Apparatus for cleaving crystals
US6223961A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T225/371
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for cleaving a crystalline segment, including a pair of aligning pins facing a first cleave plane formed on a first side of a crystalline segment, an impact pin facing a second cleave plane formed on a second side of the crystalline segment opposite to the first side, the crystalline segment having a cleave line extending between and generally perpendicular to the opposing cleave planes, and an actuator connected to at least one of the aligning pins and the impact pin, for causing relative movement of the aligning pins and the impact pin towards each other, such that the aligning pins abut against the first cleave plane and the impact pin abuts against the second cleave plane.
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