Patent ID: 6620254
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: C23C

Abstract:
A vacuum treatment planet system workpiece support for a vacuum treatment installation, comprising:a sun system rotatable with respect to the vacuum treatment installation about a sun system axle (7) which can be coupled to a drive (1), the sun system having a sun wheel (9), at least one planet system (17, 17â€²) supported on the sun system, rotatable about a planet axle (11) and provided with a driving coupling (15, 13) for driving the planet system, at least one moon system (29, 31) supported on the planet system (17) and rotatable about a moon axle (19), with a driving connection to the sun system (7, 9), on which moon system a receiver for at least one workpiece is provided, wherein the driving connection is established, at least during operation, uninterruptedly between the sun system and the moon system, and wherein the planet system has a planet wheel (17â€²) that drives a transfer axle (78) which is releasably rotatably supported on the sun wheel (9), and the transfer axle (79), via a further transfer wheel (80) as well as a ring (86) revolving about the planet axle (11), is in rolling engagement with a transfer wheel (29) on the moon system.