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Container and loader for substrate

US8348583B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 21, 2001
Grant dateJan 8, 2013
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/67772
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A loader is provided, which is disposed in a low cleanliness room along a border between the low cleanliness room and a high cleanliness room, for transporting a dust free article between an inside of a container receiving the dust free article and the high cleanliness room, comprising a movable stage for mounting the container; an opening portion through which the dust free article is transported between the container and the high cleanliness room; a door for opening and closing the opening portion; a unifying means for unifying a cover of the container and the door when the container approaches the door; and a driving apparatus for moving the cover and the door unified within the loader to open and close the opening portion and the container.

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