Patent ID: 7393172

Claim:
A transfer system for transferring an object to be processed out of a carrier which is mounted on a top face of a load port unit and for transferring the object to the carrier, said transfer system comprising: a system body having a bottom, a front wall vertical with respect to the bottom, and a guide rail provided so as to extend in lateral directions of said system body; a linear motor having a secondary side provided so as to extend in lateral directions of said system body and a primary side movable to the secondary side; and a transfer robot which is mounted on the primary side of said linear motor and which is capable of linearly reciprocating along the guide rail, wherein both said load port unit and the guide rail are mounted on the front wall of said system body, said load port unit is mounted on the outside of the front wall of said system body, and the guide rail is mounted inside of said front wall of said system body, the primary side and the secondary side have vertical oriented opposing faces, and the transfer robot transfers the object from and to the carrier positioned on the top face of the load port unit.