METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A TRANSPORT LIFT ASSEMBLY

• Main Authors: RICE, MICHAEL, R, SHAH, VINAY, ENGLHARDT, ERIC, A, HUDGENS, JEFFREY, C, LOWRANCE, ROBERT, B
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 29.11.2007
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CONVEYING; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS; STORING; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ARTCOLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING; TRANSPORTING

Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for a transport lift assembly that includes a chassis, at least one set of wheels mounted on the chassis, a lift assembly mounted on the chassis, a controller adapted to control the lift assembly, and a motor magnet array mounted on the chassis. The transport lift assembly is adapted to be driven in response to application of an external magnetic field and to load and unload substrate carriers from moving conve ors . L'invention concerne des systèmes, des procédés et un appareil pour un ensemble élévateur de transport qui comprend un châssis, au moins un ensemble de roues montées sur le châssis, un ensemble élévateur monté sur le châssis, un contrôleur conçu pour commander l'ensemble élévateur, et un ensemble d'aimants de moteur montés sur le châssis. Ledit ensemble élévateur de transport est conçu pour être entraîné en réponse à l'application d'un champ magnétique externe et pour charger et décharger des supports de substrat de convoyeurs mobiles.