TW202235343A - Transferring device for accommodating object - Google Patents

Abstract

A transferring device for an accommodating object includes a first placement stage, at least one second placement stage, a third placement stage, a movable slide stage, and a lift slide seat. The second placement stage is disposed between the first placement stage and the third placement stage. A transferring vehicle (e.g., a crane) can dispose the accommodating object at the first placement stage, the lift slide seat can lift the accommodating object, and the accommodating object can be transferred in a transferring direction to the second placement stage or the third placement stage by the movable slide stage. The second placement stage is an intermediate station and can temporarily store the accommodating object. The transferring device for the accommodating object is disposed at a feeding portion or a discharging portion of an automated storage system, and has a temporary storage function to store relatively more accommodating objects.

Description

Object container transfer device

The invention relates to a transfer device for object containers, in particular to a transfer device for object containers arranged at the material inlet and outlet of an automatic storage system.

With the development of the semiconductor industry, integrated circuits need to go through multiple complicated processing procedures, such as etching, grinding, diffusion and deposition, before they can be produced. Object containers (such as wafer boxes or photomask boxes, etc.) in the semiconductor manufacturing process are mostly transported by crane transport systems, so that the object containers can be used for various semiconductor manufacturing processes. In addition, because the automated storage system can make full use of the storage space, and can be controlled through the computer and the process equipment, and based on the principle of first-in-first-out, it can quickly and accurately carry out retrieving and warehousing operations, so it can achieve high-efficiency inventory management. Standard, in line with the industrial needs of the new era. The existing automated warehousing system can be equipped with a material inlet and a material outlet for placing the object containers to be put in and out of the warehouse, and use the transfer device to transfer the object container into and out of the material, because the transfer device does not have a buffer and temporary storage function, it is impossible to store more object containers, causing inconvenience in use.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a transfer device for object containers, which has the function of buffering and temporary storage, and can store more object containers to facilitate use.

In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention provides a transfer device for an object container, which is arranged at the feed place or the discharge place of the automatic storage system. The transfer device for the object container includes: a first placement platform; at least one A second placement platform, the second placement platform is an intermediate station, which can be used to temporarily store object containers; a third placement platform, the second placement platform is arranged between the first placement platform and the third placement platform; a moving slide, the moving slide extends along a transfer direction; an elevating slide, the elevating slide is connected to the moving slide, and the elevating slide can be driven by the moving slide to move along the transferring direction , the lifting slide seat has a lifting drive device and a loading platform, the loading platform is connected to the lifting driving device, the lifting driving device can drive the loading platform up and down, the loading platform can be used to carry the object container, the lifting slide The seat can drive the object container to rise, and move the object container along the transfer direction to the first placement platform, the second placement platform or the third placement platform through the moving slide table, and the lifting slide The seat can drive the object container down, so that the object container is placed on the first placement platform, the second placement platform or the third placement platform.

The beneficial effects of the present invention are that the object container transfer device provided by the present invention includes a first placement platform, a second placement platform, a third placement platform, a moving slide and a lift slide, and the second placement platform is arranged on the first placement platform. Between the first placement platform and the third placement platform, the transport vehicle can place the object container on the first placement platform, and the lifting slide can raise the object container, and move the object container along the transfer direction to the third placement platform through the moving slide The second placement platform or the third placement platform, the second placement platform is an intermediate station, which can be used for temporary storage of object containers, has the function of buffering and temporary storage, and can store more object containers.

In order to further understand the features and technical content of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings related to the present invention. However, the provided drawings are only for reference and description, and are not intended to limit the present invention.

The following are specific examples to illustrate the implementation methods disclosed in the present invention. Those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification. The present invention can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made to the details in this specification based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the concept of the present invention. In addition, the drawings of the present invention are only for simple illustration, and are not drawn according to the actual size, which is stated in advance. The following embodiments will further describe the relevant technical content of the present invention in detail, but the disclosed content is not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. In addition, the term "or" used herein may include any one or a combination of more of the associated listed items depending on the actual situation.

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Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 5, the present invention provides a transfer device for object containers, which is installed at the feeding or discharging place of the automated storage system 100 (as shown in FIG. 6 ) for temporary storage and transfer to be stored or For the object containers to be released from the warehouse, in the drawing of this embodiment, two sets of object container transfer devices 200 arranged side by side are disclosed, which are respectively arranged at the feeding place and the discharging place.

The transfer device 200 of the object container includes a first placement platform 1, at least a second placement platform 2, a third placement platform 3, a mobile slide 4 and a lift slide 5, the first placement platform 1, the second placement platform The second placement platform 2 and the third placement platform 3 can be arranged in a straight line, so that the object container can be transferred more quickly. The second placement platform 2 is arranged between the first placement platform 1 and the third placement platform 3, the second placement platform 2 can be provided with one, and the second placement platform 2 can also be provided with two, three or four etc. multiples, The second placement platform 2 can be used as an intermediate station for temporarily storing object containers. The first placement platform 1 , the second placement platform 2 and the third placement platform 3 can be used to place object containers such as wafer boxes or photomask boxes.

The structures of the first placement platform 1, the second placement platform 2 and the third placement platform 3 are not limited, and the first placement platform 1, the second placement platform 2 and the third placement platform 3 can be fixedly arranged on a base 6 , so that the first placement platform 1, the second placement platform 2 and the third placement platform 3 are stably fixed, and the first placement platform 1, the second placement platform 2 and the third placement platform 3 can each be provided with two spacers 10. The two limiters 10 are long and spaced apart, allowing the two sides of the object container to resist and limit.

The first placement platform 1, the second placement platform 2, and the third placement platform 3 may each be provided with a plurality of first positioning members 20, and these first positioning members 20 protrude from the first placement platform 1 and the second placement platform respectively. The placement platform 2 and the third placement platform 3 can be inserted into the corresponding positioning holes at the bottom of the object container for positioning the object container, so that the object container can be stably placed on the first placement platform 1 and the second placement platform 2 and the third placement platform 3.

The first placement platform 1, the second placement platform 2, and the third placement platform 3 may each be provided with at least one first sensor 30, the first sensor 30 may be a push-type sensor, and may be used to detect Tests whether the object container is placed in position.

The mobile slide 4 is a long slide, and the mobile slide 4 extends along a transfer direction A, and the transfer direction A may be a horizontal direction. Preferably, the mobile sliding platform 4 is arranged under the first placing platform 1 , the second placing platform 2 and the third placing platform 3 , and the mobile sliding platform 4 can also be fixedly arranged on the base 6 . The mobile sliding table 4 is an existing mobile sliding table mechanism, and the present invention does not limit the structure of the mobile sliding table 4, so it will not be described in detail.

The lifting slide 5 can be used to carry the object container, and drive the object container up and down, the lifting slide 5 can lift the object container, so that the object container is separated from the first placement platform 1, the second placement platform 2 or the third placement platform 3 to move and transport the object container along the transfer direction A to the predetermined first placement platform 1, the second placement platform 2 or the third placement platform 3 through the moving slide 4, and the lifting slide 5 can also drive The object container is lowered so that the object container is placed on the first placement platform 1 , the second placement platform 2 or the third placement platform 3 .

The lifting slide 5 is connected to the moving slide 4, and the lifting slide 5 can be driven by the moving slide 4 to move along the transfer direction A. Preferably, the lifting slide 5 can be driven by the moving slide 4 along the The transfer direction A moves inside the first placing platform 1 , the second placing platform 2 and the third placing platform 3 , so that the lifting slide 5 can quickly carry and put down the object container. This lifting slide 5 can have a lifting drive device 51 and a carrying platform 52, and this carrying platform 52 is connected with lifting driving device 51, and this lifting driving device 51 can drive carrying platform 52 lifting, and the structure of this lifting driving device 51 does not limitations, available for a variety of existing drive mechanisms. In this embodiment, the lifting drive device 51 includes a motor 511 and a connecting rod set 512, the connecting rod set 512 is connected between the motor 511 and the carrying platform 52, and the motor 511 can drive the carrying platform 52 to lift through the connecting rod set 512 .

Preferably, a guide mechanism 7 (as shown in FIG. 3 ) can be provided between the carrier platform 52 and the base 6, and the guide mechanism 7 can include a guide rail 71 erected on the base 6 and connected to the carrier platform 52. The guide seat 72 is slidably fitted on the guide rail 71 to guide the stable lifting movement of the carrying platform 52 .

The carrying platform 52 can be used to carry object containers, and the structure of the carrying platform 52 is not limited. A plurality of second positioning members 40 can be arranged on the carrying platform 52, and these second positioning members 40 are protrudingly arranged on the carrying platform 52. It can be inserted into the corresponding positioning hole at the bottom of the object container for positioning the object container, so that the object container can be stably placed on the carrying platform 52 . In this embodiment, the carrying platform 52 is in a triangular shape, and the second positioning members 40 are respectively disposed on the carrying platform 52 near the triangles, so as to provide a better positioning effect.

At least one second sensor 50 can also be set on the carrying platform 52, and multiple second sensors 50 are preferably set, and these second sensors 50 can be push-type sensors, which can be used to detect Tests whether the object container is placed in position. In this embodiment, there are three second sensors 50 , and these second sensors 50 are respectively arranged on one corner and two sides of the carrier platform 52 to have a better detection effect.

In this embodiment, one side of the lifting slide 5 is connected to the moving slide 4, and one side of the lifting slide 5 can be connected to a moving part 41 of the moving slide 4 through a connecting piece 60, so that the The moving part 41 of the moving slide 4 can drive the lifting slide 5 to move along the transfer direction A through the connecting piece 60 , so that the object container carried on the loading platform 52 of the lift slide 5 moves along the transfer direction A.

The other side of the lifting slide 5 can be slidably fitted on a supporting slide rail 70, and the supporting slide rail 70 can be fixed on the base 6. The supporting slide rail 70 extends along the transfer direction A. The supporting slide rail 70 Parallel to the mobile slide 4, the support slide rail 70 and the mobile slide 4 can be used to jointly support the lifting slide 5, which can make the movement of the lifting slide 5 more stable. In this embodiment, a slider 80 (as shown in FIG. 5 ) is provided on the other side of the lifting slide 5 , and the slider 80 is slidably fitted on the supporting slide rail 70 . In addition, the object container transfer device 200 may also include a plurality of third sensors 90, and these third sensors 90 may be respectively arranged on the first placement platform 1, the second placement platform 2, and the third placement platform 3, the third sensors 90 can be photoelectric sensors, which can be used to detect the movement and positioning of the object container.

When feeding, the first placement platform 1 can be used to accept the object container transported by the transport vehicle (such as a crane), so that the object container is driven by the moving slide 4 and the lifting slide 5 along the transfer direction. A moves to the second placement platform 2 or the third placement platform 3 . The third placement platform 3 can be connected with the automated storage system 100 (as shown in FIG. 6 ), so that the object container placed on the third placement platform 3 can be transported to the automated storage system 100 by a device such as a robot arm, for feeding. operate. Conversely, the object container in the automated storage system 100 can also be moved along the transfer direction A through the object container transfer device 200 to perform the discharging action.

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The beneficial effects of the present invention are that the object container transfer device provided by the present invention includes a first placement platform, a second placement platform, a third placement platform, a moving slide and a lift slide, and the second placement platform is arranged on the first placement platform. Between the first placement platform and the third placement platform, the transport vehicle can place the object container on the first placement platform, and the lifting slide can raise the object container, and move the object container along the transfer direction to the third placement platform through the moving slide The second placement platform or the third placement platform, the second placement platform is an intermediate station, which can be used for temporary storage of object containers, has the function of buffering and temporary storage, and can store more object containers.

The content disclosed above is only a preferred feasible embodiment of the present invention, and does not therefore limit the scope of the patent application of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent technical changes made by using the description and drawings of the present invention are included in the application of the present invention. within the scope of the patent.

1: Place the platform first 2: The second placement platform 3: The third placement platform 4:Mobile sliding table 41: Mobile Department 5: Lifting sliding seat 51: Lifting drive device 511: motor 512: Connecting rod group 52: carrying platform 6: base 7: Guide mechanism 71: guide rail 72: guide seat 10: Limiting parts 20: The first positioning part 30 first sensor 40: Second positioning piece 50:Second sensor 60: connector 70: Support slide rail 80:Slider 90: The third sensor A: Transfer direction 100: Automated storage system 200: Transfer device for object container

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a transfer device for object containers of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view (1) of the transfer device for the object container of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a three-dimensional exploded view (2) of the transfer device for the object container of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a top view of the transfer device of the object container of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a side view of the transfer device for the object container of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view of the use state of the object container transfer device of the present invention.

1: Place the platform first

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30 first sensor

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90: The third sensor

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200: Transfer device for object container

Claims (10)

A transfer device for an object container, which is set at the feed or discharge point of an automated storage system, the transfer device for the object container includes: a first placement platform; At least one second placement platform, the second placement platform is an intermediate station, which can be used to temporarily store object containers; a third placement platform, the second placement platform is arranged between the first placement platform and the third placement platform; a mobile slide, the mobile slide extends along a transfer direction; A lifting slide, the lifting slide is connected to the moving slide, the lifting slide can be driven by the moving slide to move along the transfer direction, the lifting slide has a lifting drive device and a carrying platform, the The carrying platform is connected to the lifting drive device, the lifting driving device can drive the carrying platform up and down, the carrying platform can be used to carry the object container, the lifting slide can drive the object container to rise, and the moving slide The object container is moved along the transfer direction to the first placement platform, the second placement platform or the third placement platform, and the lifting slide can drive the object container down so that the object container is placed on the second placement platform. a placement platform, the second placement platform or the third placement platform. The transfer device for object containers as claimed in claim 1, wherein one side of the lifting slide is connected to a moving part of the mobile slide through a connecting piece, and the moving part of the moving slide can be driven by the connecting piece The lift slide moves along the transfer direction, and the other side of the lift slide is slidably fitted on a support slide rail extending along the transfer direction, the support slide rail and the mobile slide table parallel to each other. The transfer device for object containers as described in claim 1, wherein the first placement platform, the second placement platform and the third placement platform are arranged in a straight line, and the moving slide is set on the first placement platform, the second placement platform Below the second placement platform and the third placement platform, the lifting slide can be driven by the moving slide to move along the transfer direction inside the first placement platform, the second placement platform and the third placement platform . The transfer device for the object container as described in claim 1, wherein the first placement platform, the second placement platform and the third placement platform are respectively provided with two limiters, and the two limiters are elongated And the setting of interval can provide the both sides of this object container to resist the limit. The object container transfer device as described in claim 1, wherein the first positioning platform, the second positioning platform and the third positioning platform are respectively provided with a plurality of first positioning members, and the first positioning members are respectively It is protruded on the first placing platform, the second placing platform and the third placing platform, and can be used for positioning the object container. The object container transfer device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of second positioning members are provided on the carrier platform, and the second positioning members are protruded on the carrier platform and can be used for positioning the object container. The object container transfer device as described in claim 1, wherein the first placement platform, the second placement platform, the third placement platform and the mobile slide are fixed on a base, and the carrying platform and the base There is a guiding mechanism between them, which can be used to guide the carrying platform to move up and down. The object container transfer device as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one first sensor is provided on each of the first placement platform, the second placement platform and the third placement platform to detect the object Whether the container is placed in position. The transfer device for the object container as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one second sensor is arranged on the carrier platform, which can be used to detect whether the object container is placed in position. The object container transfer device according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of third sensors, and the third sensors are respectively arranged on the first placement platform, the second placement platform and the third placement platform. Placed on the outside of the platform, the third sensors are photoelectric sensors and can be used to detect the movement and location of the object container.

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