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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2017
Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (Group) Co., Ltd., Shanghai, CN;
SHANGHAI MICRO ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT (GROUP) CO., LTD., Shanghai, CN;
Abstract
A robotic manipulator for handling a cassette and an automated cassette transport device are disclosed, the device including a mechanical arm (), an end actuator () at an end of the mechanical arm () and a vision-based locating assembly () on the end actuator (). On the one hand, the vision-based locating assembly () can determine the position of a flange of the cassette, thereby identifying the cassette. In other words, the cassette can be identified based on a feature of the cassette itself. This dispense with a separate locating marker while improving cassette measuring and handling accuracy. On the other hand, transportation of the cassette is allowed by complementary retention of its flange on a recessed surface of the end actuator ().