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Multi-turn drive assembly and systems and methods of use thereof

US11850745B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Applied Materials, Inc. · US

Inventors

Jeff Hudgens · San Francisco, US
Damon K. Cox · Round Rock, US
Rajkumar Thanu · Santa Clara, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 12, 2022
Grant date	Dec 26, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 12, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16H2035/003
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein are multi-turn drive assemblies, systems and methods of use thereof. The multi-turn drive assemblies enable a robot link member to have a maximum rotation of at least 360 degrees about an axis. The multi-turn drive assemblies can be incorporated into a robot arm for enabling 360 degrees rotation of one or more link members about an axis. The robot arm may be located in a transfer chamber of an electronic device processing system. Also disclosed are methods of controlling the multi-turn drive assemblies and related robots.

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