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Dual lane conveying apparatus

US6460692B2 · kind B2 · utility

7Cited by
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35Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 22, 2000
Grant dateOct 8, 2002
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Expiry dateJan 15, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/67706
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A dual lane board handling apparatus includes a first zone including first and second parallel pairs of rails extending in a first direction; a second zone including third and fourth parallel pairs of rails extending in the first direction; first tracks supporting the first and second pairs of rails so that the first and second pairs of rails can move on the first tracks in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a drive for moving the first pair of rails on the first tracks in the second direction such that the first pair of rails can be selectively moved between a first orientation wherein it is in alignment with the fourth pair of rails and a second orientation wherein it is in alignment with the third pair of rails; a drive for moving the second pair of rails in the second direction; and belts on the first, second, third, and fourth pairs of rails for conveying boards along the rails in the first direction.

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