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US 5,491,737 AGranted
Material handling and inspection apparatus and method
AssigneeThermoSpectra Corporation
InventorsRansom A. Yarnall, J. Paul Axford, Dale D. Thayer
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AssigneeThermoSpectra Corporation
InventorsRansom A. Yarnall, J. Paul Axford, Dale D. Thayer
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According to the present invention, a material handling system for transporting a device to or from a radiation chamber in which the device is inspected is provided. The system includes a shuttle carriage having a base and two opposing walls, a conveyor mounted between the two opposing walls of the shuttle carriage, and means for moving the shuttle carriage along a path between a loading position and an unloading position. The system also includes a housing that encloses the shuttle carriage and the moving means. The housing has an internal cavity that is fitted to the two opposing walls. The housing also has a first opening coincident with the loading position and a second opening coincident with the unloading position. Further, a drive mechanism is provided for extending the conveyor partially through the first opening and the second opening.
A material handling system for transporting a device to or from a radiation chamber in which the device is inspected, comprising:
A method of inspecting a series of devices, comprising the steps of:
A material handling system for transporting a device through an inspection apparatus comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.