Device, system and method for detecting transport boats
AssigneeALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH
InventorsFrank Beinenz, Sven Herdler, Johannes Fachinger
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Abstract
A device for detecting transport boats includes a contact element for contacting a transport boat, and a connecting element spring mounted in a housing of the device, biased into an initial position and linearly displaceably guided via a guide of the housing. The contact element is connected to the spring mounted connecting element and is displaceable together therewith in such a way that contact of the transport boat with the contact element causes deflection of the connecting element against the bias from the initial position into a detection position. The device further includes a detection device adapted to detect reaching of the detection position by the connecting element.
Claims15
A device (10) for detecting transport boats (62, 64), comprising:
- a contact element (12) for contacting a transport boat (62, 64)
- a connecting element (14) spring mounted in a housing (20) of the device (10), biased into an initial position and linearly displaceably guided via a guide (30) of the housing (20),
- the contact element (12) being connected to the spring mounted connecting element (14) and being displaceable together therewith in such a way that contact of the transport boat (62, 64) with the contact element (12) causes deflection of the connecting element (14) against the bias from the initial position into a detection position, and
- a detection device (34) adapted to detect a reaching of the detection position by the connecting element (14),
- wherein the contact element (12) and the connecting element (14) connected thereto are arranged rotationally fixed in the housing (20), the connecting element (14) and the housing (20) being interconnected via a bolt (16) which extends through bores in the contact element (12) and the connecting element (14) and is displaceably received at opposite ends in a respective associated slotted hole (18) of the housing (20).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.