JP6904971B2 - 真空ホイールを備えた搬送システム - Google Patents
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- 基板を搬送するためのシステムであって、前記システムは、
非接触支持プラットフォームの表面からゼロでない距離で前記基板を支持するように構成された、非接触支持プラットフォームと、
前記非接触支持プラットフォームの一部に隣接して位置する真空ホイールであって、前記真空ホイールの周辺リム部は、前記リム部の外部と前記真空ホイールの内部との間に開いた複数の穿孔を含み、前記複数の穿孔は複数の平行な列に設けられ、前記列は前記真空ホイールの車軸に対して斜角で向けられる、真空ホイールと、
前記真空ホイールの内部の固定された吸引表面であって、前記吸引表面は導管の開口部を含み、前記導管は吸引源に接続可能であり、前記吸引表面と、前記真空ホイールの壁と、前記吸引表面に隣接し、前記非接触支持プラットフォームの前記表面から外方に延びる、前記周辺リム部のセクションとによりチャンバが形成される、吸引表面と、
を含み、
前記吸引源により前記導管に吸引が印加されると、前記吸引は前記チャンバを介して前記周辺リム部の前記セクションの前記穿孔に印加されて、前記基板に対して前記周辺リム部に向かって引張力を加え、前記真空ホイールの回転が前記基板を搬送するようになっている、システム。 - 前記非接触支持プラットフォームは、前記非接触支持プラットフォームからほぼ一定の距離で基板を保持するように双方向剛性を生成するように構成される、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記非接触支持プラットフォームは、少なくとも2つの平行なレールを含み、前記真空ホイールは、前記少なくとも2つの平行なレールのうちの2つの間の間隙内に位置する、請求項1または2に記載のシステム。
- 前記真空ホイールは、前記非接触支持プラットフォームの開口部内に位置する、請求項1〜3のいずれか一項に記載のシステム。
- 前記真空ホイールは、前記非接触支持プラットフォームの縁部に隣接して位置する、請求項1〜4のいずれか一項に記載のシステム。
- 前記複数の穿孔は、印加される吸引がほぼ一定であるときには、真空ホイールが回転した際に加えられる引張がほぼ一定にとどまるように設けられる、請求項1〜5のいずれか一項に記載のシステム。
- 前記周辺リム部上にあり、前記複数の穿孔と交差する前記真空ホイールの車軸にほぼ平行である、任意のラインは、ほぼ一定の全長を有する、請求項6に記載のシステム。
- 前記複数の穿孔のうちの方位角的に隣接する穿孔の各対間の方位角的距離は、ほぼ一定である、請求項6または7に記載のシステム。
- 前記リム部は滑り止め材料を含む、請求項1〜8のいずれか一項に記載のシステム。
- 前記吸引表面は接線方向に凸状に湾曲しており、前記吸引表面の湾曲は前記リム部の湾曲より小さい、請求項1〜9のいずれか一項に記載のシステム。
- 吸引源をさらに含む、請求項1〜10のいずれか一項に記載のシステム。
- 前記吸引源は圧力を印加するようにさらに操作可能である、請求項11に記載のシステム。
- 吸引または圧力を印加するために前記吸引源を制御するように構成されたコントローラをさらに含む、請求項12に記載のシステム。
- 前記コントローラは、前記基板の前縁部が前記ホイールリム部の前記セクションに接近したときに圧力を印加し、前記基板の表面が前記ホイールリム部の前記セクションにあるときに吸引を印加するために、前記吸引源を制御するように構成される、請求項13に記載のシステム。
- 前記基板が前記ホイールリム部の前記セクションにあるときに検知するための1つまたは複数のセンサをさらに含む、請求項14に記載のシステム。
- 前記1つまたは複数のセンサは近接センサを含む、請求項15に記載のシステム。
- 前記コントローラは、前記基板の後縁部が前記ホイールリム部の前記セクションにあるときに圧力を印加するために、前記吸引源を制御するように構成される、請求項13〜16のいずれか一項に記載のシステム。
- 前記後縁部が前記ホイールリム部の前記セクションにあるときに検知するための1つまたは複数のセンサをさらに含む、請求項17に記載のシステム。
- 前記1つまたは複数のセンサは圧力センサを含む、請求項18に記載のシステム。
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