IP Library Granted Patent US 10,535,543
Granted Patent B2
US 10,535,543 · App. 15/658,584 · Granted Jan 14, 2020

Teaching jig, substrate processing apparatus, and teaching method

Inventors: Akihito Watanabe (Toyama, JP); Ryo Yamaguchi (Toyama, JP); Yasuhiro Joho (Toyama, JP); Katsumi Takashima (Toyama, JP)
Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
H01L21/67796G05B19/42H01L21/67098
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Patent No.
US 10,535,543
App. No.
15/658,584
Granted
Jan 14, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A teaching jig includes: a first plate that determines a substrate loading position in a forward/backward direction with respect to a substrate holder which holds a substrate; a second plate that determines the substrate loading position in a leftward/rightward direction with respect to the substrate holder, the second plate being installed to be perpendicular to the first plate and movable in the forward/backward direction; and a positioning target pin installed in the first plate.

Claims (27)

1. A teaching jig comprising:

a first plate configured to, when the teaching jig is loaded in a substrate holder, be pressed against the substrate holder and indicate a substrate loading position in a forward/backward direction with respect to the substrate holder;

a second plate configured to, when the teaching jig is loaded in the substrate holder, be pressed against the substrate holder and indicate the substrate loading position in a leftward/rightward direction with respect to the substrate holder, the second plate being installed to be perpendicular to the first plate and further configured to move in the forward/backward direction with respect to the first plate; and

a target pin installed in the first plate and configured not to interfere with the movement of the second plate.

2. The teaching jig of claim 1 , wherein the second plate has a circular arc portion configured to make contact with a holding member of the substrate holder, and the circular arc portion determines the substrate loading position in the leftward/rightward direction by being brought into contact with the holding member of the substrate holder.

3. The teaching jig of claim 2 , wherein a plurality of holding members is installed in the substrate holder, and the circular arc portion is configured as a part of a virtual circle having a diameter larger than a maximum distance between the holding members.

4. The teaching jig of claim 3 , wherein the second plate has a plurality of slits formed substantially in parallel with the first plate.

5. The teaching jig of claim 1 , further comprising:

a third plate configured to, when the teaching jig is loaded in the substrate holder, be pressed against the substrate holder and indicate the substrate loading position in a rotational direction with respect to the substrate holder, the third plate being further configured to move substantially in parallel with the second plate.

6. The teaching jig of claim 5 , wherein the third plate has a longitudinal length longer than a longitudinal length of the second plate.

7. The teaching jig of claim 1 , wherein the target pin has a plurality of stepped portions in an upward/downward direction, and at least one of the plurality of stepped portions has a planar front surface configured to receive a sensing signal from a sensor that senses the substrate loading position.

8. The teaching jig of claim 7 , wherein the target pin is installed in the same position as a center position of the substrate in the forward/backward direction.

9. The teaching jig of claim 1 , wherein an anti-reflection member is installed in the first plate at a rear side of the target pin.

10. A substrate processing apparatus comprising:

a sensor configured to sense positions of a teaching jig in a forward/backward direction, a leftward/rightward direction, and an upward/downward direction, respectively, the teaching jig including:

a first plate configured to, when the teaching jig is loaded in a substrate holder, be pressed against the substrate holder and indicate a substrate loading position in the forward/backward direction with respect to the substrate holder;

a second plate configured to, when the teaching jig is loaded in the substrate holder, be pressed against the substrate holder and indicate the substrate loading position in the leftward/rightward direction with respect to the substrate holder, the second plate being installed to be perpendicular to the first plate and further configured to move in the forward/backward direction with respect to the first plate; and

a target pin installed in the first plate and configured not to interfere with the movement of the second plate;

a memory part that stores position information sensed by the sensor; and

a control part that teaches a substrate transfer device on the basis of the position information stored in the memory part.

11. A teaching method comprising:

sensing positions of a teaching jig in a forward/backward direction, a leftward/rightward direction, and an upward/downward direction, respectively, the teaching jig including:

a first plate configured to, when the teaching jig is loaded in a substrate holder, be pressed against the substrate holder and indicate a substrate loading position in the forward/backward direction with respect to the substrate holder;

a second plate configured to, when the teaching jig is loaded in the substrate holder, be pressed against the substrate holder and indicate the substrate loading position in the leftward/rightward direction with respect to the substrate holder, the second plate being installed to be perpendicular to the first plate and further configured to move in the forward/backward direction with respect to the first plate; and

a target pin installed in the first plate and configured not to interfere with the movement of the second plate;

storing sensed position information; and

teaching a substrate transfer device on the basis of the stored position information.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2018
From: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
To: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047995/0462 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2017
From: WATANABE, AKIHITO; YAMAGUCHI, RYO; JOHO, YASUHIRO; TAKASHIMA, KATSUMI
To: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
Reel/Frame 043087/0345 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-151203 · Aug 1, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180033666A1 · Feb 1, 2018
Cited By (1)
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