US 12,078,422 B2
Device, system and method for separating transport boats
Frank Beinenz, Hanau (DE); Sven Herdler, Mombris (DE); and Johannes Fachinger, Altenstadt (DE)
Assigned to ALD VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES GMBH, Hanau (DE)
Appl. No. 17/425,320
Filed by ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH, Hanau (DE)
PCT Filed Jan. 21, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/051380
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 23, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/156881, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 6, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 102 591.5 (DE), filed on Feb. 1, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0082328 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. F27B 9/20 (2006.01); F27B 9/04 (2006.01); F27D 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC F27D 3/12 (2013.01) [F27B 9/042 (2013.01); F27D 2003/124 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device (16) for separating interconnected transport boats (12, 14) movable in a first plane in an intended direction of motion (20), comprising:
a substantially oval, non-circular separation disk (22) aligned parallel to the first plane and connected to a rotary drive (26) and a lifting device (28) via a drive shaft (24),
wherein the separation disk (22) is movable by means of the lifting device (28) in the direction of the transport boats (12, 14) to be separated in order to engage with a corresponding total recess (30) in the transport boats (12, 14) to be separated, and
wherein the separation disk (22) is rotatably movable in and/or parallel to the first plane by means of the rotary drive (26) to separate the transport boats (12, 14) to be separated from each other by rotating the separation disk (22).