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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1995
Christopher Thomas Gullo, Centerville, OH (US);
Stephen James Bolin, Troy, OH (US);
James Stanley Kaczmarek, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Motoman Inc., West Carrollton, OH (US);
Abstract
A laser enclosure is provided comprising a housing having an inner cavity in which laser operations are performed. The housing includes a first section having a first opening through which workpieces pass into and out of the inner cavity. Further provided is a first workpiece positioner for alternately moving the workpieces from a first workpiece loading/unloading zone, through the first opening to a first work zone within the inner cavity of the housing. The first workpiece positioner includes a first workpiece holder adapted to releasably receive at least one of the workpieces and is movable from the first workpiece loading/unloading zone to the first work zone as the first positioner moves from a first loading/unloading position to a first work position. The first positioner further includes a first sealing panel which sealingly mates with a first sealing portion of the first section of the housing when the first workpiece holder is located in the first workpiece loading/unloading zone and a second sealing panel which sealingly mates with a second sealing portion of the first section of the housing when the first workpiece holder is located in the first work zone.