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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2009
Eduard Renier Francisca Clerkx, Eindhoven, NL;
Ernst Dullemeijer, Eindhoven, NL;
Franciscus Cornelius Dings, Eindhoven, NL;
Eduard Renier Francisca Clerkx, Eindhoven, NL;
Ernst Dullemeijer, Eindhoven, NL;
Franciscus Cornelius Dings, Eindhoven, NL;
OTB Solar B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A conveyor assembly suitable for use in a substrate processing system includes: at least one substrate carrier having a substrate-carrying surface configured to support at least one substrate; a processing track; a return track; a drive system configured to drive the substrate carrier along the processing track and the return track; and at least one swivel unit configured to pivot the substrate carrier around a substantially horizontal axis from a first orientation into a second orientation, and/or vice versa. Also provided is a method for conveying a substrate carrier including: providing a substrate carrier; positioning the substrate carrier in a first orientation; conveying the substrate carrier along a first track; and rotating the substrate carrier around a substantially horizontal axis into a second orientation.