TWM511495U - Transportation jig for transporting a flat plate - Google Patents

Abstract

A transportation jig includes a base, an injecting nozzle, a plurality of outlets and a plurality of flowing channels. The base has a hollow chamber formed therein. A flat plate is placed above the base. The injecting nozzle, the plurality of outlets and the plurality of flowing channels are all disposed on the base and communicate with the hollow chamber. The injecting nozzle is for injecting an air flow into the hollow chamber. A part of the air flow injected into the hollow chamber is injected out via the plurality of outlets, so as to lift the flat plate above the base. The plurality of flowing channels guide another part of the air flow injected into the hollow chamber out along a direction not perpendicular to the flat plate.

Description

Transport vehicle for transporting flat members

The present invention relates to a transport vehicle, and more particularly to a transport vehicle for transporting flat members.

Recently, the glass substrate of the display has been developed in the direction of enlargement and thinning. In the production and manufacturing, the conventional roller conveying system uses the roller as a medium for supporting and conveying the glass substrate, and the roller and the glass base are used in the conveying process. Contact with the material causes damage to the surface of the glass substrate (such as scratches, bumps, etc.), which in turn affects product yield. Therefore, how to design a transporting vehicle that does not damage the surface of the glass substrate and maintains the transport stability has become an issue that the industry has to work hard.

Therefore, the present invention provides a transport carrier that does not cause damage to the surface of the glass substrate and maintains transport stability to solve the above problems.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention discloses a transport carrier for transporting a flat member, which comprises a base, a gas inlet structure, a plurality of pore structures, and a plurality of flow passage structures, wherein a hollow is formed in the base. a chamber, the plate member is placed above the base, the air inlet structure is disposed on the base and communicates with the hollow chamber, the air nozzle structure is configured to inject a gas flow into the hollow chamber, the plurality a vent structure is formed on the pedestal and communicates with the hollow chamber, and the airflow partially entering the hollow chamber is ejected through the plurality of vent structures to push the plate member above the pedestal, the plurality of streams a track structure formed on the base and communicating with the hollow chamber, the A plurality of flow channel structures respectively direct another portion of the airflow entering the hollow chamber to be ejected in a direction that is not perpendicular to the plate member.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the present invention further discloses that the base has a first side plate and a second side plate opposite to the first side plate, and the plate member is placed above the first side plate, the air inlet nozzle The structure is disposed on the second side plate, and the plurality of air hole structures and the plurality of flow path structures are respectively disposed on the first side plate.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the present disclosure further discloses that the plurality of flow channel structures respectively include a concave cup structure and a flow guiding structure, and the concave cup structure is disposed on the first side plate and is recessed toward the second side plate. The concave cup structure has a concave cup side wall and a concave cup bottom wall, and a bottom wall of the concave cup is formed with a venting hole, the concave cup side wall is inclined with respect to the first side plate, and the guiding structure is disposed on the concave cup structure And having a flow guiding sidewall parallel to the sidewall of the concave cup and having a gap between the sidewall of the concave cup, and the other portion entering the hollow chamber via the gap is not perpendicular to the plate member The direction is ejected.

According to one of the embodiments of the present invention, the present invention further discloses that the gap is smaller than the aperture of each of the pore structures.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the present disclosure further discloses that an opening normal direction of the plurality of pore structures is substantially perpendicular to the plate member.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the present invention further discloses that the transport vehicle further includes an air flow device coupled to the air intake structure for providing the air flow to the air intake structure.

According to one of the embodiments of the present invention, the present invention further discloses that the airflow device is a fan blower or an air cleaner.

In summary, the transport carrier of the present invention utilizes a plurality of venting structures to cause a portion of the airflow entering the hollow chamber to be ejected through the plurality of venting structures to generate a lifting force on the flat member, so that the flat member does not The seat is contacted to prevent damage to the surface of the flat member (such as scratches, bruises, etc.) by contacting the flat member with the base, thereby improving the product yield of the flat member. In addition, the transport carrier of the present invention uses a plurality of flow channel structures to respectively guide another portion of the airflow entering the hollow chamber to be ejected in a direction not perpendicular to the flat member, thereby causing a pressure difference between the upper and lower sides of the flat member, that is, The transporting carrier of the present invention uses a plurality of venting structures and a plurality of flow channel structures respectively to generate lifting force and downward pressure on the plate member, thereby maintaining a stable spacing between the plate member and the pedestal, so that the plate member can be subjected to subsequent processes (for example, high speed). Flip or 180 degree flip, etc.) while still maintaining the plate member stably above the base. The foregoing and other technical contents, features, and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the embodiments of the invention.

3000‧‧‧Transportation vehicle

1‧‧‧Table components

2‧‧‧Base

20‧‧‧ hollow room

21‧‧‧First side panel

22‧‧‧ second side panel

3‧‧‧ Inlet structure

4‧‧‧ vent structure

40‧‧‧Open normal direction

5‧‧‧Flow structure

50‧‧‧ concave cup structure

501‧‧‧ concave wall

502‧‧‧ concave cup bottom wall

503‧‧‧ venting holes

51‧‧‧Guide structure

510‧‧ ‧ diversion sidewall

6‧‧‧Airflow device

F, F1, F2‧‧‧ airflow

G‧‧‧ gap

A-A, B-B‧‧‧ hatching

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the transport vehicle of the present embodiment.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the transport vehicle of the present embodiment.

Figure 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the transport carrier shown in Figure 2 taken along section line A-A.

Figure 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the transport carrier shown in Figure 2 taken along section line B-B.

The directional terms mentioned in the following embodiments, such as up, down, left, right, front or back, etc., are only directions referring to the additional drawings. Therefore, the directional terminology used is used to illustrate that it is not intended to limit the creation. Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 . FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a transport vehicle 3000 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the transport carrier 3000 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the transport carrier 3000 is used to transport a flat member 1, and is implemented here. In the example, the plate member 1 can be a glass substrate of a display (not shown), but the creation is not limited thereto.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 . FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the transport carrier 3000 along the section line AA shown in FIG. 2 , and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the transport carrier 3000 shown in FIG. 2 . A partial cross-sectional view of the BB. As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 , the transport carrier 3000 includes a base 2 , an air intake structure 3 , a plurality of air hole structures 4 , a plurality of flow path structures 5 , and an air flow device 6 . A hollow chamber 20 is formed, and the plate member 1 is placed above the base 2. The air intake structure 3 is disposed on the base 2 and communicates with the hollow chamber 20. The air flow device 6 is coupled to the air intake structure 3 and used An air flow F is provided to the intake nozzle structure 3 such that the intake nozzle structure 3 can be used to inject the air flow F into the hollow chamber 20. In this embodiment, the airflow device 6 can be a fan blower or an air cleaner, but the creation is not limited thereto.

Further, the base 2 has a first side plate 21 (ie, an upper side plate of the base 2) and a second side plate 22 opposite to the first side plate 21 (ie, a lower side plate of the base 2), wherein the plate member 1 is placed Above the first side plate 21, the air inlet structure 3 is disposed on the second side plate 22, that is, the plate member 1 and the air inlet structure 3 are respectively disposed on the upper and lower sides of the base 2, but the creation is not affected by this. limit. In addition, a plurality of vent structures 4 and a plurality of flow channel structures 5 are respectively disposed on the first side plate 21 of the susceptor 2, and a plurality of vent structures 4 and a plurality of flow channel structures 5 respectively communicate with the hollow chamber 20.

In addition, the plurality of flow path structures 5 respectively include a concave cup structure 50 and a flow guiding structure 51. The concave cup structure 50 is disposed on the first side plate 21 of the base 2 and is recessed toward the second side plate 22, and the concave cup structure 50 has a a concave cup side wall 501 and a concave cup bottom wall 502 are formed with a venting hole 503, and the concave cup side wall 501 is inclined with respect to the first side plate 21, and the flow guiding structure 51 is disposed in the concave cup structure 50 and has a The flow guiding sidewall 510 has a flow gap 510 parallel to the concave cup sidewall 501 and a gap G between the concave cup sidewall 501.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, when the flat member 1 is to be transported by the transport carrier 3000, the airflow device 6 can supply the airflow F to the intake nozzle structure 3, so that the air intake structure F of the intake nozzle structure 3 enters the base. The hollow chamber 20 of the seat 2 and the hollow chamber 20 are filled with the air flow F. When the air intake structure 3 continues to inject the airflow F into the hollow chamber 20, the airflow F1 partially entering the hollow chamber 20 can be ejected through the plurality of air venting structures 4, and the airflow F1 can push the flat member 1 to the base 2 Above, the plate member 1 is suspended above the first side plate 21 of the base 2 such that the plate member 1 does not come into contact with the first side plate 21 of the base 2 to prevent the plate member 1 from the first side plate 21 of the base 2 The contact causes damage to the surface of the flat member 1 (for example, scratches, bruises, etc.), thereby improving the product yield of the flat member 1. In this embodiment, an opening normal direction 40 of the vent structure 4 may be substantially perpendicular to the plate member 1 such that the airflow F1 is sprayed toward the plate member 1 in a direction perpendicular to the plate member 1 (ie, the opening normal direction 40). Further, the plate member 1 is effectively provided with a lifting force.

On the other hand, when the air intake structure 3 continues to inject the airflow F into the hollow chamber 20, another portion of the airflow F2 entering the hollow chamber 20 can enter the flow guiding sidewall 510 of the flow guiding structure 51 via the venting opening 503 and the concave cup structure. The gap G between the concave cup side walls 501 of 50, thereby causing the plurality of flow path structures 5 to guide the air flow F2 by the gap G between the flow guiding side wall 510 of the flow guiding structure 51 and the concave cup side wall 501 of the concave cup structure 50, respectively. Discharged perpendicularly to the direction of the plate member 1, so that the plate member 1 forms a negative pressure in the space between the respective channel structures 5 and the first side plate 21 of the base 2, that is, the plate member 1 is adjacent to each of the flow path structures 5. The air in the space between the first side plate 21 and the base 2 is taken up by the air flow F2 in a direction not perpendicular to the plate member 1, so that the plate member 1 is adjacent to each of the flow path structures 5 and the first of the base 2 The pressure in the space between the side plates 21 is smaller than the pressure of the plate member 1 opposite to the other side of the base 2, whereby the air flow F2 causes a pressure difference between the upper and lower sides of the plate member 1 to press the plate member 1 to the base. The first side plate 21 of the seat 2, such that the air flow F2 is on the upper and lower sides of the plate member 1 This pressure difference is balanced with the lift force provided by the plate member 1 by the air flow F1 to maintain the plate member 1 at a stable distance from the first side plate 21 of the base 2.

In this embodiment, the gap G between the flow guiding sidewall 510 of the flow guiding structure 51 and the concave cup sidewall 501 of the concave cup structure 50 may be smaller than the diameter of each of the pore structures 4, whereby the flow rate of the airflow F2 flowing through the gap G is The flow rate of the airflow F1 flowing through each of the vent structures 4 is greater than the air velocity in the space between the plate member 1 adjacent to each of the flow channel structures 5 and the first side plate 21 of the susceptor 2 is not perpendicular to the plate member. The direction of 1 is taken out to more effectively form the negative pressure in the space between the plate member 1 adjacent to each of the flow path structures 5 and the first side plate 21 of the susceptor 2.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention uses a plurality of venting structures to cause a portion of the airflow entering the hollow chamber to be ejected through the plurality of venting structures to generate a lifting force on the plate member, so that the flat member does not The susceptor contacts to prevent the flat member from coming into contact with the pedestal to cause damage to the surface of the flat member (such as scratches, bruises, etc.), thereby improving the product yield of the flat member. In addition, the transport carrier of the present invention uses a plurality of flow channel structures to respectively guide another portion of the airflow entering the hollow chamber to be ejected in a direction not perpendicular to the flat member, thereby causing a pressure difference between the upper and lower sides of the flat member, that is, The transporting carrier of the present invention uses a plurality of venting structures and a plurality of flow channel structures respectively to generate lifting force and downward pressure on the plate member, thereby maintaining a stable spacing between the plate member and the pedestal, so that the plate member can be subjected to subsequent processes (for example, high speed). Flip or 180 degree flip, etc.) while still maintaining the plate member stably above the base. The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all changes and modifications made by the scope of the patent application of the present invention should be covered by the present invention.

3000‧‧‧Transportation vehicle

1‧‧‧Table components

2‧‧‧Base

20‧‧‧ hollow room

21‧‧‧First side panel

22‧‧‧ second side panel

4‧‧‧ vent structure

40‧‧‧Open normal direction

5‧‧‧Flow structure

50‧‧‧ concave cup structure

501‧‧‧ concave wall

502‧‧‧ concave cup bottom wall

503‧‧‧ venting holes

51‧‧‧Guide structure

510‧‧ ‧ diversion sidewall

F1, F2‧‧‧ airflow

G‧‧‧ gap

Claims (7)

A transport carrier for transporting a plate member, comprising: a base having a hollow chamber formed therein, the plate member being placed above the base; and a gas inlet structure disposed on the base And communicating with the hollow chamber, the air nozzle structure is configured to inject a gas stream into the hollow chamber; a plurality of pore structures formed on the base and communicating with the hollow chamber, partially entering the hollow cavity The gas stream is ejected through the plurality of pore structures to push the plate member above the base; and a plurality of flow channel structures are formed on the base and communicate with the hollow chamber, the plurality of streams The channel structure directs another portion of the gas stream entering the hollow chamber to be ejected in a direction that is not perpendicular to the plate member. The transporting vehicle of claim 1, wherein the base has a first side plate and a second side plate opposite to the first side plate, the plate member is placed above the first side plate, the air inlet structure is set And the plurality of air hole structures and the plurality of flow channel structures are respectively disposed on the first side plate. The conveying carrier of claim 2, wherein the plurality of flow path structures respectively comprise: a concave cup structure disposed on the first side plate and recessed toward the second side plate, the concave cup structure having a concave cup a side wall and a bottom wall of the concave cup, a venting hole is formed in the bottom wall of the concave cup, the concave side wall is inclined with respect to the first side plate; and a flow guiding structure is disposed in the concave cup structure and has a guiding side wall The flow guiding sidewall is parallel to the sidewall of the concave cup and has a gap between the sidewall of the concave cup, and the other portion of the airflow entering the hollow chamber is ejected through the gap in a direction not perpendicular to the flat member. The transport vehicle of claim 3, wherein the gap is smaller than the aperture of each of the vent structures. The transport carrier of claim 1, wherein an opening normal direction of the plurality of vent structures is substantially perpendicular to the plate member. The transport vehicle of claim 1 further comprising: an air flow device coupled to the air intake structure for providing the air flow to the air intake structure. The transport vehicle of claim 6, wherein the air flow device is a fan blower or an air cleaner.