| 发明名称 |
Workpiece alignment device |
| 摘要 |
An alignment device has a carriage, two rails on the carriage that are configured for a workpiece to pass therebetween, and a finger that protrudes a distance from the carriage. The finger is configured to be disposed on a carrier for the workpieces. The workpieces may be solar cells and may pass through the rails on a conveyor belt. The alignment device may move in order to align the workpieces as the workpieces are loaded into a carrier. |
| 申请公布号 |
US8813338(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.08.26 |
| 申请号 |
US201213415411 |
申请日期 |
2012.03.08 |
| 申请人 |
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. |
发明人 |
Daniel Malcolm N.;Carlson Charles T.;Weaver William T. |
| 分类号 |
B23P21/00;B65G65/00 |
主分类号 |
B23P21/00 |
| 代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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| 主权项 |
1. A workpiece loading apparatus comprising:
a conveyor belt; a carrier configured to hold workpieces; a carriage, disposed between said conveyor belt and said carrier and configured to move in a first direction perpendicular to said conveyor belt; two rails disposed a distance apart on said carriage, said rails positioned above said conveyor belt and configured for a workpiece to pass therebetween; and a finger protruding from said carriage, wherein said carrier is biased in said first direction so that said finger is configured to contact said carrier. |
| 地址 |
Gloucesler MA US |
