Automatic reloading and transport system for solid targets
US10477667B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 18, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG21K5/10
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic reloading and transport system for solid targets for a particle accelerator using a pneumatic tube transport system from the point of target activation by a particle accelerator to a target processing point and back, comprising a pneumatic tube transport system with end stations for receipt and dispatch of a capsule accommodating the target, a handling mechanism for both manipulating the solid target and handling the capsule and a target positioning system.
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