Patent ID: 9607871
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: H01L

Claim:
1. An EFEM system comprising: a lid opening/closing system that detaches a lid from a container, which has a substantially box-like body having an opening on one side in which contents can be housed, the lid that closes said opening to form a closed space in cooperation with said body and can be detached from said body, and a supply port provided on a wall of said body to enable supply of gas from outside, the lid opening/closing system opening said opening to allow transfer of said contents into/out of the container; a mount base on which said container is placed; a mini-environment arranged adjacent to said mount base and having a down flow generator for generating down flow of gas flowing from above to below the mini-environment, in which a transferring unit for transferring said contents to a processing chamber in which said contents are to be processed is provided; an opening portion having a substantially rectangular shape provided in a wall arranged adjacent to said mount base and partly defining said mini-environment, said opening portion being located in such a way as to allow said opening of said container placed on said mount base to directly face said opening portion; a door that can hold said lid, close said opening portion, and open said opening portion while holding said lid to bring said opening and said opening portion into communication; a supply valve cooperating with said supply port to supply gas into said container; a gas supply system that supplies gas through said supply port and said supply valve into said container placed on said mount base; an upper canopy fixed to the wall and provided along an upper edge of said opening portion on said mini-environment side; and a side canopy fixedly provided along a side edge of said opening portion on said mini-environment side, on the side edge of said opening portion.