Media flip and cassette exchange apparatus and method
US8485772B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/67781
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for arranging disks in a processing cassette includes a first conveyor configured to transfer a shipping cassette containing a plurality of disks to a first position and a comb assembly configured to displace one or more of the plurality of disks from the shipping cassette in the first position. A mandrel assembly is configured to remove the one or more displaced disks from the comb assembly and a turntable assembly is configured to rotate the comb assembly and the shipping cassette from the first position to a second position. The mandrel assembly is further configured to return the one or more displaced disks to the comb assembly and the comb assembly is further configured to replace the one or more displaced disks in the shipping cassette in the second position. A second conveyor is configured to transfer a processing cassette to a load position and the mandrel assembly is further configured to remove the plurality of disks from the shipping cassette in the second position and to load the plurality of disks into the processing cassette in the load position.
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