JP7499828B2 - 半導体製造工場の物品保管設備、及びそれを含む半導体製造工場の物流システム - Google Patents
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Description
100 搬送車両
20 電力供給ケーブル
30 物品保管設備
310 保管ユニット
312 フレーム
314 支持ステージ
316 RFIDリーダー
320 パージユニット
322 ガス供給ポート
324 ガス供給部
330 制御ユニット
332 識別情報取得部
334 ガス供給制御部
336 出力部
338 無線通信モジュール
340 電力供給ユニット
342 電流変換器
344 電力供給ライン
350 制御器管理ユニット
5 搬送容器
AP アクセスポイント
OCS 搬送制御システム
Claims (20)
- 半導体製造工場の物品保管設備であって、
搬送車両の走行経路を提供するレールの周辺に設置され、ウェーハが収納された搬送容器を保管する保管ユニットと、
搬送容器の内部へ不活性ガスを供給するパージユニットと、
前記保管ユニットに保管される前記搬送容器を識別し、前記不活性ガスを前記搬送容器へ供給するように前記パージユニットを制御する制御ユニットと、
前記レールに沿って設置された電力供給ケーブルから誘導された電流を前記制御ユニットへ供給する電力供給ユニットと、を含む、物品保管設備。 - 前記保管ユニットは、
前記レールの側部に設置されるフレームと、
前記フレームの下面に設置され、前記搬送容器が装着されるように構成された支持ステージと、
前記支持ステージに設置され、前記搬送容器の識別情報を取得して前記制御ユニットへ伝達するRFIDリーダーと、を含む、請求項1に記載の物品保管設備。 - 前記パージユニットは、
前記支持ステージの装着スロットに設置され、前記搬送容器が前記装着スロットに搭載されるとき、前記搬送容器に形成されたガス流入孔に連通するガス供給ポートと、
前記制御ユニットから受信される制御信号に基づいて、前記ガス供給ポートを介して前記搬送容器内へ前記不活性ガスを供給するガス供給部と、を含む、請求項2に記載の物品保管設備。 - 前記ガス供給部は、
前記不活性ガスの供給状態に関する情報を前記制御ユニットへ伝送する、請求項3に記載の物品保管設備。 - 前記制御ユニットは、
前記RFIDリーダーから前記搬送容器の識別情報を取得する識別情報取得部と、
前記搬送容器が識別されると、前記ガス供給部へ前記制御信号を伝送し、前記ガス供給部から前記不活性ガスの供給状態に関する情報を受信するガス供給制御部と、
前記保管ユニットにおいて前記搬送容器が装着される装着スロット別の前記搬送容器の装着有無、及び前記不活性ガスの供給状態を出力する出力部と、を含む、請求項4に記載の物品保管設備。 - 前記出力部は、前記装着スロット別の前記搬送容器の装着有無、及び前記不活性ガスの供給状態をそれぞれ表示する発光装置を含む、請求項5に記載の物品保管設備。
- 前記発光装置は、半導体製造工場の床面に向けて、前記搬送容器の装着有無及び前記不活性ガスの供給状態を表示するように設置される、請求項6に記載の物品保管設備。
- 前記電力供給ユニットは、
前記電力供給ケーブルから電流を誘導する電流変換器と、
前記電流変換器から電流を前記制御ユニットへ供給する電力供給ラインと、を含み、
前記電力供給ラインは、前記搬送車両との干渉が発生しないように前記レール及び前記保管ユニットの構造物に密着又は埋め込みされるように構成される、請求項1に記載の物品保管設備。 - 前記電流変換器は、
リング状に前記電力供給ケーブルを包み込むように設置され、前記電力供給ケーブルに沿って流れる電流によって磁場が形成されるリング状のコア部材と、
前記コア部材に巻き取られ、前記磁場によって電流が誘導されるコイル部材と、を含む、請求項8に記載の物品保管設備。 - 半導体製造工場の物品保管設備であって、
搬送車両の走行経路を提供するレールの周辺に設置され、ウェーハが収納された搬送容器を保管する保管ユニットと、
搬送容器の内部へ不活性ガスを供給するパージユニットと、
前記保管ユニットに保管される前記搬送容器を識別し、前記不活性ガスを前記搬送容器へ供給するように前記パージユニットを制御する制御ユニットと、
前記レールに沿って設置された電力供給ケーブルから誘導された電流を前記制御ユニットへ供給する電力供給ユニットと、
無線通信を介して前記制御ユニットに接続され、前記制御ユニットの動作を管理する制御器管理ユニットと、を含む、物品保管設備。 - 前記保管ユニットは、
前記レールの側部に設置されるフレームと、
前記フレームの下面に設置され、前記搬送容器が装着されるように構成された支持ステージと、
前記支持ステージに設置され、前記搬送容器の識別情報を取得して前記制御ユニットへ伝達するRFIDリーダーと、を含む、請求項10に記載の物品保管設備。 - 前記パージユニットは、
前記支持ステージに設置され、前記搬送容器が前記支持ステージに搭載されるとき、前記搬送容器に形成されたガス流入孔に連通するガス供給ポートと、
前記制御ユニットから受信される制御信号に基づいて、前記ガス供給ポートを介して前記搬送容器内へ前記不活性ガスを供給するガス供給部と、を含む、請求項11に記載の物品保管設備。 - 前記ガス供給部は、
前記不活性ガスの供給状態に関する情報を前記制御ユニットへ伝送する、請求項12に記載の物品保管設備。 - 前記制御ユニットは、
前記RFIDリーダーから前記搬送容器の識別情報を取得する識別情報取得部と、
前記搬送容器が識別されると、前記ガス供給部へ前記制御信号を伝送し、前記ガス供給部から前記不活性ガスの供給状態に関する情報を受信するガス供給制御部と、
前記保管ユニットにおいて前記搬送容器が装着される装着スロット別の前記搬送容器の装着有無、及び前記不活性ガスの供給状態を出力する出力部と、を含む、請求項13に記載の物品保管設備。 - 前記出力部は、前記支持ステージ別の前記搬送容器の装着有無、及び前記不活性ガスの供給状態をそれぞれ表示する発光装置を含み、
前記発光装置は、半導体製造工場の床面に向けて、前記搬送容器の装着有無及び前記不活性ガスの供給状態を表示するように設置される、請求項14に記載の物品保管設備。 - 前記電力供給ユニットは、
前記電力供給ケーブルから電流を誘導する電流変換器と、
前記電流変換器から電流を前記制御ユニットへ供給する電力供給ラインと、を含み、
前記電力供給ラインは、前記搬送車両との干渉が発生しないように、前記レール及び前記保管ユニットの構造物に密着又は埋め込みされるように構成される、請求項10に記載の物品保管設備。 - 前記電流変換器は、
リング状に前記電力供給ケーブルを包み込むように設置され、前記電力供給ケーブルに沿って流れる電流によって磁場が形成されるリング状のコア部材と、
前記コア部材に巻き取られ、前記磁場によって電流が誘導されるコイル部材と、を含む、請求項16に記載の物品保管設備。 - 前記制御ユニットは、
前記支持ステージ別の前記搬送容器の装着有無、及び前記不活性ガスの供給状態に関する情報を前記制御器管理ユニットへ伝送する無線通信モジュールをさらに含む、請求項13に記載の物品保管設備。 - 前記制御ユニット及び前記制御器管理ユニットは、半導体製造工場の天井に設置されるアクセスポイントを介して無線通信を行い、
前記制御器管理ユニットは、前記半導体製造工場の地上に備えられ、前記アクセスポイントを介して前記制御ユニットから前記搬送容器の装着有無及び前記不活性ガスの供給状態に関する情報を受信し、前記制御ユニットを制御するための信号を前記制御ユニットへ伝送する、請求項18に記載の物品保管設備。 - 半導体製造工場の物流システムであって、
半導体製造工場の天井に設置され、搬送車両の移動経路を提供するレールと、
前記レールに沿って設置され、前記搬送車両へ電力を供給する電力供給ケーブルと、
前記搬送車両から搬送容器を保管する物品保管設備と、を含み、
前記物品保管設備は、
前記レールの周辺に設置され、ウェーハが収納された搬送容器を保管する保管ユニットと、
搬送容器の内部へ不活性ガスを供給するパージユニットと、
前記保管ユニットに保管される前記搬送容器を識別し、前記不活性ガスを前記搬送容器へ供給するように前記パージユニットを制御する制御ユニットと、
前記電力供給ケーブルから誘導された電流を前記制御ユニットへ供給する電力供給ユニットと、
無線通信を介して前記制御ユニットに接続され、前記制御ユニットの動作を管理する制御器管理ユニットと、を含む、半導体製造工場の物流システム。
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