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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2018
Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (Group) Co., Ltd., Shanghai, CN;
SHANGHAI MICRO ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT (GROUP) CO., LTD., Shanghai, CN;
Abstract
A mask fork, configured to transfer a mask from a standard mechanical interface pod. The standard mechanical interface pod includes a plurality of supports having a L-shaped cross section. Each of the plurality of supports includes a connecting section extending horizontally and a supporting section extending vertically, and the connecting section has a bottom to which a limiting section is fixed. The mask fork includes a fork body and two tines connected to the fork body in symmetry with each other. Each of the tines comprises a transfer member configured to support the mask during a transfer of the mask and anti-collision members including a first anti-collision member extending horizontally and a second anti-collision member extending vertically. The first anti-collision member is horizontally attached to a side of the transfer member facing away from the mask.