Patent ID: 9230838
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: H01L

Claim Text:
1. A storage apparatus for objects in the manufacture of substrates for electronic components, the storage apparatus comprising: a housing which has an interior and forms at least one closed area for storage of the objects; a pure air device by means of which a pure air atmosphere can be produced at least within a section of the interior of the housing; an input/output device by which the objects can be passed into the interior of the housing or removed from the interior; a handling device by which objects can be handled in the interior of the housing; an object storage device inside the housing in which objects can be temporarily stored outside transport containers; a transport container storage device for storing a plurality of transport containers, said handling device being arranged to remove objects from one of said plurality of transport containers before the one of the plurality of transport containers is moved to said transport container storage device; and two areas, arranged at least partially one above the other, formed in said housing, wherein a first area includes said object storage device and a second area includes an area for said transport container storage device, wherein said first area and said second area provide a carousel-like arrangement of the two storage devices for objects and for transport containers located one above the other.