Conveyors: power-driven – With means to facilitate working – treating – or inspecting... – Conveyor lowers the load to at least one of a plurality of...
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-10
2005-05-10
Dayoan, D. Glenn (Department: 3612)
Conveyors: power-driven
With means to facilitate working, treating, or inspecting...
Conveyor lowers the load to at least one of a plurality of...
C198S750110, C414S940000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06889813
ABSTRACT:
A controlled material transport method for carrying materials to and from workstations, test equipment, and processing and assembly tools in a common facility. The present invention includes a rigid “robot vehicle” mountable to a passive track system, which can be routed to service all processing tools on the factory floor. The robot vehicle includes a hoist assembly and gripper assembly, which together perform such functions as picking up magazines, placing magazines, and loading magazines into the processing tools. The hoist assembly is capable of functioning in an operational envelope, which includes any target location within a 3-axis Cartesian coordinate system, to the extent of the range of motion of the hoist assembly. The hoist assembly also provides rigid and controlled z-axis travel, while being compact when retracted. The gripper assembly facilitates loading of the magazines, especially chute style magazines, which are commonly found on many existing processing tools.
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Bond Robert H.
Trammell Harold L.
Amkor Technology Inc.
Blankenship G
Dayoan D. Glenn
Gunnison McKay & Hodgson, L.L.P.
Hodgson Serge J.
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