Patent ID: 6033175
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: B23Q,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A device for aligning and coupling at least a partial region of a movable object to a destination, comprising:interengaging fixed and movable coupling elements, said fixed coupling elements being provided in a fixed location at the destination, and said movable coupling elements being provided on the object;a guiding device and means for fixing at least one ultimate coupling position being included in said fixed coupling elements, said means for fixing at least one ultimate coupling position being included in said guiding device, said guiding device allowing a movement of the object in a first direction for reaching the ultimate coupling position which is determined by said means for fixing within said guiding device and blocking a movement perpendicularly with respect to this direction;said movable coupling elements being separated into first elements for engagement in said guiding device and second elements for engagement with said means for fixing at least one ultimate coupling position; andmeans for generating first status signals on the state of the coupling of at least a partial region of the movable object to the destination, said means for generating first status signals being included in said second elements.