CN105856267A - Industrial robot - Google Patents

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CN105856267A
CN105856267A CN201610082969.7A CN201610082969A CN105856267A CN 105856267 A CN105856267 A CN 105856267A CN 201610082969 A CN201610082969 A CN 201610082969A CN 105856267 A CN105856267 A CN 105856267A
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矢泽隆之
柴真砂
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25JMANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J15/00Gripping heads and other end effectors
    • B25J15/0033Gripping heads and other end effectors with gripping surfaces having special shapes
    • B25J15/0042V-shaped gripping surfaces
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25JMANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J15/00Gripping heads and other end effectors
    • B25J15/0052Gripping heads and other end effectors multiple gripper units or multiple end effectors
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25JMANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J15/00Gripping heads and other end effectors
    • B25J15/02Gripping heads and other end effectors servo-actuated
    • B25J15/0253Gripping heads and other end effectors servo-actuated comprising parallel grippers
    • B25J15/026Gripping heads and other end effectors servo-actuated comprising parallel grippers actuated by gears
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25JMANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J18/00Arms
    • B25J18/005Arms having a curved shape
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25JMANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J9/00Programme-controlled manipulators
    • B25J9/10Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by positioning means for manipulator elements
    • B25J9/104Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by positioning means for manipulator elements with cables, chains or ribbons

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Abstract

An industrial robot can configure a motor in the inner side so as to realize main body miniaturization even if the first and second hands are closed or opened; a power transfer mechanism (30) transferring the power of a motor (26) to the first hand comprises a gear (38), a gear (40), and a first rotary shaft (39) fixing the gear (40); a power transfer mechanism (31) transferring the power of the motor (26) to the second hand comprises a gear (48), a gear (50), and a second rotary shaft (49) fixing the gear (50); the gear (38) and gear (48) are fixed on a common rotary shaft (34); the first and second rotary shafts are concentrically arranged; the gear (38) and the gear (40) are directly connected; the gear (48) and the gear (50) are connected through a middle gear, so the gear (40) and the gear (50) can rotate in opposite directions.

Description

Industrial robot
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of industrial robot that conveying object is carried.
Background technology
The industrial robot being in the past known to carry semiconductor crystal wafer is (referring for example to patent documentation 1).Industrial robot described in patent documentation 1 has: first-hand and second-hand, first-hand with And second-hand's the two hands loads semiconductor crystal wafer;Multi-joint arm, first-hand and second-hand can rotate Be connected to the end side of multi-joint arm;And main part, the base end side of multi-joint arm can be rotationally It is connected to main part.First-hand configure in the way of the most overlapping with second-hand.First-hand and Second-hand has: two loading parts, and described loading part loads semiconductor crystal wafer;And it is elongated the most rectangular The base portion of body, two loading parts are fixed on the both end sides of described base portion.The core of base portion can rotate Be connected to the end side of multi-joint arm.
Further, the industrial robot described in patent documentation 1 has: for making the driving of first-hand rotation Use motor;And for making the drive motor that second-hand rotates, first-hand can separately rotate with second-hand. Two drive motors are arranged in the inside of main part.In this industrial robot, at carrying semiconductor die Bowlder, first-hand separates rotation with second-hand, thus is formed as: first-hand with the when above-below direction is observed The state (state closed up) of second-hand overlap, or first-hand the most overlapping with second-hand when above-below direction is observed And the state (state opened) of the angle of intersection with regulation.It addition, this industrial robot not only has For making first-hand and two drive motors of second-hand's rotation, also have for making multi-joint arm stretch Two drive motors of contracting.The two drive motor is also disposed in the inside of main part.
Patent documentation 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 2009-83031 publication
Summary of the invention
Invent problem to be solved
In the industrial robot described in patent documentation 1, first-hand and second-hand can separately rotate, and And first-hand and second-hand can be set as the state closed up or the state opened.But, at this industrial machine In device people, owing to being provided with for making the drive motor of first-hand rotation and for the driving making second-hand rotate With motor, therefore it is arranged in the main part maximization of inside for drive motor.
Therefore, the problem of the present invention is to provide a kind of and i.e. allows to be set as first-hand and second-hand to close up State or the state opened, it is also possible to the motor configurations industrial machine at internal main part miniaturization will be supplied People.
For solving the technical scheme of problem
In order to solve above-mentioned problem, the industrial robot of the present invention has: first-hand and second-hand, the Proficiency and second-hand load conveying object, and overlap in the vertical direction;Arm, first-hand and Second-hand can be rotationally coupled to the end side of arm;Main part, the base end side of arm can be rotationally coupled to Main part;And hands rotating mechanism, hands rotating mechanism makes first-hand and second-hand's rotation, hands rotating mechanism Have: the motor driven, motor configurations is in the inside of main part;First Poewr transmission mechanism, first moves Force transfer mechanism is for being delivered to first-hand by the power of motor;Second Poewr transmission mechanism, the second power passes Pass mechanism for the power of motor is delivered to second-hand;And common power transmission mechanism, common power passes Pass mechanism and be arranged in first in the power transfer path of power transmitting to first-hand and second-hand from motor Between Poewr transmission mechanism and the second Poewr transmission mechanism and motor, the first Poewr transmission mechanism has: the One gear;Second gear;And the first rotary shaft that confession the second gear is fixing, the second Poewr transmission mechanism tool Have: the 3rd gear;4th gear;And the second rotary shaft that confession the 4th gear is fixing, common power is transmitted Mechanism has the common rotary axis fixing for the first gear and the 3rd gear, the first rotary shaft and the second rotation At least one in rotating shaft is that hollow form is formed, and the first rotary shaft and the second rotary shaft configure in same heart shaped, the One gear and the second direct geared or connect by idler gear, the 3rd gear and the 4th direct geared or borrow Idler gear is helped to connect, so that the second gear and the 4th gear direction facing opposite to each other rotate.
In the industrial robot of the present invention, for the power of motor being delivered to first hand first power Transmission mechanism has: the first gear;Second gear;And the first rotary shaft that confession the second gear is fixing, use Have in the power of motor being delivered to second-hand second Poewr transmission mechanism: the 3rd gear;4th gear; And the second rotary shaft that confession the 4th gear is fixing.Further, in the present invention, the first gear and the 3rd gear It is fixed in common rotary axis, and the first rotary shaft configures in same heart shaped with the second rotary shaft.And, at this In invention, the first gear and the second direct geared or by idler gear connect, the 3rd gear and the 4th tooth Wheel directly or connects by idler gear, so that the second gear and the 4th gear direction facing opposite to each other Rotate.Therefore, in the present invention, it is possible to utilize that be connected and facing opposite to each other side with the motor shared Make first-hand to rotate towards rightabout with second-hand to the second gear rotated and the 4th gear, and by first Hands and second-hand are set to the state closed up or the state opened.Therefore, in the present invention, i.e. allow to It is set as the state closed up or the state opened on the other hand, it is also possible to reduce the quantity of motor, its result with second-hand It is motor configurations can will to be supplied at internal main part miniaturization.
In the present invention, it is preferred to the first gear and the second direct geared connect, the 3rd gear and the 4th gear are borrowed An idler gear is helped to connect.If constituted like this, then minimal number of idler gear can be used to make Two gears and the 4th gear direction facing opposite to each other rotate.Therefore, it is possible to simplify the knot of hands rotating mechanism Structure.
In the present invention, the pitch diameter of the such as first gear and the pitch diameter of the second gear are equal, and the 3rd The pitch diameter of gear and the pitch diameter of the 4th gear are equal, and the 3rd gear and the pitch circle of the 4th gear Diameter is less than the pitch diameter of the first gear and the second gear, the number of teeth of the first gear, the tooth of the second gear Number, the number of teeth of the 3rd gear, the 4th gear the number of teeth identical.In this case, motor is driven to make the When proficiency and second-hand rotate the angle of regulation, can be by first hand rotational angle and second-hand angle of rotation Degree is arranged to identical.Therefore, the control of industrial robot becomes easy.
In the present invention, such as arm has: the first arm of hollow form, and the base end side of the first arm can turn It is connected to main part dynamicly;And the second arm of hollow form, the base end side of the second arm can connect rotationally Receive the end side of the first arm, and first-hand and second-hand can be rotationally coupled to the end of the second arm Side, the first rotary shaft and the second rotary shaft are arranged in the connecting portion between the first arm and the second arm, First Poewr transmission mechanism has: the first belt wheel, and the first belt wheel is arranged in the inside of the base end side of the second arm And it is fixed on the upper end side of the first rotary shaft;Second belt wheel, the second belt wheel is arranged in the end side of the second arm Inside and be fixed on first-hand;And the first transmission band, the first transmission band is by the first belt wheel and the second belt wheel Setting up, the second Poewr transmission mechanism has: the 3rd belt wheel, and the 3rd belt wheel is arranged in the base end side of the second arm Inside and be fixed on the upper end side of the second rotary shaft;4th belt wheel, the 4th belt wheel is arranged in the second arm The inside of end side and be fixed on second-hand;Second transmission band, the second transmission band is by the 3rd belt wheel and the 4th band Wheel sets up.
In the present invention, the most first-hand, second-hand and arm configure in a vacuum.In this case, Coupling part between main part and arm is such as configured with magnetic fluid seal, but in the present invention, by In shared motor can be utilized to make first-hand and second-hand rotate, therefore be provided separately for making first-hand The situation of the motor rotated and the motor making second-hand rotate is compared, it is possible to reduce magnetic fluid seal Quantity.Therefore, it is possible to the structure of the coupling part simplified between main part and arm.
Invention effect
As it has been described above, in the industrial robot of the present invention, i.e. allow to be set as first-hand and second-hand The state closed up or the state opened, it is also possible to motor configurations will be supplied at internal main part miniaturization.
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Fig. 1 is the side view of the industrial robot involved by embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 2 (A), (B), (C), (D) are the plane graph of the industrial robot shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 2 (A) is to illustrate the arm figure of the state of retraction, Fig. 2 (B) when first-hand and second-hand close up For illustrating arm figure of the state of expansion when first-hand and second-hand close up, Fig. 2 (C) is for illustrating arm The figure of the state retracted when first-hand and second-hand open, Fig. 2 (D) is for illustrating that arm is first-hand The figure of the state launched under the state opened with second-hand.
Fig. 3 is the schematic sectional view of the internal structure for the arm etc. shown in explanatory diagram 1.
Fig. 4 is the enlarged drawing in the E portion of Fig. 3.
Fig. 5 is the enlarged drawing in the F portion of Fig. 3.
Fig. 6 (A) for illustrating the first gear, the figure of the second gear, Fig. 6 (B) from the G-G direction of Fig. 4 For illustrating the 3rd gear, the 4th gear and the figure of idler gear from the H-H direction of Fig. 4.
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1 robot (industrial robot)
2 wafers (semiconductor crystal wafer, conveying object)
3 handss (first-hand)
4 handss (second-hand)
5 arms
6 main parts
7 first arms
8 second arms
11 hands rotating mechanisms
26 motors
30 Poewr transmission mechanisms (the first Poewr transmission mechanism)
31 Poewr transmission mechanisms (the second Poewr transmission mechanism)
32 Poewr transmission mechanisms (common power transmission mechanism)
34 rotary shafts (common rotary axis)
38 gears (the first gear)
39 hollow rotating shafts (the first rotary shaft)
40 gears (the second gear)
41 belt wheels (the first belt wheel)
42 belt wheels (the second belt wheel)
43 transmission bands (the first transmission band)
48 gears (the 3rd gear)
49 rotary shafts (the second rotary shaft)
50 gears (the 4th gear)
51 belt wheels (the 3rd belt wheel)
52 belt wheels (the 4th belt wheel)
53 transmission bands (the second transmission band)
54 idler gears
Detailed description of the invention
Hereinafter, referring to the drawings embodiments of the present invention are illustrated.
(schematic construction of industrial robot)
Fig. 1 is the side view of the industrial robot 1 involved by embodiments of the present invention.Fig. 2 (A), (B), (C), (D) are the plane graph of the industrial robot 1 shown in Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is for being used for The schematic sectional view of the internal structure of arm 5 grade shown in bright Fig. 1.
The industrial robot 1 (hereinafter referred to as " robot 1 ") of present embodiment is for for as removing The discoideus semiconductor crystal wafer 2 (hereinafter referred to as " wafer 2 ") of fortune object carries out the robot carried. This robot 1 is assembled in the semi-conductor manufacturing system omitting diagram and uses.As shown in Figure 1, Figure 2 (A), (B), (C), shown in (D), robot 1 has: hands 3 and hands 4, described hands 3 and described Hands 4 the two hands loads wafer 2;Arm 5, hands 3 and hands 4 can be rotationally coupled to described arm 5 End side;And main part 6, the base end side of arm 5 can be rotationally coupled to described main part 6.This reality The hands 3 executing mode is first-hand, and hands 4 is second-hand.
Arm 5 is made up of the first arm 7 that can connect rotationally each other and the second arm 8 the two arm. First arm 7 and the second arm 8 are formed in hollow form.The base end side of the first arm 7 can connect rotationally Receive main part 6.The base end side of the second arm 8 can be rotationally coupled to the end side of the first arm 7. Hands 3 and hands 4 can be rotationally coupled to the end side of the second arm 8.Further, robot 1 has: Hands rotating mechanism 11, described hands rotating mechanism 11 makes hands 3 and hands 4 rotate;First arm rotating mechanism 12, Described first arm rotating mechanism 12 makes the first arm 7 rotate;And the second arm rotating mechanism 13, described Two arm rotating mechanisms 13 make the second arm 8 rotate.
Hands 3, hands 4 and arm 5 are arranged in the upside of main part 6.Specifically, in the vertical direction, Hands 3, hands the 4, second arm the 8, first arm 7 and main part 6 configure in the order from upside.Hands 3, The upper end side of hands 4, arm 5 and main part 6 is arranged in the inside of the conveying chamber constituting semi-conductor manufacturing system. The inside of conveying chamber is vacuum.It is to say, the upper end side of main part 6, hands 3, hands 4 and arm 5 are joined Put in vacuum area VR (in vacuum), in addition to the upper end side of main part 6, be partly arranged at air In the AR of region (in air).The wafer 2 being loaded on hands 3 and hands 4 carried in a vacuum by robot 1.
Hands 3, hands 4 have: two loading parts 15, and described loading part 15 is used for loading wafer 2;And Base portion 16, described base portion 16 is fixed for two loading parts 15.Base portion 16 is formed as observing from above-below direction Time shape be elongated generally rectangular approximately parallelepiped body.Further, base portion 16 is formed as at above-below direction On in thin and flat approximately parallelepiped body shape.Loading part 15 is individually fixed on the long side direction of base portion 16 The two ends of base portion 16.This loading part 15 is formed as lamellar.Loading part 15 when above-below direction is observed Shape be the generally U-shaped shape of end side opening.Further, the center of base portion 16 can be rotationally coupled to The end side of the second arm 8, when above-below direction is observed, hands 3 is relative to the center of rotation of the second arm 8 Consistent relative to the center of rotation of the second arm 8 with hands 4.When upper and lower looks up, hands 3, hands 4 Be formed as relative to hands 3, the center substantially point symmetry of hands 4.
First arm rotating mechanism 12 has hollow rotating shaft 18, and described hollow rotating shaft 18 is fixed on first The base end side of arm 7.Hollow rotating shaft 18 configures in the way of it is the most consistent with above-below direction, hollow The lower surface of the base end side of the first arm 7 is fixed in the upper end of rotary shaft 18.Cardinal extremity at the first arm 7 The lower surface of side is formed for the upper end side of hollow rotating shaft 19 described later and rotary shaft 24 and runs through insertion Through hole.The lower end side of hollow rotating shaft 18 is arranged in the inside of main part 6.At hollow rotating shaft 18 Lower end side such as connects by the Poewr transmission mechanisms such as belt wheel, transmission band and reductor (omitting diagram) to be had The motor (omitting diagram) driven.This Poewr transmission mechanism and motor configurations are in main part 6 Portion.
Second arm rotating mechanism 13 has the hollow rotating shaft 19 configured with hollow rotating shaft 18 in same heart shaped. Hollow rotating shaft 19 configures in the way of it is the most consistent with above-below direction, and is arranged in hollow rotating shaft 18 Inner circumferential side.The upper end side of hollow rotating shaft 19 is arranged in the inside of the base end side of the first arm 7, hollow The lower end side of rotary shaft 19 is arranged in the inside of main part 6.Lower end side at hollow rotating shaft 19 is such as borrowed Help the Poewr transmission mechanisms such as belt wheel, transmission band and reductor (omitting diagram) to connect and have the motor driven (omitting diagram).This Poewr transmission mechanism and motor configurations are in the inside of main part 6.
Further, the second arm rotating mechanism 13 has: belt wheel 20, and described belt wheel 20 is fixed on hollow rotating The upper end of axle 19;Belt wheel 21, described belt wheel 21 is fixed on the base end side of the second arm 8;And transmission band (omitting diagram), described transmission band is set up by belt wheel 20 and belt wheel 21.Belt wheel 20 is arranged in the first arm The inside of the base end side in portion 7.Belt wheel 21 is formed in substantially cylindric, and the upper surface of belt wheel 21 is fixed on the The lower surface of the base end side of two arms 8.Further, belt wheel 21 is arranged in end side interior of the first arm 7 Portion.Belt wheel 21 can be rotatably supported at the end side of the first arm 7 by bearing.
Hands rotating mechanism 11 has rotary shaft (solid rotary shaft) 24, described rotary shaft 24 and hollow rotating Axle 18,19 configures in same heart shaped.Rotary shaft 24 configures in the way of it is the most consistent with above-below direction, and It is arranged in the inner circumferential side of hollow rotating shaft 19.The upper end side of rotary shaft 24 is arranged in the cardinal extremity of the first arm 7 The inside of side, the lower end side of rotary shaft 24 is arranged in the inside of main part 6.Lower end side in rotary shaft 24 Such as connect by Poewr transmission mechanisms 25 such as belt wheel, transmission band and reductors and have the motor 26 driven. Poewr transmission mechanism 25 and motor 26 are arranged in the inside of main part 6.About hands rotating mechanism 11 Detailed construction will be described later.
Outer circumferential side at hollow rotating shaft 18, the inner peripheral surface at hollow rotating shaft 18 and hollow rotating shaft 19 Outer peripheral face between and between the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral face of rotary shaft 24 of hollow rotating shaft 19 configure Having the bearing omitting diagram, hollow rotating shaft 18,19 and rotary shaft 24 can be rotatably supported at main body Portion 6.Further, hollow rotating shaft 18, hollow rotating shaft 19, rotary shaft 24 can relatively rotate each other. Main part 6 be internally formed atmospheric pressure, at the outer circumferential side of hollow rotating shaft 18, at hollow rotating shaft 18 Between the outer peripheral face of inner peripheral surface and hollow rotating shaft 19 and in the inner peripheral surface of hollow rotating shaft 19 and rotation The magnetic fluid seal for preventing air from flowing out it is configured with to vacuum area VR between the outer peripheral face of axle 24 (omitting diagram).It addition, be configured with elevating mechanism (omitting diagram) in the inside of main part 6, described Elevating mechanism makes hands 3, hands 4, arm 5, hands rotating mechanism the 11, first arm rotating mechanism 12 and the second arm Rotating mechanism 13 lifts.
(structure of hands rotating mechanism)
Fig. 4 is the enlarged drawing in the E portion of Fig. 3.Fig. 5 is the enlarged drawing in the F portion of Fig. 3.Fig. 6 (A) is Illustrate the figure of gear 38,40 from the G-G direction of Fig. 4, Fig. 6 (B) is for illustrate from the H-H direction of Fig. 4 Gear 48,50 and the figure of idler gear 54.
Hands rotating mechanism 11 has: the first Poewr transmission mechanism 30 (hereinafter referred to as " Poewr transmission mechanism 30 "), Described first Poewr transmission mechanism 30 is for transmitting in one's hands 3 by the power of motor 26;Second power transmission machine Structure 31 (hereinafter referred to as " Poewr transmission mechanism 31 "), described second Poewr transmission mechanism 31 is for by horse Reach the power transmission in one's hands 4 of 26;And common power transmission mechanism 32 (hereinafter referred to as " power transmission machine Structure 32 "), described common power transmission mechanism 32 is transmitting the dynamic of power from motor 26 to hands 3, hands 4 It is arranged on power bang path between Poewr transmission mechanism 30,31 and motor 26.
Poewr transmission mechanism 32 has above-mentioned rotary shaft 24.Further, Poewr transmission mechanism 32 not only has Having rotary shaft 24, also have: belt wheel 33, described belt wheel 33 is fixed on the upper end side of rotary shaft 24;Rotation Rotating shaft (solid rotary shaft) 34, described rotary shaft 34 can be rotatably supported at the first arm 7;Belt wheel 35, described belt wheel 35 is fixed on rotary shaft 34;And transmission band 36, described transmission band 36 is by belt wheel 33 Set up with belt wheel 35.Belt wheel 33 is arranged in the inside of the base end side of the first arm 7.Rotary shaft 34 configures Centre position between cardinal extremity and the end of the first arm 7.Further, rotary shaft 34 is axial with upper with it The consistent mode in lower direction is arranged in the inside of the first arm 7, and can be held in rotationally by bearing One arm 7.Belt wheel 35 is fixed on the upper end side of rotary shaft 34.This belt wheel 35 is arranged in the first arm 7 Inside.The rotary shaft 34 of present embodiment is common rotary axis.
Poewr transmission mechanism 30 has: gear 38, and described gear 38 is fixed on rotary shaft 34;Hollow is revolved Rotating shaft 39, described hollow rotating shaft 39 can be rotatably supported at the end side of the first arm 7;And tooth Wheel 40, described gear 40 is fixed on hollow rotating shaft 39.Gear 38 is fixed on the lower end side of rotary shaft 34. Hollow rotating shaft 39 can be held in the end side of the first arm 7 rotationally by bearing.This hollow rotating Axle 39 is arranged in the inner circumferential side of belt wheel 21.Further, hollow rotating shaft 39 is arranged in the end of the first arm 7 The inside of side and the inside of the base end side of the second arm 8, and it is arranged in the first arm 7 and the second arm Coupling part between 8.Gear 40 is fixed on the lower end of hollow rotating shaft 39.Gear 38 and gear 40 Engagement.It is to say, gear 38 is directly connected to gear 40.Further, the pitch diameter of gear 38 with The pitch diameter of gear 40 is equal.The gear 38 of present embodiment is the first gear, and gear 40 is second Gear, hollow rotating shaft 39 is the first rotary shaft.
Further, Poewr transmission mechanism 30 has: belt wheel 41, and described belt wheel 41 is fixed on hollow rotating shaft The upper end side of 39;Belt wheel 42, described belt wheel 42 is fixed on hands 3;And transmission band 43, described transmission band 43 are set up by belt wheel 41 and belt wheel 42.Belt wheel 41 is arranged in the inside of the base end side of the second arm 8, band Wheel 42 is arranged in the inside of the end side of the second arm 8.As it is shown in figure 5, belt wheel 42 is fixed in substantially The lower end side of the belt wheel holding member 44 that bottomed cylindrical is formed.Solid in the upper end side of belt wheel holding member 44 Surely having the lower surface at the center of the base portion 16 of hands 3, belt wheel 42 is fixed on hands 3 by belt wheel holding member 44. It is fixed with fixing axle 45 in the inside of the end side of the second arm 8.Belt wheel holding member 44 is by bearing energy Enough it is rotatably supported at fixing axle 45.The belt wheel 41 of present embodiment is the first belt wheel, and belt wheel 42 is second Belt wheel, transmission band 43 is the first transmission band.
Poewr transmission mechanism 31 has: gear 48, and described gear 48 is fixed on rotary shaft 34;Rotary shaft (solid rotary shaft) 49, described rotary shaft 49 can be rotatably supported at the end side of the first arm 7; Gear 50, described gear 50 is fixed on rotary shaft 49;And idler gear 54 (with reference to Fig. 6 (B)). Gear 48 is fixed on the lower end side of rotary shaft 34.This gear 48 is arranged in than gear 38 position on the lower. Rotary shaft 49 is arranged in the inner circumferential side of hollow rotating shaft 39, and hollow rotating shaft 39 and rotary shaft 49 are in concentric Shape configures.Further, the upper end of rotary shaft 49, rotates towards upwardly projecting than the upper end of hollow rotating shaft 39 The lower end of axle 49 is more prominent towards downside than the lower end of hollow rotating shaft 39.It is to say, rotary shaft 49 is joined Put in the inside of end side of the first arm 7 and the inside of the base end side of the second arm 8, and be arranged in Coupling part between one arm 7 and the second arm 8.Further, rotary shaft 49 is by being arranged in hollow rotation Bearing etc. between inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral face of rotary shaft 49 of rotating shaft 39 can be held in the first arm rotationally The end side in portion 7.It addition, rotary shaft 49 may also be hollow rotating shaft.Further, in Fig. 3, Fig. 4, Eliminate the diagram of idler gear 54.
Gear 50 is fixed on the lower end side of rotary shaft 49.This gear 50 is arranged in than gear 40 on the lower Position.Idler gear 54 can be held in the first arm 7 rotationally.Further, idler gear 54 is arranged in The inside of the first arm 7.As shown in Fig. 6 (B), gear 48 engages with idler gear 54, gear 50 Engage with idler gear 54.It is to say, gear 48 does not engages with gear 50 and is made by a centre Gear 54 connects.The pitch diameter of gear 48 is equal with the pitch diameter of gear 50.Further, gear 48, The pitch diameter of the pitch ratio gear 38,40 of 50 is little.Further, in the present embodiment, gear 38 The number of teeth of the number of teeth, the number of teeth of gear 40, the number of teeth of gear 48 and gear 50 identical.This embodiment party The gear 48 of formula is the 3rd gear, and gear 50 is the 4th gear, and rotary shaft 49 is the second rotary shaft.Separately Outward, the pitch diameter of the pitch ratio gear 48,50 of idler gear 54 is little.
Further, Poewr transmission mechanism 31 has: belt wheel 51, and described belt wheel 51 is fixed on rotary shaft 49 Upper end side;Belt wheel 52, described belt wheel 52 is fixed on hands 4;And transmission band 53, described transmission band 53 Set up by belt wheel 51 and belt wheel 52.The pitch diameter of belt wheel 41 is equal with the pitch diameter of belt wheel 51.And And, the pitch diameter of belt wheel 42 is equal with the pitch diameter of belt wheel 52.The belt wheel 51 of present embodiment is 3rd belt wheel, belt wheel 52 is the 4th belt wheel, and transmission band 53 is the second transmission band.
Belt wheel 51 is arranged in the inside of the base end side of the second arm 8, and belt wheel 52 is arranged in the second arm 8 The inside of end side.Further, belt wheel 51 is arranged in the upside of belt wheel 41, and belt wheel 52 is arranged in belt wheel The upside of 42.Belt wheel 52 is arranged in the outer circumferential side of belt wheel holding member 44, and with belt wheel holding member 44 Configure in same heart shaped.This belt wheel 52 is by outer peripheral face and the belt wheel 52 being arranged in belt wheel holding member 44 Bearing etc. between inner peripheral surface, it is possible to be rotatably supported at fixing axle 45.Upper end side at belt wheel 52 is fixed There is the lower surface at the center of the base portion 16 of hands 4.The feed wheel that is centrally formed with at the base portion 16 of hands 4 keeps The upper end side of parts 44 runs through the through hole of insertion.
As it has been described above, gear 38 is directly connected to gear 40.Further, borrow between gear 48 and gear 50 An idler gear 54 is helped to connect.Therefore, if rotary shaft 34 utilizes the powered rotation of motor 26, then Gear 40 direction facing opposite to each other with gear 50 rotates.It is to say, in the present embodiment, tooth Wheel 38 is directly connected to gear 40, and gear 48 is connected by idler gear 54 with gear 50, so that tooth Wheel 40 directions facing opposite to each other with gear 50 rotate.
Further, if gear 40 direction facing opposite to each other with gear 50 rotates, then hands 3 and hands 4 Direction facing opposite to each other rotates.In the present embodiment, hands 3 and hands 4 are such as Fig. 2 (A), Fig. 2 (B) hands 3 is overlapping with hands 4 when above-below direction is observed state (state closed up) shown in and such as Fig. 2 (C), shown in Fig. 2 (D) when above-below direction is observed hands 3 the most overlapping with hands 4 and with the angle phase specified Between the state (state opened) handed over, direction facing opposite to each other rotates.It addition, this embodiment party In formula, the state shown in Fig. 2 (C), Fig. 2 (D) is the state that hands 3 and hands 4 open maximum, machine People 1 is used when the angle formed by hands 3 and hands 4 reaches below the angle, θ of Fig. 2 (D).
Further, the pitch diameter being as noted previously, as belt wheel 41 is equal with the pitch diameter of belt wheel 51, band The pitch diameter of wheel 42 is equal with the pitch diameter of belt wheel 52, is therefore driving motor 26 to make hands 3, hands During the angle that 4 rotate regulation, the anglec of rotation of hands 3 is equal with the anglec of rotation of hands 4.In the present embodiment, With hands 3 when above-below direction is observed, hands 4 relative to the second arm 8 center of rotation regulation straight line L The mode of (with reference to Fig. 2 (A), (B), (C), (D)) upper movement makes arm 5 stretch, Under the state that hands 3, hands 4 close up when above-below direction is observed, the long side direction of base portion 16 and the side of straight line L To unanimously.Further, when hands 3, hands 4 open when above-below direction is observed, hands 3 is relative to directly The angle of line L is equal with the hands 4 angle relative to straight line L.
(dumb show of industrial robot)
In robot 1, when hollow rotating shaft 19 stops, if hollow rotating shaft 18 and Rotary shaft 24 rotates, then such as Fig. 2 (A) and Fig. 2 (B) or such as Fig. 2 (C) and Fig. 2 (D) Shown in, arm 5 at hands 3 invariant position relative with hands 4 and hands 3, hands 4 towards the state in the direction specified Under stretch.In the present embodiment, when above-below direction is observed, arm 5 with hands 3, hands 4 relative to The mode that the center of rotation of the second arm 8 moves on the linel is stretched.
Further, if hollow rotating shaft 18,19 and rotary shaft 24 rotate, then hands 3 is relative with hands 4 Invariant position, arm 5 do not stretch, and hands 3, hands 4 and arm 5 rotate relative to main part 6.And And, when hollow rotating shaft 18,19 stops, if rotary shaft 24 rotates, then arm 5 flexible, Not rotating, and hands 3, hands 4 rotate relative to arm 5, hands 3, hands 4 close up (overlapping in the vertical direction), Or open (the most overlapping but with regulation angle of intersection).
In the present embodiment, when between semi-conductor manufacturing system and external device (ED) relative to handing-over wafer 2 Transfer chamber take out and during storing wafer 2, as shown in Fig. 2 (A), Fig. 2 (B), arm 5 hands 3, Stretch under the state that hands 4 closes up, and deposit relative to transfer chamber and take out wafer 2.Further, relatively When wafer 2 is implemented the process chamber taking-up of process of regulation and storing wafer 2, such as Fig. 2 (C), figure Shown in 2 (D), arm 5 is flexible when hands 3, hands 4 open, and take out relative to process chamber and Storing wafer 2.It addition, being internally formed as vacuum of transfer chamber and process chamber.
(main efficacy results of present embodiment)
As described above, in the present embodiment, if rotary shaft 34 utilizes the powered rotation of motor 26, The direction that then gear 40 is facing opposite to each other with gear 50 rotates, and hands 3, hands 4 are at Fig. 2 (A), (B) Phase towards each other between the shown state closed up with the state opened shown in Fig. 2 (C), Fig. 2 (D) Anti-direction rotates.Therefore, in the present embodiment, it is possible to utilize a motor 26 to make hands 3, hands 4 It is in the state closed up or the state opened.Therefore, in the present embodiment, hands 3, hands are i.e. allowed to 4 are in the state closed up or the state opened, it is also possible to will be configured with the main part 6 of motor 26 in inside Miniaturization.
It addition, in the present embodiment, owing to upper end side, hands 3, hands 4 and the arm 5 of main part 6 are joined Put in a vacuum, it is therefore desirable to the coupling part configuration magnetic fluid seal between arm 5 and main part 6. Therefore, if being provided separately the motor for making hands 3 rotate and for the motor making hands 4 rotate, and at arm Coupling part between 5 with main part 6 is provided separately and is connected the rotary shaft having for the motor making hands 3 rotate And for making the rotary shaft of motor that hands 4 rotates, then it is arranged in the connecting portion between arm 5 and main part 6 The increasing number of the magnetic fluid seal divided.But, in the present embodiment, shared owing to using Motor 26 and share rotary shaft 24 make hands 3, hands 4 rotate, therefore, it is possible to reduce be arranged in arm 5 And the quantity of the magnetic fluid seal of the coupling part between main part 6.Therefore, in the present embodiment, The structure of coupling part between arm 5 and main part 6 can be simplified.
In the present embodiment, gear 38 is directly connected to gear 40, and gear 48 and gear 50 are by one Individual idler gear 54 connects.Therefore, in the present embodiment, it is possible to use minimal number of idler gear 54 make gear 40 and gear 50 direction facing opposite to each other rotate, and its result is to simplify hands rotating machine The structure of structure 11.Further, in the present embodiment, when above-below direction is observed, arm 5 is with hands 3, hands 4 The mode moved on the linel relative to the center of rotation of the second arm 8 is stretched, and from upper and lower In time observing, the hands 3 angle relative to straight line L is equal with the hands 4 angle relative to straight line L.Therefore, In the present embodiment, the control of robot 1 becomes easy.
(other embodiments)
Above-mentioned embodiment is an example of the preferred embodiment for the present invention, but is not limited to this, Do not change and various change in the range of the purport of the present invention, can be implemented.
In the above-described embodiment, gear 38 is directly connected to gear 40, gear 48 and gear 50 by One idler gear 54 connects.In addition, such as may also be gear 38 with gear 40 by one Between gear connect, and gear 48 is directly connected to gear 50.Further, if gear 40 and gear 50 that This rotates in the opposite direction, then may also be gear 38 with gear 40 by one or more center tooth Wheel connects, and gear 48 is connected by one or more idler gear with gear 50.
In the above-described embodiment, the pitch diameter of gear 38 is equal with the pitch diameter of gear 40, but tooth The pitch diameter of wheel 38 also can be different from the pitch diameter of gear 40.It is to say, the number of teeth of gear 38 Also can be different from the number of teeth of gear 40.Further, in the above-described embodiment, the pitch diameter of gear 48 with The pitch diameter of gear 50 is equal, but the pitch diameter of the pitch diameter of gear 48 and gear 50 may not be used yet With.It is to say, the number of teeth of gear 48 also can be different from the number of teeth of gear 50.In this case, tooth Speed reducing ratio between wheel 38 and gear 40 both can be equal to the speed reducing ratio between gear 48 and gear 50, it is possible to It is not equal to the speed reducing ratio between gear 48 and gear 50.
In the above-described embodiment, hands 3, hands 4 have two loading parts 15, but hands 3, hands 4 also can be only There is a loading part 15.Further, in the above-described embodiment, arm 5 is by the first arm 7 and the second arm 8 the two arms are constituted, but arm 5 also can be made up of three arms.And, in the above-described embodiment, The conveying object carried by robot 1 is wafer 2, but the conveying object carried by robot 1 also may be used It it is glass substrate etc..Further, in the above-described embodiment, the upper end side of main part 6, hands 3, hands 4 with And arm 5 configures in a vacuum, but robot 1 entirety can also be configured in an atmosphere.

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1. an industrial robot, it is characterised in that described industrial robot has:
First-hand and second-hand, described first-hand and described second-hand load conveying object and Overlap on above-below direction;
Arm, described first-hand and described second-hand can be rotationally coupled to the end side of described arm;
Main part, the base end side of described arm can be rotationally coupled to described main part;And
Hands rotating mechanism, described hands rotating mechanism makes described first-hand and described second-hand rotate,
Described hands rotating mechanism has:
The motor driven, described motor configurations is in the inside of described main part;
First Poewr transmission mechanism, described first Poewr transmission mechanism is for passing the power of described motor It is delivered to described first-hand;
Second Poewr transmission mechanism, described second Poewr transmission mechanism is for passing the power of described motor It is delivered to described second-hand;And
Common power transmission mechanism, described common power transmission mechanism from described motor to described first Hands and described second-hand transmit and are arranged in described first power transmission machine in the power transfer path of power Between structure and described second Poewr transmission mechanism and described motor,
Described first Poewr transmission mechanism has the first gear, the second gear and supplies described second gear The first fixing rotary shaft,
Described second Poewr transmission mechanism has the 3rd gear, the 4th gear and supplies described 4th gear The second fixing rotary shaft,
Described common power transmission mechanism has fixing for described first gear and described 3rd gear Common rotary axis,
At least one in described first rotary shaft and described second rotary shaft is formed as hollow form, institute State the first rotary shaft to configure in same heart shaped with described second rotary shaft,
Described first gear and described second direct geared or be connected by idler gear, and described Three gears and described 4th direct geared or be connected by idler gear so that described second gear with Described 4th gear direction facing opposite to each other rotates.
Industrial robot the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that
Described first gear is connected with described second direct geared,
Described 3rd gear is connected by a described idler gear with described 4th gear.
Industrial robot the most according to claim 2, it is characterised in that
The pitch diameter of described first gear is equal with the pitch diameter of described second gear,
The pitch diameter of described 3rd gear is equal with the pitch diameter of described 4th gear, and described First gear described in the pitch diameter of three gears and the pitch ratio of described 4th gear and described The pitch diameter of the second gear is little,
The number of teeth of described first gear, the number of teeth of described second gear, the number of teeth of described 3rd gear, The number of teeth of described 4th gear is identical.
4. according to the industrial robot described in any one in claims 1 to 3, it is characterised in that
Described arm has:
First arm of hollow form, the base end side of described first arm can be rotationally coupled to described master Body;And
Second arm of hollow form, the base end side of described second arm can be rotationally coupled to described The end side of one arm, and described first-hand and described second-hand can be rotationally coupled to described The end side of two arms,
Described first rotary shaft and described second rotary shaft are arranged in described first arm and described second Connecting portion between arm,
Described first Poewr transmission mechanism has:
First belt wheel, described first belt wheel is arranged in the inside of the base end side of described second arm, and solid Upper end side due to described first rotary shaft;
Second belt wheel, described second belt wheel is arranged in the inside of the end side of described second arm, and solid Due to described first-hand;And
First transmission band, described first transmission band is set up by described first belt wheel and described second belt wheel,
Described second Poewr transmission mechanism has:
3rd belt wheel, described 3rd belt wheel is arranged in the inside of the base end side of described second arm, and solid Upper end side due to described second rotary shaft;
4th belt wheel, described 4th belt wheel is arranged in the inside of the end side of described second arm, and solid Due to described second-hand;And
Second transmission band, described second transmission band is set up by described 3rd belt wheel and described 4th belt wheel.
5. according to the industrial robot described in any one in Claims 1-4, it is characterised in that
Described second-hand first-hand, described and described arm configure in a vacuum.
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