Direct tool loading

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2005-02-24

2008-08-12

Rodriguez, Saul J. (Department: 3652)

Material or article handling

Apparatus for moving material between zones having different...

For carrying standarized mechanical interface type

C414S416050, C414S940000, C198S463300

Reexamination Certificate

active

07410340

ABSTRACT:
The present invention comprises a container transport and loading system. The system generally comprises a load port for presenting articles to a tool and a container transport system. In one embodiment, the load port includes a vertically movable FOUP advance plate assembly that is adapted to load and unload a FOUP from a conveyor that passes by the load port and move the FOUP horizontally. In another embodiment, the load port includes a vertically movable support structure that is adapted to load and unload a container from a shuttle that passes by the load port. The various embodiments of the load port and container transport system are improvements over conventional container transport systems. The present invention also includes a shuttle for simultaneously transporting multiple containers that a load port may load or unload a container from.

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