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.
Claims16
A device (10) for detecting transport boats (62, 64), comprising:
- a contact element (12) for contacting a transport boat (62, 64), and
- 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
- wherein the device (10) comprises a detection device (34) adapted to detect a reaching of the detection position by the connecting element (14).
A method for detecting transport boats (62, 64), comprising the steps of:
- contacting a contact element (12) by means of a transport boat (62, 64),
- deflecting a spring mounted connecting element (14) connected to the contact element (12) against the bias from an initial position into a detection position,
- detecting a reaching of the detection position by the connecting element (14) by means of a detection device (34).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.