摘要 |
The present invention resides in an elevator mechanism comprising a base plate defining the bottom wall of a chamber disposed above the base plate. The base plate has a top surface and a bottom surface with an opening therein communicating between the top and bottom surfaces. A first drive is disposed below the base plate for linear movement parallel to a first given direction. A carriage is connected for movement to the first drive and carries a lift tube extended upwards from the carriage along the given direction and through the opening in the base plate. The lift tube including a coaxially disposed rotary shaft therewithin. A second drive having an output is provided and is supported on the carriage parallel to the given direction and spaced from the rotary shaft in a side-by-side orientation. A coupling is also provided for drivingly connecting the output of the second drive to the rotary shaft. |