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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Oerlikon Trading Ag, Trubbach, Trubbach, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
OERLIKON SURFACE SOLUTIONS AG, PFAFFIKON, Pfaffikon SZ, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/32 (2006.01); C23F 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/32 (2013.01); C23F 1/08 (2013.01); H01J 37/32009 (2013.01); H01J 37/32055 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an ignition device for igniting a high-current discharge of an electrical arc evaporator in a vacuum coating system. Ignition is performed by means of mechanically closing and opening a contact between the cathode and the anode. Contact is established by means of an ignition finger that can move on a forced path. On account of the forced path, the ignition finger can be moved by means of a simple mechanical drive to a park position, which is protected against coating, and said ignition finger can also be used to ignite a second target.