Patent ID: 8926251
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A container storage facility comprising: transporting means for transporting a container for holding at least one substrate; a container storage section for storing the container transported by the transporting means; wherein the container storage section includes a fixed frame member fixedly provided and a container support provided to be movable with respect to the fixed frame member between a storage position for storing the container and a transfer position for transferring the container to or from the transporting means, gas supply means for supplying inert gas, through a gas supply line, to the container supported by the container support located at the storage position is provided, wherein the gas supply line includes a fixed side portion provided to the fixed frame member, a moving side portion provided to the container support so as to be movable in unison with the container support, and a connecting member for connecting the fixed side portion and the moving side portion to each other as the container support is moved from the transfer position to the storage position, and for releasing the connection between the fixed side portion and the moving side portion to allow the moving side portion to move away from the fixed side portion as the container support is moved from the storage position to the transfer position.