TWM613277U - Article container transfer device - Google Patents

Abstract

An object container transfer device, comprising a first placing platform, at least one second placing platform, a third placing platform, a moving slide and a lifting slide, the second placing platform is arranged on the first placing platform and the second placing platform Three placed between the platforms. The handling vehicle (crane) can place the object container on the first placing platform, and the lifting slide can lift the object container, and move the object container along the transfer direction to the second placing platform or the third platform through the moving slide table. Place the platform. The second placement platform is an intermediate station, which can be used to temporarily store object containers. The object container transfer device is arranged at the feeding or discharging place of the automated storage system, and has the function of buffering and temporary storage, and can store more object containers.

Description

Object container transfer device

The present creation relates to a transfer device for an object container, in particular to a transfer device for an object container set at the inlet and outlet of an automated storage system.

With the development of the semiconductor industry, integrated circuits need to go through many complicated processing procedures, such as etching, grinding, diffusion and deposition, etc., before they can be produced. Most of the object containers in the semiconductor manufacturing process (such as wafer cassettes or mask boxes, etc.) use a crane conveying system to transport wafers, 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 storage space, and can be controlled by computers and process equipment, and uses the principle of first-in-first-out to quickly and accurately carry out reclaiming and warehousing operations, it can achieve high-efficiency inventory management Level, in line with the industrial needs of the new era. The existing automated storage system can be equipped with an inbound and outbound place for placing the objects and containers to be stored in and out of the library, and use the transfer device to transfer the objects and containers. The transfer device does not have a buffer for temporary storage. Function, unable to store more objects and containers, causing inconvenience in use.

The technical problem to be solved by this creation is to provide an object container transfer device for the shortcomings of the prior art, 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 an object container transfer device, which is set at the feed or discharge point of an automated storage system. The object container transfer device includes: a first placement platform; at least one A second placement platform, the second placement platform is an intermediate station that 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 movable sliding table, the movable sliding table extends along a transfer direction; a lifting sliding seat, the lifting sliding seat is connected to the moving sliding table, the lifting sliding seat can be driven by the movable sliding table to move along the transferring direction The lifting slide has a lifting drive device and a bearing platform, the bearing platform is connected to the lifting drive device, the lifting drive device can drive the bearing platform up and down, the bearing 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 through the moving slide table to the first placement platform, the second placement platform, or the third placement platform, and the lifting slide The seat can drive the object container to descend, so that the object container is placed on the first placing platform, the second placing platform or the third placing platform.

The beneficial effect of this creation is that the object container transfer device provided by this creation includes a first placement platform, a second placement platform, a third placement platform, a moving slide and a lifting slide, and the second placement platform is set on the first placement platform. Between the first placing platform and the third placing platform, the transport vehicle can place the object container on the first placing platform, the lifting slide can raise the object container, and move the object container along the transfer direction through the moving slide to the second placing platform. The second placement platform or the third placement platform, the second placement platform is an intermediate station, which can be used to temporarily store object containers, has a buffer temporary storage function, and can store more object containers.

In order to further understand the features and technical content of this creation, please refer to the following detailed descriptions and drawings about this creation. However, the drawings provided are only for reference and explanation, and are not used to limit this creation.

The following are specific specific examples to illustrate the related implementations disclosed in this creation, and those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of this creation from the content disclosed in this specification. This creation can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and various details in this specification can also be modified and changed based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the concept of this creation. In addition, the drawings of this creation are merely schematic illustrations, and are not depicted in actual size, and are stated in advance. The following implementations will further describe the related technical content of this creation in detail, but the disclosed content is not intended to limit the scope of protection of this creation. In addition, the term "or" used in this document may include any one or a combination of more of the associated listed items depending on the actual situation.

[Example]

Please refer to Figures 1 to 5, this creation provides an object container transfer device, which is set at the infeed or outfeed of the automated storage system 100 (as shown in Figure 6) for temporary storage and transfer for storage or For the object container to be out of the warehouse, in the drawing of this embodiment, two sets of transfer devices 200 for the object container arranged side by side are disclosed for being respectively arranged at the feeding place and the feeding place.

The object container transfer device 200 includes a first placing platform 1, at least one second placing platform 2, a third placing platform 3, a moving slide 4 and a lifting slide 5, the first placing platform 1, the second placing 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 and loaded more quickly. The second placement platform 2 is set between the first placement platform 1 and the third placement platform 3. One second placement platform 2 can be provided, and the second placement platform 2 can also be provided with two, three or four. The second placement platform 2 can be used as an intermediate station and can be used to temporarily store object containers. The first placing platform 1, the second placing platform 2 and the third placing platform 3 can be used to place an object container such as a wafer box or a mask box.

The structures of the first placement platform 1, the second placement platform 2 and the third placement platform 3 are not limited. The first placement platform 1, the second placement platform 2 and the third placement platform 3 can be fixedly arranged on a base 6 ，Make the first placement platform 1, the second placement platform 2 and the third placement platform 3 stable and fixed arrangement, the first placement platform 1, the second placement platform 2 and the third placement platform 3 can each be provided with two limiting parts 10. The two limiting members 10 are arranged in a strip shape and spaced apart to allow the two sides of the object container to interfere with the limiting position.

The first placement platform 1, the second placement platform 2 and the third placement platform 3 can also each be provided with a plurality of first positioning members 20, and the first positioning members 20 are respectively protruding from the first placement platform 1, the second placement platform. The placing platform 2 and the third placing 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 placing platform 1 and the second placing platform 2 and the third place on the platform 3.

The first placement platform 1, the second placement platform 2 and the third placement platform 3 can also each be provided with at least one first sensor 30. The first sensor 30 can be a push-type sensor that can be used for detection. Measure whether the container of the object is placed in the location.

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

The lifting slide 5 can be used to carry the object container and drive the object container to lift. The lifting slide 5 can lift the object container to separate the object container from the first placement platform 1, the second placement platform 2 or the third placement platform 3 , In order to facilitate the movement of the object container along the transfer direction A by the moving slide 4 to the predetermined first placement platform 1, the second placement platform 2 or the third placement platform 3, and the lifting slide 5 can also drive The object container is lowered, so that the object container is placed on the first placing platform 1, the second placing platform 2 or the third placing 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. The lifting slide 5 may have a lifting drive device 51 and a bearing platform 52, the bearing platform 52 is connected to the lifting drive device 51, the lifting drive device 51 can drive the bearing platform 52 up and down, the structure of the lifting drive device 51 is not The limitation can be various existing drive mechanisms. In this embodiment, the lifting driving device 51 includes a motor 511 and a connecting rod group 512. The connecting rod group 512 is connected between the motor 511 and the carrying platform 52. The motor 511 can drive the carrying platform 52 to lift through the connecting rod group 512. .

Preferably, a guiding mechanism 7 (as shown in FIG. 3) may be provided between the bearing platform 52 and the base 6, and the guiding mechanism 7 may include a guide rail 71 erected on the base 6 and connected to the bearing platform 52 The guide seat 72 is slidably fitted on the guide rail 71 to guide the carrying platform 52 to move up and down stably.

The carrying platform 52 can be used to carry objects and containers. The structure of the carrying platform 52 is not limited. A plurality of second positioning members 40 may be provided on the supporting platform 52, and the second positioning members 40 are protruding from the carrying platform 52. The upper part 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 has a triangular shape, and the second positioning members 40 are respectively disposed on the carrying platform 52 close to the triangle, which can provide a better positioning effect.

At least one second sensor 50 can also be provided on the carrying platform 52, and the second sensor 50 is preferably provided with multiple ones. The second sensors 50 can be push-type sensors, which can be used for detection. Measure whether the container of the object is placed in the location. In this embodiment, three second sensors 50 are provided, and the second sensors 50 are respectively provided on the carrying platform 52 near one corner and two sides, so as 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 portion 41 of the moving slide 4 through a connecting member 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 member 60, so that the object container carried on the loading platform 52 of the lifting slide 5 moves along the transfer direction A.

The other side of the lifting slide 5 can be slidably fitted on a support slide 70, the support slide 70 can be fixed on the base 6, the support slide 70 extends along the transfer direction A, the support slide 70 Parallel to the movable sliding table 4, the supporting sliding rail 70 and the movable sliding table 4 can be used to support the lifting sliding seat 5 together, so that the movement of the lifting sliding seat 5 can be more stable. In this embodiment, a sliding block 80 (as shown in FIG. 5) is provided on the other side of the lifting sliding seat 5, and the sliding block 80 is slidably fitted on the supporting sliding rail 70. In addition, the object container transfer device 200 may further include a plurality of third sensors 90, and the third sensors 90 may be respectively disposed on the first placing platform 1, the second placing platform 2, and the third placing platform On the outside of 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 materials, the first placing platform 1 can be used to accept the object container transported by a truck (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 to the automated storage system 100 (as shown in FIG. 6), so that the object containers placed on the third placement platform 3 can be transported to the automated storage system 100 through a device such as a robotic arm for feeding operating. Conversely, the object container transfer device 200 can also be used to move the object container in the automated storage system 100 along the transfer direction A to perform the action of discharging.

[Beneficial effects of the embodiment]

The beneficial effect of this creation is that the object container transfer device provided by this creation includes a first placement platform, a second placement platform, a third placement platform, a moving slide and a lifting slide, and the second placement platform is set on the first placement platform. Between the first placing platform and the third placing platform, the transport vehicle can place the object container on the first placing platform, the lifting slide can raise the object container, and move the object container along the transfer direction through the moving slide to the second placing platform. The second placement platform or the third placement platform, the second placement platform is an intermediate station, which can be used to temporarily store object containers, has a buffer temporary storage function, and can store more object containers.

The content disclosed above is only a preferred and feasible embodiment of this creation, and does not limit the scope of patent application for this creation. Therefore, all equivalent technical changes made using this creation specification and schematic content are included in the application for this creation. Within the scope of the patent.

1: The first placement platform 2: Second placement platform 3: The third placement platform 4: mobile slide 41: Mobile Department 5: Lifting slide 51: Lifting drive device 511: Motor 512: Connecting rod group 52: Carrier 6: Base 7: Guiding mechanism 71: Rail 72: guide seat 10: Limit parts 20: The first positioning piece 30: The first sensor 40: The second positioning piece 50: second sensor 60: connecting piece 70: Support slide 80: Slider 90: third sensor A: Transfer direction 100: Automated warehousing system 200: Object container transfer device

Figure 1 is a three-dimensional view of a transfer device for a creative object container.

Figure 2 is a three-dimensional exploded view (1) of the transfer device for the creative object container.

Figure 3 is a three-dimensional exploded view (2) of the transfer device for the creative object container.

Figure 4 is a top view of the transfer device for the creative object container.

Figure 5 is a side view of the transfer device for the creative object container.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the use state of the transfer device for the creative object container.

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2: Second placement platform

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200: Object container transfer device

Claims (10)

A transfer device for an object container, which is set at the feed or discharge point of an automated storage system, and the transfer device for an object container includes: A first placement platform; At least one second placement platform, the second placement platform is an intermediate station that can be used to temporarily store object containers; A third placing platform, the second placing platform is arranged between the first placing platform and the third placing platform; A mobile sliding table extending 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 driving device and a bearing platform, the The carrying platform is connected to the lifting driving 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 moves along the transfer direction and is transported 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. On a placement platform, the second placement platform, or the third placement platform. The device for transferring an object container according to claim 1, wherein one side of the lifting slide is connected to a moving part of the mobile sliding table through a connecting piece, and the moving part of the moving sliding table can be driven by the connecting piece The lifting slide moves along the transfer direction, the other side of the lifting slide is slidably fitted on a support slide, the support slide extends along the transfer direction, the support slide and the mobile slide Parallel to each other. The device for transferring an object container according to claim 1, wherein the first placing platform, the second placing platform, and the third placing platform are arranged in a straight line, and the movable sliding table is arranged on the first placing platform and the second placing platform. Under 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 on the inner side of the first placement platform, the second placement platform, and the third placement platform . The device for transferring an object container according to claim 1, wherein the first placing platform, the second placing platform, and the third placing platform are each provided with two limiting members, and the two limiting members are elongated In addition, the interval setting can allow the two sides of the object container to interfere with the limit. The device for transferring an object container according to claim 1, wherein the first placement platform, the second placement platform, and the third placement platform are each provided with a plurality of first positioning members, and the first positioning members are respectively It is protrudingly arranged on the first placing platform, the second placing platform and the third placing platform, and can be used to position the object container. The object container transfer device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of second positioning elements are provided on the carrying platform, and the second positioning elements are protrudingly provided on the carrying platform and can be used to position the object container. The device for transferring an object container according to claim 1, wherein the first placing platform, the second placing platform, the third placing platform and the movable sliding platform are fixedly arranged on a base, and the bearing platform and the base There is a guiding mechanism between them, which can be used to guide the lifting and moving of the bearing platform. The device for transferring an object container according to claim 1, wherein the first placing platform, the second placing platform and the third placing platform are each provided with at least one first sensor for detecting the object Whether the container is placed in positioning. The device for transferring an object container according to claim 1, wherein at least one second sensor is provided on the carrying platform, which can be used to detect whether the object container is placed in a position. The device for transferring an object container according to claim 1, which further includes a plurality of third sensors, and the third sensors are respectively disposed on the first placement platform, the second placement platform, and the third placement platform. On the outside of the placing platform, the third sensors are photoelectric sensors, which can be used to detect the movement and positioning of the object container.

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