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Transport system, processing system, and article manufacturing method

US11557954B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 24, 2018
Grant dateJan 17, 2023
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G2203/042
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a transport system that moves a moving portion, which moves in a transport direction along a fixed portion, while detecting a position of the moving portion by a scale and a sensor, a guide block is installed on a second surface of a first part of the moving portion, a guide rail is installed on a first surface of the fixed portion, the scale is installed at an end of the first part of the moving portion on an opposite side across the guide block, and a sensor that has a detecting unit at a position facing the scale is installed in the fixed portion.

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