Patent ID: 6984972

Claim:
A carrier transporting apparatus comprising: a thermostat including a test section in which devices under test loaded on a carrier are tested and in which an opening is formed such that the carrier is carried out from the thermostat through the opening, the carrier having a plate-like shape including a first linear side and a second linear side intersecting the first linear side; a carrying-out direction guide to guide the first linear side of the carrier in a carrying-out direction in which the carrier is carried out from the thermostat; and a shutter which is provided on the thermostat for opening and closing the opening, and of which an end surface facing the carrying-out direction functions as a cross direction guide to guide the second linear side of the carrier in a cross direction crossing the carrying-out direction, wherein the shutter moves to a waiting position where the shutter does not obstruct the carrier when the carrier is carried out from the thermostat, as the shutter is opened, and the shutter moves to a guiding position where the shutter guides the carrier in the cross direction, as the shutter is closed.