US 12,140,208 B2
Tool and method for chandelier showerhead installation
Aleksey V. Altecor, West Linn, OR (US)
Assigned to Lam Research Corporation, Fremont, CA (US)
Appl. No. 18/013,731
Filed by Lam Research Corporation, Fremont, CA (US)
PCT Filed Jun. 24, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/038982
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 29, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/005878, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 6, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/705,522, filed on Jul. 1, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0235813 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. F16H 25/24 (2006.01); C23C 16/455 (2006.01); F16H 25/20 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 25/24 (2013.01) [C23C 16/45565 (2013.01); F16H 2025/2053 (2013.01); F16H 2025/2062 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An alignment device to draw two components together, the alignment device comprising:
a planetary gear set, the planetary gear set comprising a ring gear and at least two planetary gears;
one or more side plates for supporting the ring gear and the at least two planetary gears;
wherein each of the at least two planetary gears includes an aperture sized to receive a threaded fastener for engagement with a respective one of at least two threaded rods engaged with one of the two components, wherein rotation of the ring gear imparts synchronized rotational movement to the threaded fasteners to cause linear movement of the alignment device relative to the at least two threaded rods, and wherein a first component of the two components includes a showerhead and a second component of the two components includes a cooling plate.