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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2021
Von Ardenne Asset Gmbh & Co. KG, Dresden, DE;
VON ARDENNE Asset GmbH & Co. KG, Dresden, DE;
Abstract
Coating processes for vacuum chamber arrangements and apparatus thereof are herein disclosed. In some aspects, a coating process may include coating at least one workpiece using a vacuum chamber arrangement. The vacuum chamber arrangement may include a vacuum chamber, a substrate holding arrangement, an additional substrate holding arrangement, one or more bearings, a supply hose and an additional supply hose. The vacuum chamber may include a lock chamber, an additional lock chamber, a heating chamber, an additional heating chamber, and a coating chamber. The one or more bearings may support the substrate holding arrangement in such a way that it can be moved between the lock chamber and the coating chamber. The one or more bearings may also support the additional substrate holding arrangement in such a way that it can be moved between the additional lock chamber and the coating chamber.