Patent ID: 11971118
Assignee: VAT HOLDING AG
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A vacuum valve or vacuum door, comprising:
a closure plate for closing an opening which is arranged in a wall and has opposite first and second longitudinal edges and, by comparison, shorter, opposite first and second transverse edges;
the closure plate is adjustable between an open position, in which the opening of the wall is opened up, and a closed position, in which the opening of the wall is closed by the closure plate;
a sealing unit configured to seal the closure plate in relation to the wall, the sealing unit having a supporting frame which has opposite first and second longitudinal legs and, by comparison, shorter, opposite first and second transverse legs and to which is attached on one side a circumferential closure plate seal and on an opposite side a circumferential wall seal; and
(a) the supporting frame is fastened or fastenable to the wall at fastening points, wherein at least central portions of the first and second longitudinal legs of the supporting frame are free in relation to the wall, or
(b) the supporting frame is fastened to the closure plate at fastening points, wherein at least central portions of the first and second longitudinal legs of the supporting frame are free in relation to the closure plate.