JP2010225875A - Instrument for setting substrate storage rack - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an instrument capable of precisely adjusting the interval of plate members that a substrate storage rack includes. <P>SOLUTION: The instrument 1 is suitable to the substrate storage rack equipped with a pair of plate members each of which is provided to stride over a pair of base members and where a plurality of grooves are formed on internal surfaces. At least one of the pair of plate members slides in a first direction with respect to the base members so as to vary their mutual interval. The instrument 1 includes a base 10 including a mounting surface 11, a support member 30 which supports the one slidable plate member and slides up and down parallel to the mounting surface 11, and a slide mechanism which makes the support member 30 slide in a vertical direction and fixes the position of the support member 30 relative to the mounting surface 11. The substrate storage rack is mounted on the base 10, and the one plate member is brought into contact with the support member 30 from above to adjust the interval between the pair of plate members of the substrate storage rack to a desired interval. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an instrument for setting a substrate storage rack, and relates to an instrument that can be suitably used when adjusting the distance between a pair of plate members provided in the substrate storage rack and setting the plate members. .

  Conventionally, a substrate storage rack for storing a substrate such as a glass substrate, a display substrate, a printed wiring board, a ceramic substrate, or a synthetic resin plate, and a plurality of grooves for supporting end portions of the substrate are formed on the inner surface. There is known a substrate storage rack including a pair of plate members. The substrate storage rack is preferably used to hold a substrate in various situations such as during the manufacturing process, transfer between the manufacturing processes, storage, or subsequent transport, and the substrate is a substrate. By being inserted between the pair of plate members of the storage rack, the end edges of the storage rack are supported by being fitted into the grooves.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a magazine rack for storing substrates. In this magazine rack for storing substrates, metal groove plates having grooves for loading and holding substrates are arranged facing each other. In addition, in order to make it easier to enter the substrate when loading the substrate, the tip of the groove plate corresponding to the loading port when loading the substrate into the groove of the groove plate faces toward the outside with respect to the substrate to be loaded. It is bent and provided with an inclined part.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a plate body storage rack. In this plate body storage rack, a pair of upper and lower surface plates facing each other and a plate body engaging portion for interposing a plurality of plate bodies with a space between the upper and lower surface plates are formed in the inner surface direction. A plate body in the direction of the inner surface facing the plate body engaging portion of the plate side holding fixed side plate that is movable between the plate side holding fixed side plate and the plate side holding fixed side plate interposed between the upper and lower surface plates. It comprises a plate body holding moving side plate in which an engaging portion is formed.

  Further, the plate body storage rack is arranged so that the plate body holding moving side plate moves in a vertical state perpendicular to the top and bottom surface plates while maintaining a parallel state with respect to the plate body holding fixed side plate. Two rack gears are provided in parallel on the opposing surfaces of the face plate along the moving direction of the plate-holding moving side plate. Furthermore, the upper and lower or left and right opposing gears in the gear meshing with the rack gear are connected. Further, two rotation shafts fixed to the plate body holding moving side plate are arranged in parallel on the opposite surface of the plate body holding moving side plate to the plate body holding fixed side plate.

  In this plate body storage rack, the plate body holding moving side plate is movable by pushing the plate body holding moving side plate and rotating the two rotating shafts synchronously via the connecting member. Accordingly, the plate body storage rack can adjust the distance between the plate body holding moving side plate and the plate body holding fixed side plate according to the width of the plate body to be stored and held.

JP 2001-244323 A (paragraph numbers 0001 to 0006) JP 2002-80083 (paragraph numbers 0001 to 0006)

  The magazine rack for storing substrates described in Patent Document 1 has a merit that it can be manufactured at a relatively low cost because of its simple structure, and that structural problems are less likely to occur.

  By the way, it is generally necessary for the magazine rack (substrate storage rack) to set (fix and align) the groove plates by adjusting the interval of the groove plates in advance according to the size of the substrate to be stored. Also in the magazine rack for storing substrates described in Patent Document 1, the size of the substrate to be stored can be obtained by moving the side plate attached with the groove plate within the range of the long holes provided in the upper plate and the lower plate and tightening the screws. In accordance with this, the position of the groove plate is adjusted to a predetermined position. However, in the magazine rack described in Patent Document 1, there is rattling caused by a long hole, and it is difficult to set two groove plates parallel to each other with high accuracy.

  In addition, magazine racks (substrate storage racks) are generally determined by accurately adjusting the spacing between the groove plates so that the substrates can be stored smoothly and there is no trouble such as dropping the groove plates too wide. It is necessary to set (set). If the distance between the groove plates is too narrow, the substrate may not be stored, or the substrate may be damaged or adversely affected. Conventionally, the adjustment of the width of the groove plate is largely dependent on the operator's sense, and there are cases where the substrate is adversely affected.

  Furthermore, some substrates such as a printed wiring board are provided with fine elements and wiring. In the case of such a substrate, the side plate is a groove plate provided with a plurality of shallow grooves so that only a very narrow region of the edge can be supported without touching the portion where the elements and wiring are provided. There are many things. It is necessary to set the distance between the two groove plates with a finer accuracy so that the substrates do not drop and the substrates are not damaged between the groove plates having a plurality of shallow grooves.

  As described above, when a substrate is supported in a magazine rack (substrate storage rack), it may be required to determine two groove plates in parallel with each other and with a high accuracy. In the magazine rack described in 1), it is difficult to make the two groove plates parallel to each other. Furthermore, if it is required to accurately determine the interval between the two groove plates, it is more difficult to adjust the two groove plates. Therefore, there is a demand that anyone can easily perform such adjustment.

  On the other hand, the plate storage rack described in Patent Document 2 is intended to set the two side plates in parallel to each other, but the mechanism is complicated, and accordingly, there is a high possibility that structural problems will occur. In addition, the manufacturing cost increases. In addition, work to match each storage rack to the size of the board for each rack, for example, measure the interval between the side plates, or check whether it is suitable for storing the board by actually putting in and out the board Work such as to do is necessary.

  One embodiment of the present invention is an instrument for setting a substrate storage rack (plate body storage rack, substrate storage magazine rack). The substrate storage rack is a pair of base members and a pair of plate members, each of which is provided so as to straddle the pair of base members, and in which a plurality of grooves for supporting the end portions of the substrate are formed on the inner surface. Are provided with a pair of plate members slidable in the first direction with respect to the base member so that the distance between them is variable. The appliance is a support member that supports a base plate including a mounting surface on which a substrate storage rack is mounted and which serves as a reference for adjustment, and one slidable plate member of the substrate storage rack, and is vertically moved parallel to the mounting surface. A support member that slides in the direction, and a slide mechanism that slides the support member in the vertical direction and fixes the position of the support member relative to the mounting surface. The instrument adjusts the distance between the pair of board members of the substrate storage rack to a desired distance by mounting the board storage rack on the base plate and applying one plate member of the board storage rack to the support member from above. The interval between the pair of plate members can be set to a desired interval.

  According to this apparatus, by setting the distance between the mounting surface of the base plate and the support member to a predetermined value in advance, the substrate storage rack is mounted on the base plate, and one plate member is used as the support member. By applying from above, the distance between the pair of plate members can be adjusted to a desired distance. In addition, since the support member is parallel to the mounting surface serving as a reference for adjustment, the substrate storage rack is mounted on the base plate, and a pair of plate members can be obtained by simply placing (mounting) one plate member on the support member from above. Are parallel to each other. Therefore, after the interval between the pair of plate members of the substrate storage rack is adjusted to a desired interval, the one plate member is manually fixed or positioned, so that the pair of plate members are further spaced at a desired interval. It is easy to set so that the plate members are parallel.

  Therefore, by using this instrument, even with a substrate storage rack that has a simple structure and can be manufactured at low cost, the pair of plate members can be easily set to a desired interval with high accuracy. . This instrument is also suitable for adjusting a substrate storage rack using a plate member having a shallow groove. That is, even if there is a portion where the convex portion constituting the groove is consumed or worn away by use, the support member has a sufficient area over a plurality of grooves, that is, at least about 20% of the plate member. The support member hits a plurality of convex portions having a predetermined height (with little or no wear or abrasion), and the interval between the pair of plate members can be set with higher accuracy.

  Furthermore, in this apparatus, after the interval between the support member and the mounting surface is set to a predetermined interval, a large number of substrate storage racks are provided so that the same substrate can be stored if the substrate storage rack has the same model and size. The adjustment and setting of the distance between the pair of plate members can be set with the same accuracy. Accordingly, it is possible to omit or simplify the work of individually measuring the substrate storage racks and confirming the loading / unloading of the substrates, and to shorten the time required for setting the substrate storage racks.

  In this instrument, the support member is preferably divided into a plurality of parts in the left-right direction. The substrate storage rack may be prepared in various sizes depending on the size of the substrate to be held. By dividing the support member into a plurality in the left-right direction, it is possible to adjust from a small size to a large size with one instrument. That is, a member having a small interval between a pair of base members may be supported by a smaller number of divided support members, and a member having a large interval between a pair of base members may be supported by a larger number of divided support members. do it.

The perspective view which shows the instrument (manual rack manual width setting device) concerning one Embodiment of this invention in the state mounted on the trolley | bogie. The front view which shows the instrument of FIG. The rear view which shows the instrument of FIG. The top view which shows the instrument of FIG. The bottom view which shows the instrument of FIG. The right view which shows the instrument of FIG. The right view which shows the instrument of FIG. 1 in the state which removed the right guide member. The perspective view which shows the state which attached the rubber member for impact suppression to the instrument of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the internal structure of the instrument of FIG. 1, Comprising: The rear view which shows the state which removed the back cover of the instrument of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the internal structure of the instrument of FIG. 1, Comprising: Sectional drawing (cross-sectional view) which cuts and shows the instrument of FIG. 1 along a horizontal direction. It is a figure for demonstrating the internal structure of the instrument of FIG. 1, Comprising: Sectional drawing (longitudinal sectional view) which cut | disconnects and shows the instrument of FIG. 1 along a perpendicular direction. It is a figure for demonstrating the state which adjusts a magazine rack using the instrument of FIG. 1, Comprising: The longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state before mounting a magazine rack in an instrument. It is a figure for demonstrating the state which adjusts a magazine rack using the instrument of FIG. 1, Comprising: The longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state which mounted the magazine rack in the instrument. It is a figure for demonstrating the state which adjusts a magazine rack using the instrument of FIG. 1, Comprising: The front view which shows the state which mounted the magazine rack in the instrument. It is a figure for demonstrating the state which adjusts another magazine rack using the instrument of FIG. 1, Comprising: The front view which shows the state which mounted the other magazine rack in the instrument.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an instrument according to an embodiment of the present invention in a state of being placed on a carriage. FIG. 2 shows the instrument of FIG. 1 in a front view. FIG. 3 shows the instrument of FIG. 1 in a rear view. FIG. 4 shows the instrument of FIG. 1 in plan view. FIG. 5 shows the instrument of FIG. 1 in a bottom view. FIG. 6 shows the instrument of FIG. 1 in a right side view. Since the left side view appears in the same manner as the right side view, the illustration is omitted.

  Further, FIG. 7 shows the instrument of FIG. 1 in a right side view with the right guide member removed. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which a rubber member for impact suppression is attached to the instrument of FIG. FIG. 9 is a view for explaining the internal structure of the instrument of FIG. 1, and shows the rear view of the instrument of FIG. 1 with the back cover removed. FIG. 10 is a view for explaining the internal structure of the instrument of FIG. 1, and shows a cross-sectional view (transverse cross-sectional view) of the instrument of FIG. 1 cut along the horizontal direction. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the internal structure of the instrument of FIG. 1, and shows a sectional view (longitudinal sectional view) of the instrument of FIG. 1 cut along the vertical direction.

  The instrument 1 in FIG. 1 is an instrument for adjusting and setting a substrate storage rack (also referred to as a plate storage rack or a magazine rack for storing substrates, hereinafter referred to as a magazine rack). Examples of the magazine rack that can be suitably adjusted and set in the instrument 1 include those described in Patent Document 1.

  Specifically, the magazine rack 90 that can be suitably adjusted in the instrument 1 supports a plurality of substrates such as a glass substrate, a display substrate, a printed wiring board, a ceramic substrate, and a synthetic resin plate in parallel with each other, and holds and stores them. And a pair of base members (end plates, end face plates) 91a and 91b and a pair of plate members (groove plates) 92a and 92b (see FIGS. 12 to 14). .

  The pair of plate members 92a and 92b are provided so as to straddle (connect or communicate) the pair of base members 91a and 91b, respectively. In other words, the pair of plate members 92a and 92b and the pair of base members 91a and 91b are assembled so as to form a square, and the outer shape of the magazine rack 90 is formed in a substantially box shape. Further, the plate member 92a included in the magazine rack 90 has a size that is supported by two fork portions to be described later of the instrument 1.

  A plurality of grooves (not shown) are formed on the inner surfaces of the pair of plate members 92a and 92b so as to support end portions of the substrate formed by a plurality of ribs so that a plurality of substrates can be inserted. ing. Hereinafter, the plate members 92a and 92b are referred to as groove plates 92a and 92b, respectively.

  In addition, one groove plate 92a of the pair of groove plates 92a and 92b of the magazine rack 90 is arranged with respect to the base members 91a and 91b so that the distance between the pair of groove plates 92a and 92b can be changed. And is slidable in the first direction.

  In the magazine rack 90 shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, bolt-shaped protrusions or claws (not shown) are formed at both ends of the groove plate 92a, and the protrusions are formed on the respective base members 91a and 91b. The two long holes 93 (see FIG. 12 and FIG. 13) are formed. The groove plate 92a slides in the first direction (longitudinal direction of the long hole 93) with respect to the base members 91a and 91b by sliding along the long hole 93 with the protruding portion of the groove plate 92a fitted in the long hole 93. To do. Moreover, the groove plate 92a is fixed to the base members 91a and 91b by fixing the protrusions to the base members 91a and 91b with nuts 94 (see FIG. 14) at desired positions. In addition, said mechanism is an example and the sliding mechanism of the groove plate 92a is not limited to this.

  This instrument 1 is for manually fixing (positioning and setting) the groove plate 92a at a desired position with high accuracy. By using this instrument 1, the distance (width) between the pair of groove plates 92a and 92b can be easily adjusted, and these can be set parallel to each other. Hereinafter, the instrument 1 is referred to as a manual width setting device for a magazine rack or simply as a width setting device.

  Note that the magazine rack that can be suitably adjusted in the width setting device 1 has a first direction with respect to the base members 91a and 91b so that at least one of the pair of groove plates 92a and 92b can be spaced from each other. It is slidable. That is, the magazine rack to be adjusted by the width setting device 1 is not limited to the above. For example, both the pair of groove plates 92a and 92b are attached to the base members 91a and 91b so that the distance between them is variable. It may be a magazine rack that slides in the first direction. By using this width setting device 1, it is possible to satisfactorily adjust the distance between the pair of groove plates 92a and 92b of the magazine rack in which both the pair of groove plates 92a and 92b slide. However, when a plurality of such magazine racks are set, it is desirable that the other groove plate is fixed in advance to a common position with respect to the base members 91a and 91b for all the magazine racks. For example, it is desirable to fix the other groove plate in advance to a slidable limit position.

  When adjusting the magazine rack 90 with the width setting device 1, it is easy to perform the operation if the position of the groove plate 92a of the magazine rack 90 is close to the height of the arm of the operator. Further, the work for adjusting the magazine rack 90 in the width setting device 1 may be performed in various places. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the width setting device 1 may be used in a state where it is mounted on a carriage 100 or the like. When the width setting device 1 is mounted on the carriage 100, the width setting device 1 can be easily moved and carried, and the width setting device 1 can be installed at a height at which an operator can easily work.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 11, the width setting device 1 includes a base plate 10 on which a magazine rack 90 is mounted, a housing 20 that stands upright behind the base plate 10, and that protrudes horizontally forward from the housing 20. A support member 30 provided in the housing 20, a slide mechanism 40 that is housed in the housing 20 and slides the support member 30 in the vertical direction, and a pair of guide members 50 a and 50 b that are respectively fixed to the left and right sides of the housing 20. I have.

  The platform 10 includes a mounting surface (surface on which the magazine rack 90 is mounted) 11 serving as a reference for adjustment. In this example, the upper surface of the base plate 10 is the mounting surface 11. It is desirable that the base plate 10 serves as a base for the width setting device 1 and supports the upright housing 20 and does not move greatly when the magazine rack 90 is attached or detached. For this reason, it is desirable that the base plate 10 is a heavy object obtained by processing a relatively thick plate material.

  The support member 30 of this example is a pedestal extending in the horizontal direction as a whole from the housing 20 and formed in a fork shape. The support member 30 supports one slidable groove plate 92a of the magazine rack 90, and slides in the vertical direction while maintaining a state parallel to the mounting surface 11 of the base plate 10. . Further, the support member 30 of the present example is divided into a plurality, for example, two in the left-right direction. That is, the support member 30 of this example includes two fork-like arm members (fork members) 31a and 31b extending in the horizontal direction, and is formed so that the cradle is divided at the central portion. Extending portions 32 are provided on both sides of the rear ends of the two fork members 31a and 31b.

  Each of the fork members 31a and 31b preferably has a width (horizontal or left-right length) in contact with a plurality of grooves (not shown) provided on the inner surface of the groove plate 92a. For example, each of the fork members 31a and 31b preferably has a width of at least 20% or more of the length in the longitudinal direction of the groove plate 92a.

  The housing 20 includes a box-shaped case member 21 that forms the front surface and is open at the rear, and a back cover 22 that closes an open portion at the rear of the case member 21. On the front surface of the case member 21, four openings (slits) 23 extending in the vertical direction are formed at positions corresponding to both sides of the rear ends of the two fork members 31a and 31b. As described above, the extending portions 32 are provided on both sides of the rear ends of the two fork members 31 a and 31 b, respectively, and these extending portions 32 are connected to the housing 20 via the four openings 23. It extends inside.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the slide mechanism 40 includes a substantially plate-like portion provided inside the housing 20 so as to be perpendicular to the mounting surface 11 and parallel to the front surface of the case member 21. A bridging member 41, a nut member 42 fixed to the upper center of the bridging member 41, a screw shaft 43 extending in the vertical direction at the approximate center inside the housing 20, and a screw shaft 43 for rotating the screw shaft 43. A handle 44 provided at the upper end, a pair of sliders 45a and 45b provided on the left and right of the bridging member 41, and a pair of sliders 45a and 45b, respectively, are provided on the left and right inside the housing 20 respectively. A pair of slide shafts 46a and 46b and a lock mechanism 47 for fixing the movement of the handle 44 are included.

  The slide mechanism 40 is accommodated in the housing 20 except for the handle 44 and the lock mechanism 47. The handle 44 projects outward from the upper surface of the housing 20 and can be operated from the outside. The lock mechanism 47 is also provided on the upper portion of the housing 20 so that it can be operated from the outside. In this example, the lock mechanism 47 is provided at a position adjacent to the handle 44. The movement of the handle 44 is fixed by rotating the lock mechanism 47 by 90 degrees.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the upper end of the screw shaft 43 and the upper ends of the slide shafts 46 a and 46 b are respectively fixed to the upper portion of the housing 20. As shown in FIG. 5, the lower end of the screw shaft 43 and the lower ends of the slide shafts 46 a and 46 b extend downward so as to penetrate the base 10 and are fixed to the base 10. With these fixings, the screw shaft 43 and the slide shafts 46a and 46b are fixed at the respective positions, and the base plate 10 and the housing 20 are connected.

  The extension portions 32 provided in the two fork members 31 a and 31 b of the support member 30 extend into the housing 20 through the opening 23. Two of the four extending portions 32 inside are fixed to the bridging member 41 by a metal fitting having an L-shaped cross section inside the housing 20. That is, the support member 30 (two fork members 31 a and 31 b) is supported by the bridging member 41. Further, two of the four extended portions 32 are fixed to the bridging member 41 and attached to sliders (sliding members) 45a and 45b by metal fittings having an L-shaped cross section. 41 and the slide members 45a and 45b are connected (see FIG. 10).

  The upper part of the bridging member 41 is bent so as to extend horizontally rearward to form a horizontal overhanging portion 41a. For this reason, the entire cross section of the bridging member 41 is U-shaped or L-shaped, and distortion and the like are unlikely to occur. A nut member 42 having a thread groove formed on the inner surface is fixed to the center of the upper portion of the overhanging portion 41 a of the bridging member 41. The nut member 42 is screwed with the screw shaft 43. Therefore, by rotating the screw shaft 43 using the handle 44, the support member 30 (two fork members 31a and 31b) moves up and down along the screw shaft 43 together with the nut member 42 and the bridging member 41. To do.

  Furthermore, both ends of the bridging member 41 are connected to sliders 45a and 45b that slide up and down on a pair of slide shafts 46a and 46b provided to extend in the vertical direction on the left and right sides of the inside of the housing 20. Therefore, both ends of the bridging member 41 move up and down in parallel along the slide shafts 46a and 46b, and when the bridging member 41 slides up and down, the posture of the bridging member 41, in particular, the horizontal posture is constant. It will be kept unchanged. That is, the bridging member 41 has a configuration in which the cross-sectional structure in the vertical direction is less likely to be distorted as in the case of the C channel or the L channel provided with ribs on the front and rear sides. It moves up and down along 46a and 46b. For this reason, the posture of the bridging member 41 that slides up and down inside the housing 20 is extremely stable, and the tilt and distortion are less likely to occur in the front-rear and left-right directions. Therefore, the two fork members 31 a and 31 b of the support member 30 attached to the bridging member 41 by the four extending portions 32 slide up and down together with the bridging member 41 in a stable posture. For this reason, when the fork members 31 a and 31 b are slid up and down, the parallel relationship between the fork members 31 a and 31 b and the mounting surface 11 of the base plate 10 is maintained. That is, the horizontal state of the support member 30 with respect to the mounting surface 11 is kept good, and the distance between the support member 30 and the mounting surface 11 hardly changes between the left and right sides of the support member 30.

  Thus, in this width setting device 1, the stability of the horizontal posture of the bridging member 41 that supports the support member 30 is ensured by the slide mechanism 40 provided inside the housing 20. For this reason, when the support member 30 is slid in the vertical direction, the position of the support member 30 with respect to the mounting surface 11 can be freely changed while maintaining a parallel state. At the same time, by stopping the rotation of the screw shaft 43, the vertical position of the support member 30 can be fixed.

  That is, when the handle 44 is turned, the screw shaft 43 rotates, and the nut member 42 moves up and down accordingly. Thereby, the bridge member 41 to which the nut member 42 is fixed and the support member 30 fixed to the bridge member 41 also move up and down. By stopping the handle 44 and fixing the handle 44 by the lock mechanism 47, the bridging member 41 and the support member 30 are each fixed at that position. The slide mechanism 40 is an example suitable as a mechanism capable of sliding the support member 30 in the vertical direction while maintaining a parallel posture and fixing the position of the support member 30 with respect to the mounting surface 11. As long as it is, it is not limited to the above.

  FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which the impact suppressing rubber member 60 is attached to the width setting device 1 of FIG. The width setting device 1 includes all or part of the front surface of the housing 20 and all or the inner surfaces of the guide members 50a and 50b in order to suppress an impact applied to the magazine rack 90 when the magazine rack 90 is mounted. A rubber member 60 for suppressing impact may be attached to a part. The guide members 50a and 50b and the rubber member 60 can be omitted. Guide members 50a and 50b protruding in an L shape in a horizontal view from both ends of the housing 20 guide base members (end plate) 91a and 91b of the magazine rack 90, and the center of the magazine rack 90, It is possible to prevent the base members (end plate) 91a and 91b from interfering with the fork members 31a and 31b and changing the posture and height of the fork members 31a and 31b in advance by matching the center of the housing 20.

  Next, a method for adjusting the magazine rack 90 using the width setting device 1 will be described. FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a state in which the magazine rack 90 is adjusted using the width setting device 1 of FIG. 1, and a state before the magazine rack 90 is mounted on the width setting device 1 is shown in a longitudinal sectional view. Show. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining a state in which the magazine rack 90 is adjusted by using the width setting device 1 of FIG. 1, and a state in which the magazine rack 90 is mounted on the width setting device 1 is shown by a longitudinal sectional view. Yes. FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining a state in which the magazine rack 90 is adjusted using the width setting device 1 of FIG. 1, and a state in which the magazine rack 90 is mounted on the width setting device 1 is shown by a front view. .

  First, as shown in FIG. 12, the handle 44 of the width setting device 1 is operated, and the distance between the support member 30 and the mounting surface 11 is set to a desired distance corresponding to the distance between the groove plate 92a and the groove plate 92b to be set. Set to. After setting, the handle 44 is locked by the lock mechanism 47. The height of the support member 30 (the distance between the support member 30 and the mounting surface 11) may be set based on the size of the substrate stored in the magazine rack 90, and may be set in advance to a size suitable for storing the substrate. You may set the space | interval of the supporting member 30 and the mounting surface 11 using the set magazine rack 90 used as the reference | standard.

  In the magazine rack 90 to be set, the nut 94 is removed so that the groove plate 92a is slidable, and the gap between the groove plate 92a and the groove plate 92b is slightly increased. When adjusting the magazine rack in which both the groove plate 92a and the groove plate 92b slide, either one is fixed in an appropriate position in advance.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the magazine rack 90 to be set is mounted on the mounting surface 11, and is placed on the support member 30 while lowering the slidable groove plate 92 a (applying from above). At this time, since the relationship between the support member 30 and the mounting surface 11 is a vertical relationship, the sliding direction (first direction) of the groove plate 92a is also the vertical direction. Therefore, the groove plate 92a is placed (dropped) on the support member 30 by its own weight without being moved by hand. Even if the groove plate 92 a is not pushed or pulled with a strong force by hand, the groove plate 92 a can be set at a predetermined interval by being placed on the support member 30. For this reason, the labor required for setting the groove plate 92a can be reduced and consumption of the magazine rack 90 can be suppressed. Further, since the load applied to the support member 30 can be reduced, the position of the support member 30 is not easily misaligned, and a large number of magazine racks 90 can be set continuously.

  As described above, the groove plate 92a included in the magazine rack 90 of the present example has a size extending over the two fork members 31a and 31b of the width setting device 1. For this reason, one groove plate 92 a is supported in parallel to the mounting surface 11 of the base plate 10 by the fork members 31 a and 31 b of the support member 30. The other groove plate 92 b is mounted on the mounting surface 11, or is parallel to the mounting surface 11 by base members 91 a and 91 b mounted on the mounting surface 11. Therefore, the groove plate 92a and the groove plate 92b are parallel, and the interval between the groove plate 92a and the groove plate 92b is adjusted to an interval corresponding to the interval between the support member 30 and the mounting surface 11. Thereafter, by tightening the nut 94, the groove plate 92a is fixed to the base members 91a and 91b. For this reason, the groove plate 92a and the groove plate 92b can be set in parallel, and the interval between the groove plate 92a and the groove plate 92b can be set to a predetermined value.

  The method of mounting the magazine rack 90 on the width setting device 1 is not limited to the above. First, the movable groove plate 92 a of the magazine rack 90 may be placed on the support member 30, and the magazine rack 90 may be placed on the mounting surface 11 of the base 10 in this state. In this case, the groove plate 92a is relatively pulled up by the support member 30, and the position with respect to the groove plate 92b is set to a predetermined state.

  Through the above operation, anyone can easily adjust the groove plates 92a and 92b of the magazine rack 90 to be in parallel with each other and at a desired interval. Furthermore, according to the width setting device 1, once the interval between the support member 30 and the mounting surface 11 is set to a predetermined interval, the magazine rack 90 of the same type and size can be used to store the same substrate. Thereafter, a large number of magazine racks 90 can be adjusted with the same accuracy in a short time.

  In this example, the fact that the distance between the groove plate 92a and the groove plate 92b corresponds to the distance between the support member 30 and the mounting surface 11 does not necessarily mean that they are equal. The magazine rack 90 is typically mounted on the mounting surface 11 such that the ends of the base members 91 a and 91 b are in contact with the mounting surface 11. Since the position of the groove plate 92b with respect to the base members 91a and 91b is uniquely determined, the distance between the support member 30 and the mounting surface 11 corresponds to the distance between the groove plate 92a and the groove plate 92b, and the support member 30 and the mounting surface. 11, the interval between the groove plates 92a and 92b can be accurately set.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining a state in which another magazine rack 90a is adjusted using the width setting device 1 of FIG. 1, and is a front view showing a state in which the other magazine rack 90a is mounted on the width setting device 1. Is shown.

  The magazine rack 90a is half the size of the magazine rack 90 described above. That is, the groove plate 92a provided in the magazine rack 90a is formed slightly larger than one (one) fork member of the width setting device 1, and has a size that can be suitably mounted by one fork member. ing. In the width setting device 1, since the support member 30 is divided into two fork members 31a and 31b, even when adjusting the small magazine rack 90 in this way, one of the fork members 31a or 31b is used. It can adjust suitably.

  As described above, according to the magazine rack width setting device 1, the magazine rack 90 is mounted on the base plate 10, and one groove plate 92 a is placed on the support member 30 (applied from above). The interval between the groove plates 92a and 92b can be accurately adjusted to a desired interval. Further, since the support member 30 is parallel to the mounting surface 11 serving as a reference for adjustment, the magazine rack 90 is mounted on the base plate 10 and only one groove plate 92a is applied to the support member 30 from above to form a pair of grooves. Plates 92a and 92b can be adjusted parallel to each other.

  Therefore, according to the magazine rack width setting device 1, a magazine such as the magazine racks 90 and 90a composed of the pair of base members 91a and 91b and the pair of groove plates 92a and 92b can be manufactured at a low cost. Even if it is a rack, anyone can easily set the groove plate 92a to be parallel to the groove plate 92b and accurately set these intervals to a desired interval.

  Further, according to the magazine rack width setting device 1, since the support member 30 is divided into a plurality of parts in the left-right direction, magazine racks of various sizes (magazine racks having different widths of the pair of base members 91a and 91b). Even so, the interval between the groove plates 92a and 92b can be adjusted satisfactorily.

  As described above, it is preferable to divide the support member 30 into at least two parts in order for the instrument (width setting device) of the present invention to correspond to magazine racks of various sizes. In this example, the support member 30 is divided into two, but the support member 30 may be divided into three or more. However, in the case where the size of the magazine rack to be adjusted is determined to some extent, the support member 30 is not necessarily divided.

1 appliance (manual rack manual width setting device)
10 base plate, 11 mounting surface 30 support member, 40 slide mechanism 90, 90a substrate storage rack (magazine rack)
91a, 91b Base member, 92a, 92b Plate member (groove plate)

Claims (2)

An instrument for setting a substrate storage rack,
The substrate storage rack is
A pair of base members;
Each of the plate members is provided so as to straddle a pair of base members, and a plurality of grooves are formed on the inner surface to support the end portions of the substrate, and at least one of the plate members is variable so that the distance between them is variable. A pair of plate members slidable in a first direction with respect to the base member,
The instrument is
A board that includes the board storage rack and includes a mounting surface that serves as a reference for adjustment;
A support member that supports one of the slidable plate members, the support member sliding in a vertical direction parallel to the mounting surface;
A slide mechanism that slides the support member in the vertical direction and fixes the position of the support member relative to the mounting surface;
The substrate storage rack is mounted on the base plate, and the distance between the pair of plate members of the substrate storage rack is adjusted to a desired interval by applying the one plate member to the support member from above. Instruments.   The instrument according to claim 1, wherein the support member is divided into a plurality of parts in the left-right direction.

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