Robot having predetermined orientation

    公开(公告)号:US11562921B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-24

    申请号:US16246944

    申请日:2019-01-14

    摘要: A method including: locating a shaft of a rotor relative to a stator of a motor, locating a robot arm mount on the shaft, temporarily stationarily fixing the robot arm mount relative to the stator at a predetermined rotational location relative to the stator, and while the robot arm mount is temporarily stationarily fixed relative to the stator at the predetermined rotational location, stationarily fixing the robot arm mount to the shaft by a connection, where the connection allows the robot arm mount to be stationarily fixed to the shaft at one of a plurality of angular orientations.

    Movable power coupling and a robot with movable power coupling

    公开(公告)号:US11370305B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-28

    申请号:US15844826

    申请日:2017-12-18

    摘要: An apparatus comprises a first induction section comprising a first core and a first coil on the first core. A second induction section comprises a second core and a second coil on the second core. The first core comprises rail extensions, where at least two of the rail extensions extend from opposite ends of the first core. The second core comprises shoe portions located at respective ones of the rail extensions, where a gap is provided between each of the rail extensions and respective ones of the shoe portion. The second induction section is configured to move relative to the first induction section in a path along the extensions. The first induction section is configured to induce current in the second induction section, including when the second core moves relative to the first core along the extensions, to provide a contactless induction coupling between the first induction section and the second induction section.

    Direct-drive flexure-mechanism vacuum control valve

    公开(公告)号:US11268630B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-08

    申请号:US16533119

    申请日:2019-08-06

    发明人: Martin Hosek

    摘要: A valve including a first member including a fluid flow aperture therethrough; a second member movably connected to the first member between an open position and a closed position relative to the fluid flow aperture; at least one electromagnetic actuator connected between the first member and the second member, where the at least one electromagnetic actuator is configured to move the second member between the open position and the closed position, where the at least one electromagnetic actuator includes a first electromagnetic actuator having a stationary portion connected to the first member and a movable portion connected to the second member; and at least one mechanical flexure connected between the first member and the movable member of the actuator, where the at least one mechanical flexure constrains motion of the movable member to along a substantially straight line.

    Robot linear drive heat transfer
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10882194B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-05

    申请号:US15294099

    申请日:2016-10-14

    摘要: An apparatus including a movable arm; a robot drive connected to the movable arm; and a heat transfer system. The robot drive includes a first drive configured to extend and retract the movable arm and a second drive configured to move the movable arm and the first drive along a linear path. The heat transfer system includes a first heat transfer member on the base and a second heat transfer member, where the heat transfer system is configured to transfer heat from the first drive to the first heat transfer member and then from the first heat transfer member to the second heat transfer member. The first heat transfer member travels with the base, and the first heat transfer member moves relative to the second heat transfer member as the base moves relative to the slide.

    Robot linear drive heat transfer
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10800050B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-13

    申请号:US15841675

    申请日:2017-12-14

    摘要: An apparatus including a movable arm; a robot drive connected to the movable arm; and a heat transfer system. The robot drive includes a first drive configured to extend and retract the movable arm and a second drive configured to move the movable arm and the first drive along a linear path. The heat transfer system includes a first heat transfer member on the base and a second heat transfer member, where the heat transfer system is configured to transfer heat from the first drive to the first heat transfer member and then from the first heat transfer member to the second heat transfer member. The first heat transfer member travels with the base, and the first heat transfer member moves relative to the second heat transfer member as the base moves relative to the slide.

    Substrate transport vacuum platform

    公开(公告)号:US10593579B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-17

    申请号:US15841614

    申请日:2017-12-14

    IPC分类号: H01L21/677 B25J9/04

    摘要: A transport apparatus including a robot drive; an arm having a first end connected to the robot drive; and at least one end effector connected to a second end of the arm. The arm includes at least three links connected in series to form the arm. The arm is configured to be moved by the robot drive to move the at least one end effector among load locks and two or more sets of opposing process modules.

    Robot having two robot arms sharing a common upper arm

    公开(公告)号:US10543596B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-28

    申请号:US15803966

    申请日:2017-11-06

    摘要: An apparatus including a robot drive, a first arm having a first upper arm, a first forearm and a first end effector, where the first end effector comprises a first and second substrate support sections and a leg located between the first and second support sections which connects the substrate support sections to a wrist joint with the first forearm, and where a connection of the leg to the wrist joint is offset unequal distances relative to respective centerlines of the first and second substrate support sections, and a second arm having a second upper arm connected to the robot drive, where the first and second upper arms are connected to a first shaft of the robot drive to be rotated in unison, and where the wrist joint does not intersect the drive axis while the first arm is being extended and retracted.

    Two-link arm trajectory
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10269606B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-23

    申请号:US14703216

    申请日:2015-05-04

    发明人: Martin Hosek

    摘要: Providing a first movement including rotating a first arm about a rotational axis of a robot drive; rotating a second arm on the first arm, where the first and second arms form a robot arm, where the first and second arms are the only arms of the robot arm, where the robot arm has an end effector rotationally fixed to the second arm, and where the end effector is configured to support a substrate thereon for transporting the substrate by the robot arm; and controlling the rotating to provide a path of the end effector such that the end effector does not contact the substrate during the rotating. Providing a second movement including rotating the arms to provide an at least partially straight linear path of a center of the substrate relative to the rotational axis of the drive robot when the substrate is on the end effector.