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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2012
Applicants:
Malcolm N. Daniel, Austin, TX (US);
Charles T. Carlson, Cedar Park, TX (US);
William T. Weaver, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Malcolm N. Daniel, Austin, TX (US);
Charles T. Carlson, Cedar Park, TX (US);
William T. Weaver, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc., Gloucesler, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 21/00 (2006.01); B65G 65/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An alignment device has a carriage, two rails on the carriage that are configured for a workpiece to pass therebetween, and a finger that protrudes a distance from the carriage. The finger is configured to be disposed on a carrier for the workpieces. The workpieces may be solar cells and may pass through the rails on a conveyor belt. The alignment device may move in order to align the workpieces as the workpieces are loaded into a carrier.