TREATMENT FACILITY COMPRISING A TRANSFER DEVICE BETWEEN A ZONE AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE AND A ZONE UNDER VACUUM, AND CORRESPONDING METHOD OF IMPLEMENTATION
A facility having a main space under vacuum, at least one device for transferring objects between a zone at atmospheric pressure and a zone under vacuum, a device (30) for unstacking/stacking objects, a device for conveying objects and support elements (24, 25) for supporting each object, these being secured to the conveying device. Each transfer device has a frame and a transfer member, provided with at least one cell (C1-C4) that accepts at least one object that is to be transferred. The frame defines a first opening in communication with the zone at atmospheric pressure, a second opening in communication with the zone under vacuum, and an intermediate region intended to be placed either under vacuum or at atmospheric pressure.
