Patent ID: 9543177
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: H01L

Claim:
1. A pod comprising: shelves provided in an interior space of the pod, on which shelves narrow plate-like contents spaced along a height direction may be placed respectively; an opening of the pod through which the contents may be transferred onto/from said shelves from/to outside; a lid configured to close said opening to seal said interior space; a surface purge unit having a surface provided as at least one of the inner surfaces of the pod, the one of the inner surfaces including a surface opposed to said opening and two side surfaces extending between said surface opposed to said opening and said opening, the surface purge unit having a plurality of vent holes and being arranged to eject a specific gas toward said contents in a direction parallel to surfaces of said contents; and at least two gas supply towers which connect to the surface of the surface purge unit provided as at least one of the inner surfaces of the pod, wherein the specific gas is supplied to the surface of the purge unit through the at least two gas supply towers.