Claims
- 1. A rotor for processing flat media comprising:
a front ring; a lock bar pivotably attached to the front ring, the lock bar having a drive stem engageable by a loader/unloader; a retainer pivotably attached to the front ring, and biased into engagement with the lock bar; and at least one cam arm on the retainer, with the cam arm having a cam surface including a first curved surface and a second curved surface adjoining the first curved surface.
- 2. A rotor for processing flat media comprising:
a front ring, a back plate, a pair of base connecting bars connecting the front ring and the back plate; a pair of base combs on the base connecting bars; a pair of side connecting bars connecting the front ring and back plate and a pair of side combs on the side connecting bars; and a lock down assembly on the rotor, the lockdown assembly comprising:
a left lock bar and a right lock bar pivotably attached to the front ring and to the back plate, with the left lock bar having a drive stem linked to a left cam bar and the right lock bar having a drive stem linked to a right cam bar; a left retainer and a right retainer pivotably attached to the front ring and to the back plate, with the left retainer and the right retainer having at least one cam arm biased into contact with the left cam bar and the right cam bar, respectively; the left retainer and the right retainer moveable, via engagement and movement of the drive stems, from an open position where articles can be loaded and unloaded into and out of the rotor, to a closed position where articles within the rotor are secured into place between the retainers and the combs.
- 3. A rotor for processing flat media comprising:
lock down means for securing flat media into place within the rotor, the lock down means comprising a lock down assembly including:
a left lock bar having a drive stem linked to a left cam bar; a right lock bar having a drive stem linked to a right cam bar; a left retainer and a right retainer, with the left retainer and the right retainer having at least one cam arm biased into contact with the left cam bar and the right cam bar, respectively; the left retainer and the right retainer moveable, via engagement and movement of the drive stems, from an open position, where articles can be loaded and unloaded into and out of the rotor, to a closed position where articles within the rotor are secured into place between the retainers and the combs.
- 4. A rotor for processing flat media comprising:
a contact bar moveable from a first position, where flat media can be placed into or removed from the rotor, to a second position, where the contact bar engages the flat media to secure it into place within the rotor; and a lock bar engaged against a cam surface on the contact bar for urging the contact bar from the first position to the second position.
- 5. The rotor of claim 4 wherein the contact bar contacts the flat media perpendicularly and without sliding movement between the contact bar and the flat media.
- 6. The rotor of claim 4 further comprising combs on the rotor, the combs having a plurality of teeth for receiving the flat media.
- 7. The rotor of claim 6 wherein the combs comprise at least one base comb and at least one side comb for securing the flat media within the rotor.
- 8. The rotor of claim 7 wherein at least one of the teeth of the base comb is formed substantially in the shape of a four-sided pyramid having a substantially rectangular surface at a top end of the tooth.
- 9. The rotor of claim 8 wherein at least one of the teeth of the side comb has rounded sides terminating at a flat surface at a top end of the tooth.
- 10. The rotor of claim 6 wherein at least one comb includes a rod comprised of an elastomeric material attached alongside the teeth of the comb substantially for an entire length of the comb, the rod adapted to contact and support edges of the flat media to secure the flat media within the rotor.
- 11. The rotor of claim 4 wherein the contact bar includes a cover comprised of an elastomeric material.
- 12. The rotor of claim 4 wherein the cam surface comprises a first curved surface transitioning into a second curved surface.
- 13. The rotor of claim 4 wherein the lock bar is engageable by a loader/unloader for urging the contact bar from the first position to the second position.
- 14. A rotor for processing flat media comprising:
a contact bar moveable from a first position, where flat media can be placed into or removed from the rotor, to a second position, where the contact bar engages the flat media to secure it into place within the rotor; a lock bar engaged against the contact bar for urging the contact bar from the first position to the second position; and a spring urging the contact bar into engagement with the lock bar.
- 15. A rotor for processing flat media comprising:
a front ring; a lock bar pivotably attached to the front ring, and having a drive stem engageable by a loader/unloader; and a retainer pivotably attached to the front ring, and biased into engagement with the lock bar.
- 16. A rotor for processing flat media comprising:
combs for supporting flat media; a contact bar having a cam surface with first and second curved surfaces, the contact bar engageable at least indirectly by a loader/unloader, and moveable from a first position, where flat media can be placed into or removed from the rotor, to a second position, where the contact bar engages the flat media to secure it into place against the combs; and a lock bar engaged against the cam surface.
- 17. The rotor of claim 16 wherein the cam surface is configured so that the flat media come to rest on the combs before the contact bar contacts the flat media.
- 18. A rotor for processing flat media comprising:
contact means moveable from a first position, where flat media can be placed into or removed from the rotor, to a second position, where the contact means engages the flat media to secure it into place within the rotor, and the rotor also comprising a locking means engaged against the contact means for urging the contact means from the first position to the second position, with the locking means engageable by a loader/unloader.
- 19. A rotor for use in a process chamber, comprising:
a rotor frame having at least one connecting bar; a comb on the connecting bar, the comb having a plurality of teeth spaced apart by gaps; and a resilient strip extending alongside of at least part of the comb.
- 20. The rotor of claim 19 further comprising a plurality of spaced apart hooks attached to the comb, and with the resilient strip supported on the hooks.
- 21. The rotor of claim 19 wherein the resilient strip comprises an o-ring strip.
- 22. The rotor of claim 19 wherein the teeth have angled flat surfaces facing the gap.
- 23. The rotor of claim 19 wherein the teeth have rounded surfaces facing the gap.
- 24. The rotor of claim 19 wherein the teeth have a flat surface facing the resilient strip.
- 25. The rotor of claim 19 further comprising a contact bar having a cam surface with first and second curved surfaces, the contact bar engageable at least indirectly by a loader/unloader, and moveable from a first position, where flat media can be placed into or removed from the rotor, to a second position, where the contact bar engages the flat media to secure it into place against the comb.
- 26. The rotor of claim 25 further comprising a lock bar engaged against the cam surface.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This is a continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 09/522,797, filed Mar. 10, 2000, incorporated herein by reference.
Continuations (1)
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09522797 |
Mar 2000 |
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10097074 |
Mar 2002 |
US |