Apparatus for accommodating an article in a vacuum-coating installation
US12404581B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 6, 2023 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29D11/00923
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for accommodating an article in a vacuum-coating installation has a carrier with a coating opening and a retaining device for retaining the article in the coating opening. The retaining device has a pivot bearing that is secured on the carrier and a pivot axis, about which it is possible to pivot the retaining device to thereby turn the article in the coating opening. The pivot bearing has a bearing body with a circumferentially closed mount for a round body, which extends in the direction of the pivot axis, wherein the bearing body has a circumferentially closed mount and a circumferentially open mount for the round body, and therefore, when the retaining device is arranged on the carrier, the round body can be introduced through the circumferentially open mount into the circumferentially closed mount.
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