公开(公告)号：US09881825B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-30

申请号：US14541934

申请日：2014-11-14

Applicant: Brooks Automation, Inc.

Inventor： Ulysses Gilchrist ,  Michael L. Bufano ,  William Fosnight ,  Christopher Hofmeister ,  Gerarld M. Friedman

IPC: H01L21/677 ,  H01L21/673

CPC classification number: H01L21/67763 ,  H01L21/67326 ,  H01L21/67353 ,  H01L21/67369 ,  H01L21/67373 ,  H01L21/67376 ,  H01L21/67383 ,  H01L21/67389 ,  H01L21/67393 ,  H01L21/67772 ,  H01L21/67778 ,  H01L21/6779 ,  Y10S414/139

Abstract: A substrate transport apparatus is provided. The apparatus has a casing and a door. The casing is adapted to form a controlled environment therein. The casing has supports therein for holding at least one substrate in the casing. The casing defines a substrate transfer opening through which a substrate transport system accesses the substrate in the casing. The door is connected to the casing for closing the substrate transfer opening in the casing. The casing has structure forming a fast swap element allowing replacement of the substrate from the apparatus with another substrate without retraction of the substrate transport system and independent of substrate loading in the casing.

公开(公告)号：US20150155192A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-04

申请号：US14541934

申请日：2014-11-14

Applicant: Brooks Automation, Inc.

Inventor： Ulysses Gilchrist ,  Michael L. Bufano ,  William Fosnight ,  Christopher Hofmeister ,  Gerarld M. Friedman

IPC: H01L21/677 ,  H01L21/673

CPC classification number: H01L21/67763 ,  H01L21/67326 ,  H01L21/67353 ,  H01L21/67369 ,  H01L21/67373 ,  H01L21/67376 ,  H01L21/67383 ,  H01L21/67389 ,  H01L21/67393 ,  H01L21/67772 ,  H01L21/67778 ,  H01L21/6779 ,  Y10S414/139

Abstract: A substrate transport apparatus is provided. The apparatus has a casing and a door. The casing is adapted to form a controlled environment therein. The casing has supports therein for holding at least one substrate in the casing. The casing defines a substrate transfer opening through which a substrate transport system accesses the substrate in the casing. The door is connected to the casing for closing the substrate transfer opening in the casing. The casing has structure forming a fast swap element allowing replacement of the substrate from the apparatus with another substrate without retraction of the substrate transport system and independent of substrate loading in the casing.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种基板输送装置。 该装置具有外壳和门。 壳体适于在其中形成受控的环境。 壳体具有用于在壳体中保持至少一个基板的支撑。 壳体限定衬底传送开口，衬底传送系统通过该衬底传送系统访问壳体中的衬底。 门连接到壳体以封闭壳体中的基板传送开口。 壳体具有形成快速互换元件的结构，其允许用另一个基板从设备更换基板，而不会退回基板输送系统，而与壳体中的基板负载无关。