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Vacuum handling especially for the use in handling silicon wafers

US4744594A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 10, 1986
Grant dateMay 17, 1988
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Expiry dateDec 10, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/6838
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The object of this invention relates to the technical sector of microelectronics. The vacuum handling system according to the invention comprises a hollow body (1) of which the end takes the gripping tip forming an inside chamber (1b) with at least two annular grooves (1b1) and (1b2) for the positioning of two O rings (7) of a soft deformable material to insure, on the one hand the dismantable assembling of the part corresponding to the tip, and, on the other hand, the vacuum tightness.

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