Cassette transfer mechanism

Details Cassette transfer mechanism Cassette transfer mechanism

1997-11-13

1999-09-07

Bucci, David A.

Material or article handling

Elevator or hoist and loading or unloading means therefor

With external cooperating movable feeding or discharging means

41433118, 414416, 414778, 414779, 414937, 414940, B65G 6500

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059476770

ABSTRACT:
The cassette transfer mechanism of the present invention comprises a cassette chamber for housing a cassette storing a plurality of substrates, a liftable stand capable of moving up and down in the cassette chamber, a cassette holder having a bottom-surface supporting portion for supporting a bottom-surface of the cassette and a back-surface supporting portion for supporting a back-surface of the cassette, and a moving mechanism provided outside the cassette chamber and rotatably supporting the cassette holder, for moving the cassette holder between a waiting position outside the cassette chamber and the liftable stand inside the cassette chamber, wherein the moving mechanism has rotation mechanism for rotating the cassette holder around an axis crossed virtually in perpendicular to an axis extending along the moving direction of the liftable stand.

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