Patent · US Expired

Robotic wafer handler

US5746565A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 22, 1996
Grant dateMay 5, 1998
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Expiry dateJan 22, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/20323
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A robotic wafer handler has first and second arms pivotally connected at a swing point to operate in a plane. Each arm is independently drivable through greater than 360.degree. of rotation in the plane. The wafer handler may also include mechanisms for adjusting the plane of rotation, i.e., for providing lift and tilt.

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