Patent ID: 7748760
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A work holding mechanism to hold a flat work horizontally for work transport equipment, the mechanism comprising: a base member for supporting the work; and a plurality of guide members provided at the base member; wherein each guide member includes a shaft, a contact portion and a limit portion, the shaft being pivotally supported by the base member, the contact portion coming into contact with part of a lower surface of a perimeter of the work and being pushed down about the shaft when the work is placed on the base member, the limit portion being raised about the shaft to face part of a side surface of the perimeter of the work when the contact portion is lowered; and wherein the base member is provided with a stepped portion including a seating surface and an upright wall corresponding to the perimeter of the work, the contact portion and the limit portion of the guide member constituting part of the stepped portion.