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71 搬送アーム
73 水平移動機構
74 ダクトアーム
75 垂直移動機構
76 ダクトアーム
100 真空チャンバ
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- 真空雰囲気で基板を搬送する基板搬送システムであって、
内部を真空雰囲気に設定可能とされた真空チャンバと、
前記真空チャンバの内部に設けられ、前記基板を保持して搬送する搬送アームと、
前記真空チャンバの内部において、前記搬送アームを水平方向に移動させる水平移動機構と、
内部に常圧雰囲気とされた収容部が形成され、前記搬送アームの水平移動に応じて屈伸する水平用ダクトアーム機構と、
前記真空チャンバの内部において、前記搬送アームを垂直方向に移動させる垂直移動機構と、
内部に常圧雰囲気とされた収容部が形成され、前記搬送アームの垂直移動に応じて屈伸する垂直用ダクトアーム機構と、を有する、基板搬送システム。 - 前記真空チャンバに設けられ、前記搬送アームの垂直移動に伴う水平方向への位置ズレ量を検知する第1の検知機構を有する、請求項1に記載の基板搬送システム。
- 前記搬送アームの移動を制御する制御部を有し、
前記制御部は、
前記搬送アームの異なる2点の高さ位置における前記位置ズレ量を検知し、
前記2点の高さ位置の差分と検知された前記位置ズレ量とに基づいて、前記搬送アームの高さ位置と水平方向への前記位置ズレ量との相関を算出し、
予め算出された前記相関に基づいて、前記搬送アームの高さ位置に応じて当該搬送アームの水平方向位置を補正して、前記搬送アームにより前記基板を搬送する、請求項2に記載の基板搬送システム。 - 前記位置ズレ量を検知するための前記2点の高さ位置は、前記搬送アームの垂直方向に対する移動範囲の最上段及び最下段である、請求項3に記載の基板搬送システム。
- 前記垂直移動機構は、前記真空チャンバの内部において垂直方向に伸縮自在に構成される、請求項1~4のいずれか一項に記載の基板搬送システム。
- 前記垂直移動機構は、複数のガイド、複数のボールねじ、及び複数のベルトを備え、
垂直方向に対してスライド移動するテレスコピック構造を有する、請求項5に記載の基板搬送システム。 - 前記真空チャンバに設けられ、前記垂直移動機構の熱伸縮や装置特性の変化に伴う前記搬送アームの垂直方向への位置ズレ量を検知する第2の検知機構を有する、請求項1~6のいずれか一項に記載の基板搬送システム。
- 前記水平用ダクトアーム機構及び前記垂直用ダクトアーム機構の前記収容部の内部には、電気ケーブル、給排気用チューブ、温調媒体循環用チューブ、熱電対又は加速度計のうちの少なくともいずれか1つが収容される、請求項1~7のいずれか一項に記載の基板搬送システム。
- 真空雰囲気における基板の搬送方法であって、
前記基板を搬送する搬送アームは、真空チャンバの内部において垂直方向に移動可能に構成され、
前記搬送方法は、
(a)前記搬送アームの異なる2点の高さ位置における水平方向への位置ズレ量を検知する工程と、
(b)前記2点の高さ位置の差分と検知された前記位置ズレ量とに基づいて、前記搬送アームの高さ位置と水平方向への前記位置ズレ量との相関を算出する工程と、
(c)前記搬送アームを用いて前記基板を搬送する工程と、を有し、
前記(c)工程においては、前記(b)工程で予め算出された前記相関に基づいて、前記搬送アームの高さ位置に応じて当該搬送アームの水平方向位置を補正する、基板搬送方法。 - 前記位置ズレ量を検知するための前記2点の高さ位置は、前記搬送アームの垂直方向に対する移動範囲の最上段及び最下段である、請求項9に記載の基板搬送方法。
- 前記(a)工程を前記搬送アームにより基板を保持した状態で行い、
当該(a)工程においては、前記搬送アームに保持された基板の持ち替えを行わない、請求項9又は10に記載の基板搬送方法。
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