Material or article handling – Device for emptying portable receptacle – Nongravity type
Patent
1997-07-11
2000-10-31
Brahan, Thomas J.
Material or article handling
Device for emptying portable receptacle
Nongravity type
74 8921, 7449004, 7449009, 414935, 414937, B25J 912
Patent
active
061392456
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for moving substrates into and out of a substrate processing device. The apparatus has a frame and a substrate transport. The frame is adapted to be connected to the substrate processing device and can removably receive substrate cassettes. The substrate transport is movably mounted to the frame. The substrate transport has a track movement mechanism and a movable robot arm assembly mounted to the track movement mechanism. The track movement mechanism includes a housing, two pulley spindles rotatably connected to the housing, a drive motor connected to one of the pulley spindles, and flexible connecting elements connected to the frame and looped in a general S shape around the two pulley spindles.
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Brahan Thomas J.
Brooks Automation Inc.
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