Gas purge apparatus, load port apparatus, installation stand for purging container, and gas purge method

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PATENT NO 9929033
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15087220

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In a gas purge apparatus, a load port apparatus, an installation stand for a purging container, and a gas purge method, the inside of the purging container can be filled with a cleaning gas without inclining the purging container. A control means drives a nozzle driving mechanism to move a purge nozzle toward a purge port based on a fixing detection signal detected by a fixing detection sensor showing that the purging container is fixed on a table.

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TDK CORPORATION2-5-1 NIHONBASHI CHUO-KU TOKYO 103-6128

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Emoto, Jun Tokyo, JP 20 210
Iwamoto, Tadamasa Tokyo, JP 20 119

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