JP2016203299A - Adsorber - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an adsorber which when adsorbing a sheet-like insulator, can preferably suck the insulator even if the insulator is not in a uniform plane state and also remove static electricity charged to the insulator when adsorbing the insulator.SOLUTION: In an adsorber 11 that adsorbs a sheet-like insulator, ribs 14a and 14b which can be elastically deformed are formed in double or more annular shapes on an adsorbing side of a base body 12 with a suction hole 13 formed so that the ribs extend along the circumference of the suction hole 13. The rib 14a formed outermost is formed in a cylindrical shape, and the rib 14b formed closer to inside than the rib 14a is formed so that groove parts 15, which are formed between the adjacent ribs 14b in a direction from the suction hole 13 toward the outer periphery of the base body 12 and between the rib 14b and the rib 14a, communicates therethrough. In the base body 12 are provided metal contact makers 17, protruding into the groove parts, whose tips are positioned closer to the base body 12 than the tips of the ribs in non-deformation states of the ribs, so that the makers can contact the insulator when adsorbing the insulator.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an adsorption device, and more particularly to an adsorption device that adsorbs a sheet-like insulator.

  When conveying a sheet-like object, there is a conveyance device that adsorbs and conveys a sheet-like object with an adsorption device. There is also an adsorption device that adsorbs a conveyance object using a plurality of adsorption units as an adsorption device. Further, when the object to be transported is charged with static electricity, foreign matter may be adsorbed during the transport or the object to be transported may be adversely affected by the static electricity. For example, when transporting a separator that wraps an electrode during the manufacturing process of a power storage device, if a conductive foreign material such as metal powder adheres to the separator while the adsorption device adsorbs the separator, the foreign material penetrates the separator when the electrode group is assembled. As a result, an internal short circuit occurs as a battery.

  Patent Document 1 discloses that a conductive elastic member is provided at a portion where an adsorbing portion that adsorbs a semiconductor package with a negative pressure by a pump is in contact with the package, and the elastic member is grounded by a ground wire. Further, in Patent Document 2, as a suction head for sucking and holding workpieces collectively, a suction head main body connected to a suction mechanism via a plurality of air suction pipes and a suction surface for sucking and holding workpieces in a matrix form. A partition groove is formed, and a partition member made of an elastic material that can be sealed against the workpiece is fitted in the partition groove. It is disclosed that the partition member is made of a conductive rubber material so as not to damage the semiconductor chip due to static electricity.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-126096 Japanese Patent No. 4309084

  However, when the conveyance object is to be adsorbed using a plurality of adsorption units, if the conveyance object has an uneven portion, the suction force of some of the adsorption units among the plurality of adsorption units is good for the conveyance object. It may become a state that does not act on. Moreover, in patent document 1 and patent document 2, in order to provide the electroconductive member which prevents static electricity in the part in which an adsorption | suction part contacts a package, it is necessary to use materials, such as electroconductive rubber. Therefore, the antistatic performance as a conductive member is inferior to that of metal, and the sealing property is also inferior.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the object thereof is to satisfactorily perform suction when adsorbing a sheet-like insulator even if the insulator is not in a uniform plane state. At the same time, it is an object of the present invention to provide an adsorption device capable of removing static electricity charged in an insulator during adsorption.

  An adsorption device that solves the above-described problem is an adsorption device that adsorbs a sheet-like insulator, and a plurality of elastically deformable ribs extend around the suction hole on the suction side surface of the substrate on which the suction hole is formed. The ribs formed on the outermost side are formed in an endless shape, and the ribs formed on the inner side of the ribs formed on the outermost side are formed from the suction holes. Grooves formed between adjacent ribs in the direction toward the outer peripheral side of the base and between the outermost ribs are formed so as to communicate with each other. The base protrudes into the groove, and when the rib is not deformed, the tip is located closer to the base than the tip of the rib. When the insulator is adsorbed, the base is in contact with the insulator. A contact is provided. Here, “annular” includes, for example, not only the case where the inner annular portion and the outer annular portion are similar to each other like a concentric circle, but also the case of a spiral shape (scroll shape).

  According to this configuration, since the plurality of elastically deformable ribs are formed in an annular shape of two or more so as to extend around the suction hole, the insulator is formed when adsorbing the sheet-like insulator. Even if the flat surface state is not uniform, the rib is elastically deformed, and suction is satisfactorily performed by the suction force from the suction hole in a state where the tip of the rib is in contact with the sheet-like insulator. Further, when the metal contact protruding in the groove contacts the insulator, static electricity charged in the insulator is removed through the metal contact. Therefore, when adsorbing the sheet-like insulator, suction can be performed satisfactorily even if the insulator is not in a uniform plane state, and static electricity charged on the insulator can be removed during adsorption.

  The metal contact is preferably bent at the tip side. Here, “curved” includes not only the bending but also the bending. When the metal contact is formed in a state of extending straight, when the adsorbing device adsorbs the sheet-like insulator, a line contact is made at the tip of the metal contact. However, if the tip end side of the metal contact is bent, when the adsorbing device adsorbs the sheet-like insulator, the metal contact is brought into surface contact with the vicinity of the tip, and static electricity is efficiently removed.

  The metal contact is provided such that the width direction intersects the longitudinal direction of the groove and is convex toward the direction of air flow during vacuum adsorption. When the separator is adsorbed by the adsorbing device, an air flow toward the suction hole is generated in the groove portion. Therefore, when the width direction of the metal contact intersects the longitudinal direction of the groove and is provided so as to be convex toward the direction of air flow during vacuum adsorption, the metal contact is caused by the air flow. The insulator is pressed, and static electricity charged on the insulator is efficiently removed.

  The insulator is preferably a separator that encloses an electrode of a power storage device. When the separator enclosing the electrode is transported in a charged state and the electrode group is assembled while the metal foreign matter is adsorbed during the transport, the conductive material penetrates the separator and causes an internal short circuit as a battery. However, since the static electricity charged in the separator is removed by the action of the metal contact provided in the adsorption device when the separator is adsorbed by the adsorption device, such a problem does not occur.

  According to the present invention, when adsorbing a sheet-like insulator, it is possible to satisfactorily perform suction even when the insulator is not in a uniform plane state, and it is possible to remove static electricity charged in the insulator during adsorption. it can.

(A) is the bottom view (bottom view) which shows typically the adsorption | suction apparatus of 1st Embodiment, (b) is the elements on larger scale of (a), (c) is the model in the AA of (b). Sectional drawing. (A) is a schematic cross section corresponding to FIG.1 (c) of the state in which the adsorption | suction side is facing down, (b) is a schematic cross section in the BB line of (a). The front view which shows a conveying apparatus typically. (A)-(c) is a schematic cross section which shows the effect | action of an adsorption | suction apparatus, (d) is a schematic cross section in the DD line of (a), (e) is a schematic cross section in the EE line of (b). (F) is a schematic cross section in the FF line of (c). The bottom view which shows typically the adsorption | suction apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. The bottom view which shows typically the adsorption | suction apparatus in another embodiment. The bottom view which shows typically the adsorption | suction apparatus in another embodiment. The bottom view which shows typically the adsorption | suction apparatus in another embodiment. The bottom view which shows typically the adsorption | suction apparatus in another embodiment. The bottom view which shows typically the adsorption | suction apparatus in another embodiment.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in a suction device equipped in a transport device that transports a sheet-like insulator will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the adsorption device 11 has a disk-shaped base 12, and a suction hole 13 is formed at the center of the base 12. As shown in FIG.1 (c), the base | substrate 12 is comprised by the support plate 12a and the adsorption | suction part 12b integrally formed in the adsorption | suction side surface (lower side in FIG.1 (c)) of the support plate 12a. . The adsorbing portion 12b is made of a soft material that can be elastically deformed. As the soft material, for example, styrene-based, olefin-based, vinyl chloride-based, urethane-based, and amide-based thermoplastic elastomers, silicone rubber, and natural rubber can be employed.

  On the suction side surface of the substrate 12, that is, on the surface of the suction portion 12b, the suction portion is formed such that a plurality of elastically deformable ribs 14a and 14b extend around the suction hole 13 and have a double or more annular shape. It is formed integrally with 12b. That is, the grooves 15 are formed between the adjacent ribs 14b in the direction from the suction hole 13 toward the outer peripheral side of the base 12 and between the ribs 14a and the ribs 14b formed adjacent to the inside thereof. The ribs 14a and 14b are formed with the same amount of protrusion from the surface of the suction portion 12b.

  The outermost rib 14a is formed into a cylindrical shape, that is, an endless shape. The ribs 14b formed on the inner side of the outermost ribs 14a are formed between the adjacent ribs 14b in the direction from the suction hole 13 toward the outer peripheral side of the base 12 and between the ribs 14a formed on the outermost side. The groove 15 is formed so as to communicate with each other. In this embodiment, each rib 14b is formed in a quadrangular arc shape, and the groove portion 15 is communicated via a slit 16 between adjacent ribs 14b in the circumferential direction.

  As shown in FIG. 1C, the base 12 is in contact with the metal so that the base 12 protrudes into the groove 15 and the tip is positioned closer to the base 12 than the tips of the ribs 14a and 14b when the ribs 14a and 14b are not deformed. A child 17 is provided. Each metal contact 17 is grounded by a ground wire 18. The metal contact 17 is formed of, for example, a titanium alloy called rubber metal.

  As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the metal contact 17 is provided such that the base end is fixed to the suction portion 12 b and the width direction intersects the longitudinal direction of the groove portion 15. As shown in FIG. 2B, the metal contact 17 is provided in a state where the tip side is bent. In this embodiment, the metal contact 17 is formed in a curved state as a whole. As shown in FIG. 4 (f), the metal contact 17 is provided so that its curving direction is convex toward the direction of air flow during vacuum adsorption. 2B and 4D to 4F show two metal contacts 17 for convenience, the interval between the two metal contacts 17 is not so close.

Next, the case where the adsorption device 11 is applied to a transport device that transports the separator 20 that encloses the electrode in the manufacturing process of the power storage device will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, the conveyance device 30 holds a first placement unit 31 for placing the separator 20 as a conveyance object, and the separator 20 placed on the first placement unit 31. A transport unit 40 that transports the transport unit 40, a control unit 50 that controls the transport unit 40, and a second mounting unit 32 on which the separator 20 is mounted. The transport device 30 is a device for transporting the separator 20 from the first placement unit 31 that is a transport source to the second placement unit 32 that is a transport destination.

  The first placement unit 31 has a placement surface 31a on which one separator 20 can be placed or a plurality of separators 20 can be stacked and placed. The second placement portion 32 has a placement surface 32a on which one separator 20 can be placed or a plurality of separators 20 can be stacked and placed.

  The conveying unit 40 is supported above the first mounting unit 31 and the second mounting unit 32 so as to be movable along the rail 41 and the rail 41 extending along the predetermined direction. Holding head 42. The transport unit 40 includes an actuator 41 a as a moving unit that moves the holding head 42 along the rail 41. The actuator 41a is, for example, an air cylinder or a stepping motor, and operates by inputting a predetermined control signal.

  The holding head 42 includes an elevating unit 44 that can raise and lower the suction device 11. The suction device 11 has a generating portion 45 that can generate a suction action in the suction hole 13 on the side opposite to the suction side of the base 12. The generator 45 is an electromagnetic valve or the like that operates by inputting a predetermined control signal. For example, the generating unit 45 sucks gas (air) from the suction hole 13 by using a suction force of a suction pump installed in a place different from the suction device 11 or the suction device 11, and Adsorption force can be generated.

  The elevating unit 44 includes an actuator that operates by inputting a predetermined control signal, such as an air cylinder or a stepping motor (not shown). The raising / lowering part 44 can raise / lower the adsorption | suction apparatus 11 by operation | movement of this actuator.

  The control unit 50 includes a calculation unit that can execute various types of calculation processing, and a storage unit that can store a program of the calculation unit and calculation results. The control unit 50 is connected to the actuator 41a, the elevating unit 44, and the generating unit 45 so as to output a control signal.

  Next, the operation of the suction device 11 and the transport device 30 configured as described above will be described. In addition, the control part 50 outputs a control signal and controls the actuator 41a, the raising / lowering part 44, and the generating part 45 so that the operation | movement demonstrated below may be performed.

  As shown by a solid line in FIG. 3, the control unit 50 moves the holding head 42 above the first placement unit 31, and among the separators 20 placed on the first placement unit 31, The adsorption device 11 is lowered toward the uppermost separator 20.

  The controller 50 stops the adsorption device 11 at a position where the tips of the ribs 14a and 14b of the adsorption unit 12b press the separator 20. As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4D, the adsorption device 11 descends from a state in which the tip of the metal contact 17 is located on the base 12 side from the tip of the rib 14b. As shown in FIGS. 4B and 4E, the tip of the rib 14 b comes into contact with the separator 20. At this time, a suction force is applied to the suction hole 13.

  If the surface of the separator 20 with which the tips of the ribs 14b come into contact is a uniform plane, the tips of the ribs 14a and 14b simultaneously come into contact with the surface of the separator 20 when the adsorption device 11 is lowered. However, since the separator 20 encloses the electrode 21, the surface thereof is not a uniform flat surface but has unevenness. When the suction device 11 moves downward with the tips of the ribs 14a and 14b being on one plane with respect to the separator 20 having unevenness on the surface, first, the ribs 14a and 14b facing the convex portions are separated from the separator 20. The lowering movement of the adsorbing device 11 is continued in a state where it is in contact with. When the suction device 11 is moved to a predetermined lowered position, as shown in FIGS. 4C and 4F, each rib 14b comes into contact with the separator 20 and elastically deforms as shown in FIGS. 4C and 4F. 20 is pressed. Although not shown, the rib 14a is also elastically deformed.

  If the surface of the separator 20 is a uniform plane, the ribs 14a and 14b are deformed in the same state, from the state shown in FIGS. 4 (b) and 4 (e) to the state shown in FIGS. 4 (c) and 4 (f). During this time, the tips of the ribs 14 a and 14 b do not move along the surface of the separator 20. However, if the surface of the separator 20 is uneven, the rib 14b or the rib 14a that has previously contacted the surface of the separator 20 is static electricity due to contact friction with the separator 20 when the adsorption device 11 continues to move downward. And the separator 20 is in a state of being charged with static electricity.

  Further, even when the surface of the separator 20 is a uniform flat surface, when the adsorption device 11 rises with the uppermost separator 20 adsorbed, the separation between the uppermost separator 20 and the separator 20 below the uppermost separator 20 is performed. The separator 20 is charged by charging.

  When the separator 20 is transported by the transport device 30 in a state of being charged with static electricity, the metal foreign matter such as the sliding wear powder of the device parts is adsorbed, and the conductive material is attracted when the electrode group is assembled. Through the separator 20, an internal short circuit occurs as a battery.

  However, in this embodiment, when the adsorption device 11 adsorbs the separator 20 in a state where the surface is uneven, or when adsorbing the uppermost separator 20 of the stacked separators 20 and moving upward, Even if the separator 20 is charged with static electricity, the static electricity is removed through the metal contact 17 that is grounded through the ground wire 18. As a result, even if the conveying device 30 conveys the separator 20 with the adsorbing device 11 adsorbing the separator 20, the separator 20 removes metallic foreign matters that are conductive materials such as sliding wear powder of device parts during conveyance. Adsorption is prevented.

According to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The adsorbing device 11 is an adsorbing device that adsorbs a sheet-like insulator, and a plurality of elastically deformable ribs 14a and 14b are provided on the adsorbing side surface of the base 12 on which the suction holes 13 are formed. Is formed so as to extend along the periphery of the ring and to have a double or more annular shape. The outermost rib 14 a is formed in a cylindrical shape (endless shape), and the rib 14 b formed on the inner side of the rib 14 a is between the adjacent ribs 14 b in the direction from the suction hole 13 toward the outer peripheral side of the base body 12. Grooves 15 formed between the ribs 14b and the ribs 14a are formed so as to communicate with each other. The base 12 protrudes into the groove 15, and when the ribs 14 a and 14 b are not deformed, the tip is located closer to the base 12 than the tips of the ribs 14 a and 14 b. A metal contact 17 is provided so as to be in contact with the body. Therefore, when adsorbing the sheet-like insulator, suction can be performed satisfactorily even if the insulator is not in a uniform plane state, and static electricity charged on the insulator can be removed during adsorption.

  (2) The sheet-like insulator is the separator 20 that encloses the electrode 21 of the power storage device. When the separator 20 that encloses the electrode 21 is transported in a charged state and the electrode group is assembled while the metal foreign matter is adsorbed during the transport, the conductive material penetrates the separator 20 and is internally short-circuited as a battery. Produce. However, since the static electricity charged in the separator 20 is removed by the action of the metal contact 17 provided in the adsorption device 11, such a problem does not occur.

  (3) The metal contact 17 is bent at the tip side. When the metal contact 17 is formed in a state of extending straight, when the adsorption device 11 adsorbs the sheet-like insulator, a line contact is made at the tip of the metal contact 17. However, if the tip side of the metal contact 17 is bent, when the suction device 11 sucks the sheet-like insulator, the metal contact 17 comes into surface contact with the vicinity of the tip, so that static electricity can be efficiently removed. Is called.

  (4) The metal contact 17 is provided so that the width direction intersects with the longitudinal direction of the groove portion 15 and is convex toward the traveling direction of the air flow during vacuum adsorption. When the separator 20 is adsorbed by the adsorption device 11, an air flow toward the suction hole 13 is generated in the groove portion 15. Therefore, when the width direction of the metal contact 17 intersects with the longitudinal direction of the groove portion 15 and is provided so as to protrude toward the traveling direction of the air flow during the vacuum suction, FIG. As shown, the metal contact 17 is pressed against the separator 20 by the air flow (illustrated by an arrow), and the static electricity charged in the separator 20 is efficiently removed.

  (5) The metal contact 17 is formed of a titanium alloy rubber metal. Therefore, even if the metal contact 17 is repeatedly subjected to bending stress, the durability is improved as compared with the case of using other metal.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. This embodiment is greatly different from the first embodiment in that the shape of the base 12 is not a disc shape but a rectangular shape. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the base body 12 is formed in a rectangular shape. A plurality of (three in this embodiment) suction holes 13 arranged along the longitudinal direction of the base 12 are formed in the center of the base 12 in the width direction.

  A plurality of ribs 14 a and 14 b are arranged on the suction side surface of the base 12 in a rectangular frame shape having different sizes so as to surround the suction hole 13. The outermost rib 14a is formed in an endless rectangular frame shape. The ribs 14b formed on the inner side of the ribs 14a are provided in a state in which grooves 15 are formed between the ribs 14b adjacent to each other in the width direction or the longitudinal direction of the base 12 and between the ribs 14a and 14b.

  The ribs 14b are formed so that the grooves 15 formed between the adjacent ribs 14b and the outermost ribs 14a communicate with each other in the direction from the suction hole 13 toward the outer peripheral side of the base 12. In this embodiment, each rib 14 b has a slit 16 formed in a portion extending along the longitudinal direction of the base body 12 or a portion extending along the width direction of the base body 12, and the groove portion 15 is communicated via the slit 16. Yes.

  In this embodiment, since the base 12 is formed in a rectangular shape, the rectangular separator 20 can be adsorbed efficiently. A plurality of suction holes 13 are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the base 12 at the center in the width direction of the base 12. Therefore, when adsorbing the separator 20, the adsorbing device 11 can grip the whole with the suction force near the center of the electrode, and it is not necessary to strongly suck the portion corresponding to the end portion (peripheral portion) of the electrode. A portion corresponding to the end portion (peripheral portion) is strongly sucked so that the end portion is not bent.

The embodiment is not limited to the above, and may be embodied as follows, for example.
In this specification, “annular” means a rectangular ring (square ring) when the ribs 14a and 14b are arranged concentrically as in the first embodiment, or as in the second embodiment. It includes not only the case where the inner annular portion and the outer annular portion are similar, but also the case of a spiral shape (scroll shape). For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the ribs 14b may be arranged in a scroll shape inside the rectangular annular ribs 14a. In this configuration, the suction force acting on the suction hole 13 formed at the center is guided by the rib 14b arranged in a scroll shape and reaches the groove 15 between the rib 14a and the rib 14b.

  As shown in FIG. 7, you may form the slit 16 in the rib 14b formed in the scroll shape. In this case, the slit 16 functions as a bypass, and the suction resistance until the suction force acting on the suction hole 13 reaches the groove portion 15 between the rib 14a and the rib 14b is reduced.

  As shown in FIG. 7, you may provide R recessed part 19 in the four corners of the rectangular cyclic | annular rib 14a. In this case, the suction force is applied to the corners of the ribs 14a, and the suction force to the portion of the separator 20 corresponding to the end portion of the electrode is strengthened to suppress peeling of the end portion.

  O The metal contacts 17 need not be regularly arranged. For example, even when the base 12 is disk-shaped, as shown in FIG.

  In addition to the rib 14b formed so as to be annular, an elastically deformable rib formed so as not to be annular may be provided inside the rib 14a formed on the outermost side. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, in the case of a rectangular base body 12, ribs 14 c that extend obliquely in a state of being continuous with the ends of the ribs 14 b extending in the longitudinal direction or the width direction of the base body 12 may be provided. In the case of the configuration shown in FIG. 9, when suction from a plurality of suction holes 13 is performed, as shown by an arrow Y <b> 1, in the region surrounded by the ribs 14 b and the ribs 14 c, the gas in the portion close to the ribs 14 a Is sucked. Therefore, the suction force in the region separated by the ribs 14b is weak even near the suction hole 13, and the suction force of the portion near the suction hole 13 is stronger than the suction force of the peripheral portion as a whole. Too much is suppressed.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the same applies to the case where one suction hole 13 is provided in the center and the rib 14c extending obliquely in a state of being continuous with the end of the rib 14b extending in the longitudinal direction or the width direction of the base 12 is provided. In addition, as the entire suction device 11, it is possible to suppress the suction force in the portion close to the suction hole 13 from becoming excessively stronger than the suction force in the peripheral portion. Although not shown in the figure, the metal contact 17 is appropriately provided so as to protrude in the same manner in the groove 15 extending parallel to the longitudinal direction of the base 12.

The metal contact 17 is not limited to a curved shape, but may have a shape with a bent tip as a shape with a bent tip side.
The metal contact 17 is not limited to a shape in which the tip side is bent, but may be a shape that extends straight.

  ○ When the metal contact 17 is provided so that its width direction intersects with the longitudinal direction of the groove portion 15, it is preferable that the direction closer to the orthogonal is easier to press the metal contact 17 against the separator 20 due to air flow during vacuum adsorption. .

The metal contact 17 is not limited to a state in which the width direction intersects the longitudinal direction of the groove portion 15, and may be provided in a state extending along the longitudinal direction.
The configuration in which the electrode 21 of the power storage device is wrapped in the separator 20 is not limited to the configuration in which the electrode 21 is accommodated in the bag-shaped separator 20. For example, the separator 20 is formed by folding a sheet in two and the side opposite to the folded portion of the sheet is joined, or the two sheets are accommodated in the separator 20 joined at two opposite sides. May be.

The metal contact 17 is not limited to rubber metal and may be formed of other metals.
The sheet-like insulator is not limited to the separator 20 that encloses the electrode 21, and may be, for example, a resin packaging material that encloses or accommodates a plate-like member other than the electrode, or a simple resin sheet. .

  ○ Out of the ribs formed in an annular shape on the adsorption side surface of the substrate 12, the end of the endless rib 14a formed on the outermost side protrudes from the ends of the other ribs 14b provided inside the rib 14a. It may be formed. In this case, since the rib 14a is more intimately adhered to the sheet-like insulator than the other ribs 14b, it is possible to prevent the gas from leaking when the gas is sucked from the suction hole 13.

The shape of the sheet-like insulator that is adsorbed by the adsorption device 11 is not limited to a rectangular shape, and may be an arbitrary shape.
The shape of the base 12 is not limited to a planar circle or rectangle. For example, it may be a polygon such as a triangle, a pentagon, or a rectangle other than a rectangle. Further, it may be an ellipse or a figure surrounded by other curves.

  The timing at which the suction hole 13 of the suction device 11 starts suction is not limited to the time when the tips of the ribs 14a and 14b come into contact with the sheet-like insulator, but the tips of the ribs 14a and 14b come into contact with the sheet-like insulator. For example, it may be before the lowering of the adsorption device 11 is started.

  The transport device 30 is not limited to the configuration in which the holding head 42 that holds the suction device 11 moves along the rail 41. For example, the holding head 42 may be supported by a robot arm.

  Even in the case where the base 12 is disk-shaped, the ribs 14b do not have to be provided so that the widths of the plurality of groove portions 15 are all constant, and the groove portions 15 have the same width as the groove portions 15 having different widths. 15 may be provided in a mixed manner.

  As in the first embodiment in which the base body 12 is formed in a disk shape or the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, a plurality of ribs 14b are provided so as to be located on concentric circles, and ribs 14b located on the same circle are provided. In the configuration partitioned into a plurality of slits 16, the number of ribs 14b located on the same circle is not limited to four, and may be less than four or more than four.

  As in the first embodiment in which the base body 12 is formed in a disk shape or the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, a plurality of ribs 14b are provided so as to be located on concentric circles, and ribs 14b located on the same circle are provided. In the configuration in which the slits 16 are divided into a plurality, the plurality of ribs 14b are not limited to the same length, but may be different lengths.

O The slit 16 formed in the rib 14b so that the adjacent groove part 15 may communicate may be shorter than the protrusion length from the adsorption | suction part 12b of the rib 14b.
A hole may be formed in the rib 14b instead of providing the slit 16 so that the adjacent groove portions 15 communicate with each other.

The ribs 14a and 14b are not limited to a linear shape or a curved shape, but may have a shape in which a straight portion and a curved portion are mixed or a wavy shape.
○ Instead of forming all the ribs 14a, 14b with a constant width, the ribs 14a and the ribs 14b may be formed with different widths. Moreover, you may provide the rib 14b from which a width | variety differs in the some rib 14b.

The following technical idea (invention) can be understood from the embodiment.
(1) A transport device comprising the suction device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Adsorption device, 12 ... Base | substrate, 13 ... Suction hole, 14a, 14b ... Rib, 15 ... Groove part, 17 ... Metal contact, 20 ... Separator as sheet-like insulator, 21 ... Electrode.

Claims (4)

An adsorption device for adsorbing a sheet-like insulator,
A plurality of elastically deformable ribs are formed on the suction side surface of the substrate in which the suction holes are formed so as to extend along the periphery of the suction holes, and are formed in a ring shape of two or more,
The outermost rib is formed endlessly,
The ribs formed inside the outermost ribs are formed between adjacent ribs in the direction from the suction hole toward the outer peripheral side of the base and between the ribs formed on the outermost side. Formed to communicate with the groove,
The base member protrudes into the groove, and when the rib is in a non-deformed state, the tip is located on the base side from the tip of the rib, and the metal contactor can come into contact with the insulator when adsorbing the insulator. An adsorbing device characterized in that is provided.   The suction device according to claim 1, wherein a tip side of the metal contact is bent.   3. The metal contactor according to claim 1, wherein a width direction of the metal contact intersects with a longitudinal direction of the groove and is convex toward an advancing direction of air flow during vacuum adsorption. Adsorption device.   The adsorption device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the insulator is a separator that encloses an electrode of a power storage device.