Patent ID: 10611572

Abstract:
A recharge tube stocker for storing and managing a recharge tube used for a single crystal pulling apparatus, including an inlet-outlet section for taking the recharge tube in the recharge tube stocker and taking the recharge tube out of the recharge tube stocker, a storage for storing the recharge tube, a raw-material charging device for charging the recharge tube with a raw material, a weighing device for weighing a weight of the raw material charged into the recharge tube, a transferring device for enabling a transfer of the recharge tube, being taken in through the inlet-outlet section, among the inlet-outlet section, the raw-material charging device, and the storage, and a managing device for collectively managing storage information on the recharge tube stored in the storage. This recharge tube stocker stores and manages tubes in a space saving manner without taking time for searching and without causing mix-up of recharge tubes.