Patent ID: 8000636

Claim:
A particle supply apparatus that supplies particles to a supply destination, the apparatus comprising: a particle supply apparatus main frame; a particle accommodating unit that accommodates the particles; a gas spouting unit that is arranged at a bottom portion of the particle accommodating unit and is configured to spout gas toward the particles; and a conveying mechanism that applies suction to the particles accommodated in the particle accommodating unit and conveys the particles toward the supply destination; wherein the particle accommodating unit is installed in the particle supply apparatus main frame and is arranged to rest on a first resting face at the bottom portion side during operation, and the particle accommodating unit is detached from the particle supply apparatus main frame and is arranged to rest on a second resting face other than the first resting face at the bottom portion side during transportation, and wherein the particle accommodating unit includes a plurality of pairs of casters for moving the particle accommodating unit in an upright position with respect to the first resting face of the particle accommodating unit during operation, and one of the pairs of casters is arranged close to an intersecting position between the second resting face of the particle accommodating unit during transportation and the first resting face of the particle accommodating unit during operation.