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US 12,571,592 · App. 18/482,047 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Crucible lifting device

Inventors: Shih-Chen Chang (Taipei City, TW); Chih-Chun Ko (Taipei City, TW)
Assignee: KENMEC MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
F27B14/08F27B14/04F27B2014/045F27B2014/0825
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Patent No.
US 12,571,592
App. No.
18/482,047
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A crucible lifting device includes a vacuum chamber, a vacuum chamber lower seat and a crucible lifting assembly. The vacuum chamber lower seat is arranged orthogonally at the bottom of the vacuum chamber, the vacuum chamber lower seat including a plurality of coupling parts arranged orthogonally at the vacuum chamber lower seat and on a side away from the vacuum chamber. The crucible lifting assembly is arranged on the vacuum chamber lower seat and on the side away from the vacuum chamber. The crucible lifting assembly includes a plurality of multi-rotation angle guides, one end of each multi-rotation angle guide connected to each coupling part; a plurality of guide rods, one end of each guide rod connected to the other end of each multi-rotation angle guide; and a plurality of guide rod accommodating parts, each guide rod accommodating part configured to correspond to each guide rod.

Claims (24)

1 . A crucible lifting device, comprising:

a vacuum chamber;

a vacuum chamber lower seat arranged orthogonally at the bottom of the vacuum chamber, the vacuum chamber lower seat comprising a plurality of coupling parts arranged orthogonally at the vacuum chamber lower seat and on a side away from the vacuum chamber;

a crucible lifting assembly arranged on the vacuum chamber lower seat and on the side away from the vacuum chamber, the crucible lifting assembly comprising:

a plurality of multi-rotation angle guides, one end of each multi-rotation angle guide connected to each coupling part;

a plurality of guide rods, one end of each guide rod connected to the other end of each multi-rotation angle guide; and

a plurality of guide rod accommodating parts, each guide rod accommodating part configured to correspond to each guide rod.

2 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the crucible lifting assembly further comprises:

a first plate, which is arranged in parallel below the vacuum chamber lower seat; and

a second plate body, which is arranged parallel below the first plate.

3 . The device according to claim 2 , wherein the first plate has a first surface and a second surface, and the first surface is parallel to the second surface; a plurality of through holes are formed on the first surface and the second surface of the first plate.

4 . The device according to claim 3 , wherein the multi-rotation angle guides are accommodated in the through holes in a one-to-one correspondence.

5 . The device according to claim 4 , wherein each of the multi-rotation angle guides comprises:

a spherical side wall, which is closely arranged with the wall of each through hole and extends outward to form a fixing surface;

a sliding member slidably accommodated in the spherical side wall; and

a plurality of fixing parts, each of which penetrating the fixing surface and the second surface.

6 . The device according to claim 2 , wherein the second plate has a third surface and a fourth surface, and the third surface is parallel to the fourth surface; a plurality of through holes are formed on the third surface and the fourth surface of the first plate.

7 . The device according to claim 6 , wherein each guide rod movably penetrates through each through hole in a one-to-one correspondence.

8 . The device according to claim 7 , wherein each guide rod accommodating part comprises:

a linear bearing allowing each guide rod for movable one-to-one penetration such that the first plate body slides upward and downward;

a flange, which is provided at one end of the linear bearing and close to the fourth surface; and

a compression spring, which is arranged in the linear bearing and away from the flange for buffering.

9 . The device according to claim 8 , wherein each guide rod accommodating part allows each guide rod to penetrate in a one-to-one correspondence.

10 . The device according to claim 9 , wherein each guide rod accommodating part comprises a plurality of locking parts; each locking part penetrates the flange and the fourth surface to fix the flange on the fourth surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2023
From: CHANG, SHIH-CHEN; KO, CHIH-CHUN
To: KENMEC MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065179/0148 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 112126344 · Jul 14, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250020408A1 · Jan 16, 2025
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