48 ) and/or longitudinal axis ( 50 ) and/or vertical axis ( 46 ) in the cleaning region ( 30 ).

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