摘要 |
The present invention relates to a coating plant, especially a vacuum coating plant, with a charging lock, especially a rectangular vacuum lock for a coating chamber, with a lock aperture ( 13 ) having a length of at least 1000 mm that comprises a shutter ( 6 ) for closing and opening the lock aperture and a latch ( 7 ) to secure the shutter, wherein there are provided means for moving the shutter and the latch from a first open position to a second closed position, and vice versa, these means assuring also that the movements of the shutter ( 6 ) and the latch ( 7 ) will be coupled with each other in such manner that the shutter ( 6 ) will be automatically secured by the latch ( 7 ) after the shutter has been closed and will be released again before it is opened.
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