Patent ID: 8118530

Claim:
Substrate storage facility comprising: a container that holds a plurality of the substrates with the substrates lined up vertically with space therebetween and that is tubular having a generally quadrangular cross-section, the container including a first opening provided on one end side and a second opening provided on the other end side spaced apart in a horizontal direction from the first opening, the first opening serving as an entrance for loading and unloading the substrates; a lid provided in an entrance portion of the container for opening and closing the entrance of the container, the lid comprising a plurality of lid forming members that form a plurality of vent holes when the lid forming member are in a closed state; a fan filter unit, provided in an area of the second opening of the container, that causes movement of air from the second opening toward the first opening; a pair of storage shelves arranged to face each other, each of the storage shelves including a plurality of storage sections, each of which is adapted to store the containers; a loading/unloading section for the container; a container transfer device that is configured to travel in a shelf longitudinal width direction in a traveling space in front of each of and between the pair of storage shelves and to transfers the container between the loading/unloading section and the storage sections; and a controller that controls an operation of the container transfer device such that the container is stored in the storage section with a side of the container where the fan filter unit is provided is positioned toward the traveling space, and the entrance side of the container being positioned away from the traveling space.