Material or article handling – Apparatus for moving material between zones having different... – For carrying standarized mechanical interface type
Patent
1996-09-20
1999-12-07
Bucci, David A.
Material or article handling
Apparatus for moving material between zones having different...
For carrying standarized mechanical interface type
414939, B65G 106
Patent
active
059972351
ABSTRACT:
A load lock is comprised of a housing defining a partial chamber therein opening to a first face, the load lock defining a given point on which the center of a substrate is supported. A swap out plate is secured to the load lock and covers the first face thereof. The swap out plate defines a partial chamber therein and has a horizontally extending slot communicating with the chamber. A substrate support is secured to the load lock for supporting a substrate thereon such that the supported substrate extends between the swap out plate partial chamber and the load lock partial chamber.
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Brooks Automation Inc.
Bucci David A.
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