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Carrier device, work processing apparatus, control method of carrier device and storage medium storing program

US11380559B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 8, 2020
Grant dateJul 5, 2022
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Expiry dateJul 1, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/68707
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An object is to suppress dew condensation in a carrier device. There is provided a carrier device comprising a body; a rotational part provided to be rotatable relative to the body; an arm supported on the rotational part; an end effector provided in a leading end portion of the arm and configured to hold a work; a gas supply unit configured to supply a gas to an arm-side internal space provided in an arm-side base portion of the end effector and/or in the leading end portion of the arm; and an exhaust unit provided in a body-side internal space that communicates with the arm-side internal space and configured to discharge the gas in the arm-side internal space and/or in the body-side internal space.

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