Patent ID: 9343341
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: H01L

Claim Text:
1. An end effector device attached to a tip end portion of a robot arm, the end effector device comprising: a blade including a base end portion and a tip end portion; and a support unit provided at the blade and configured to support peripheral portions of a plurality of plate-shaped members such that the plate-shaped members are parallel to one another and spaced apart from one another in an upper-lower direction and also configured to change intervals of the plate-shaped members, wherein the support unit is one of a plurality of support units, and each of the support units includes: a plurality of nail pieces arranged so as to be spaced apart from one another in the upper-lower direction and configured to support the peripheral portions of the plate-shaped members such that the plate-shaped members are parallel to one another and spaced apart from one another in the upper-lower direction; and a pitch changing mechanism configured to support the plurality of nail pieces and change upper-lower intervals of the plurality of nail pieces, wherein: the plurality of nail pieces include a plurality of movable nail pieces; and the pitch changing mechanism includes