Vat Holding Ag

René Bereuter

Stefan Schoch

Philipp Wohlwend

A vacuum valve () for loading and/or unloading a vacuum chamber (). The vacuum valve has a closure plate () that is pressed against a valve seat () when in a closed position to seal a loading opening () and being raised from the valve seat () when in an open position, exposing the loading opening () for loading and/or unloading the vacuum chamber (). The vacuum valve has at least one drive () for moving the closure plate () back and forth between the open and closed positions, the closure plate () being held by at least one guide () on at least one plate holder () of the drive (). The vacuum valve has at least one elastic preload body (), with the closure plate () being movable against a preload of the elastic preload body () along the guide () relative to the plate holder ().

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Wolfurt, Austria

René Bereuter