To provide a device for solving such a problem that unreasonable force works on a substrate when clamped.
The substrate transfer device 4 includes a substrate guide means for guiding the substrate O such as a large glass substrate to be freely moved in an in-plane direction while accurately holding its holding height, and a substrate driving means for moving the substrate held by the substrate guide means in a specified in-plane direction, the substrate driving means including a plurality of clamp parts for clamping the substrate such as the large glass substrate, and a substrate driving part for driving the clamp parts in synchronization to move the substrate being held by the substrate guide means in the specified direction and position it, wherein an escaping mechanism 59 is further provided for escaping the clamping parts 21 in the out-of-plane direction of the substrate O to avoid unreasonable force from working on the substrate O when clamped by the clamping parts 21.
NISHI NORIO
MATSUMOTO JUNICHI
JP2005244155A | 2005-09-08 | |||
JPH07157133A | 1995-06-20 | |||
JP2009098052A | 2009-05-07 |
WO2009075137A1 | 2009-06-18 |
Takeshi Miyazawa
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