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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2015
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Shinji Wakabayashi, Nirasaki, JP;
Keisuke Kondoh, Nirasaki, JP;
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A carrier transport device capable of delivering a carrier to and from an external transport device which transports the carrier is provided. The carrier transport device includes a housing on which the carrier is mountable, first ports provided in the housing and configured to deliver the carrier to and from the external transport device, second ports provided in the housing and provided with a lid opening/closing mechanism, and a transfer machine provided in the housing and configured to transfer the carrier. The first ports, the transfer machine and the second ports are disposed under a transport path of the external transport device. The first ports and the second ports are disposed on both sides of the transfer machine. The second ports are configured at multiple stages.