US 12,311,410 B2
Planar drive apparatus and method for operating a planar drive apparatus
Sebastian Schwarz, Neusitz (DE); Johannes Rauschnabel, Fichtenau (DE); and Thomas Kosian, Insingen (DE)
Assigned to Syntegon Technology GmbH, Waiblingen (DE)
Filed by Syntegon Technology GmbH, Waiblingen (DE)
Filed on Jul. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/353,496.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2022 118 128.6 (DE), filed on Jul. 20, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0025661 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. B08B 1/20 (2024.01); A61L 2/26 (2006.01); B08B 1/12 (2024.01); B08B 3/02 (2006.01); B65G 54/02 (2006.01)
CPC B08B 1/20 (2024.01) [A61L 2/26 (2013.01); B08B 1/12 (2024.01); B08B 3/02 (2013.01); B08B 3/022 (2013.01); B65G 54/02 (2013.01); H02K 2201/18 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A planar drive apparatus (10) comprising at least one mover (16) and a drive table (12), wherein the mover (16) has an outer shell (40), wherein the drive table (12) has a planar drive surface (14) and wherein the mover (16) can be electromagnetically coupled to the drive surface (14) and can be moved in a floating state parallel to the drive surface (14), wherein the drive table (12) has a cleaning region (30) comprising a cleaning device (32) for cleaning at least a part of the outer shell (40) of the mover (16), wherein the mover (16) can be brought into the cleaning region by electromagnetic drive of the drive surface (14), wherein the cleaning device (32) has at least one additional cleaning unit (56) which is arranged on or above the drive surface (14) and which is configured to clean a side surface (58) and/or a top side (60) of the mover (16).