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US 12,387,960 · App. 18/076,237 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Carrier plate applied for load port

Inventors: Sheng-Chi Hsu (Miaoli County, TW); Yi-Chun Gu (Miaoli County, TW); Han-Cheng Hu (Miaoli County, TW)
Assignee: BRILLIAN NETWORK & AUTOMATION INTEGRATED SYSTEM CO., LTD.
H01L21/67389
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Patent No.
US 12,387,960
App. No.
18/076,237
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A carrier plate applied for a load port is provided, which includes a first guide slot is provided with a first switch to drive a first nozzle to move up and down to switch the position, a second guide slot is provided with a second switch to drive a second nozzle to move up and down to switch the position, a third guide slot is provided with a third switch to drive a third nozzle to move obliquely to switch the position, and a fourth guide slot is provided with a fourth nozzle to move obliquely to switch the position, thereby, the first nozzle, the second nozzle, the third nozzle and the fourth nozzle move to the positions corresponding to the air holes on each of the bottoms of the wafer transfer cassettes to inflate or exhaust the wafer transfer cassette.

Claims (15)

1. A carrier plate applied for a load port, comprising:

a main body arranged on the load port;

a first guide slot arranged on the lower side of the main body and provided with a first switch and a first nozzle, wherein the first switch drives the first nozzle to move up and down to switch the position of the first nozzle;

a second guide slot arranged on the lower side of the main body opposite the first guide slot and provided with a second switch and a second nozzle, wherein the second switch drives the second nozzle to move up and down to switch the position of the second nozzle;

a third guide slot arranged on the upper side of the main body opposite the first guide slot and provided with a third switch and a third nozzle,

wherein the third switch drives the third nozzle to move obliquely to switch the position of the third nozzle; and

a fourth guide slot arranged on the upper side of the main body opposite the third guide slot and provided with a fourth switch and a fourth nozzle, wherein the fourth switch drives the fourth nozzle to move obliquely to switch the position of the fourth nozzle,

wherein, the first nozzle, the second nozzle, the third nozzle, and the fourth nozzle move to correspond the positions of a plurality of air holes on each of the bottoms of a plurality of wafer transfer cassettes to inflate or exhaust the wafer transfer cassettes.

2. The carrier plate applied for the load port according to claim 1 , further comprising a fifth nozzle and a sixth nozzle, which are respectively arranged on the upper side of the main body, wherein the distance between the fifth nozzle and the sixth nozzle is smaller than the distance between the third nozzle and the fourth nozzle.

3. The carrier plate applied for the load port according to claim 2 , wherein when the first nozzle is switched to the upper position of the first guide slot, the second nozzle is switched to the upper position of the second guide slot, the third nozzle is located at the outermost position of the third guide slot, and the fourth nozzle is located at the outermost position of the fourth guide slot, so that there is a first distance between the center of a first nozzle hole of the first nozzle and the center of a second nozzle hole of the second nozzle and a second distance between the center of a third nozzle hole of the third nozzle and the center of a fourth nozzle hole of the fourth nozzle, wherein the second distance is larger than the first distance.

4. The carrier plate applied for the load port according to claim 2 , wherein when the first nozzle is switched to the upper position of the first guide slot, the second nozzle is switched to the upper position of the second guide slot, the third nozzle is located at the uppermost position of the third guide slot and the fourth nozzle is located at the uppermost position of the fourth guide slot, so that there is a first distance between the center of a first nozzle hole of the first nozzle and the center of a second nozzle hole of the second nozzle and a third distance between the center of a third nozzle hole of the third nozzle and the center of a fourth nozzle hole of the fourth nozzle, wherein the third distance is larger than the first distance.

5. The carrier plate applied for the load port according to claim 2 , wherein when the first nozzle is switched to the lower position of the first guide slot and the second nozzle is switched to the lower position of the second guide slot, so that there is a first distance between the center of a first nozzle hole of the first nozzle and the center of a second nozzle hole of the second nozzle and a fifth distance between the center of a fifth nozzle hole of the fifth nozzle and the center of a sixth nozzle hole of the sixth nozzle, wherein the fifth distance is equal to the first distance.

6. The carrier plate applied for the load port according to claim 1 , wherein when the first nozzle is switched to the upper position of the first guide slot, the second nozzle is switched to the upper position of the second guide slot, the third nozzle is located at the outermost position of the third guide slot, and the fourth nozzle is located at the outermost position of the fourth guide slot, so that there is a first distance between the center of a first nozzle hole of the first nozzle and the center of a second nozzle hole of the second nozzle and a second distance between the center of a third nozzle hole of the third nozzle and the center of a fourth nozzle hole of the fourth nozzle, wherein the second distance is larger than the first distance.

7. The carrier plate applied for the load port according to claim 1 , wherein when the first nozzle is switched to the upper position of the first guide slot and the second nozzle is switched to the upper position of the second guide slot, the third nozzle is located at the uppermost position of the third guide slot and the fourth nozzle is located at the uppermost position of the fourth guide slot, so that there is a third distance between the center of a third nozzle hole of the third nozzle and the center of a fourth nozzle hole of the fourth nozzle, wherein the third distance is larger than the first distance.

8. The carrier plate applied for the load port according to claim 1 , wherein when the first nozzle is switched to the lower position of the first guide slot, the second nozzle is switched to the lower position of the second guide slot, the third nozzle is located at the innermost position of the third guide slot and the fourth nozzle is located at the innermost position of the fourth guide slot, so that there is a first distance between the center of a first nozzle hole of the first nozzle and the center of a second nozzle hole of the second nozzle and a fourth distance between the center of a third nozzle hole of the third nozzle and the center of a fourth nozzle hole of the fourth nozzle, wherein the fourth distance is equal to the first distance.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2022
From: HSU, SHENG-CHI; GU, YI-CHUN; HU, HAN-CHENG
To: BRILLIAN NETWORK & AUTOMATION INTEGRATED SYSTEM CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062225/0233 →
Priority Claims (2)
TW 110215509 · Dec 28, 2021 · national
TW 111117493 · May 10, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230207360A1 · Jun 29, 2023
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