Patent ID: 8596312
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: B65B,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a table configured to receive a container that stores an object therein, the container including a bottom surface provided with a positioning groove and including a charging inlet through which a gas is charged into the container; a positioning pin projecting from the table and adapted to engage with the positioning groove of the container; a nozzle configured to charge the gas into the container through the charging inlet; a drive unit configured to move the nozzle into contact with the charging inlet of the container only after the positioning pin is engaged with the positioning groove and a distance is secured between the container and the table, wherein the nozzle is projected from the table; and a sensor configured to detect when the positioning pin is engaged with the positioning groove, the drive unit being configured to move the nozzle in response to a detection signal from the sensor.