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US 11,077,466 B2Granted
End effector with slides for transferring trays
AssigneeBrooks Automation, Inc.
InventorsAnthony C. Bonora, Brian Compian, Jeff P. Henderson, Robert W. Carlson
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Abstract
An end effector for transferring a tray is described. The end effector includes an end effector base attached to a vertical drive column of a tray engine. The end effector further includes a slide having multiple arms that are attached to the end effector base to support the tray, when present. The arms of the slide enable the tray to slide along a length of the end effector base. The arms face each other and extend along the length of the end effector base.
Claims14
An end effector for transferring trays, comprising:
- an end effector base having a length;
- a first slide base located within the end effector base;
- a first driving plate slidable with respect to the end effector base via the first slide base;
- a first slide having a first plurality of arms attached to the end effector base, wherein the first slide is attached to the end effector base via a slide support to be supported by the slide support, wherein each of the first plurality of arms has a support surface on top of which a first tray, when present, is supported, wherein the first driving plate is configured to slide the first tray on top of the support surfaces of the first plurality of arms and between and along lengths of the first plurality of arms of the first slide, wherein the first plurality of arms face each other and extend along the length of the end effector base;
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- a second slide having a second plurality of arms attached to the end effector base, wherein the second slide is located over the first slide, wherein the second slide is attached to the end effector base via the slide support to be supported by the slide support.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.