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Apparatus for transferring articles through various processing sectors of a manufacturing system

US3995206A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 6, 1974
Grant dateNov 30, 1976
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Expiry dateJun 6, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/67727
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A material transfer apparatus which includes a carriage whose movement is controlled along a path between specified locations thereon. The carriage includes means for dynamically indicating its present location on the path which is compared with a specified new location to provide a difference drive for moving the carriage as required.

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