Patent ID: 8348583
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A loader disposed in a low cleanliness room in a border between the low cleanliness room and a high cleanliness room having a higher pressure than the low cleanliness room, the loader comprising: a movable stage positioned in the low cleanliness room for mounting a container in such a manner that the entire container remains in the low cleanliness room, and a cover to be removed from a main body of the container is positioned to face the high cleanliness room, the movable stage being horizontally movable relative to a wall that separates the low cleanliness room from the high cleanliness room; an opening portion in the wall through which a dust free article is transported between an inside of the container and the high cleanliness room; a door for opening and closing the opening portion; a unifying means for unifying the cover of the container and the door in the low cleanliness room; means for moving the movable stage away from the wall that separates the low cleanliness room from the high cleanliness room, to separate the container from the cover unified with the door; a covered area for a driving apparatus provided in the low cleanliness room below the opening portion in the wall; the driving apparatus positioned in the covered area for moving the cover and the door vertically downward together, to be stored in the covered area and to simultaneously open the opening portion and the container; a gap provided all around the door, between the opening portion and the door, through which air flows out from the high cleanliness room to the low cleanliness room to prevent dust flowing into the high cleanliness room, wherein the open container that has been separated from the cover unified with the door is positioned such that the air flowing out from the high cleanliness room to the low cleanliness room will flow into the open container; and an assist fan positioned in a lower part of the covered area, whereby the air flow from the high cleanliness room to the low cleanliness room is assisted.