EP 2361321 A2 20110831 - VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS
Title (en)
VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS
Title (de)
VAKUUMVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT SOUS VIDE
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 2009002499 W 20091019
- GB 0819474 A 20081023
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2010046636A2] The present invention relates to an apparatus (10) for vacuum processing articles (12). The apparatus comprises a processing region (14) in which articles can be vacuum processed at a processing pressure and a loading region (18) into which articles can be loaded into the apparatus at ambient pressure. A plurality of article carriers (20) are provided for carrying articles from the loading region to the processing region along an enclosed passage (24) so that articles can be vacuum processed. The carriers (20) comprise respective sealing means (26) for sealing against an inner surface of the passage when carrying articles along the passage. The sealing means (26) resist the flow of gas or vapour past the sealing means along the passage from the loading region to the processing region so that articles loaded at ambient pressure in the loading region and carried to the processing region can be vacuum processed at processing pressure.
IPC 8 full level
A43B 1/00 (2006.01); B01J 3/00 (2006.01); C23C 14/56 (2006.01); H01J 37/32 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
A43B 1/00 (2013.01 - KR); A43B 7/12 (2013.01 - EP US); A43D 95/06 (2013.01 - EP US); A43D 95/10 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 3/00 (2013.01 - KR); C23C 14/56 (2013.01 - KR); C23C 14/566 (2013.01 - EP US); H01J 37/32 (2013.01 - KR); Y10T 137/86083 (2015.04 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2010046636A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2010046636 A2 20100429; WO 2010046636 A3 20100715; AU 2009306194 A1 20100429; CA 2740450 A1 20100429; CN 102203315 A 20110928; EP 2361321 A2 20110831; EP 2441857 A2 20120418; EP 2441857 A3 20120718; GB 0819474 D0 20081203; IL 212373 A0 20110630; JP 2012506490 A 20120315; KR 20110074615 A 20110630; TW 201024449 A 20100701; US 2011259455 A1 20111027; ZA 201103757 B 20120125
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 2009002499 W 20091019; AU 2009306194 A 20091019; CA 2740450 A 20091019; CN 200980142356 A 20091019; EP 09740186 A 20091019; EP 12150630 A 20091019; GB 0819474 A 20081023; IL 21237311 A 20110414; JP 2011532706 A 20091019; KR 20117011546 A 20091019; TW 98136047 A 20091023; US 200913125101 A 20091019; ZA 201103757 A 20110523