Device for securing a moving object at a destination
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May 30, 2000
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Nov 26, 1997
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Nov 26, 1997
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Abstract
A device for securing a moving object at a destination has, as a object, the imparting of flexibility to the position of the object to be secured; this object also applies when the space for special securing elements is relatively small and is predetermined to with respect to its location. The device comprises elements which engage one inside the other. A first part of these elements is provided so as to be stationary at the destination and a second part is provided at the moving object. An approach arrangement facilitates the engagement of the elements one inside the other. The first part serves as a guide device for the second part and permits a movement of the second part in a first direction and blocks a movement vertical to this direction. Further, the guide device has a stopping arrangement for stopping the object in at least one location along the path of the permitted movement. The second part engages in the first part by means of movement which are offset relative to one another with respect to time. The device serves for the transport of objects in semiconductor fabricating plants.
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BROOKS AUTOMATION GMBH | 07745 JENA |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Gravell, Lawrence R | Austin, TX | 17 | 107 |
# of filed Patents : 17 Total Citations : 107 | |||
Pflueger, John | Austin, TX | 5 | 29 |
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 29 |
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