Continuous treatment apparatus
AssigneeShimadzu Mectem, Inc.
InventorsEiji Nakatsukasa, Kanji Mikami, Katsutoshi Kamoto
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Abstract
A continuous treatment apparatus is provided that resists thermal shock and treatment gases and correctly transfers treated objects. An urging mechanism 9 that urges a treated object w is adapted to transfer a treated object w by reciprocating rack member 91 using a pinion 92 in separating compartments 6 between treatment chambers 1, 2, 3, and 4. This arrangement eliminates the need to install rack members 91 and pinion 92 in a severe atomsphere.
Claims11
A continuous treatment apparatus adapted so that a treated object can be transferred from a treatment chamber to a next treatment chamber, the treatment apparatus comprising:
- urging mechanisms between a plurality of treatment chambers, wherein the urging mechanisms have rack members that can move in the direction of transfer, a pinion which drives the rack members, and a latching means for selectively engaging the rack members with the treated
- wherein the rack members are reciprocated between adjacent treatment chambers through use of the pinion to transfer the treated object from one treatment chamber to another.
A continuous treatment apparatus adapted so that a treated object can be transferred from a treatment chamber to a next treatment chamber, the treatment apparatus comprising:
- urging mechanisms between a plurality of treatment chambers, wherein
- the urging mechanisms have rack members that can move in the direction of transfer, a pinion which drives the rack members, and a latching means for selectively engaging the rack members with the treated object,
- the rack members are reciprocated between adjacent treatment chambers through use of the pinion to transfer the treated object from one treatment chamber to another, and
- the rack members are provided in pairs and the pinion is engaged with the rack members at the same time and the following operation is repeated:
- while one of the rack members moves forward to transfer a treated object, the other moves back in preparation for the next transfer, and vice versa.
A continuous treatment apparatus adapted so that a treated object can be transferred from a treatment chamber to a next treatment chamber, the treatment apparatus comprising:
- urging mechanisms between a plurality of treatment chambers, wherein
- the urging mechanisms have rack members that can move in the direction of transfer, a pinion which drives the rack members, and a latching means for selectively engaging the rack members with the treated object,
- the rack members are reciprocated between adjacent treatment chambers through use of the pinion to transfer the treated object from one treatment chamber to another, and
- the apparatus is adapted so that each treatment chamber can be opened or closed by a lid, that rack members can move along a transfer rail which links adjacent treatment chambers with the lids open, and that the following opposite operations can be performed around a rotating shaft:
- (1) when the lid is opened, it is withdrawn to a position at which it does not interfere with the transfer rail or rack members;
- and (2) when the lid is closed, the transfer rail and rack members are withdrawn to a position at which the transfer rail and rack members do not interfere with the lid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.