JPH10250836A - Overhead traveling vehicle system - Google Patents
Overhead traveling vehicle systemInfo
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Abstract
Description
【0001】[0001]
【発明の利用分野】この発明は、クリーンルーム等での
ワーク搬送用の天井走行車システムに関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an overhead traveling vehicle system for transporting a work in a clean room or the like.
【0002】[0002]
【従来技術】天井走行車システムは、工場や倉庫などで
ワークを搬送するためのものである。このシステムで
は、これらの建物の天井に沿って走行レールを敷設し、
このレールに沿ってワークの処理装置を配置すると共に
天井走行車を走行させて、処理装置間でワークを搬送す
る。天井走行車がワークを荷積みあるいは荷降ろしする
位置はステーションと呼ばれ、天井走行車はこのステー
ションの直上部で停止するように制御される。ところで
ステーションがワークで一杯でこれ以上ワークを収容で
きない場合、ワークを一時的に保管するバッファが必要
になる。そしてバッファを設けると、その分だけスペー
スが占有される。このことは例えばクリーンルームの場
合、スペースが貴重なため問題となる。2. Description of the Related Art An overhead traveling vehicle system is for transporting a work in a factory or a warehouse. In this system, running rails are laid along the ceiling of these buildings,
A processing device for the work is arranged along the rails, and the overhead traveling vehicle is run to transfer the work between the processing devices. The position at which the overhead traveling vehicle loads or unloads the work is called a station, and the overhead traveling vehicle is controlled so as to stop immediately above this station. By the way, when the station is full of work and cannot accommodate the work any more, a buffer for temporarily storing the work is required. When a buffer is provided, the space is occupied by that amount. This poses a problem in a clean room, for example, because space is at a premium.
【0003】[0003]
【発明の課題】この発明の課題は、以下の点にある(請
求項1〜3)。 1) 床面を占有せずに処理装置上部の空きスペースでワ
ークを保管できるようにし、スペースを有効に利用する
こと。請求項2での追加の課題は、 2) 処理装置のステーションと同じ位置で、天井走行車
がワーク保管用の前後進手段とワークの受渡しをできる
ようにし、天井走行車の停止制御を容易にすることにあ
る。請求項3での追加の課題は、 3) クリーンルーム内のスペースを有効に利用し、かつ
前後進手段の設置を容易にすることにある。The object of the present invention is as follows (claims 1 to 3). 1) To be able to store the work in the empty space above the processing equipment without occupying the floor, and to make effective use of the space. An additional problem in claim 2 is that 2) the overhead traveling vehicle can transfer the workpiece to and from the forward / backward traveling means for storing the workpiece at the same position as the station of the processing apparatus, thereby facilitating the stop control of the overhead traveling vehicle. Is to do. The additional object of claim 3 is to effectively utilize the space in the clean room and to facilitate installation of the forward / reverse means.
【0004】[0004]
【発明の構成】この発明は、建て屋の天井付近に設けた
天井走行車の走行レールに沿ってワークの処理装置を配
置した天井走行車システムにおいて、前記処理装置の上
部に、ワークを載置して前後進する前後進手段を配設
し、かつ前後進により前記前後進手段を前記走行レール
の直下へせり出させて、天井走行車と前記前後進手段と
の間でワークの受渡しができるように構成したことを特
徴とする。According to the present invention, there is provided an overhead traveling vehicle system in which a work processing device is arranged along a traveling rail of an overhead traveling vehicle provided near a ceiling of a building, and a work is placed on an upper portion of the processing device. A forward / backward moving means is provided, and the forward / backward moving means is protruded immediately below the traveling rail by forward / backward movement, so that a workpiece can be transferred between the overhead traveling vehicle and the forward / backward moving means. It is characterized by having such a configuration.
【0005】好ましくは、天井走行車と前後進手段との
間のワークの受渡しを、前記処理装置のワーク受渡しス
テーションの直上部で行うようにする。また好ましく
は、天井走行車システムをクリーンルーム内に設け、か
つ前後進手段を前記処理装置の上面で支持する。[0005] Preferably, the transfer of the work between the overhead traveling vehicle and the forward and backward moving means is performed immediately above the work transfer station of the processing apparatus. Preferably, the overhead traveling vehicle system is provided in a clean room, and the forward / backward traveling means is supported on the upper surface of the processing apparatus.
【0006】[0006]
【発明の作用と効果】この発明では、処理装置の上部に
前後進手段を設けて、前後進手段上にワークを載置する
ので、床面のスペースを占有せずにワークを保管でき
る。ここで前後進手段が処理装置からせり出して、処理
装置本来のステーションの直上部で天井走行車とワーク
を受渡しするようにすれば、天井走行車の停止制御が容
易になる。即ち天井走行車は、同じ停止位置で処理装置
本来のステーションと前後進手段の双方に対してワーク
の受渡しができる。この発明の天井走行車システムをク
リーンルーム内に配置すれば、クリーンルームのスペー
スを有効利用でき、また前後進手段を処理装置の上面で
支持すれば、前後進手段の設置が容易になる。According to the present invention, since the forward and backward moving means is provided on the upper part of the processing apparatus and the work is placed on the forward and backward moving means, the work can be stored without occupying the floor space. Here, if the forward / reverse means protrudes from the processing device and transfers the workpiece to and from the overhead traveling vehicle just above the original station of the processing device, stop control of the overhead traveling vehicle is facilitated. That is, the overhead traveling vehicle can transfer the work to both the original station of the processing apparatus and the forward / reverse means at the same stop position. If the overhead traveling vehicle system of the present invention is arranged in a clean room, the space of the clean room can be effectively used, and if the forward / reverse means is supported on the upper surface of the processing device, the installation of the forward / reverse means becomes easy.
【0007】[0007]
【実施例】図1〜図9に実施例を示す。図1は処理装置
や前後進手段を除いた天井走行車システムの概要を示
し、1は走行レールで例えばクリーンルームの天井に沿
って敷設し、2はこのレール1に沿って走行する天井走
行車で、3,3は一対の台車である。4は台車3の下部
の巻き上げユニットで、昇降台5をベルトやロープ等の
吊持材で昇降させ、6は搬送対象のワークである。ワー
クは物品そのものやあるいは物品を収容したケース等を
意味し、実施例の場合、ワーク6は半導体基板や液晶基
板等を収容したケースからなる。図2に台車3の構造を
示すと、10は走行モータで、ギア12を介して走行車
輪14を駆動し、16は台車3をレール1に沿ってスム
ーズに走行させるためのガイドローラである。台車3の
底部にはピボット軸18があり、巻き上げユニット4等
の天井走行車本体をピボット連結している。1 to 9 show an embodiment. FIG. 1 shows an outline of an overhead traveling vehicle system excluding a processing device and forward / backward traveling means, and 1 is a traveling rail laid along a ceiling of a clean room, for example, and 2 is an overhead traveling vehicle traveling along the rail 1. , 3, 3 are a pair of trolleys. Reference numeral 4 denotes a hoisting unit below the carriage 3, which raises and lowers the elevating platform 5 with a hanging material such as a belt or a rope, and 6 denotes a work to be transferred. The work means the article itself or a case or the like containing the article. In the case of the embodiment, the work 6 is a case containing a semiconductor substrate or a liquid crystal substrate. FIG. 2 shows the structure of the truck 3. A traveling motor 10 drives a traveling wheel 14 via a gear 12, and 16 is a guide roller for causing the truck 3 to travel smoothly along the rail 1. A pivot shaft 18 is provided at the bottom of the bogie 3, and pivotally connects an overhead traveling vehicle body such as the hoisting unit 4.
【0008】図3に移り、20はレール支持部材で、2
2はボルト、24はそのカバーで、ボルト22によりレ
ール支持部材20をクリーンルームの天井26に固着す
る。32はレール1に設けた架線で、34は台車3の集
電子である。36は通信ケーブルで、38は停止位置を
示すマーク、40はマーク38の読み取りセンサであ
る。Referring to FIG. 3, reference numeral 20 denotes a rail support member.
2 is a bolt and 24 is a cover for fixing the rail support member 20 to the ceiling 26 of the clean room with the bolt 22. Reference numeral 32 denotes an overhead line provided on the rail 1, and reference numeral 34 denotes a current collector of the truck 3. 36 is a communication cable, 38 is a mark indicating a stop position, and 40 is a sensor for reading the mark 38.
【0009】図4に、処理装置42と前後進装置50を
示す。処理装置42は半導体基板や液晶基板等に種々の
処理を施す装置で、例えば成膜装置や熱処理装置、洗浄
装置等からなる。処理装置42は走行レール1の直下に
沿ってワーク6の受渡し用ステーション44,46を有
し、例えばステーション44を処理装置42の入口側
に、ステーション46を出口側に配置する。前後進装置
50は処理装置42の上面に設置され、前後進装置50
の上面にワーク6を例えば5個程度保管でき、レール1
の下部へと前進できる。前後進装置50は処理装置42
の上面に配置するものに限らず、例えば前後進装置50
を天井26から処理装置42の上部の位置へ吊持しても
良いが、処理装置42の上面で支持すると設置が簡単に
なる。FIG. 4 shows the processing device 42 and the forward / reverse device 50. The processing apparatus 42 is an apparatus that performs various processes on a semiconductor substrate, a liquid crystal substrate, and the like, and includes, for example, a film forming apparatus, a heat treatment apparatus, and a cleaning apparatus. The processing unit 42 has stations 44 and 46 for transferring the work 6 directly below the traveling rail 1. For example, the station 44 is arranged on the entrance side of the processing unit 42 and the station 46 is arranged on the exit side. The forward / reverse device 50 is installed on the upper surface of the processing device 42,
For example, about five works 6 can be stored on the upper surface of
You can move down to the bottom. The forward / reverse device 50 is a processing device 42
Is not limited to the one disposed on the upper surface of the
May be hung from the ceiling 26 to a position above the processing device 42, but if it is supported on the upper surface of the processing device 42, installation will be simplified.
【0010】図5に前後進装置50の制御を示すと、4
8は天井走行車システムのホストコンピュータで、天井
走行車2と前後進装置50のコントローラ52の双方を
制御する。図6,図7に前後進装置50の構造を示す
と、56は前後進装置のベース、58は1枚目のスライ
ド、60はスライド58の底面のラック、62は2枚目
のスライド、64はチェーンベルト、66はギアであ
る。そして前後進装置50は例えばネジ68で処理装置
42の上面に固定されている。FIG. 5 shows the control of the forward / reverse device 50.
Reference numeral 8 denotes a host computer of the overhead traveling vehicle system, which controls both the overhead traveling vehicle 2 and the controller 52 of the forward / backward traveling device 50. 6 and 7 show the structure of the forward / reverse device 50, 56 is the base of the forward / reverse device, 58 is the first slide, 60 is the rack at the bottom of the slide 58, 62 is the second slide, 64 Is a chain belt, and 66 is a gear. The forward / reverse device 50 is fixed to the upper surface of the processing device 42 with, for example, screws 68.
【0011】前後進装置50は通常時は処理装置42の
上面上で待機しており、天井走行車2とのワーク6の受
渡し時に、ギア66,66を回転させてラック60によ
りスライド58を前進させる。この時、スライド62は
チェーンベルト64によりスライド58よりさらにせり
出す。このためステーション44,46の直上の位置
で、天井走行車2とワーク6の受渡しができ、かつ受渡
しが終了すると、元の位置へ復帰する。実施例では2枚
のスライド58,62を用いて前後進装置50を構成し
たが、例えば油圧や空気圧等のシリンダで前後進するも
のでも良い。例えばベルトコンベア等のコンベア全体を
シリンダで前後進させ、かつコンベアのベルトを駆動し
てコンベアに対してワークをさらに前後進させても良
い。前後進装置50ではステーション44,46の直上
で天井走行車2とワーク6の受渡しを行うようにしたの
で、天井走行車2の停止位置の数が減少し、天井走行車
2の停止制御が容易になる。The forward / reverse device 50 normally stands by on the upper surface of the processing device 42, and rotates the gears 66 to move the slide 58 forward by the rack 60 when transferring the work 6 to and from the overhead traveling vehicle 2. Let it. At this time, the slide 62 is further protruded from the slide 58 by the chain belt 64. Therefore, the overhead traveling vehicle 2 and the work 6 can be delivered and received at a position immediately above the stations 44 and 46, and when the delivery is completed, the vehicle returns to the original position. In the embodiment, the forward / reverse device 50 is configured by using the two slides 58 and 62. However, the forward / backward device may be configured to travel forward and backward by a cylinder such as a hydraulic or pneumatic pressure. For example, the entire conveyor such as a belt conveyor may be moved forward and backward by a cylinder, and the conveyor belt may be driven to further move the work forward and backward with respect to the conveyor. In the forward / reverse traveling device 50, the overhead traveling vehicle 2 and the work 6 are transferred just above the stations 44 and 46, so that the number of stop positions of the overhead traveling vehicle 2 is reduced, and the stop control of the overhead traveling vehicle 2 is easy. become.
【0012】前後進装置50は処理装置42の入口側や
出口側でのワーク6のバッファとして用い、ステーショ
ン44にワーク6がある際にその上部の前後進装置50
にワーク6を一時保管し、同様にステーション46から
のワーク6をその上部の前後進装置50で一時保管す
る。前後進装置50からステーション44へワーク6を
移動させる場合、天井走行車2は昇降台で前後進装置5
0からワーク6を受け取り、前後進装置50を復帰させ
た後に、さらに降下してステーション44へワーク6を
渡せば良い。同様にステーション46からその上部の前
後進装置50へワーク6を渡す場合、ステーション46
上で昇降台5によりワーク6を把持して昇降台5を上昇
させ、次に前後進装置50を前進させてワーク6を荷降
ろしすれば良い。このように天井走行車2は同じ位置で
ステーション44,46と前後進装置50間のワーク6
の受渡しができる。The forward / reverse device 50 is used as a buffer for the work 6 at the entrance side or the exit side of the processing device 42.
The work 6 from the station 46 is similarly temporarily stored by the forward / reverse device 50 above the work 6. When the work 6 is moved from the forward / reverse device 50 to the station 44, the overhead traveling vehicle 2 is moved up and down by the forward / reverse device 5
After receiving the work 6 from 0 and returning the forward / backward movement device 50, the work 6 may be further lowered to pass the work 6 to the station 44. Similarly, when the work 6 is transferred from the station 46 to the forward / reverse device 50 above the station 46,
The work 6 may be gripped by the lift 5 to raise the lift 5, and then the forward and backward moving device 50 may be moved forward to unload the work 6. In this way, the overhead traveling vehicle 2 is located at the same position, and the work 6 between the stations 44 and 46 and the forward / reverse device 50 is
Can be delivered.
【0013】図8に天井走行車システムの配置を示す
と、クリーンルーム内に設置したレール1に沿って天井
走行車2が走行し、このレール1に沿って処理装置42
a〜42fが配置され、各処理装置42の上面に各々一
対の前後進装置50が支持されている。また前後進装置
50は前進時にステーション44,46の真上の位置で
ワーク6を受渡しできる。FIG. 8 shows an arrangement of the overhead traveling vehicle system. An overhead traveling vehicle 2 travels along a rail 1 installed in a clean room, and a processing device 42 runs along the rail 1.
a to 42f are arranged, and a pair of forward and backward moving devices 50 are supported on the upper surface of each processing device 42, respectively. The forward / reverse device 50 can transfer the work 6 at a position directly above the stations 44 and 46 during forward movement.
【0014】図9に前後進装置50の制御を示すと、例
えばホストコンピュータ48から入庫の指令があると、
コントローラ52は前後進装置50が一杯かどうか調
べ、一杯の場合はその旨ホストコンピュータ48に報告
する。これ以外の場合、前後進装置50はその上面の空
き位置がステーション44,46の真上に表れるように
前進し、天井走行車2からワーク6を受け取ったことを
確認した後、元の位置へ復帰する。コントローラ52は
ワーク6を図9の下部に示すように例えばリスト形式で
管理し、リストの各位置には前後進装置50の上面のア
ドレスを記録し、最も早く受け取ったワーク6のアドレ
スをリストの先頭に、最後に受け取ったワーク6のアド
レスをリストの末尾に記録する。従って入庫があると、
リストの末尾に、入庫したワーク6の前後進装置50上
でのアドレスを追加する。FIG. 9 shows the control of the forward / reverse device 50. For example, when there is a storage command from the host computer 48,
The controller 52 checks whether the forward / reverse device 50 is full, and if so, reports this to the host computer 48. In other cases, the forward / reverse device 50 advances so that the vacant position on the upper surface thereof appears right above the stations 44 and 46, and after confirming that the work 6 has been received from the overhead traveling vehicle 2, returns to the original position. Return. The controller 52 manages the work 6 in a list format, for example, as shown in the lower part of FIG. 9, records the address of the upper surface of the forward / reverse device 50 at each position of the list, and stores the address of the work 6 received first in the list. At the beginning, the address of the work 6 received last is recorded at the end of the list. Therefore, when there is warehousing,
At the end of the list, the address of the incoming work 6 on the forward / reverse device 50 is added.
【0015】出庫の指令を受けると、リストの先頭のワ
ーク6がステーション44,46の真上に来るように前
後進装置50は前進し、昇降台5でワーク6を把持した
ことを確認するチャック信号を待って元の位置へ後退
し、リストの先頭のアドレスを削除する。このようにす
ると、前後進装置50でワーク6を先入れ先出しで処理
でき、古いワーク6が前後進装置50に残ることが無
い。Upon receipt of the command for unloading, the forward / reverse device 50 moves forward so that the work 6 at the top of the list is directly above the stations 44 and 46, and a chuck for confirming that the work 6 has been gripped by the elevating platform 5. Wait for a signal and move back to the original position, and delete the first address in the list. In this way, the work 6 can be processed in a first-in first-out manner by the forward-reverse device 50, and the old work 6 does not remain in the forward-reverse device 50.
【0016】実施例では、処理装置42の上面を利用し
て前後進装置50を設置するので、クリーンルーム内の
空きスペースを有効に利用でき、前後進装置50の設置
も簡単である。前後進装置50と天井走行車2とのワー
ク6の受渡しは、処理装置42のステーション44,4
6の直上部で行うので、天井走行車2の停止制御が容易
になる。In the embodiment, since the forward / reverse device 50 is installed by using the upper surface of the processing device 42, an empty space in the clean room can be effectively used, and the installation of the forward / backward device 50 is simple. Delivery of the work 6 between the forward and backward moving device 50 and the overhead traveling vehicle 2 is performed by the stations 44 and 4 of the processing device 42.
6, the stop control of the overhead traveling vehicle 2 is facilitated.
【図1】 実施例の天井走行車の斜視図FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an overhead traveling vehicle according to an embodiment.
【図2】 実施例の天井走行車の台車の要部正面図FIG. 2 is a front view of a main part of a bogie of the overhead traveling vehicle according to the embodiment.
【図3】 実施例の天井走行車の台車部の鉛直面での
要部断面図FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a main part of the bogie of the overhead traveling vehicle according to the embodiment in a vertical plane.
【図4】 実施例での処理装置と前後進装置を示す斜
視図FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a processing device and a forward / reverse device in the embodiment.
【図5】 実施例での天井走行車と前後進装置とホス
トコンピュータの接続を示す図FIG. 5 is a diagram showing connections between an overhead traveling vehicle, a forward / reverse device, and a host computer in the embodiment.
【図6】 実施例での停止時の前後進装置を示す図FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the forward and backward moving device at the time of stop in the embodiment.
【図7】 実施例での前後進装置動作を示す図FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the operation of the forward / reverse device in the embodiment.
【図8】 実施例の天井走行車システムの配置を示す
平面図FIG. 8 is a plan view showing an arrangement of an overhead traveling vehicle system according to the embodiment.
【図9】 実施例の動作フローチャートFIG. 9 is an operation flowchart of the embodiment.
1 走行レール 2 天井走行車 3 台車 4 巻き上げユニット 5 昇降台 6 ワーク 10 走行モータ 12 ギア 14 走行車輪 16 ガイドローラ 18 ピボット軸 20 レール支持部材 22 ボルト 24 カバー 26 天井 32 架線 34 集電子 36 通信ケーブル 38 マーク 40 読み取りセンサ 42 処理装置 44,46 ステーション 48 ホストコンピュータ 50 前後進装置 52 コントローラ 54 モータ 56 ベース 58 スライド 60 ラック 62 スライド 64 チェーンベルト 66 ギア 68 ネジ REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 traveling rail 2 overhead traveling vehicle 3 carriage 4 hoisting unit 5 elevating platform 6 work 10 traveling motor 12 gear 14 traveling wheel 16 guide roller 18 pivot shaft 20 rail support member 22 bolt 24 cover 26 ceiling 32 overhead wire 34 collecting electron 36 communication cable 38 Mark 40 read sensor 42 processing device 44, 46 station 48 host computer 50 forward and backward moving device 52 controller 54 motor 56 base 58 slide 60 rack 62 slide 64 chain belt 66 gear 68 screw
Claims (3)
走行レールに沿ってワークの処理装置を配置した天井走
行車システムにおいて、 前記処理装置の上部に、ワークを載置して前後進する前
後進手段を配設し、かつ前後進により前記前後進手段を
前記走行レールの直下へせり出させて、天井走行車と前
記前後進手段との間でワークの受渡しができるように構
成したことを特徴とする、天井走行車システム。1. An overhead traveling vehicle system in which a workpiece processing device is arranged along a traveling rail of an overhead traveling vehicle provided near a ceiling of a building, wherein the workpiece is placed on an upper portion of the processing device to move forward and backward. A forward / backward moving means, and projecting the forward / backward moving means directly below the traveling rail by forward / backward traveling, so that a workpiece can be transferred between the overhead traveling vehicle and the forward / backward traveling means. An overhead traveling vehicle system, characterized in that:
の受渡しを、前記処理装置のワーク受渡しステーション
の直上部で行うようにしたことを特徴とする、請求項1
の天井走行車システム。2. The delivery of a workpiece between the overhead traveling vehicle and the forward / reverse means is performed immediately above a workpiece delivery station of the processing device.
Overhead traveling vehicle system.
に設け、かつ前後進手段を前記処理装置の上面で支持し
たことを特徴とする、請求項1または2の天井走行車シ
ステム。3. The overhead traveling vehicle system according to claim 1, wherein the overhead traveling vehicle system is provided in a clean room, and the forward / backward traveling means is supported on an upper surface of the processing device.
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