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Substrate transport apparatus

US11273558B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 16, 2015
Grant dateMar 15, 2022
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/67766
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A transport apparatus including a frame, a drive section connected to the frame, the drive section having at least one drive axis, at least one arm having an end effector configured for holding a substrate, the at least one arm being connected to the drive section by a transmission link and having at least one degree of freedom axis effecting extension and retraction of the end effector with respect to the at least one arm, and a bearing connected to the frame and the end effector, the bearing defining a guideway that defines the at least one degree of freedom axis.

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