Patent ID: 7568281
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: B65G,H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A substrate accommodating tray pallet for supporting and transferring a plurality of vertically stacked substrate accommodating trays mounted thereon, each tray accommodating a substrate in a horizontal state and having a plurality of openings, the substrate accommodating tray pallet comprising: a pallet body defining a plurality of substrate removal insertion openings for inserting substrate removal tools for raising the substrate, the removal insertion openings opposing the plurality of openings in the plurality of vertically stacked substrate accommodating trays mounted on the substrate accommodating tray pallet, such that the substrate removal tool is received through the plurality of removal insertion openings and the openings in the plurality of vertically stacked substrate accommodating trays; shutter members that open/close the substrate removal tool insertion openings, the shutter members being integrally attached to the pallet body, wherein the shutter members slide in a horizontal direction to open/close the substrate removal tool insertion openings; a force applying section for applying force to the shutter members in a direction to close the substrate removal tool insertion openings; and a shutter opening/closing mechanism which slides the shutter members to resist the force applying section in a direction to open the substrate removal tool insertion openings in response to an external force.