WO2004080852A1 - 自動保管システム - Google Patents
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- H01L21/67—Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere
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- the invention of the present application relates to an automatic storage system for automatically carrying in and out, standby and storage of a workpiece or a work such as a carrier containing at least one workpiece.
- automatic storage has a shelf that stores the work, a transfer mechanism that carries the work to or from the shelf, and a transfer mechanism that moves the work inside the storage to access the work from outside the storage.
- the loading section for taking in the work required when bringing in the storage, and the transfer / transfer mechanism inside the storage
- the discharge section for discharging the work required when transporting the work from inside the storage to the outside of the storage.
- the stored work and the transfer mechanism for transferring the work are arranged within a predetermined range.
- the automatic storage manages the information of the work existing in the storage by using a computer, etc., and when necessary, it can see various information of the work stored in the storage. it can.
- the automatic storage system disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-333410 is based on an object to be processed before or after processing, or a carrier containing a predetermined number of objects to be processed. , Equipped with shelves for temporarily storing them, connected to multiple manufacturing equipment or inspection equipment, and a transfer mechanism in the storage box takes out the workpiece or carrier from the shelves, transports them, and manufactures them. Supply to the work transfer section of the equipment or inspection equipment, or the transfer mechanism collects the work that has been completed by the manufacturing equipment or inspection equipment from the work transfer section, transports it, and transfers it to the shelf It is supposed to.
- the shelves are provided along the traveling direction of the transfer / transfer mechanism.
- the transfer / transfer mechanism is a set of transfer / transfer mechanisms that can supply and collect works to a plurality of manufacturing apparatuses. is there.
- the operation area of the transfer mechanism and the shelf It is equipped with a means to isolate it from the intrusion of the Operet.
- the automatic storage system may be provided so as to penetrate a plurality of floors. In this case, each floor is provided with a loading / unloading port through which carriers can be delivered.
- the automatic storage system disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-190907 discloses a stocker for storing cassettes, a stacker crane for inserting and removing cassettes from and into the stoker, and a stacker crane for this.
- the processing equipment installed within the movement range of the equipment is placed in a clean room storage box surrounded by a box, the cassette is taken out of the stocker by a scanner crane, and the stacker crane moves to the processing equipment. Directly to a part of the loader. Then, on both sides of a rail that guides the movement of a crane equipped with a transfer device, a stocker that stores cassettes and a processing device that has a part of a loader are installed facing each other.
- stockers, stowage cranes, and only a part of the processing equipment are installed in a clean room storage.
- the automatic storage system disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 11-16976 is installed in a stocker in a clean room for semiconductor manufacturing, and a system for automatically transporting a carrier of semiconductor wafers is provided.
- Carriers stored in stockers for inspection can now be transported directly to the inspection area via the robot / manufacturer / compare in the stocker without passing through the temporary storage table in the inspection area.
- the robot / worker conveyer in the stocker carries one carrier and reciprocates between the stocker entrance / exit port and the worker input / output unit.
- the invention of the present application solves the above-mentioned problems of the conventional automatic storage system, reduces useless transfer time of the work transfer and transfer mechanism in the storage, and minimizes work standby time. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic storage system that enables efficient storage and transfer of continuously transferred works. According to the invention of the present application, such a problem is solved by providing at least one holding mechanism for holding an object to be processed or a carrier containing at least one object to be processed, and holding the object to be processed or the carrier.
- At least one transfer mechanism capable of mounting the object or the carrier at any position within the reach of the holding mechanism;
- the transfer / transfer mechanism can transfer and transfer the processed object or the carrier to the shelf or the exit port with the minimum operation time, and the transfer time can be reduced.
- such a problem may be solved by providing at least one holding mechanism for holding an object to be processed or a carrier containing at least one object to be processed, and holding a predetermined range by holding the object to be processed or the carrier.
- At least one transport transfer mechanism capable of transporting the workpiece or the carrier at any position within the reach of the holding mechanism; and the transport transfer mechanism.
- at least one transport mechanism capable of transporting the workpiece or the carrier to an end is provided.
- such a problem may include providing at least one holding mechanism for holding an object to be processed or a carrier containing at least one object to be processed, and holding a predetermined range by holding the object to be processed or the carrier. At least one transport transfer mechanism capable of transporting the workpiece or the carrier at any position within the reach of the holding mechanism; and the transport transfer mechanism.
- an automatic storage system in which at least one processing device provided with a processed product or the carrier transfer unit is connected.
- the transport mechanism can transport the workpiece or the carrier from one end of the storage to the other end, so that the transport is continuously performed. It is possible to transport the loaded workpiece or carrier without having to wait for the workpiece or the carrier, regardless of the operation of the transfer mechanism. For this reason, the standby time of the work can be shortened as much as possible, and the transfer / transfer mechanism can transfer and transfer the object to be processed or the carrier to the shelf or the exit port with a minimum operation time. As a result, it is possible to reduce the transport time as a whole and to enable efficient storage and transport of the workpiece.
- the transfer of workpieces or carriers to multiple storages is independent of the operation of the transfer mechanism in each storage. It can be executed to the target area through each storage area, and the transportation efficiency is improved.
- the processing device is provided adjacent to the storage, and the storage itself can be used as a temporary object to be processed for the processing device or as a carrier buffer.
- the workpiece or the carrier uses the storage system to repeatedly process each of the processing units while repeating stock and circulation. Since it can be circulated, it is possible to efficiently perform the processing required for one workpiece.
- the transfer direction of the transfer mechanism is set to a fixed direction. This makes it possible to easily perform the transport management and the storage management of the workpiece or the carrier, and prevent a program from becoming complicated.
- the shelf comprises a plurality of rows and a plurality of tiers, and the transport mechanism is provided in at least one row of the shelf.
- a transport mechanism is provided in at least one of the rows in a multi-row, multi-tier shelf configuration, so that an object to be processed or a carrier can be stored in a space-efficient and transport-efficient manner. it can.
- such an automatic storage system includes at least one of an input portion and / or an output portion of a workpiece or a carrier in a part of the storage. One or one each.
- the object to be processed or the carrier can be taken out of the storage or put into the storage. For example, to perform a random inspection of a workpiece, It can be removed from the storage room or the inspected object can be placed in the storage room.
- a transport mechanism capable of transporting an object to be processed or a carrier from one end of the storage to the other end includes: Branch on the way. It has at least one junction.
- the transport mechanism causes the object to be processed or the carrier to stand by near the target type of area, and transfers the object to another area. These can be transported to other areas without disturbing the transport of the carrier.
- another transfer device for example, a compare or transfer device
- the carrier can be transferred to a processing device that performs a predetermined process or another device. Carriers can be transported.
- the transport mechanism is a conveyor. In this manner, by transporting the workpiece or the carrier by the conveyor, continuous transport can be performed. In addition, it is possible to convey the object or the carrier through the inter-area conveyor and the conveyor in the storage room without changing the carrier level of the object or carrier. can do.
- the storage in such an automatic storage system, is configured as a clean room. This makes it possible to cope with a high-level clean environment for processing objects to be processed required for manufacturing equipment for manufacturing semiconductor devices, liquid crystal devices, and the like. Environment can be secured.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of an automatic storage system according to a first embodiment (Embodiment 1) of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of an automatic storage system according to a second embodiment (Embodiment 2) of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of an automatic storage system according to a third embodiment (Embodiment 3) of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a modification of the automatic storage system according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 5A is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of an automatic storage system according to a fourth embodiment (Embodiment 4) of the present invention.
- FIG. 5B is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of an automatic storage system representing another example of the fourth embodiment (Embodiment 4) of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another modification of the automatic storage system according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing still another modification of the automatic storage system according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing still another modification of the automatic storage system according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing still another modification of the automatic storage system according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing still another modification of the automatic storage system according to the first embodiment, in which the storage is configured as a clean room.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a modification of the automatic storage system according to the second embodiment.
- FIGS. 12A and 12B are perspective views of a power crane used in the automatic storage systems according to the first to fourth embodiments, and FIGS. 12A to 12C are diagrams illustrating three aspects thereof.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the automatic storage system according to the first embodiment.
- the vertical direction or front-back direction refers to the traveling direction of the cranes (the direction connecting the lower left and upper right in Fig. 1)
- the lateral direction or left-right direction refers to In the horizontal plane, it refers to the direction perpendicular to this (the direction connecting the upper left and lower right in FIG. 1).
- the “workpiece or carrier” may be simply referred to as “work”.
- the automatic storage system mainly includes a semiconductor device, a liquid crystal device, and the like.
- processing equipment such as a semiconductor substrate or a liquid crystal substrate, or a carrier containing at least one of these processing objects to a manufacturing apparatus that manufactures It is used to take out the processed material that has been processed in these manufacturing equipment and temporarily store it.
- the manufacturing apparatus may be connected to the automatic storage system and arranged adjacent to the automatic storage system, or may be arranged separately from the automatic storage system. It does not matter if this is the case.
- inspection equipment may be connected to an automated storage system.
- the automatic storage system according to the first embodiment also includes an object to be processed which is provided outside the system and between different manufacturing areas or an inter-area transport mechanism which is in charge of transporting the carrier. , Or Carrier warehousing and warehousing management, but to prevent the transfer of another workpiece or carrier on the inter-area transport mechanism for the loading of a certain workpiece or carrier. There is no such thing.
- the automatic storage system 1 according to the first embodiment generally includes a storage box 10 from one end to the other end over substantially the entire length of the floor in the vertical direction.
- the stacker crane 20 is provided with a holding mechanism 21 for holding a carrier 50 containing at least one object to be processed, as shown in FIG.
- the holding mechanism 21 can be moved up and down by a lifting mechanism 23 housed in a vertically extending frame of the crane 20. Therefore, the crane 20 can move the carrier 50 to an arbitrary position within the reach of the holding mechanism 21 obtained by superimposing the movable range of the holding mechanism 21 on its own travelable range. It can be transferred to a location.
- the workpiece itself may be subject to transport, transfer, and storage in the automatic storage system 1, but in the following, the carrier 5 A case where 0 is the object of transport, transfer and storage will be described.
- a fork-type one may be used as the holding mechanism 21, but as shown in FIGS. 12 (b) and (c), a plurality of A type provided with a holding means for the carrier 50 at the tip of a robot arm composed of an arm element may be used.
- a plurality of (usually two) holding mechanisms 21 may be provided so that the power crane 20 can transfer a plurality of carriers 50.
- the traveling mechanism 22 is provided at the upper part, and it can travel on a rail (not shown) laid on the ceiling in the storage 10.
- the shelves 30 (the left shelf 30L and the right shelf 3OR) are arranged on both sides along substantially the entire length of the rail 11, each of which has a plurality of rows and a plurality of rows. Has a three-dimensional shelf configuration.
- FIG. 1 for simplicity of illustration, a state in which the carriers 50 are stored in units of shelves arranged in individual spaces defined by rows and columns is shown. Each of the carriers 50 stored in each of these shelves is within the reach of the holding mechanism 21 of the crane 20.
- the shelf 30 is not limited to the above-mentioned three-dimensional shelf configuration of a plurality of rows and a plurality of stages, but may be a shelf of an arbitrary configuration in which each of a plurality of rows and stages is intricately complicated. In short, it is only necessary that shelves be configured so that stored items do not interfere with each other.
- the conveyors 40 (left conveyor 40L, right conveyor 40R) are located on both sides of the rail 11 and at a position corresponding to the middle stage of the shelf 30 (left shelf 30L, right shelf 3OR), and the height position is It is almost equivalent to the height of the conveyor (inter-area transfer conveyor) 60 which is a component of the inter-area transfer mechanism. Then, of the carriers 50 conveyed by the inter-area transfer conveyer 60, the carrier 50 containing the object to be processed to be stored in the automatic storage system 1 is transferred to the right side conveyer 4OR. And transported it to the vicinity of an empty shelf unit nearby, and the stored carrier 50 containing the workpieces to be unloaded for the next process. It is received by the left-side compare 40L, transported to the area-to-area transfer comparator 60, sent out onto the comparator, and taken out from the storage 10. Left conveyor 40 L, right conveyor 4 OR Each transfer direction is defined as a fixed direction.
- the carrier 50 transported by the right conveyor 40 R to the position near the empty shelf unit nearby is held by the holding mechanism 21 of the scanner crane 20, and the empty shelf unit Transferred above and stored.
- the carrier 50 storing the workpieces to be unloaded for the next process is held by the holding mechanism 21 of the scanner crane 20 and is moved from the shelf unit for storing the carrier 50. It is taken out, transferred to the left conveyor 40 L, and transported.
- the holding of the carrier 50 on the right conveyor 4 OR by the holding mechanism 21 and the transfer of the carrier 50 from the holding mechanism 21 to the left conveyor 40 L are carried out in the middle of each conveyor. This is performed via a plurality of transfer units (elevating mechanisms, etc.) 41 installed at appropriate intervals in the direction.
- the conveyor 40 (left conveyor 40 L, right conveyor 4 OR) is capable of transporting the carrier 50 from one end of the storage 10 to the other, and is provided along the rail 11. As long as the carrier 50 is placed on the conveyor 40, it is within the reach of the holding mechanism 21 of the crane 20 at any position on the conveyor 40.
- the crane 20 is provided in the rearward direction and the side of the frame extending vertically. It is recommended that the rails 11 be longer than the conveyor 40 so that the traveling range of the crane 20 can be extended.
- the area where the carrier 50 is received from the inter-area conveyor 60 by the right conveyor 4 OR and the area where the carrier 50 is sent out from the left compare 40 L onto the inter-area conveyor 60 are:
- An evening conveyor (position change mechanism) 61 is provided in the middle of the transport conveyor 60, and these evening conveyors 61 are oriented in the right conveyor 4 OR direction and the left conveyor 40 L direction, respectively.
- Carrier 50 can be re-transferred.
- a transfer device etc. May be used instead of the turn comparator (position change mechanism) 61. May be used.
- Storage 10 can be configured as a clean room, in which case, as shown in Figure 10, a cleaning mechanism with a HEPA, ULPA fill, etc. on the ceiling of storage 10
- a pair of rectangular parallelepipeds is provided so as to cover the double-sided conveyor 61 installed in the middle of the inter-area conveyor 60 and to contact the storage box 10 along with the clean unit 110 accommodating the storage unit 10.
- a pass box 120 is provided.
- the pass box 120 forms an atmosphere switching unit and includes an atmosphere switching device, a cleaning device, and the like.
- the atmosphere switching device is composed of a first opening / closing mechanism (one shirt) 1 2 1 provided on each of two walls on the side facing the transport direction of the inter-area transport compare 60 of the pass box 120, A second opening / closing mechanism (one shirt) 122 provided on one wall facing the storage room 10.
- the clean unit 110 operates so that the inside of the storage room 10 is always maintained at a certain degree of cleanliness.
- the carrier 50 is transported to the entrance of the storage 10 by the inter-portion transport conveyor 60, it is temporarily stopped there and the path on the right in FIG.
- the first opening / closing mechanism (shirt evening) 1 21 on the upstream side of the box 120 is opened, and the carrier 50 is conveyed into the pass box 120.
- the first opening / closing mechanism (the shirt) is closed
- the second opening / closing mechanism (shutter) is opened, and the carrier is moved by the above-described operation of the evening conveyor.
- the goods are transferred to the right conveyor 4 OR and stored in the storage 10.
- the clean high-pressure atmosphere in the storage box 10 fills the pass box 120 and drives out the external atmosphere in the pass box 120, so that the inside of the storage box 10 is contaminated by the external atmosphere.
- the carrier 50 in the storage 10 When the carrier 50 in the storage 10 is unloaded, when the carrier 50 is transported to the exit of the storage 10 by the left conveyor 40 L, it is stopped there and installed there.
- the second opening / closing mechanism (one shirt) 122 of the left pass box 120 is opened, and the carrier 50 is transported into the pass box 120.
- the clean high-pressure atmosphere in the storage box 10 fills the inside of the pass box 120 and drives out the external atmosphere in the pass box 120, so that the inside of the storage box 10 is contaminated by the external atmosphere.
- the second opening / closing mechanism ( 1 2 2 is closed, the first opening / closing mechanism (shutter) 1 2 1 on the downstream side is opened, and the carrier 50 is transported between the areas by the operation of the evening conveyor 61 as described above. On the conveyor 60.
- the two pass boxes 120 are provided with the first opening / closing mechanism (first shutter) 121 on the two walls on the side facing the transport direction of the inter-area transport conveyor 60, respectively. Therefore, all of these first opening / closing mechanisms (shirts and shirts) 1 2 1 require that carriers 50 that are not scheduled to be stored in the storage 10 be transferred to the inter-area conveyor 6. With 0, it is possible to convey in one direction.
- the pass box 120 is installed on the inter-area transfer conveyor 60 outside the storage box 10, but is not limited to this. May be installed. In short, the carrier 50 can be switched between the inside atmosphere and the outside atmosphere when loading (entering) or removing (exiting) the carrier 50 between the outside and the inside of the storage 10.
- the operation of the conveyor 40 (left conveyor 40 L, right conveyor 40 R), cranes 20, pass box 120, turn conveyor 61, etc. are all scheduled or higher-level hosts, or Automatically controlled and managed according to transport (operation) requirements from manufacturing equipment.
- the object to be conveyed (object to be processed, carrier 50) has an information identification member (ID tag, IC tag, par code, etc.), and is managed by information stored in the information identification member.
- ID tag information identification member
- IC tag IC tag
- par code etc.
- the identification information of the conveyed object is read, and the automatic storage system 1 is operated in accordance with the read information to convey or convey the conveyed object to a target location.
- shelf 30 left shelf 30 L, right shelf 3 OR
- Comparator 40 left shelf Conveyor 40L, right conveyor 4OR
- the comparator 40 may be provided for at least one row of the shelves 30 having a plurality of rows and a plurality of tiers.
- the shelf 30 either the left or right shelf may be omitted.
- the inter-area transfer compiler 60 is provided only on the front side of the storage 10, but is not limited thereto, as shown in FIG. In addition, it may be provided on the back side of the storage room 10. In this case, the inter-area transfer conveyor 60 on the back side may be provided depending on how the storage room 10 is connected. It can be used in various forms as a conveyor for entry, exit, entry, and exit from In the case of Fig. 4, it is used as a comparison for delivery.
- one storage 10 is provided, but a plurality of storages 10 are connected and arranged in an orthogonal relationship (see FIG. 6), (See FIGS. 7 to 9), or can be used in parallel with the inter-area conveyor 60.
- a pair of turn conveyors 61 are provided at the intersection at the middle of the corresponding right conveyor 4OR.
- Can be These turn conveyors 61 are used to allow the carrier 50 placed and conveyed on the right conveyor 4OR to enter and exit the attached storage 10.
- an inter-area transfer conveyor 60 is provided at the back of the storage 10 originally provided.
- the ends or intermediate portions of the two storages 10 connected to each other are connected. It is also possible to connect only 40 and secure a passage between both storages 10.
- connection conveyor 62 connecting the conveyor 40 L and the right conveyor 4 OR may be provided.
- the carrier 50 is transported through a relatively short route near an empty shelf unit existing in the two storages 10. It can be transported, and the use efficiency of the shelf 30 is improved, and the transport efficiency is improved.
- an evening comparator 61 is provided for each.
- the connection conveyor 62 is not provided at the innermost part of the serially installed storages 10, and instead, at the rear side of the serially installed storages 10, The transfer conveyor 60 between the areas is connected.
- Scanner crane (transportation and transfer mechanism) 20 By holding a conveyor (transportation mechanism) 40 within the reach of the holding mechanism 21, the workpiece or carrier 50 can be moved to the vicinity of the target shelf. , Or near the exit, regardless of the operation of the crane 20. For this reason, the stacker crane 20 can transport and transfer an object to be processed or the carrier 50 to the shelf 30 or the exit port with a minimum operation time, and the transport time can be reduced.
- the conveyor 40 can transport the workpiece or the carrier 50 from one end of the storage 10 to the other end, so that the workpiece that is continuously transported, or
- the carrier 50 can be transferred into the storage 10 without being on standby and regardless of the operation of the stacker crane 20.
- the work standby time can be reduced as much as possible, and the crane 20 can transport the workpiece or carrier 50 to the shelf 30 or the exit port with a minimum operating time. Can be transferred.
- the transfer time can be reduced, and efficient storage and transfer of the work can be enabled.
- the transfer of an object to be processed or the carrier 50 to the plurality of storages 10 is performed using the scanners in the storages 10. Independent of the operation of the crane 20, it can be executed toward the target area through each storage area, and the transport efficiency is improved.
- the transport direction of the conveyor 40 is set to a fixed direction, the transport management and storage management of the workpiece or the carrier 50 can be easily performed, thereby preventing the program from becoming complicated. be able to.
- the shelf 30 has a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and the comparator 40 is provided in at least one row of the shelf 30, so that it has a plurality of rows.
- Conveyors 40 will be provided in at least one of the rows in a multi-tier shelf configuration, so that processed objects or carriers 50 can be stored in a space-efficient and transport-efficient manner. .
- the object to be processed or the carrier 50 can be continuously transferred.
- the storage 10 is configured as a clean room, it can cope with an advanced clean environment for processing an object to be processed required for a manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor devices, liquid crystal devices, and the like. An advanced clean environment for storing the object to be treated or the carrier 50 can be secured. In addition, various effects can be obtained.
- a second embodiment (Embodiment 2) of the present invention will be described.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the automatic storage system according to the second embodiment.
- processing devices 70 are connected to both side walls of the storage 10.
- the processing device 70 is configured such that only the work transfer portion (load port) 80 included in the processing device 70 is in the storage room 10, and furthermore, the sliding force / crane (transportation / transfer mechanism) 20 Of the storage mechanism 21 and is connected to both side walls of the storage 10.
- One processing device 70 may be connected, or a plurality of processing devices that perform different processing may be connected.
- an inspection device and a device for replacing a workpiece may be connected. This replacement device is used for processing objects (carriers) inside the carrier 50.
- the processing device 70, the inspection device, and the replacement device are components of a manufacturing device that manufactures a semiconductor device, a liquid crystal device, and the like.
- the shelf unit of the shelf 30 is removed, and the holding mechanism 21 of the stacker crane 20 accesses the work transfer part 80. So that it does not interfere with it.
- the processing device 70 and the inspection device are connected to both side walls of the storage 10.
- the present invention is not limited to this. It only needs to be connected.
- a plurality of (two in the illustrated example) storages 10 can be connected in the same direction and used.
- the automatic storage system 1 according to the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the above points, but there is no difference in other points, so that the detailed description is omitted. Since the automatic storage system 1 according to the second embodiment is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.
- the processing device 70 will be provided adjacent to the storage device 10, and the storage device 10 itself can be used as a temporary object to be processed for the processing device 70 or a buffer for the carrier 50. . Further, when a plurality of processing devices 70 for performing different processes are connected to the storage 10, the object to be processed or the carrier 50 is connected to the stock and circulation by the storage system 1. Since each processing device 70 can be circulated while repeating, it is possible to efficiently perform the processing required for one workpiece. In addition, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained. Next, a third embodiment (Embodiment 3) of the present invention will be described.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the automatic storage system according to the third embodiment.
- the automatic storage system 1 according to the third embodiment differs from the automatic storage system 1 according to the second embodiment (see FIG. 2) in that any part of one side wall of the storage 10 is processed.
- Loading of object or carrier 50 are provided.
- the loading / unloading section 90 includes a loading / unloading port 91 and a loading / unloading mechanism 92, and the loading / unloading mechanism 92 includes a conveyor.
- the loading / unloading section 90 is provided on one side wall of the storage box 10, but is not limited to this, and may be provided on both side walls of the storage box 10 as necessary. You may.
- an input unit 90 that only performs input or an extraction unit 90 that only performs extraction may be used. May be formed.
- the automatic storage system 1 according to the third embodiment is different from the second embodiment in the above points, but there is no difference in other points, and therefore, detailed description is omitted. Since the automatic storage system 1 according to the third embodiment is configured as described above, the following effects can be further obtained.
- the material to be processed or Carrier 50 can be removed from storage 10 or loaded into storage 10.
- the material to be processed or Carrier 50 can be removed from storage 10 or loaded into storage 10.
- a fourth embodiment (Embodiment 4) of the present invention will be described.
- FIG. 5.a is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the automatic storage system according to the fourth embodiment.
- the automatic storage system 1 in the fourth embodiment is different from the automatic storage system 1 in the first embodiment (see FIG. 4) in that one end of the storage 10 is connected to the other.
- another conveyor (transport mechanism) 40E is attached to the right conveyor (transport mechanism) 4OR that transports the object to be processed or the carrier 50.
- a branching / merging unit 100 is further provided at an appropriate number of places in the middle of the comparators 40 R and 40 E so as to straddle these two comparators 40 R and 40 E. It is configured.
- Comparator 40 E is in storage 1 It is installed outside of 0.
- the conveyor 4OR receives the carrier 50 from the inter-area transport conveyor 60 and transports it in the depth direction of the storage room 10.
- the transport direction of the conveyor 40E is opposite to the transport direction of the conveyor 4OR.
- the branching / merging portion 100 is composed of a first branching / merging portion 101 and a second branching / merging portion 102, and these first branching / merging portion 101 and the second branch are formed.
- the merging section 102 consists of two evening conveyors 6 1, and one of the two turn conveyors 6 1 is one of the two conveyors 4 OR and 40 E
- the other of the two evening conveyors 61 is installed in the middle of one, and is installed in the middle of one of the two conveyors 40R and 40E.
- the carrier 50 which is now received by the conveyor 4OR from the inter-area conveyor 60 and is conveyed on the conveyor 40R in the depth direction of the storage box 10, is diverged in the conveying process. Attempt to pass through junction 100.
- the two turn conveyors 61 constituting the first branching / merging section 101 direct their transport direction to the conveyor 40E, they will pass through the branching / merging section 100.
- the carrier 50 diverged from the flow on the conveyor 40R moves toward the conveyor 40E, and is transferred onto the conveyor 40E. Then, it merges with the flow of the carrier 50 being conveyed on the conveyor 40 E, and is conveyed in the opposite direction to the above, but in front of the storage 10.
- the carrier 50 that has passed through the branch-confluence section 100 reaches the innermost part of the storage room 100, and when it reaches the innermost part of the storage room 100, the evening conveyor 6 installed at each end of the conveyors 40R and 40E.
- the direction is changed and transferred to the conveyor 40 E, and the conveyor 40 E is conveyed to the front of the storage 10.
- the two evening conveyors 61 constituting the second branch-merging section 102 are If the transfer direction of the carrier 50 is directed to the direction of the conveyor 40 R, the carrier 50 that was about to pass through the branching / merging section 100 is branched from the flow on the conveyor 40 E and is directed to the conveyor 40 R. To be transferred to this contest 40 R. Then, it merges with the flow of the carrier 50 being conveyed on the conveyor 40 R, and is conveyed in the depth direction of the storage box 10 as before. In the same manner, a closed circuit having the same flow can be circulated.
- an evening conveyor 61 is installed at a location midway along the inter-area transport conveyor 60, and is transported on the conveyor 40E.
- the direction of the carrier 50 flow can be changed to the direction of the conveyor 4OR.
- the branching / merging portion 100 is composed of the first branching / merging portion 101 and the second branching / merging portion 102, but is not limited thereto. Either may be omitted as necessary. Further, the branching / merging portion 100 can be provided on the left conveyor 40L side in a similar manner, if necessary. Further, a tunnel cover may be provided so as to cover the compressor 40E and block it from the outside. Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, another transfer device (such as a conveyor) 123 may be connected to the branching / merging portion. The conveyor can be operated in one direction and in both directions as shown in Fig. 5b.
- the automatic storage system 1 according to the fourth embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the above points, but there is no difference in other points, so that the detailed description is omitted. Since the automatic storage system 1 in the fourth embodiment is configured as described above, the following effects can be further obtained.
- the conveyor (transport mechanism) 40 transport mechanism that transports the workpiece or carrier 50 from one end of the storage 10 to the other end is the left and right conveyors. Since at least one branching / converging section 100 is provided in the middle of the conveyor on either side or both sides, for example, the area of the shelf 30 is divided into the areas 1 to 3 shown in FIG. When the area is divided into a plurality of types, as shown in, the conveyor 40 holds the object to be processed or the carrier 50 near the target type of area, and the object to be processed to another area, or These can be transported to other areas without hindering the transport of the carriers 50.
- the internal atmosphere can be made the same as the internal atmosphere of the storage 10 and the clean atmosphere inside the storage 10 can be maintained. can do.
- Carriers can be exchanged with processing equipment that performs certain processing, and carrier transport can be performed efficiently.
- the above-described conveyor 40 (40R, 40L) may be provided with a plurality of drive units at desired intervals, or a plurality of drive units at intervals of each carrier 50. It may be provided. By doing so, the comparator 40 (40R, 40L) can be driven at every carrier 50 or at desired intervals, and desired transport control can be performed.
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