Patent · US Expired

Batch loader arm

US5954472A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 15, 1996
Grant dateSep 21, 1999
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Expiry dateJul 15, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/20323
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention resides in an improved transport mechanism which utilizes a linkage having a plurality of end effectors disposed at one end thereof. Movement of a drive linkage in a first rotational direction causes opposite rotation at the end effectors so that the center of the articles carried by the end effectors are moved in a straight line path as between first and second locations.

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