JP5871831B2 - ENVIRONMENT FORMING APPARATUS AND GOODS / OUT METHODS FOR ENVIRONMENT FORMING APPARATUS - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an environment forming apparatus capable of adjusting an article arrangement space such as an environmental test apparatus to a desired environment and exposing the article to a predetermined environment. The present invention also relates to a method for putting an article in and out of the environment forming apparatus.

  Environmental testing is known as a measure for examining the performance and durability of products and parts. Environmental tests are performed using equipment called environmental test equipment. The environmental test apparatus artificially creates, for example, a high temperature environment, a low temperature environment, a high humidity environment, and the like.

The environmental test apparatus includes an environmental adjustment system as shown in FIG. 26, for example. An environmental test apparatus 200 shown in FIG. 26 has a test chamber 201 that is an article arrangement space, and further includes a humidifier 5, a cooler 6, a heater 7, and a blower 8. The test chamber 201 is a space covered with the heat insulating wall 2. The air flow path 10 communicates with the test chamber 201, and the humidification device 5, the evaporator 11 of the cooler 6, the heater 7, and the blower 8 are provided in the air flow path 10. Further, a temperature sensor 12 and a humidity sensor 13 are provided on the outlet side of the air flow path 10. In the environmental test apparatus 200, the air conditioner 15 is configured by the members in the air flow path 10 described above, the temperature sensor 12, and the humidity sensor 13.
The environmental test apparatus 200 creates a desired temperature / humidity environment in the test chamber 201 by the air conditioner 15.

  The external appearance of the environmental test apparatus 200 in the prior art is as shown in FIG. 25, and has a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole. That is, the environmental test apparatus 200 has an outer member 202 made of stainless steel or the like. The inside of the outer member 202 has a partition wall (not shown) and is roughly divided into five regions. That is, the inside of the environmental test apparatus 200 is substantially divided into five sections, and is divided into a test chamber arrangement section 203, a pedestal section 205, an operation equipment installation section 206, an electrical equipment arrangement section 207, and a pipe arrangement section 208. .

  The test chamber arrangement unit 203 includes the above-described test chamber 201 and the door member 20 is provided on the front side thereof. That is, a door member 20 having a size comparable to the cross-sectional area of the test chamber 201 is provided in front of the test chamber 201.

The environmental test is performed by placing the test object 210 in the test chamber 201. That is, the large door member 20 provided in front of the test chamber 201 is opened, and the test object 210 is placed therein.
When the test is completed, the door member 20 is opened again, and the test object 210 in the test chamber 201 is taken out.

As an example of another apparatus provided with an air conditioner and an article arrangement space, there is an apparatus that creates an environment of a desired temperature and humidity in the article arrangement space, adjusts the apparatus in this, and processes a workpiece ( Not shown).
For example, in a thermometer that needs to measure the body temperature precisely, such as a thermometer for women, the temperature of the article placement space may be maintained in a constant environment, and a thermometer for women may be installed and finely adjusted in this environment. .

  Also in this case, a large door member provided in front of the article arrangement space is opened and a work is put therein. When the work is completed, the door member is opened again and the work in the article arrangement space is taken out.

JP 2007-271551 A

When an environmental test is performed in the article arrangement space (test room) or when processing or adjustment is performed in the article arrangement space (processing room), the door member is used when taking out the article after the test or processing is completed. This is done with 20 open.
Here, in the prior art, the door member 20 has an area comparable to the cross-sectional area of the test chamber 201. Therefore, when the door member 20 is opened, the environment in the test chamber 201 is greatly disturbed. More specifically, the air in the test chamber 201 is replaced with external air, and the adjusted temperature and humidity greatly deviate from the target environment.
Therefore, when the environmental test is continued by replacing the test object 210, or when a new work is placed in the article placement space (processing chamber) for processing or the like, the test chamber 201 or the like is closed after the door member 20 is closed. It is necessary to suspend environmental tests and processing until the temperature inside becomes stable.
For this reason, the environment forming apparatus of the prior art has been dissatisfied with the fact that a pause occurs every time an article is put in and out, and the time efficiency is poor.

  In view of the above, the present invention focuses on the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object thereof is to develop an environment forming apparatus capable of shortening the downtime. The present invention also proposes a method for putting in and out an article with respect to the environment forming apparatus.

Invention of Claim 1 for solving an above-mentioned subject is the environment formation apparatus provided with the article arrangement | positioning space which arrange | positions articles | goods, and the air conditioning apparatus which maintains the said article arrangement | positioning space in a desired environment, The article placement space is a space surrounded by walls, and at least one wall is provided with an article entry / exit opening, and the article entry / exit opening is located at a position facing the article entry / exit opening on the wall facing the wall. The article storage container has an article storage container, and the article storage article is moved by moving the article storage container from one article entry / exit opening to the other article entry / exit opening in a state where the article is placed in the article storage container. is positionable in the arrangement space, the article storage container at the end portion, is provided with coupling portions for coupling with other articles container, the article storage container, separately prepared article container bound separately prepared for The goods container is inserted from one of the article and out opening to press the article container of articles placed in the space, or separate article storage of the article storage container prepared bonded to the article placed in the space in the article storage container Ri pulling the container is an environmental forming apparatus, characterized in that it is possible to retrieve an article from the article placement space.

In the environment forming apparatus according to the present invention, an article entry / exit opening is provided on opposing walls constituting the article arrangement space. For this reason, it is possible to move the article by, for example, pushing the article from one article entry / exit opening and arrange the article in the article arrangement space. In the present invention, since the other article entry / exit opening is provided at a position facing the one article entry / exit opening, the axes of the two article entry / exit openings coincide. Therefore, the article can be pushed out of the article arrangement space by pushing the article from one of the article entry / exit openings. Alternatively, the article can be taken out by engaging another member separately prepared with the article and pulling the article.
According to the present invention, it is sufficient that the opening for entering and leaving the article has a size that allows the article or the article storage container to pass therethrough. Therefore, when an article is taken in and out, air inside and outside the article arrangement space is not easily replaced, and the environment of the article arrangement space is hardly disturbed.

The invention of claim 1 described above has an article storage container, moving the article storage container toward from one article out opening in a state containing the article to the article container to the other article out opening Thus, the article can be arranged in the article arrangement space .

In the present invention, an article storage container is adopted, and the article is stored in the article storage container. In this state, the article storage container is pushed in from the one article entry / exit opening toward the other article entry / exit opening. Is moved to place the article in the article placement space.
In the present invention, since the article storage container is moved in a state where the article is placed in the article storage container, the article can be pushed in by a certain pressing device or the like regardless of the shape of the article.
In the case where the article storage container has a permeability, the inside of the article storage container, immediately familiar to the environment of the article disposed in the space, the articles of the article storage container, exposed to the environment in the article configuration space.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when at least a part of the article storage container has an outer shape of a cross section thereof coincides with at least a part of the article access opening and the article storage container is in the article placement space, The environment forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the article access opening is sealed by a part of the container.

In the environment forming apparatus of the present invention, the article access opening is sealed by the article storage container itself, so that the time for opening the article access opening can be reduced when the article is taken in and out. Therefore, when an article is taken in and out, air inside and outside the article arrangement space is not easily replaced, and the environment of the article arrangement space is hardly disturbed.
Further, according to the present invention, there is no need for a device or instrument for opening and closing the article access opening, and the equipment can be simplified. Furthermore, according to the present invention, an artificial operation for opening and closing the article entrance / exit is unnecessary, and the work efficiency is high.

At the end of the object product container, and the coupling portion is provided for coupling with other articles container, an article container in the goods-layout space, combine the article storage container separately prepared, the goods-layout space It is desirable that the article storage container located outside and the article storage container located in the article placement space can be linearly moved in conjunction with each other .
The invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that the article container outside the article arrangement space and the article container in the article arrangement space can be linearly moved in conjunction with each other. It is an environment formation apparatus as described in above.

As an example of the present invention, a separately prepared article storage container is coupled to an article storage container in the article placement space, and the article storage container in the article placement space is pressed by pressing the article storage container outside the article placement space. It can be pushed out.
Conversely, an article storage container outside the article placement space is placed by connecting a separately prepared article storage container to the article placement container in the article placement space and pulling out the article storage container in the article placement space. It can be considered to be drawn into space.
In the present invention, a separately prepared article storage container can be coupled to the article storage container in the article placement space, and the article storage container outside the article placement space can be pressed. Stabilize.
In particular, according to the present invention, it is possible to always support a series of article storage containers at two or more points, and the article storage containers do not fall into the article placement space.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, the article storage container has the feature that the total length is longer than the distance between the walls of the opposed one of the article storage container is disposed between the article and out opening facing It is an environment forming device.
That is, the invention according to claim 4 is an environment forming apparatus including an article arrangement space in which articles are arranged and an air conditioner that maintains the article arrangement space in a desired environment, wherein the article arrangement space is a wall. An article entry / exit opening is provided in at least one wall, and an article entry / exit opening is provided at a position facing the article entry / exit opening on the wall facing the wall. An article can be placed in the article placement space by moving the article container from one article entry / exit opening to the other article entry / exit opening with the article contained in the article containment container. The article storage container is an environment forming apparatus characterized in that the total length of the article storage container is longer than the distance between the opposing walls, and one article storage container is installed between the opposing article entry / exit openings.

  According to the present invention, when the article storage container is installed in the article placement space, both ends of the article storage container are supported by the article access opening or the outside thereof. Therefore, when the article storage container is installed in the article placement space, the article storage container is stably supported.

Invention of claim 5, the article container is shorter than the distance between the walls of its length to the face, in a state in which a plurality of article storage container is coupled, placed between the article and out opening facing The environment forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the environment forming apparatus is provided.

  In the present invention, since a plurality of article storage containers can be arranged in series in the article arrangement space, a large number of articles can be exposed to a desired environment at a time.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the environment forming apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein a hole communicating the inside and the outside of the article storage container is provided at an end of the article storage container. It is.

  In the present invention, since the hole communicating between the inside and outside of the article container is provided, a signal line for transmitting / receiving a signal between the article and the outside, a power line for operating the article, and the like are passed to the inside and outside of the article arrangement space. be able to.

A seventh aspect of the present invention is the environment forming apparatus according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein a terminal or an electrode is provided at an end of the article container.

  In the present invention, since the terminal or the electrode is provided at the end of the article container, signals can be exchanged between the article and the outside. In addition, power for operating the article can be supplied from the outside.

The invention according to claim 8, the end portion of the article storage container, a plurality of electrodes are provided, in any one of claims 1 to 7 the electrode, characterized in that arranged concentrically It is an environment formation apparatus of description.

In the present invention, since the electrode is provided at the end of the article container, signals can be exchanged between the article and the outside. In addition, power for operating the article can be supplied from the outside.
Furthermore, in the present invention, since the electrodes are arranged concentrically, it is not necessary to align the rotational direction when connecting to an external terminal.

The invention according to claim 9 includes a container moving device that linearly moves the article storage container outside the article placement space, and a newly prepared new article is provided in a state where the article storage container exists in the article placement space. The article storage container is coupled to the article storage container existing in the article placement space, and the new article storage container is linearly moved by the container moving device to remove the article storage container existing in the article placement space from the article placement space. an environmental forming apparatus you wherein it is possible to discharge.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to mechanize the operation of carrying the article storage container into the article arrangement space and the operation of taking out the article storage container from the article arrangement space.

The invention described in claim 10 includes a container pressing device that presses the article storage container and a container holding device that holds the article storage container. In the state where the container pressing device is arranged, the container holding device is installed on the other wall side, and the article storage container is present in the article placement space, the separately provided article storage container is present in the article placement space. And pushing out the article storage container existing in the article placement space from the article placement space by pushing the container into the article placement space by the container pressing device, and holding the pushed article storage container by the container holding device. Features .
That is, the invention according to claim 10 is an environment forming apparatus including an article placement space for placing an article and an air conditioner for maintaining the article placement space in a desired environment, wherein the article placement space is a wall. An article entry / exit opening is provided in at least one wall, and an article entry / exit opening is provided at a position facing the article entry / exit opening on the wall facing the wall. An article can be placed in the article placement space by moving the article container from one article entry / exit opening to the other article entry / exit opening with the article contained in the article containment container. A container pressing device that presses the article storage container, and a container holding device that holds the article storage container, the article placement space is installed in the center, and the container pressing device is arranged on one wall side. In the state where the container holding device is installed on the wall side and the article storage container is present in the article placement space, the separately prepared article storage container is pressed against the article storage container existing in the article placement space, and the container pressing device An environment forming apparatus characterized in that an article storage container existing in an article placement space is pushed out of the article placement space by being pushed into the article placement space, and the extruded article storage container is held by a container holding device. .

  Also according to the present invention, it is possible to mechanize the operation of carrying the article storage container into the article arrangement space and the operation of taking out the article storage container from the article arrangement space.

The invention of claim 11 is an environmental forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein a plurality of articles out opening is provided in one wall.

  According to the present invention, since a plurality of articles can be arranged in the article arrangement space, the plurality of articles can be simultaneously exposed to a desired environment.

A twelfth aspect of the present invention is the environment forming apparatus according to any one of the first to eleventh aspects, wherein a guide is provided between the opposed article opening / closing openings.

  In the present invention, since the guide is provided between the opposed article opening / closing openings, when the article itself or the article container is moved, these operations are stabilized.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the article loading / unloading method for loading / unloading articles to / from an environment forming apparatus having a function of maintaining the article arrangement space in a desired environment, the article arrangement space is a space surrounded by a wall. At least one wall is provided with an article entry / exit opening, and an article entry / exit opening is also provided at a position facing the article entry / exit opening on the wall facing the wall, and at least a part of the cross section The article is placed in an article storage container whose outer shape matches the article access opening, the article storage container is placed in the article placement space, and the article access opening is sealed by a part of the article storage container. By pushing a prepared new article storage container into the article access opening, the article storage container in the article placement space is pushed out and the new article storage container is moved into the article placement space. An article out how to environmental forming apparatus, characterized by location.

  According to the article loading / unloading method of the present invention, when the article is loaded / unloaded, the air inside and outside the article arrangement space is not easily replaced, and the environment of the article arrangement space is hardly disturbed. In addition, according to the article loading / unloading method of the present invention, the work of placing the article storage container in the article placement space and the work of taking out the article storage container from the article placement space can be performed simultaneously, resulting in high work efficiency.

The invention according to claim 14 is an article loading / unloading method for loading / unloading an article into / from an environment forming apparatus having a function of maintaining the article arrangement space in a desired environment, wherein the article arrangement space is a space surrounded by a wall. At least one wall is provided with an article entry / exit opening, and an article entry / exit opening is also provided at a position facing the article entry / exit opening on the wall facing the wall, and at least a part of the cross section The article is placed in an article storage container whose outer shape matches the article access opening, the article storage container is placed in the article placement space, and the article access opening is sealed by a part of the article storage container. The new article storage container prepared is coupled to the article storage container arranged in the article arrangement space, and the new article storage container is pulled out by pulling out the article accommodation container already arranged in the article arrangement space. An article out how to environmental forming apparatus characterized by disposing said new article container to the article arrangement space draws article container to the article arrangement space.

  According to the article loading / unloading method of the present invention, when the article is loaded / unloaded, the air inside and outside the article arrangement space is not easily replaced, and the environment of the article arrangement space is hardly disturbed. In addition, according to the article loading / unloading method of the present invention, the work of placing the article storage container in the article placement space and the work of taking out the article storage container from the article placement space can be performed simultaneously, resulting in high work efficiency.

  According to the environment forming apparatus and the method for putting in and out of the environment forming apparatus according to the present invention, when the article is put in and out, the air inside and outside the article arrangement space is not easily replaced, and the environment of the article arrangement space is hardly disturbed. Therefore, there is an effect that the downtime when performing the test and processing is shortened and the time efficiency is high.

It is a perspective view of the environment formation apparatus of embodiment of this invention. (A) is a plane sectional view showing the composition of the test part of the environment formation device of Drawing 1, and (b) is an AA sectional view of (a). It is a top sectional view showing a process at the time of putting in and out an article storage container with respect to a test part shown in FIG. It is the perspective view which observed the article storage container employ | adopted with the environment formation apparatus of FIG. 1 from the external thread coupling part side. It is the perspective view which observed the article | item storage container employ | adopted with the environment formation apparatus of FIG. 1 from the internal thread coupling | bond part side. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the article storage container of FIG. 5. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the article storage container of FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the article storage container of FIG. 5, wherein (a) shows a state in which the positions of the missing part of the exterior member and the ventilation opening of the main body member are matched, and (b) The state which shifted | deviated the position with the ventilation opening of a main-body member is shown. It is a perspective view explaining the function of the article storage container of FIG. It is a perspective view of the article storage container of other embodiments of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the article | item storage container of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the article storage container of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which inserted the test object goods in the goods container of FIG. It is a plane sectional view showing the state where the article storage container of FIG. 10 was installed in the test section. It is a perspective view which shows the other modification of an article | item storage container. It is a cross-sectional perspective view which shows the other modification of an article | item storage container, (a) shows the state which closed the door member, (b) shows the state which opened the door member. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of a test part. It is a plane sectional view showing other modifications of a test part and an article storage container. It is a plane sectional view showing a process at the time of putting in and out an article storage container with respect to a test part shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of the test part shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the other modification of a test part. It is a perspective view explaining the other usage example of the test part shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of the environment formation apparatus of further another embodiment of this invention. (A) is a plane sectional view showing composition of a test part of an environment forming device of other embodiments of the present invention, and (b) is an AA sectional view of (a). It is a perspective view of the environmental testing apparatus of a prior art. It is sectional drawing of the test part of the environmental test apparatus of a prior art.

Embodiments of the present invention will be further described below.
The environment forming apparatus of the present invention is used as the environment test apparatus 1.
The environment test apparatus 1 as an environment forming apparatus is roughly composed of a test section 16, a container pressing device (container moving device) 17, and a container holding device (container moving device) 18. The container pressing device 17 is disposed on the left side wall 27 side with the test unit 16 in the center, and the container holding device 18 is installed on the other side (right side wall 28 side). Moreover, in this embodiment, it arrange | positions in the test part 16 in the state which put the test object 40 into the article storage container 50 like FIG. 8, FIG.
Hereinafter, description will be made sequentially.

The test unit 16 has a test chamber 3 as an article arrangement space. Moreover, the test part 16 is provided with the humidifier 5, the cooler 6, the heater 7, and the air blower 8 like FIG.
The test chamber 3 which is an article arrangement space is a part into which a test target article is introduced and is a test space. There is an air flow path 10 communicating with the test chamber 3, and the air flow path 10 is provided with the humidifying device 5, the evaporator 11 of the cooler 6, the heater 7, and the blower 8.
Further, a temperature sensor 12 and a humidity sensor 13 are provided on the outlet side of the air flow path 10.
In the environmental test apparatus 1, an air conditioner 15 is configured by the above-described members in the air flow path 10, the temperature sensor 12, and the humidity sensor 13.
The environmental test apparatus (environment forming apparatus) 1 creates a desired temperature / humidity environment in the test room (article arrangement space) 3 by the air conditioner 15.

The structure of the test chamber 3 is a characteristic configuration of the present embodiment, and will be described in detail.
The test chamber 3 is a rectangular parallelepiped space, and five surfaces thereof are surrounded by the heat insulating wall 2. That is, five surfaces excluding the partition wall 14 constituting the air flow path 10 are surrounded by the heat insulating wall 2.
Each wall has a double structure, in which a heat insulating material 22 is filled in an outer shell member 21 formed of a metal plate.
The front wall is constituted by the door member 20 and can be opened and closed. The door member 20 has an area comparable to the cross-sectional area of the test chamber 3 as in the prior art.

As a configuration unique to the present embodiment, openings 25 and 26 for entering and leaving the article are provided in the test chamber 3. The article access openings 25 and 26 both penetrate the heat insulating material 22 and communicate with the inside and outside of the test chamber 3.
In the present embodiment, the article access openings 25 and 26 are provided in the left side wall 27 and the right side wall 28. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the left side wall 27 and the right side wall 28 are opposed to each other.
Further, the positions of the article entry / exit openings 25 and 26 are also opposed to each other. That is, the height of the article entry / exit opening 25 is equal to the height of the article entry / exit opening 26. The position in the depth direction of the article entry / exit opening 25 is equal to the position in the depth direction of the article entry / exit opening 26.
Therefore, the center line of the article entry / exit opening 25 coincides with the center line of the article entry / exit opening 26.

In the present embodiment, the shape and area of the article access opening 25 are equal to the shape and area of the article access opening 26.
Specifically, the two article access openings 25 and 26 are both circular.
Sealing members 30, 31, 32, 33 such as O-rings are provided in the two article access openings 25, 26. The seal members 30, 31, 32, and 33 are all arranged in a groove (not shown) and do not move.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the test object is placed in the test unit 16 in a state where the test object is placed in the article storage container 50.
The article container 50 is made of metal or resin, and has an outer shape of a cylinder as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 6, the article storage container 50 includes a main body cylinder portion 51 and an exterior member 52.
The main body cylinder portion 51 has a receiving area 53 at the center and seal areas 56 and 57 on both sides thereof. Further, a male screw coupling portion 58 is provided outside the one seal region 56.

The housing region 53 at the center of the main body cylinder portion 51 is hollow inside, and the article housing portion 60 is configured by the hollow.
Rectangular ventilation openings 61 and 62 are provided on the side surface of the storage area 53. The ventilation openings 61 and 62 communicate the inside and outside of the article storage unit 60, and the air inside the article storage container 50 is exchanged with the outside through the ventilation openings 61 and 62, and the environment inside the article storage container 50 is changed to the test chamber. It matches the 3 environment. In the present embodiment, the articles to be tested are put in and out using the vent openings 61 and 62.
The length of the storage area 53 is slightly shorter than the inner width WI of the test chamber 3 of the test unit 16.

The outer diameters of the seal regions 56 and 57 are slightly larger than the storage region 53. The outer diameters of the seal regions 56 and 57 are substantially equal to the article access openings 25 and 26 provided in the test chamber 3 of the test unit 16. The seal regions 56 and 57 have a smooth surface.
The lengths of the seal regions 56 and 57 are substantially equal to the depth H of the article access openings 25 and 26 provided in the test chamber 3. At least the length of the seal regions 56 and 57 is longer than the interval between the seal members 30, 31, 32 and 33 provided in the article access openings 25 and 26.
The total length of the seal regions 56 and 57 and the storage region 53 is substantially equal to the outer width WO of the test unit 16.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, an opening 63 is provided on the end surface of one seal region 57, and a female screw 65 is formed on the inner surface of the opening. The axis of the female screw 65 coincides with the central axis of the main body cylinder portion 51. In the present embodiment, the opening 63 does not reach the article storage unit 60 side as shown in FIG.
In the present embodiment, one seal region 57 also serves as the female screw coupling portion 66.

A male screw 68 projects from the end face of the other seal region 56. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the outer side of the seal region 56 is a male screw coupling portion 58. The axis of the male screw 68 coincides with the central axis of the main body cylinder portion 51 and also coincides with the axis of the female screw 65 of the female screw coupling portion 66 described above.
The nominal diameter, pitch, and the like of the male screw 68 coincide with the female screw 65 of the female screw coupling portion 66.

  The exterior member 52 is a net rolled into a cylindrical shape as shown in FIG. That is, the exterior member 52 is a net made of metal or resin, and is molded so as to be three-dimensionally plastically deformed to have a cross-sectional shape of “C” as shown in FIGS. That is, the cross-sectional shape of the exterior member 52 is a sector shape exceeding 180 degrees as shown in FIGS. In other words, it has an arc shape having a missing portion 72 of about 60 to 100 degrees.

  The exterior member 52 is wound around the outside of the housing region 53 of the main body cylinder portion 51. More specifically, the missing portion 72 is expanded by being elastically deformed, and is attached to the outside of the accommodating region 53. Since the exterior member 52 has elasticity, the outer surface of the housing region 53 of the main body cylinder portion 51 is fastened by the inner surface thereof. Therefore, the exterior member 52 can maintain the attached posture. However, when the exterior member 52 is grasped with fingers and turned, the exterior member 52 rotates relative to the main body cylinder portion 51.

The container pressing device (container moving device) 17 and the container holding device (container moving device) 18 have basically the same structure, and only the stroke length of the cylinder 77 is different.
Since the container pressing device 17 and the container holding device 18 are basically provided with the same mechanism, the container pressing device 17 will be described first.
The container pressing device 17 is a combination of a rotating chuck 75 and a linear motion device 76.

The rotating chuck 75 includes a claw 73 for gripping a member and a motor 74 that rotates the claw 73 as shown by an arrow. In the present embodiment, the claw 73 is specifically a three-claw, and the claw 73 is opened and closed by a driving device (not shown).
The motor 74 rotates the claw 73 itself. For example, a geared motor is employed.

The linear motion device 76 includes a linear drive device such as a cylinder 77 and a moving plate 44 attached to the tip of a rod 78 of the cylinder 77a. The rotating chuck 75 is attached to the moving plate 44.
Therefore, when the rod 78 of the cylinder 77a is expanded and contracted, the moving plate 44 moves linearly and the rotary chuck 75 moves linearly. In this embodiment, since the rotary chuck 75 is attached to the moving plate 44 in the same direction as the cylinder 77 a, when the rod 78 of the cylinder 77 is extended, the rotary chuck 75 moves in a direction away from the test unit 16. When the rod 78 is contracted, the rotary chuck 75 moves in a direction approaching the test unit 16.
The stroke length of the cylinder 77 a on the inlet side of the container pressing device 17 is shorter than the length of the article storage container 50 by the gripping margin of the chuck 75.

  The container holding device 18 is also a combination of the rotary chuck 75 and the linear motion device 76. The cylinder 77b of the container holding device 18 employs a dual cylinder and can perform a two-step slow motion.

  As other members, stock members 89a and 89b are provided in the vicinity of the container pressing device 17 and the container holding device 18, respectively. The stock members 89 a and 89 b are shelves for temporarily placing the article storage container 50.

Next, the operation of the environmental test apparatus 1 of the present embodiment will be described along the usage procedure. In the environmental test apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, an article to be tested (not shown) is put in the article storage container 50 in advance, and the whole article storage container 50 is inserted into the test unit 16.
That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the test object 40 is placed in the article container 50. In FIG. 9, the exterior member 52 is omitted for the sake of drawing.
When putting the test object 40 into the article container 50, as shown in FIG. 8A, the exterior member 52 is rotated relative to the main body cylinder portion 51, and the position of the missing portion 72 is set to the main body cylinder portion 51. It is made to correspond with the ventilation opening 61 of this. As a result, the article storage unit 60 is in an open state, so that the test object 40 can be introduced into the article storage container 50.
After the article 40 to be tested is placed in the article storage unit 60, the exterior member 52 is rotated again, the position of the missing part 72 is shifted from the ventilation opening 61 of the main body cylinder part 51, and ventilation is performed as shown in FIG. The opening 61 is closed.

Next, the article storage container 50 is inserted into the test unit 16. In the following, for ease of explanation, the article storage container 50 that is initially mounted on the test section 16 is referred to as an article storage container A50, and the article storage container 50 that is subsequently mounted on the test section 16 is referred to as an article storage container B50. write. The common description of both is not given the symbols A and B.
As shown in FIG. 3, the article storage container A50 inserted into the first test section 16 pushes the female thread coupling section 66 side from one article entry / exit opening 25 side, and enters and exits the article area facing the leading seal area 57. To the opening 26 for use. In this operation, it is desirable to open the door member 20 of the test section 16 and insert the seal region 57 on the leading side into the opposed article entry / exit opening 26 with assistance by fingers or the like.

In the article storage container 50 employed in this embodiment, the total length of the seal regions 56 and 57 and the storage region 53 is substantially equal to the outer width WO of the test unit 16. For this reason, the leading seal area 57 is led to the opposed article entry / exit opening 26, whereby the article seal container 57 is supported by the article entry / exit opening 26 and the rear end side seal area 56 is provided. It is supported by the other article entry / exit opening 25. As a result, the article container 50 is supported at both ends and is stable.
In addition, the cross-sectional shape of the seal regions 56 and 57 is the same circle as the article access openings 25 and 26, and the outer diameter thereof is substantially equal to the article access openings 25 and 26. Further, the surfaces of the seal regions 56 and 57 of the article storage container 50 are in contact with seal members 30, 31, 32 and 33 such as O-rings. Therefore, the airtightness between the surface of the article storage container 50 and the opening / closing openings 25 and 26 is ensured. That is, the surfaces of the seal regions 56 and 57 are finished smooth, and the outer diameter and shape of the seal regions 56 and 57 are substantially the same as the article access openings 25 and 26. Close to the goods entry / exit openings 25 and 26, and does not allow air to pass through.
As described above, since the article storage container 50 is supported at both ends by the article entry / exit openings 25 and 26, the central article storage section 60 is exposed to the environment in the test chamber 3 of the test section 16 as shown in FIG. Will be.

In this state, the air conditioner 15 is started and the test chamber 3 is adjusted to an environment of a desired temperature and humidity.
Here, since the article storage container 50 is provided with ventilation openings 61 and 62, the temperature-controlled air generated by the blower of the air conditioner 15 is generated inside the article storage container 50 as shown in FIG. 9. The environment inside the article storage unit 60 of the article storage container 50 is the same as the environment of the test chamber 3.
That is, the test object 40 in the article container 50 is exposed to the environment of the test chamber 3. Then, after an elapse of a predetermined time, the environmental test on the test object 40 is finished.

Subsequent replacement of the test object is automatically performed using the container pressing device 17 and the container holding device 18.
That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the new article storage container B50 is gripped by the claw 73 of the rotary chuck 75 of the container pressing device 17, and the linear motion device 76 is driven to move the new article storage container B50 to the test section 16 side. The female screw 65 of the female screw coupling portion 66 that is the front end side of the article storage container B50 is brought into contact with the male screw 68 that is the rear end of the article storage container A50 that is already mounted on the test section 16.
Then, the motor 74 is rotated to rotate the rotary chuck 75, the article storage container B50 gripped by the rotary chuck 75 is rotated, and the female screw 65 of the article storage container B50 is engaged with the male screw 68 as the rear end of the article storage container A50. To do.
As a result, the outer article storage container B50 and the article storage container A50 in the test section 16 are integrally and linearly coupled.

  Thereafter, the container pressing device 17 is further moved forward (moved to the test unit 16 side). As a result, the article storage container A50 in the test section 16 connected to the new article storage container B50 moves linearly in conjunction with each other, and the female screw coupling portion 66 on the front end side is pushed out of the test section 16.

  At this time, the seal region 56 on the left side of the article storage container A50 in the test section 16 is separated from the article entry / exit opening 25 of the test section 16, but as shown in FIG. , B50 are integrally and linearly coupled, and the rear article storage container B50 is held by the container pressing device 17, so that the two article storage containers A50, B50 are substantially supported at both ends. Maintain and move straight in a stable state.

Here, as described above, the stroke length of the cylinder 77a on the inlet side of the container pressing device 17 is shorter than the length of the article storage container 50 by the gripping distance of the chuck 75. It will stop before hitting the wall.
The rotating chuck 74 of the container pressing device 17 opens the claw 73 at this position to open the article storage container 50.

  Thereafter, the linear motion device 76 of the container holding device 18 is driven to move the rotary chuck 75 of the container holding device 18 to the test unit 16 side, and the seal region 57 of the article storage container A50 protruding from the test unit 16 side is moved to the container. It is gripped by the rotating chuck 75 of the holding device 18.

  More specifically, since the cylinder 77b of the container holding device 18 employs a dual cylinder and can perform a two-stage slow motion, the chuck 75 firstly seals the seal region 57 of the protruding article storage container A50. Is moved to a position where it can be chucked, and the article container A50 is held.

Then, the linear motion device 76 is driven to move the rotary chuck 75 away from the test unit 16, and the article storage container A 50 in the test unit 16 is pulled out from the test unit 16.
In the present embodiment, the article storage container A50 is pulled out until the article storage container B50 comes to a predetermined position of the test unit 16.

Subsequently, the rotating chuck 75 of the container holding device 18 is rotated at this position, and the screw connection between the article container A50 and the article container B50 is removed. When removing the screw connection, the rotary chuck 75 is rotated while pulling outward (unload direction) by applying an appropriate air pressure that is not so strong to the other stroke portion of the dual cylinder. As a result, the screw connection is removed while leaving the article storage container B50 in the test section 16. At this time, the article storage container B50 is already firmly held by the O-rings 30, 31, 32, 33 at the entrance of the test section 16, and the frictional force of the O-ring is larger than the torque of the rotary chuck 75, so There is no gap.
After the screw connection is removed, the article storage container A50 is linearly moved to the position of the stock member 89b to stop the cylinder 77b.

  By pulling out the article storage container A50 in the test section 16 from the test section 16, a new article storage container B50 is drawn into the test section 16, and the seal regions 56 and 57 of the new article storage container B50 Supported by the openings 25 and 26, the article container 50 is supported at both ends and is stable. Further, the article entry / exit openings 26 and 27 of the test section 16 are closed by the new article container B50.

  In this embodiment, since the replacement of the test object 40 can be performed without opening the door member 20, there is little environmental change in the test chamber 3. Therefore, the next test can be performed immediately after replacing the article.

In the embodiment described above, the total length of the article storage container 50 is substantially equal to the outer width WO of the test unit 16, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration. May be longer than the outer width WO of the test portion 16. The same applies to the special processing apparatus 100 described later.
FIG. 24 shows a case where the total length of the article container 50 is longer than that of the test unit 16. When the total length of the article storage container 50 is longer than the test unit 16, both end portions are exposed from the test unit 16 as shown in FIG. 24. Therefore, the exposed portion can be directly gripped by the rotating chuck 75 of the container holding device 18, and the article storage container A 50 in the test unit 16 can be pulled out from the test unit 16.

  Next, as another embodiment of the present invention, a configuration recommended when an electronic substrate is used as the test object 41 will be described. In addition, the same number is attached | subjected to the part which is common in previous embodiment, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted. However, when the electronic substrate is the test object 41, it is desirable that the article container 55 be made of resin in order to prevent leakage or short circuit. That is, in the article storage container 55 described below, the main body cylinder portion 51 and the exterior member 52 are both made of resin.

The article storage container 55 employed in the present embodiment is as shown in FIG. 10, and a hole 70 is provided in the central axis of the male screw 68. And as shown in FIG. 12, the said hole 70 has penetrated to the goods accommodating part 60 side.
The opening 63 provided with the female screw 65 also penetrates to the article storage unit 60 side.
The test object 41 exemplified in the present embodiment is a substrate including an electronic element, and performs an environmental test in an energized state.
Therefore, a conductive wire 80 for energization and signal communication is attached to the substrate as the test object 41.
In this embodiment, the conducting wire 80 is three electric wires, and connectors 81 and 82 are attached to both ends of the electric wire portion 85.
More specifically, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 10, 11, 12, and 13, a stopper 45 made of a soft material such as rubber is used, and the stopper 45 is provided with a small hole 84. The electric wire portion 85 of the conducting wire 80 is inserted into the hole 84. Connectors 81 and 82 are soldered to both ends of the electric wire portion 85.

Then, as shown in FIG. 12, the plug 45 is mounted in the hole 70 provided in the central axis of the male screw 68, and one connector 82 is arranged in the article storage section 60 of the article storage container 55 as shown in FIG. Yes. The connector 82 is connected to the test object 41.
In the present embodiment, since the opening 63 provided with the female screw 65 is not used, a stopper is provided when the test is performed.

When the article storage container 55 of this embodiment is used, as shown in FIG. 14, the other connector 81 is exposed outside the test unit 16, and power can be supplied and signals can be transmitted and received by the connector 81.
In the present embodiment, the power supply line or the like is inserted into the hole 70 provided in the male screw 68, but the power supply line or the like may be inserted into the opening 63 provided with the female screw 65 that is the opposite end surface.
Further, power supply or the like may be performed using both holes 70 and openings 63.

Next, still another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the same number is attached | subjected to the part which is common in previous embodiment, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.
This embodiment is also a configuration recommended when an electronic board is a test target.
In the article storage container 83 employed in the present embodiment, an electrode portion 87 used for power feeding and signal exchange is provided on the end surface of the article storage container 83.
More specifically, the electrode part 87 employed in the present embodiment has a shape like a archery. In other words, in the present embodiment, three electrodes 88a, 88b, 88c having a circular front view are provided concentrically on the end face of the male screw 68. An electric wire is connected to each of the electrodes 88 a, 88 b, 88 c, and is drawn into the article storage unit 60 and connected to the connector 82.

  A contact 43 such as a contact pin is connected to the end surface of the article container 83. According to the present embodiment, the contact 43 such as a contact pin is in contact with the electrodes 88 a, 88 b, 88 c of the electrode portion 87 regardless of the orientation of the article storage container 83 in the rotational direction. Therefore, alignment and rotation posture control are not required, and the structure of the apparatus can be simplified.

  In the embodiment described above, the exterior member 52 is wound around the outside of the housing area 53 of the main body cylinder portion 51, thereby sealing the opening portions (ventilation openings 61, 62) of the housing area 53 and dropping the test object. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, as shown in FIG. 16, a door 46 may be provided in the ventilation openings 61 and 62, and the test object may be taken in and out by opening and closing the door. It is desirable that the opening / closing member such as the door 46 does not protrude from the outer virtual circle 90 of the housing region 53 or the outer peripheral circle of the seal member.

  In the above-described embodiment, the pair of article entry / exit openings 25 and 26 are provided in the test section 16, but of course, more article entry / exit openings 25 and 26 may be provided. In the test section 91 shown in FIG. 17, four pairs of article entry / exit openings 25 and 26 are provided.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which one article storage container 50, 82 is passed over the opposing wall of the test unit 16 is illustrated. However, as shown in FIGS. 50, 55, and 83 may be connected in series and passed over opposing walls of the test chamber 3.

FIG. 18 shows an example in which energization or signal exchange is not required, and shows a case in which the article storage container 50 shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6 is connected in series and used. .
FIG. 19 shows a state when the article container 50 is replaced.

In the embodiment described above, the inside of the test chamber 3 is a cavity. That is, there is nothing between the opening / closing openings 25 and 26. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and any guide may be provided between the article access openings 25 and 26. For example, as in the test section shown in FIG. 21, a tunnel-shaped guide 93 may be provided between the article access openings 25 and 26, and the article storage containers 50 and 83 may be inserted into the guide.
When a tunnel-shaped guide is provided, it is necessary to provide an opening 95 on the side surface in order to ensure air permeability. A rail-shaped guide may be used instead of the tunnel.
When a guide is provided inside the test chamber 3, the article storage containers 50, 55, and 83 are not necessarily connected.

  Further, when the guide 93 or the like is provided, the test object may be moved directly along the guide as shown in FIG. For example, if a tunnel-shaped guide is provided, as shown in FIG. 22, the test object 40 is put into the tunnel, and the test object 40 is pushed in with a push rod 96 or the like. When discharging the test target article 40, the test target article 40 is pushed out by the push rod 96 into the facing article access opening 26.

  In the embodiment described above, the cross-sectional shapes of the article storage containers 50, 55, 83 and the guide 93 are all circular, but these cross-sectional shapes are not limited to circular, but are oval, 3 It may be a polygon such as a square or a quadrangle, or an irregular shape such as a convex or a star. In short, the article storage containers 50, 55, and 83 may be cylindrical. Further, the shape of the article access opening may not be circular.

  In the embodiment described above, the configuration including the container pressing device 17 and the container holding device 18 is disclosed, but these configurations are not essential. In the above-described embodiment, both the container pressing device 17 and the container holding device 18 have the rotating chuck 75 and have the function of gripping and rotating the article storage container 50. The above embodiment is recommended, but the function of rotating the rotary chuck 75 or the like is not essential. For example, a mechanism other than a screw can be employed as a means for connecting the article storage containers to each other, and if not connected by rotation, the function of rotating may be omitted. For example, one end of the article container is made of a material having elasticity such as rubber, and a hole is provided in the end. A tapered protrusion is provided on the other end of the article container. And two articles | goods container can also be couple | bonded by inserting the said protrusion in the hole of the edge part of another article container. When the article storage containers are coupled to each other only by such pressing, the container pressing device 17 or the like need not have a rotation function.

Each of the embodiments described above shows an example in which the present invention is applied to an environmental test apparatus, but the scope of application of the present invention is not limited to the environmental test apparatus. For example, the present invention can be applied to an apparatus that performs a predetermined processing or adjustment by placing a work (not shown) in a certain environment.
FIG. 23 shows an application of the environment forming apparatus of the present invention to a special processing apparatus 100.
The special processing apparatus (environment forming apparatus) 100 of this embodiment has a processing chamber (article arrangement space) 101 inside. The special processing apparatus 100 of this embodiment has the same configuration as the test unit 16 of the previous embodiment, and the processing chamber corresponds to the test chamber 3 of the previous embodiment.
That is, the processing chamber 101 is maintained in a desired temperature / humidity environment by an air conditioner 15 (not shown).
The processing chamber 101 is provided with articles access openings 25 and 26.

As a configuration unique to the present embodiment, laser oscillation devices 102, 103, 105 and an optical system 106 are provided outside or inside the processing chamber 101. Then, desired processing can be performed using a laser beam.
That is, in the present embodiment, a laser passing portion is provided in a part of the special processing apparatus 100 or a fiber laser is used to draw the laser into the processing chamber 101. Then, a positioning member and a posture holding member are provided, and the posture of the article storage container 50 in the processing chamber 101 in the rotation direction is fixed. For example, positioning in the rotational direction is performed so that the opening portion (ventilation openings 61 and 62) of the accommodation region 53 is on the upper side and the laser beam is irradiated. Then, the inside of the processing chamber 101 is adjusted to a desired environment, and under this situation, the workpiece is irradiated with a laser beam to perform predetermined processing and adjustment.

According to the present embodiment, since the work can be replaced without opening the door member 20, the setup time is short and the work pause time is short.
In the above-described embodiment, a partition is provided in one housing to provide the test chamber 3 (or processing chamber 101) and the air flow path 10, and the main members of the air conditioner 15 are arranged in the air flow path 10. The air conditioner 15 or the like and the test chamber 3 (or the processing chamber 101) may be separately independent. That is, even if the main member of the air conditioner 15 is built in a separate housing from the test chamber 3 and air having a predetermined temperature or the like produced by the air conditioner 15 is sent into the test chamber 3 by a duct or the like. Good.

1 Environmental test equipment (environmental formation equipment)
2 Insulation wall 3 Test room (article placement space)
15 Air Conditioning Device 16 Test Unit 17 Container Pressing Device (Container Moving Device)
18 Container holding device (container moving device)
20 Door members 25, 26 Opening / exiting articles 30, 31, 32, 33 Seal member 40 Test target article 41 Test target article 45 Plug 50 Article storage container 51 Main body cylinder 52 Exterior member 53 Storage area 55 Article storage containers 56, 57 Seal area 58 Male thread coupling part 60 Article storage part 61, 62 Ventilation opening 63 Opening 66 Female thread coupling part 68 Male screw 70 Hole 72 Notch part 80 Conducting wire 81, 82 Connector 83 Article container 84 Hole 43 Contact 87 Electrode part 88a, 88b, 88c Electrode 93 Guide 100 Special processing equipment (environment forming equipment)
101 Processing room (article placement space)
102, 103, 105 Laser oscillator 106 Optical system

Claims (14)

In an environment forming apparatus including an article placement space for placing an article and an air conditioner that maintains the article placement space in a desired environment.
The article placement space is a space surrounded by walls, and at least one wall is provided with an article entry / exit opening. Further, the article placement space is also provided at a position facing the article entry / exit opening on the wall facing the wall. An opening is provided,
Having an article container,
The article can be placed in the article placement space by moving the article storage container from one article entry / exit opening to the other article entry / exit opening in a state where the article is placed in the article containment container ,
The end portion of the article storage container is provided with a coupling portion that couples with another article storage container. The article storage container is connected to a separately prepared article storage container, and the separately prepared article storage container is attached to any of the articles. is inserted from out opening to press the article container of articles placed in the space, or Ri tensile articles container in bonded article arranged spatially separately article storage container provided to the article storage container, wherein the article An environment forming apparatus characterized in that it can be taken out from an article arrangement space . At least a part of the article storage container has a cross-sectional outer shape that matches at least a part of the article entry / exit opening, and when the article storage container is in the article placement space, a part of the article storage container allows the article entry / exit The environment forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the opening is sealed. The environment forming apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the article storage container outside the article placement space and the article storage container in the article placement space can be linearly moved in conjunction with each other. In an environment forming apparatus including an article placement space for placing an article and an air conditioner that maintains the article placement space in a desired environment.
The article placement space is a space surrounded by walls, and at least one wall is provided with an article entry / exit opening. Further, the article placement space is also provided at a position facing the article entry / exit opening on the wall facing the wall. An opening is provided,
Having an article container,
The article can be placed in the article placement space by moving the article storage container from one article entry / exit opening to the other article entry / exit opening in a state where the article is placed in the article containment container,
The article storage container has an overall length that is longer than a distance between the opposing walls, and the article storage container is installed between the opposing article entry / exit openings. Claim article storage container is shorter than the distance between the walls of its length to the face, which in a state in which a plurality of article storage container is coupled, characterized in that it is installed between the article and out opening facing The environment formation apparatus in any one of 1-3 . The end of the article storage container, the environment forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that hole communicating the inside and the outside of the article storage container is provided. The environment forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein a terminal or an electrode is provided at an end of the article container. The end of the article storage container, a plurality of electrodes are provided, the environment forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7 the electrode is characterized by being arranged concentrically. A container moving device for linearly moving the article container outside the article placement space;
In a state where the article storage container exists in the article placement space, a separately prepared new article storage container is coupled to the article placement container present in the article placement space, and the new article storage container is linearly moved by the container moving device. The environment forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein an article storage container existing in the article arrangement space can be discharged from the article arrangement space by being moved. In an environment forming apparatus including an article placement space for placing an article and an air conditioner that maintains the article placement space in a desired environment.
The article placement space is a space surrounded by walls, and at least one wall is provided with an article entry / exit opening. Further, the article placement space is also provided at a position facing the article entry / exit opening on the wall facing the wall. An opening is provided,
Having an article container,
The article can be placed in the article placement space by moving the article storage container from one article entry / exit opening to the other article entry / exit opening in a state where the article is placed in the article containment container,
A container pressing device that presses the article storage container; and a container holding device that holds the article storage container. The container pressing device is disposed on one wall side with the article placement space disposed in the center, and the other wall. A container holding device is installed on the side,
In a state where the article storage container exists in the article placement space, the separately provided article storage container is pressed against the article storage container present in the article placement space, and is pushed into the article placement space by the container pressing device. with extruding the article storage container exists within the goods-layout space, environment forming apparatus you characterized by holding the extruded article storage container in the container holding device. Environmental forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein a plurality of articles out opening in one wall are provided. Environmental forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the guide is provided between said article and out opening facing. In an article loading / unloading method for loading / unloading articles to / from an environment forming apparatus having a function of maintaining an article arrangement space in a desired environment,
The article placement space is a space surrounded by walls, and at least one wall is provided with an article entry / exit opening. Further, the article placement space is also provided at a position facing the article entry / exit opening on the wall facing the wall. An opening is provided,
Put an article in an article storage container in which the outer shape of at least a part of the cross section coincides with the article access opening,
The article storage container is disposed in the article placement space, and the article access opening is sealed by a part of the article storage container.
A new article storage container prepared separately is pushed into the article access opening to push out the article storage container in the article placement space and arrange the new article storage container in the article placement space. How to put in and out goods. In an article loading / unloading method for loading / unloading articles to / from an environment forming apparatus having a function of maintaining an article arrangement space in a desired environment,
The article placement space is a space surrounded by walls, and at least one wall is provided with an article entry / exit opening. Further, the article placement space is also provided at a position facing the article entry / exit opening on the wall facing the wall. An opening is provided,
Put an article in an article storage container in which the outer shape of at least a part of the cross section coincides with the article access opening,
The article storage container is disposed in the article placement space, and the article access opening is sealed by a part of the article storage container.
A new article storage container prepared separately is coupled to the article storage container arranged in the article arrangement space, and the new article storage container is pulled out of the article arrangement container already arranged in the article arrangement space. A method for putting in and out an article with respect to the environment forming apparatus, wherein the new article container is drawn into the article arrangement space in the article arrangement space.

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