Abstract:
A substrate buffer device, a method of buffering a substrate, a substrate processing apparatus, and a computer readable storage medium are provided to prevent the dispersion of particles and to improve a throughput. A substrate buffer device includes a shelf portion(5), an elevator, a controller, a conveyor, and a detector(105). The shelf portion is moved to a conveying line. The shelf portion includes plural loading frames for loading a substrate to the conveying line. The elevator elevates the shelf portion to move one of the plural loading frames to the conveying line. The controller controls an elevation of the shelf portion by the elevator based on a detection signal of the detector. The conveyor conveys the substrate along a conveying direction when the plural loading frames are moved to the conveying line. The detector is provided at an upstream of the conveying direction to be spaced apart from the loading frames, and detects the substrate conveyed to the conveying line.
Abstract:
기판버퍼장치(36)는반송라인(A)에진출가능하고, 또한반송라인(A)을반송된기판(G)을적재가능한적재대(5a 내지 5f)를상하로복수단갖는선반부(5)와, 선반부(5)를승강시켜적재대(5a 내지 5f) 중어느하나를반송라인(A)에진출시키는승강기구(6)를구비하고, 각적재대(5a 내지 5f)는반송라인(A)에진출하였을때에, 기판(G)을반송방향을따라반송하는컨베이어기구(50a 내지 50f)를갖고반송라인(A)의일부로서기능하고, 반송라인(A)에진출하고있는적재대(5a)에반송라인(A)을반송되어온 기판(G)을적재하고, 승강기구(6)에의해선반부(5)가승강되어기판(G)을적재대(5a)와함께반송라인(A)으로부터퇴피시킨다.