Conveyor assembly with removable rollers for a vapor deposition system
US8328946B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G13/071
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A conveyor assembly for conveying substrates through a vapor deposition system includes a first carriage rail and a second carriage rail disposed at an opposite side of the conveyor assembly. The first and second carriage rails include a plurality of roller positions spaced longitudinally therealong. The carriage rails further include a pair of wheels at each of the roller positions, with the wheels spaced apart so as to define a cradle at the respective roller position. At least one of the wheels at each roller position on is drive wheel. A plurality of rollers extend between the first and second carriage rails. The rollers have ends that drop into the cradles at the roller positions such that the rollers are removable from the carriage rails by being lifted out of the cradles at the roller positions.
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