Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
414223010 | Supply source capable of 360 degrees revolution | 12 |
20090087289 | Structure for storing a substrate and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus - The present invention provides a structure for storing a substrate that can be downsized compared to conventional techniques and is capable of suppressing an increase in footprint. The structure for storing a substrate pertaining to the present invention includes a holding section for holding a substrate horizontally, an inner component positioned around the holding section, which has a loading and unloading section for loading and unloading the substrate from the holding section in a horizontal direction, and an outer component positioned around the inner component, which has an opening corresponding to the loading and unloading section, wherein the inner component and the outer component are able to rotate independently of each other and a rotation axis of the inner component and a rotation axis of the outer component are orthogonal to a face of the substrate. | 04-02-2009 |
20090155028 | Wafer carrier with hub - A wafer carrier for a rotating disc CVD reactor includes a unitary plate of a ceramic such as silicon carbide defining wafer-holding features such as pockets on its upstream surface and also includes a hub removably mounted to the plate in a central region of the plate. The hub provides a secure connection to the spindle of the reactor without imposing concentrated stresses on the ceramic plate. The hub can be removed during cleaning of the plate. | 06-18-2009 |
20090162171 | VACUUM SUCTION DEVICE - A vacuum suction device includes an inner cylindrical body, an outer enclosure, a vacuum pump, an ion generator, and a vacuum picking member. The inner cylindrical body has a through hole defined therein. The inner cylindrical body is received in a through hole of the outer enclosure and is rotatable relative to the outer enclosure such that the through hole alternatively couples the vacuum picking member to one of the vacuum pump and the ion generator. The vacuum pump is coupled to the third through opening of the outer enclosure. The ion generator is coupled to the second through opening of the outer enclosure. The vacuum picking member is configured for picking a workpiece, the vacuum picking member being coupled to the first through opening of the outer enclosure. | 06-25-2009 |
20090202324 | WAFER TRANSFER DEVICE AND WAFER TRANSFER METHOD - A wafer transfer device and method capable of preventing a wafer from falling off of a carrier. A first carrier receiver holding a first carrier has a box-like shape having an opening through which the first carrier is attached/removed to/from the first carrier receiving member. A second carrier receiver holding a second carrier has a box-like shape having an opening through which the second carrier is attached/removed to/from the first carrier receiving member. The first carrier and the second carrier can be attached/removed to/from the first carrier receiver and the second carrier receiver, respectively. Owing to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent a wafer received in the first carrier and the second carrier from falling off from the first carrier and the second carrier, respectively. | 08-13-2009 |
20090208314 | MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool including a spindle oriented along a first direction with an adjustable chuck to receive a piece to be worked on. The machine tool further includes a transport device positioned essentially perpendicular to the first direction with deposit areas for the deposit of a number of the pieces to be worked on. The transport device is positioned such that each of the deposit areas may be moved into a transfer position in order to receive a piece to be worked on from the pertinent deposit area by the adjustable chuck or to release it from the adjustable chuck and to deposit it in the pertinent deposit area. An orientation device is provided that is configured to orient the piece to be worked on in a deposit area such that it may be received by the adjustable chuck in the transfer position. The orientation device is so positioned and configured that orientation of the piece to be worked on by means of the orientation device occurs in an orientation position prior to the transport position along the transport direction such that the orientation device releases the now oriented piece to be worked before it achieves the transfer position. | 08-20-2009 |
20090269172 | ADJUSTABLE TRANSFER ASSEMBLY FOR CONTAINER MANUFACTURING PROCESS - A transfer turret assembly is provided for transferring can bodies between process stations in a can necking machine. The transfer turret assembly includes a rotatable transfer starwheel. A plurality of pockets is formed in the starwheel that can each receive a can body. The turret assembly includes a vacuum assembly having a first zone that is under vacuum and a second zone separated from the first region by a boundary. The first zone vacuum retention force to vacuum ports formed in the pockets to retain the can bodies within the pockets. The boundary between the first zone and the second zone is adjustable to correspondingly adjust the vacuum retention force according to desired starwheel rotation speed. | 10-29-2009 |
20120257950 | PRODUCTION SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a production system having at least one machine tool and at least one pallet handling system for the automatic loading of at least one machine tool. The at least one pallet handling system has a storage unit associated with at least one machine tool and having one or more shelf modules. The storage unit additionally includes at least one rotatable storage tower. | 10-11-2012 |
20130170930 | DEVICE FOR THE TRANSFER OF FITTING PARTS FOR CONTAINER LABELLING - A device for transferring fitting parts for container labelling includes a hub coupled centrally and directly to a direct drive so as to be rotationally driven by the direct drive around a rotational axis in a stationary hub bearing arrangement disposed in an outer circumferential region of the hub. A plurality of drive shafts are rotatably mounted near an outside circumference of the hub. Each drive shaft is parallel to the rotational axis and coupled to a respective transfer shaft carrying a transfer element. A lantern wheel is disposed underneath the hub. The lantern wheel includes drive pinions and toothed wheel segments disposed on the drive shafts and a stationary control cam plate for pivotally rotating the drive shafts with rotation of the hub. The direct drive is disposed underneath the control cam plate. | 07-04-2013 |
20130177370 | CARRIER DEVICE AND ROBOT SYSTEM - A carrier device according to an embodiment includes a base that is disposed on an installation surface and a swivel arm that is provided on the base to swivel freely and of which turn tables attached to its both ends pass between a carrying in and out position and a working position that are previously set on a circular orbit. The base has a hollow structure and includes a hollow part that has at least therein the center of rotation of the swivel arm and into and through which a predetermined linear object can be inserted. | 07-11-2013 |
20130259611 | CARRIER DEVICE AND ROBOT SYSTEM - A carrier device according to embodiments includes: a swivel arm that is provided on a base installed on an installation surface to be able to swivel around a central axis and whose leading ends can pass on a circular orbit; and turn tables that are attached to the leading ends of the swivel arm and can carry a predetermined workpiece while placing thereon the workpiece between a working position and a carrying in/out position provided on the circular orbit. The turn table is rotated by an integral multiple of 360 degrees with respect to the installation surface while the turn table is moving from the working position to the carrying in/out position by swiveling the swivel arm. | 10-03-2013 |
20140328652 | TRANSFER APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CHANGING THEIR ORIENTATIONS - Disclosed is a transfer apparatus for transferring electronic devices from a wafer to a test handler. The transfer apparatus comprises: i) a rotary device rotatable about an axis; and ii) a plurality of holders configured to hold the electronic devices for transfer from the wafer to the test handler. The plurality of holders are coupled to, and extendable from, the rotary device to pick the electronic devices from the wafer. Specifically, the plurality of holders are arranged circumferentially around, and inclined with respect to, the axis of the rotary device, so as to change an orientation of the electronic devices on the wafer to a desired orientation of the electronic devices on the test handler. | 11-06-2014 |
20140328653 | Analytical System for Examining a Body Fluid and Method for the Operation of an Analytical System - An analytical system for examining a body fluid and a method of operation of an analytical system, typically for blood sugar tests, including an exchangeable magazine ( | 11-06-2014 |