ORIENTATION ADJUSTMENT DEVICE, AND ORIENTATION ADJUSTMENT METHOD

摘要

A clean stocker (100) including an orientation adjustment device includes: a pivot device which pivots a placing base; a reticle carrier device (120) which holds an article without changing an orientation of the article; and a controller (180) which controls the pivot device and the reticle carrier device (120), wherein the controller (180) causes: the article to be held in a state in which the article is separate from the placing base held by the pivot device; the placing base in the state in which the article is separate therefrom to be pivoted from an initial position to an intended position; the article to be placed on the placing base which has been pivoted to the intended position; and the placing base having the article placed thereon to be pivoted from the intended position to the initial position.