Patent ID: 6152680
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A wafer cassette rotation device comprising:a carriage adapted to receive and secure a wafer cassette, the carriage being rotatable between a first orientation and a second orientation;a receptacle having a base, first and second sides and a back, the base, sides and back defining a carriage receiving space, the receptacle being adapted to support the carriage within the carriage receiving space and to permit rotation of the carriage from the first orientation to the second orientation, the carriage being positioned within the carriage receiving space when in the first and second orientations;a cam mechanism coupled to the carriage and coupled to the receptacle, the cam mechanism being operable to rotate the carriage between the first and second orientations; andthe cam mechanism comprising a cam guide and cam follower at least one of which is coupled to the carriage and the other of which is coupled to the receptacle, the cam follower being adapted to travel along the cam guide such that the carriage is rotated between the first and second orientations.