KR20220076324A - Conveyance apparatus, film forming apparatus, film forming method and manufacturing method of electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a dust collecting cover provided on a conveying roller of an in-line type film forming apparatus, which is highly effective in preventing film-forming defects and operation failures of the conveying rollers.
[Solution means] A conveying apparatus of an in-line type film forming apparatus that forms a film while conveying a substrate includes a plurality of conveying rollers for conveying the placed substrate, and a dust collecting cover provided for each of the plurality of conveying rollers and surrounding the conveying roller, , the dust collecting cover includes, in the axial direction of the conveying roller, a front portion covering the side surface of the substrate side of the conveying roller, and an upper surface portion covering the upper side of the conveying roller, the upper surface portion having an opening exposing the upper circumferential surface of the conveying roller .

Description

A conveying apparatus, a film-forming apparatus, a film-forming method, and the manufacturing method of an electronic device TECHNICAL FIELD

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a substrate conveying apparatus, a film forming apparatus, a film forming method, and a manufacturing method of an electronic device.

DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART In manufacture of organic electroluminescent display etc., the in-line type film-forming apparatus which forms a vapor deposition material into a film on a board|substrate using a mask is known. Reference 1 shows a film forming apparatus that forms a film while conveying a substrate in a chamber for film forming.

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2014-173170 Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2010-147256

Here, dust, etc. generated by contact between the conveying roller installed in the conveying apparatus and the substrate to be conveyed is blown up by the rotation of the conveying roller or the airflow generated by the evaporation material emitted from the evaporation source, onto the substrate or the driving part of the film forming apparatus. , which may cause film formation failure or operation failure of the conveying roller. In order to prevent this, the conveying roller may be provided with a cover (cited document 2).

The present invention provides a cover provided on a conveying roller of an in-line type film forming apparatus, which is highly effective in preventing film formation defects and operation failures of the conveying rollers.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a conveying apparatus for an in-line type film forming apparatus that forms a film while conveying a substrate,

A plurality of conveying rollers for conveying the mounted substrate;

a dust collecting cover provided for each of the plurality of conveying rollers and surrounding the conveying roller;

The dust collection cover,

a front portion covering a side surface of the conveying roller on the substrate side in the axial direction of the conveying roller;

Including an upper surface portion covering the upper side of the conveying roller,

The upper surface portion has an opening for exposing an upper circumferential surface of the conveying roller.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the cover provided in the conveyance roller of an in-line type film-forming apparatus with the high effect of preventing film-forming defect and the operation|movement defect of a conveyance roller can be provided.

1 is a schematic diagram of a film forming apparatus according to an embodiment.
2 is a diagram showing a film forming process of the film forming apparatus.
3 is a diagram illustrating separation of a conveying unit and a deposition unit.
4 is a schematic diagram of a conveying unit according to an embodiment;
Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the conveying unit in plane X;
Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the conveying unit on the surface Y;
It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of a conveyance roller and a dust collection cover.
It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of a conveyance roller and a dust collection cover.
It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of a conveyance roller and a dust collection cover.
It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of a conveyance roller and a dust collection cover.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment is described in detail with reference to an accompanying drawing. In addition, the following embodiment does not limit the invention which concerns on a claim. Although the plurality of features are described in the embodiment, not all of these plurality of features are essential to the invention, and the plurality of features may be arbitrarily combined. In addition, in an accompanying drawing, the same reference number is attached|subjected to the same or similar structure, and overlapping description is abbreviate|omitted.

<Outline of film forming apparatus>

1(A) and 1(B) are schematic views showing a film forming apparatus according to the present embodiment. The film-forming apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment shown to FIG.1(A) and FIG.1(B) is an in-line type film-forming apparatus which forms into a film while conveying a board|substrate. The film-forming apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment is applied to the manufacturing line of electronic devices, such as a display panel of the organic electroluminescent display apparatus for smartphones, for example. The film forming apparatus 1 includes a conveying unit 2 , a vapor deposition unit 3 , and a frame 4 .

The conveyance unit 2 conveys the mask tray in which the board|substrate masked with the mask, such as a metal mask which has an opening pattern corresponding to the thin film pattern formed on a board|substrate, was arrange|positioned from the inlet port 5 to the outlet port 6. It is a device for Further, in the bottom surface of the conveying unit 2, an opening is arranged so that the vapor deposition material discharged from the vapor deposition source of the vapor deposition unit 3 is deposited on the substrate disposed on the mask tray.

The vapor deposition unit 3 has an evaporation source mentioned later, and has an opening for discharging a vapor deposition material to the board|substrate conveyed by the conveyance unit 2 on the ceiling surface side of the vapor deposition unit 3 . In addition, the conveyance unit 2 and the vapor deposition unit 3 mentioned later are separated by the lifting mechanism 41 and the slide mechanism 42 arranged in the vapor deposition unit 3 or the frame 4 .

The frame 4 is a structure for supporting the conveyance unit 2 and the vapor deposition unit 3 . In the present embodiment, the frame 4 is described as including the lifting mechanism 41 and the slide mechanism 42 , but at least one of the lifting mechanism and the slide mechanism may be provided in the vapor deposition unit 3 .

In addition, as shown in Fig. 1B, in this embodiment, the film forming apparatus 1 is provided with three vapor deposition units 3A to 3C (collectively referred to as vapor deposition unit 3), and is conveyed One or more types of deposition materials can be continuously deposited on the substrate. In addition, in the example of FIG.1(B), the raising/lowering mechanism 41 is abbreviate|omitted and shown. The number of vapor deposition units 3 and the type of vapor deposition material emitted by each vapor deposition unit 3 can be arbitrarily changed. In addition, the raising/lowering mechanism 41 and the slide mechanism 42 may raise/lower or slide the some vapor deposition unit 3 together, and may raise/lower or slide it separately.

2(A) to 2(D) show the film forming process of the film forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. Here, the cross-sectional view in the surface XZ of the film-forming apparatus 1 of FIG. 1(A) is shown. On the other hand, in Figs. 2(A) to 2(D), the frame 4 is omitted and illustrated.

FIG. 2(A) shows the film forming apparatus 1 in a state in which the mask tray 201 in which the substrate is disposed is carried in from the carrying inlet 5 . The conveying unit 2 has openings 21A to 21C (collectively referred to as openings 21) corresponding to the respective vapor deposition units 3 . The vapor deposition unit 3 is provided with respective vapor deposition sources 31A to 31C (collectively referred to as vapor deposition sources 31). In FIG. 2(A) , the carried in mask tray 201 is conveyed onto the opening 21 of the conveying unit 2 by the some conveying rollers 22 with which the conveying unit 2 is equipped.

Fig. 2(B) shows the film forming apparatus 1 in a state in which the mask tray 201 is conveyed over the opening 21A and the vapor deposition material is discharged from the vapor deposition source 31A of the vapor deposition unit 3A. In FIG.2(B), in the state in which the board|substrate is being conveyed, the vapor deposition material is discharge|released toward the upper direction from 31 A of vapor deposition sources. Thereby, a vapor deposition material is vapor-deposited on the board|substrate along a mask pattern. Although the film-forming apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment demonstrates assuming that vapor deposition is performed in the state in which the mask tray 201 is moving, movement is temporarily stopped in the state where the mask tray 201 is located on the opening 21. You may control the conveyance speed of the mask tray 201 so that it may stop or decelerate. Thereby, the film-forming apparatus 1 can control so that the vapor deposition material of an appropriate thickness is vapor-deposited on a board|substrate.

Fig. 2(C) shows a state in which the deposited substrate is conveyed by the conveying unit 2 and the mask tray 201 is conveyed onto the opening 21B corresponding to the next deposition unit 3B. Here, the vapor deposition material is discharged|emitted from the vapor deposition source 31B of the vapor deposition unit 3B. Then, the film forming apparatus 1 proceeds with the transfer of the mask tray 201 to perform the next deposition by the next deposition unit 3C, and as shown in FIG. 2(D), the deposition is completed on the mask tray 201 . is carried out from the carrying port 6 . Thus, vapor deposition can be performed from the some vapor deposition unit 3 until it is conveyed from the carrying inlet 5 to the carrying out port 6 by the conveyance roller 22 of the conveyance unit 2 .

Then, with reference to FIG.3(A) and FIG.3(B), the separation|separation of the conveyance unit 2 and the vapor deposition unit 3 is demonstrated. The vapor deposition process may fail because the vapor deposition material discharged|emitted from the vapor deposition source 31 of the vapor deposition unit 3 adheres to the side wall or ceiling surface of the conveyance unit 2, falls and adheres to the board|substrate during conveyance. In addition, the deposition material adhering to the side wall or the ceiling surface of the conveying unit 2 may fall and adhere to the conveying roller 22, thereby damaging the conveyed substrate or malfunctioning of the conveying roller 22. . For this reason, a deposition-preventing plate is installed on the side wall or the ceiling surface of the conveying unit 2, and maintenance of periodically cleaning or replacing the deposition-preventing plate is required.

In addition, dust generated by the contact between the conveying roller 22 and the mask tray 201 is blown up by the airflow generated by the rotation of the conveying roller or discharge of the vapor deposition material, and the substrate and the film forming apparatus 1 are driven. It adheres to a structure, and failure of a film-forming process or operation failure of the conveyance unit 2 may generate|occur|produce. For this reason, the conveyance roller 22 may be provided with the dust collection cover for preventing the generated dust from scattering, and maintenance, such as replacement|exchange or cleaning of a dust collection cover, may be performed regularly.

In this case, by separating the conveying unit 2 and the vapor deposition unit 3 and accessing from the opening 21 on the bottom side of the conveying unit 2 to the conveying space in the conveying unit 2, operation convenience at the time of maintenance sex is improved In the separation of the conveying unit 2 and the vapor deposition unit 3, as shown in Fig. 3(A) , the vapor deposition unit 3 is moved to the conveying unit ( 2) moves downward relative to On the other hand, since the vapor deposition unit 3 according to the present embodiment has a portion that enters above the Z-axis rather than the opening 21 when connected to the conveying unit 2, as will be described later, the elevating mechanism 41 is used. It is necessary to lower the deposition unit 3 by Thereby, it becomes possible for the vapor deposition unit 3 to move with respect to the conveyance unit 2 in a horizontal direction.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 3B , the vapor deposition unit 3 moves relatively horizontally with respect to the conveying unit 2 by the slide mechanism 42 provided in the frame 4 . Thereby, access to the conveyance space inside the conveyance unit 2 can be accessed from the downward direction of the conveyance unit 2 hold|maintained by the frame 4, and the convenience of maintenance can be improved. In addition, since the vapor deposition unit 3 can be accessed from above the vapor deposition unit 3 , the maintenance convenience of the vapor deposition unit 3 can also be improved.

Then, in FIG. 4, the structure of the conveyance unit 2 is shown. The conveying unit 2 includes an opening 21 in the bottom surface, a plurality of conveying rollers 22 , a ceiling surface anti-seize part 23 , a side wall anti-static part 24 , a case 25 , and a ceiling surface cover 26 . do. On the other hand, in FIG. 4, only a part of the sidewall deposition prevention part 24 is shown.

The ceiling surface deposition preventing portion 23 is detachably disposed from the case 25 so as to facilitate maintenance such as removal of the vapor deposition material deposited on the ceiling surface side of the transfer path in the transfer unit 2 . In this embodiment, when the ceiling surface protection part 23 is arrange|positioned on the ceiling surface cover 26, and removes the ceiling surface cover 26 from the case 25, the ceiling surface protection part together with the ceiling surface cover 26 (23) is also separated from the case (25). In addition, the ceiling surface deposition preventing portion 23 is formed by a plurality of deposition preventing plates (ceiling surface deposition preventing plates), each of the ceiling surface deposition preventing plate can be separated from the case 25 or the ceiling surface cover 26 separately. . A structure in which the ceiling surface cover 26 supports the plurality of ceiling surface mounting plates will be described later with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 . In addition, detailed structures of the case 25 , the ceiling surface cover 26 , and the ceiling surface deposition preventing part 23 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 .

The sidewall deposition preventing portion 24 includes a deposition preventing plate detachable from the sidewall of the case 25 in the conveying unit 2 , and prevents deposition of a deposition material on the inner sidewall of the case 25 . At the time of maintenance, the maintenance work can be performed easily by removing the side wall adhesion prevention part 24 from the case 25, and replacing or cleaning it. On the other hand, the sidewall deposition preventing portion 24 according to the present embodiment is also formed by a plurality of sidewall deposition preventing plates, and each of the sidewall deposition preventing plates can also be separately separated from the case 25 .

The ceiling surface cover 26 is disposed on the ceiling surface side of the case 25 , and by lifting the ceiling surface cover 26 upward, the ceiling surface cover 26 can be separated from the case 25 . Thereby, it is possible to access the conveyance space from the ceiling surface side of the case 25 . That is, the ceiling surface cover 26 is a ceiling part which forms the ceiling of the conveyance space inside the conveyance unit 2, and the case 25 is a side wall part which forms the side wall of the conveyance space. In addition, the ceiling surface deposition prevention part 23 is a deposition prevention part which covers the ceiling part of a conveyance space, and the side wall deposition prevention part 24 is a deposition prevention part which covers the side wall part of a conveyance space.

Then, with reference to FIG. 5, the detailed structure of the conveyance unit 2 is demonstrated. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the conveying unit 2 on the surface 401 of FIG. 4 . In addition, in Fig. 5, the vapor deposition unit 3 is also shown.

In FIG. 5 , a guide roller 27 is disposed on the ceiling surface cover 26 , and the ceiling surface deposition preventing plates 501 to 504 are supported by the guide roller 27 . That is, the guide roller 27 and the portion in contact with the guide roller 27 of the ceiling surface mounting plate (501 to 504) support the mounting plate to be movable along the ceiling surface cover 26 (removable and detachable). structure). In this embodiment, the moving direction of the guide roller 27 is a direction crossing the conveyance direction of a board|substrate, and is a Y-axis direction in FIG. On the other hand, in the example of Figure 5, the guide roller 27 is arranged on the ceiling surface cover 26, the ceiling surface mounting plate (501 to 504), the guide roller 27 including a rolling surface on which the rolling It is shown as However, in another example, rails may be arranged on the ceiling surface cover 26, and rollers that roll along the rails may be arranged on the ceiling surface mounting plates 501 to 504. In addition, as a detachable structure in which the ceiling surface cover 26 removably supports the ceiling surface attachment prevention plates 501-504, you may use arbitrary structures, such as a hook-type fixing member other than a slide structure.

In addition, as shown in the circles 506 to 508, the ceiling plate and the ceiling plate adjacent in a direction crossing the sliding direction in a horizontal plane form a labyrinth structure. Here, the labyrinth structure means that adjacent anti-caking plates are overlapped in a direction perpendicular to the surface covered by the clogging plate, that is, in the vertical direction. In the ceiling surface deposition-preventing plates 501 to 504, adjacent deposition-preventing plates are overlapped in the vertical (Z-axis) direction. Accordingly, even if the positions of the adjacent ceiling surface deposition preventing plates 501 to 504 change slightly, the ceiling surface deposition preventing plates 501 to 504 can cover the inner surface of the ceiling of the conveyance space, and the guide roller 27 and the ceiling surface It is possible to prevent the deposition material from adhering to the cover 26 and the case 25 .

In addition, as shown in the circle 509, the sidewall anti-fouling part 24 mounted on the side surface of the case 25 and covering the side surface of the conveying space is a ceiling surface anti-caking plate ( 501) and a labyrinth structure. Accordingly, even if the position of the ceiling surface deposition preventing plate 501 is slightly changed, it is possible to prevent the deposition material from adhering to the guide roller 27 , the ceiling surface cover 26 , and the case 25 .

In addition, the ceiling cover 26 according to the present embodiment has an engaging structure with the case 25 , and can be separated from the case 25 by releasing the engagement between the case 25 and the ceiling cover 26 . . When removing the ceiling surface cover 26 from the case 25, by attaching the crane's hook to the hook hole 505 provided in the ceiling surface cover 26, the ceiling surface cover 26 can be removed using a crane. can

Then, with reference to FIG. 6, the detailed structure of the conveyance unit 2 is demonstrated. In FIG. 6 , it is a cross-sectional view of the conveying unit 2 on the surface 402 of FIG. 4 . Also shown in FIG. 6 is a deposition unit 3 .

In FIG. 6 , on one side in the sliding direction of the guide roller 27 , the stopper 606 provided on the case 25 or the top cover 26 of the conveying unit 2 is hit. Moreover, it hits the cover 28 from the other side on the slide direction. The cover 28 is a locking structure capable of switching whether or not the ceiling surface deposition preventing plates 601 to 605 are detachable by the guide roller 27 . In the example of FIG. 6 , the cover 28 is in a closed state in which the ceiling surface mounting plates 601 to 605 cannot be individually separated from the ceiling surface cover 26 . On the other hand, as will be described later with reference to FIG. 8 , by switching the cover 28 to the open state, the ceiling surface mounting plates 601 to 605 are removed from the opening of the case 25 covered by the cover 28 in the closed state. It can be separated individually along the guide roller (27). In addition, by mounting the ceiling surface mounting plate separately from the opening of the case 25 along the guide roller 27, and sliding it until it comes into contact with the stopper 606 or another already mounted ceiling mounting plate, the ceiling surface release It can be mounted without the need to align the mounting plate in the slide direction. Thus, by employing the slide structure as the detachable structure, the work efficiency at the time of attaching and detaching the ceiling surface mounting plate is improved.

Further, as shown in circles 607 to 610, the deposition-preventing plates adjacent in the slide direction also form a labyrinth structure. Thereby, even if the positions of the adjacent ceiling surface deposition prevention plates 601 to 605 are slightly changed in the slide direction, the deposition material is attached to the guide roller 27 , the ceiling surface cover 26 , and the case 25 . it can be prevented

In addition, the ceiling surface deposition preventing plates 601 to 605 in the same row in the sliding direction have the same shape. Thereby, it is not necessary to consider the order of installing a deposition-preventing plate, and the operation|work of attaching and detaching a ceiling surface deposition-preventing plate becomes easy.

In addition, as shown in circles 611 to 612, the sidewall protection part 24 attached to the side surface of the case 25 and covering the side surface of the conveyance space is a ceiling surface room adjacent to the sidewall protection part 24. The plates 601 and 605 and the labyrinth structure are formed. Accordingly, even if the positions of the ceiling surface deposition preventing plates 601 and 605 are slightly changed, it is possible to prevent the deposition material from adhering to the guide roller 27 , the ceiling surface cover 26 , and the case 25 .

Moreover, the conveyance roller 22 is driven by the conveyance roller drive part 622 via the shaft 621.

<Configuration of the conveying roller 22 and the dust collecting cover>

Then, with reference to FIG.7(A) - FIG.10(B), an example of the structure of the conveyance roller 22 and a dust collection cover is demonstrated. On the other hand, in Figs. 7(A) to 10(B), the same reference numerals are used for similar structures. Each of the plurality of conveying rollers 22 provided in the conveying unit 2 according to the present embodiment has a dust collecting cover. By providing a dust collecting cover for each conveyance roller, it is possible to prevent the dust generated due to contact between the conveyance roller 22 and the mask tray 201 from falling to the vapor deposition unit side.

7(A) and 7(B), the dust collection cover is a dust collection cover part 700 shown by halftone dots and hatching in FIG. 7A and a dust collection cover part 700 shown by halftone dots and hatching in FIG. 710). The dust collection cover part 700 includes an upper surface portion 701 , a side surface portion 702 , a mounting portion 703 , a bottom surface portion 704 , a backflow prevention portion 705 , and a rear surface portion 706 . The dust collection cover parts 700 and 710 are engaged so as to be detachably attached by a screw 720 , and surround the conveyance roller 22 . On the other hand, in Figures 7 (A) and 7 (B), the dust collection cover part 710 is shown through transparent for ease of explanation, but the material constituting the dust collection cover part 710 is not limited, Any material may be used. In addition, it is the same also about the dust collection cover part of FIG.8(A) - FIG.10(B) mentioned later. In one example, the dust collection cover parts 700 and 710 are made of a non-magnetic material. Accordingly, the dust collecting cover is magnetized by the magnet to prevent the dust from adhering, and it becomes easy to remove the dust during maintenance.

The upper surface part 701 is an opening part which exposes an upper peripheral surface so that it may cover at least a part of upper side of the peripheral surface of the conveyance roller 22, enabling conveyance of the mask tray 201 mounted on the conveyance roller 22. to provide The upper surface part 701 has covered the upper side of the circumferential surface of the conveyance roller 22 in a vertical direction (up-down direction, Z-axis direction). In other words, when viewed from above in the vertical direction, a part of the circumferential surface of the conveyance roller 22 is covered and covered by the upper surface portion 701 . Thereby, it can prevent the dust accumulated in the dust collecting cover from coming out of a dust collecting cover, conveying the mounted board|substrate. The upper surface part 701 shown to Fig.7 (A) is carrying out the concave shape in the surface perpendicular|vertical to the rotation axis of the conveyance roller 22. As shown in FIG. Specifically, there is an opening between the two upper surface portions 701 arranged along the conveyance direction. When it sees about each upper surface part 701, the edge part on the side of an opening exists in a position higher in the vertical direction than the edge part on the opposite side to the opening. That is, the upper surface portion 701 is a pair of inclined portions inclined toward the roller in the vertical direction and the conveying direction, and has an angle parallel to the tangent line of the upper circumferential surface in the vertical direction of the conveying roller 22 . Thereby, it is possible to prevent dust from being deposited on the upper surface of the dust collecting cover. In addition, when the conveyed mask tray 201 is struck by its own weight and comes into contact with the upper surface portion 701 , it can operate as a guide for guiding the mask tray 201 to the upper circumferential surface of the conveying roller 22 .

The side part 702 is connected to the back surface part 706 and the upper surface part 701, and covers the vertical surface opposing the circumferential surface of the conveyance roller 22 among the planes parallel to the rotation axis of the conveyance roller 22. In other words, the side portion 702 is perpendicular to the rotational axis direction (Y-axis direction) of the conveying roller 22, and in a direction (X-axis direction, conveying direction) perpendicular to the vertical direction (Z-axis direction), the conveying roller ( 22) is covered. That is, when viewed from the X-axis direction, the circumferential surface of the conveying roller 22 is covered and covered by the side surface portion 702 . Moreover, the side part 702 has a structure which supports the dust collection cover part 710. The dust collection cover part 700 fixes the dust collection cover part 700 to the shaft cover 750 of the conveyance roller 22 via the mounting part 703 . A magnet 751 disposed below the tray 712 is disposed on the bottom surface portion 704 . The backflow prevention unit 705 prevents the dust accumulated on the dust collecting cover from being blown up by the airflow generated by the rotation of the conveying roller 22 or the like and coming out of the dust collecting cover. The back surface part 706 covers the side surface of the shaft side of the conveyance roller 22 in the rotational axis direction, and is connected to the side surface part 702 and the bottom surface part 704. As shown in FIG.

Then, the structure of the dust collection cover part 710 is demonstrated with reference to FIG.7(B). The dust collection cover part 710 includes a front part 711 , a tray 712 , and a side part 713 . The front part 711 is a surface perpendicular|vertical to the rotation axis of the conveyance roller 22, and covers the surface by the side of a board|substrate. The front part 711 has covered the side surface of the board|substrate side of the conveyance roller 22 in the rotation axis direction of the conveyance roller 22. As shown in FIG. In other words, in the rotation axis direction of the conveyance roller 22, when it sees from the board|substrate side, the side surface of the board|substrate side of the conveyance roller 22 is covered with the front part 711, and is covered. The tray 712 is disposed below the conveying roller 22 . The tray 712 has a box-shaped shape (concave shape) with an open top, and covers the lower circumferential surface of the conveyance roller 22 which can collect the dust from upper direction efficiently. Also, the tray 712 is connected to the front part 711 . The side part 713 is detachably connected to the side part 702 of the dust collection cover part 700 .

Thereby, when dust accumulates on the dust collecting cover, the dust accumulated on the tray 712 can be efficiently removed by separating the dust collecting cover part 710 from the dust collecting cover part 700 . In addition, the dust collection cover part 710 is made of a nonmagnetic material, and the magnet is provided in the dust collection cover part 700 side. For this reason, when the dust collection cover part 710 is separated from the dust collection cover part 700 and dust is removed from the dust collection cover part 710 , it is easy to remove the dust from the tray 712 .

Then, with reference to FIG.8(A) and FIG.8(B), an example of the structure of the conveyance roller 22 and a dust collection cover is demonstrated. The dust collection cover includes the dust collection cover part 800 shown by the halftone dots and hatching in Fig.8(A), and the dust collection cover part 810 shown by the halftone dots and hatching in FIG.8(B).

The dust collection cover part 800 includes a side surface portion 802 , a mounting portion 803 , a bottom surface portion 804 , and a rear surface portion 806 . In addition, the dust collection cover part 810 includes an upper surface portion 801 , a front portion 811 , a tray 812 , and a side portion 813 .

7(A) and 7(B), the upper surface part 701 was provided in the dust collection cover part 700 provided with the back surface part 706. As shown in FIG. On the other hand, in the dust collection cover parts 800 and 810 shown to FIG.8(A) and 8(B), the upper surface part 801 is provided in the dust collection cover part 810 provided with the front part 811. As shown in FIG. Moreover, the area of the side part 802 is small compared with the side part 702 shown to Fig.7 (A). For this reason, when the dust collection cover part 810 is isolate|separated from the dust collection cover part 800, the maintenance of the conveyance roller 22 becomes easy.

Then, with reference to FIG.9(A) and FIG.9(B), an example of the structure of the conveyance roller 22 and a dust collection cover is demonstrated. A dust collection cover contains the dust collection cover part 900 shown by halftone dots and hatching in FIG.9(A), and the dust collection cover part 910 shown by halftone dots and hatching in FIG.9(B). In the dust collecting cover shown in FIG.9(A) and FIG.9(B), the upper surface part is formed by the dust collecting cover parts 900 and 910. As shown in FIG. That is, as for the two 八-shaped boards which form an upper surface part, one is provided in the dust collection cover part 900, and the other is provided in the dust collection cover part 910.

In addition, with reference to FIG.10(A) and FIG.10(B), an example of the structure of the conveyance roller 22 and a dust collection cover is demonstrated. The dust collection cover includes the dust collection cover part 1000 shown by the halftone dots and hatching in FIG. 10(A), and the dust collection cover part 1010 shown by the halftone dots and hatching in FIG. 10(B). As shown in FIGS. 10(A) and 10(B) , the front part is formed by dust-collecting cover parts 1000 and 1010 , and the dust-collecting cover part 1010 is detachable with respect to the dust-collecting cover part 1000 .

As for the dust collection cover shown to Fig.7 (A) - FIG. 10(B), a different dust collection cover may be applied for every size (diameter) of the conveyance roller 22, and the dust collection cover which differs according to the position where the conveyance roller 22 is arrange|positioned. may be applied.

<Other embodiment>

In this embodiment, a dust collection cover is provided for every conveyance roller 22. As shown in FIG. This is because the conveying rollers 22 are arranged at different intervals in the conveying direction, so if one dust collecting cover surrounds a plurality of conveying rollers, it is necessary to design dust collecting covers of different sizes according to the intervals of the conveying rollers 22 . because there is However, one dust collecting cover may be designed so as to surround a plurality of conveying rollers continuous in the conveying direction. For example, when sets of two conveying rollers continuous in the conveying direction are arranged at different intervals in the conveying direction, one dust collecting cover may be designed so as to surround the two conveying rollers continuous in the conveying direction.

The invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the claims are appended to disclose the scope of the invention.

1: film forming device
2: transfer unit
3: Deposition unit
22: conveying roller
700: dust collection cover part
701: upper surface
710: dust collection cover part
751: magnet

Claims (12)

A transfer apparatus for an in-line film forming apparatus that forms a film while transferring a substrate, comprising:
A plurality of conveying rollers for conveying the mounted substrate;
a cover provided for each of the plurality of conveying rollers and surrounding the conveying roller;
The cover is
a front portion covering a side surface of the conveying roller on the substrate side in the direction of the rotation axis of the conveying roller;
In the vertical direction, comprising an upper surface portion covering the upper side of the circumferential surface of the conveying roller,
The said upper surface part has an opening which exposes a part of the said peripheral surface of the said conveying roller, The conveying apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. According to claim 1,
The upper surface part is inclined with respect to the conveyance direction of the board|substrate, The conveying apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. 3. The method of claim 2,
The upper surface portion includes a first inclined portion and a second inclined portion arranged along the conveying direction,
The opening is between the first inclined portion and the second inclined portion,
Each of the first inclined portion and the second inclined portion is inclined so that an end of the opening side is higher in the vertical direction than an end opposite the opening in the carrying direction. According to claim 1,
The cover is perpendicular to the direction of the rotation axis, and in a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, a side portion covering the circumferential surface of the conveying roller is provided;
The said front part is removable from the said side part, The conveying apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. 5. The method of claim 4,
The upper surface part is connected to the said side part, The conveying apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. 5. The method of claim 4,
The upper surface part is connected to the front part, The conveying apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. According to claim 1,
The cover is
a rear portion covering a side surface of the conveying roller on a shaft side in the direction of the rotation axis of the conveying roller;
and a side portion covering the circumferential surface of the conveying roller in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axis direction of the conveying roller and perpendicular to the vertical direction;
The side part is detachable with respect to the back part,
The transfer device, characterized in that the front portion is connected to the side portion. According to claim 1,
The cover includes a tray that covers a lower circumferential surface of the conveying roller,
and the tray is connected to the front part. 9. The method of claim 8,
A conveying apparatus, characterized in that a magnet is disposed below the tray. An in-line film forming apparatus that forms a film while conveying a substrate, comprising:
a conveying unit for conveying the substrate;
a deposition unit disposed below the conveying unit and discharging a deposition material to a substrate conveyed by the conveying unit;
The conveying unit is
A plurality of conveying rollers for conveying the mounted substrate;
a cover provided for each of the plurality of conveying rollers and surrounding the conveying roller;
The cover is
a front portion covering a side surface of the conveying roller on the substrate side in the direction of the rotation axis of the conveying roller;
In the vertical direction, comprising an upper surface portion covering the upper side of the circumferential surface of the conveying roller,
The upper surface part has an opening which exposes a part of the said peripheral surface of the said conveyance roller, The film-forming apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. A conveying process of conveying the said board|substrate by the conveying apparatus in any one of Claims 1-9;
and a deposition step of discharging a deposition material onto the substrate being conveyed. A conveying process of conveying the said board|substrate by the conveying apparatus in any one of Claims 1-9;
and a vapor deposition step of discharging a vapor deposition material to the substrate being conveyed.

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