WO2014043910A1

WO2014043910A1 - Cassette transfer apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2014043910A1
Application number: PCT/CN2012/081825
Authority: WO
Inventors: 蒋运芍; 吴俊豪; 林昆贤; 齐明虎; 舒志优; 郭振华
Original assignee: 深圳市华星光电技术有限公司
Priority date: 2012-09-19
Filing date: 2012-09-24
Publication date: 2014-03-27
Also published as: CN102862596B; CN102862596A

Abstract

A cassette transfer apparatus (100) comprises a rack (1), a bearing platform (2), a movement mechanism (3), and a fixation mechanism (4). The movement mechanism (3) and the fixation mechanism (4) are positioned at a bottom portion of the rack (1); the bearing platform (2) is positioned on a top portion of the rack (1); the bearing platform (2) is used for bearing a cassette; the fixation mechanism (4) can be supported on the ground so that the cassette transfer apparatus (100) is fixed relative to the ground, and the fixation mechanism (4) can be further hanged in the air above the ground so that the cassette transfer apparatus (100) moves relative to the ground through the movement mechanism (3). In the preceding manner, processes and cost for establishing transfer stations of each storage cabinet can be saved.

Description

Card transfer device

【技术领域】[Technical Field]

The present invention relates to a cassette transfer device, and more particularly to a cassette transfer device for carrying a cassette.

【背景技术】【Background technique】

In the liquid crystal panel manufacturing industry, glass substrates are usually temporarily stored using cassettes.

When it is necessary to put the cassette into the storage cabinet or other automated transfer equipment or to remove the cassette stored in the storage cabinet, it is necessary to transit through the transfer station.

For example, in order to put the cassette into the storage cabinet, in general, the cassette is first sent to the transfer station by the transport mechanism, and then the cassette is moved into the storage cabinet by using the fork in the storage cabinet.

In the process of moving or moving the cassette into an automated transfer device such as a storage cabinet, not only the moving mechanism but also a fixed transfer station is required. In this way, it means that each storage cabinet needs a corresponding transfer station to transfer the cassettes to be moved in or out; the construction of multiple transfer stations requires a large cost.

【发明内容】 [Summary of the Invention]

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a cassette transfer device for carrying and fixing a support cassette.

In order to solve the above technical problem, a technical solution adopted by the present invention is to provide a cassette rotation device, comprising a frame, a carrying platform, a moving mechanism and a fixing mechanism, the frame comprising a plurality of pillars arranged in a vertical direction and a plurality of connecting rods with a plurality of struts relatively fixed; the plurality of struts including a plurality of main struts corresponding to the corners of the cassette; the moving mechanism and the fixing mechanism are located at the bottom of the rack, the carrying platform is located at the top of the rack, and the carrying platform is used for Carrying the cassette, the fixing mechanism can be supported on the ground, so that the cassette rotation device is fixed relative to the ground, and the fixing mechanism can be further suspended relative to the ground, so that the cassette rotation device can move relative to the ground through the movement mechanism; The roller at the bottom of the pillar.

Wherein the carrying platform comprises a support pad disposed at the top end of each main strut.

Wherein, the support pad comprises a carrying portion for carrying a corner of the cassette, and a stopping portion for preventing the cassette from moving in the horizontal direction.

Among them, the roller corresponds to the bottom of each pillar.

Wherein, the fixing mechanism is correspondingly disposed on each of the pillars.

Wherein the cassette relay device further comprises a horizontal connector, the horizontal connector connecting the pillar and the fixing mechanism.

Wherein, the horizontal connecting member is provided with a threaded hole having an internal thread, and the fixing mechanism is provided with an external thread to adjust the distance between the fixing mechanism and the ground with respect to the horizontal connecting member.

In order to solve the above technical problem, another technical solution adopted by the present invention is to provide a card transfer device including a frame, a carrying platform, a moving mechanism and a fixing mechanism, and the moving mechanism and the fixing mechanism are located at the bottom of the frame, and the carrying platform Located at the top of the rack, the carrying platform is used to carry the cassette, the fixing mechanism can be supported on the ground, so that the cassette relay device is fixed relative to the ground, and the fixing mechanism can be further suspended relative to the ground, so that the cassette relay device can move through The mechanism moves relative to the ground.

Wherein, the frame comprises a plurality of pillars arranged in a vertical direction and a plurality of connecting rods for fixing the plurality of pillars.

Wherein the plurality of pillars comprise a plurality of main pillars corresponding to the corners of the cassette.

Wherein, the moving mechanism is a roller disposed at the bottom of the pillar.

Among them, the roller corresponds to the bottom of each pillar.

The utility model has the beneficial effects that the card middle rotation device of the invention is provided with a movement mechanism and a fixing mechanism, and the contact state of the fixing mechanism and the ground is adjusted to make the cassette rotation device move and fix two states. The utility model can not only carry the cassette under the moving state, but also can load and unload the cassette in a fixed state; the process and cost of constructing the transfer station in each storage cabinet are omitted.

【附图说明】 [Description of the Drawings]

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cassette transfer device of the present invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged plan view showing the horizontal connector and the fixing member shown in Figure 1 of the present invention.

【具体实施方式】【detailed description】

Referring to FIG. 1 , a card transfer device 100 is used for a transfer cassette (not shown). The cassette transfer device 100 includes a frame 1 , a carrier 2 , a moving mechanism 3 , a fixing mechanism 4 , and a handle 5 . .

The moving mechanism 3 and the fixing mechanism 4 are located at the bottom of the frame 1. The carrier 2 is located at the top of the rack 1. The carrying platform is used to carry the cassette. The securing mechanism 4 can be supported on the ground (not labeled) to secure the cassette relay device 100 to the ground. The fixing mechanism 4 is further arranged to be suspended relative to the ground so that the cassette relay device 100 can be moved relative to the ground by the motion mechanism 3.

The frame 1 is generally made of a high strength metal material. The frame 1 includes a plurality of struts 11 and a plurality of connecting rods 12. The struts 11 are disposed in the vertical direction and are relatively fixed by the connecting rod 12. In the present embodiment, the strut 11 includes four main strut 111 corresponding to the corner of the cassette. All of the main struts 111 have the same height at the top and the same height at the bottom. In practical applications, in addition to the main strut 111, the strut 11 may further include a plurality of reinforcing strut (not shown) located between the main strut 111; the present invention does not specifically limit the position and number of the reinforcing strut. The connecting rods 12 are horizontally disposed, and each connecting rod 12 connects two adjacent main strut 111.

The carrier 2 includes a support pad 21 disposed at the top end of each of the main pillars 111. Preferably, all of the support pads 21 have the same size and shape specifications. In the present embodiment, the cross-sectional area of the support pad 21 in the horizontal direction is larger than the horizontal cross-sectional area of the main strut 111. The support pad 21 includes a support member 213 and a contact member 214. The support member 213 is located between the main strut 111 and the contact member 214. The support member 213 can be made of a metal material having a relatively high hardness, and the contact member 214 can be made of a material having a good cushioning property, for example, rubber or the like.

The contact 214 of each support pad 21 includes a carrier portion 211 and a stop portion 212. The stopper portion 212 is disposed above the carrying portion 211. Each of the carrying portions 211 is for carrying a corner of the cassette, and the stopping portion 212 is for preventing the cassette from moving in the horizontal direction. In this embodiment, each of the blocking portions 212 includes two blocking arms 215 that rise above the carrying portion 212, and the two blocking arms 215 are disposed perpendicular to each other. In practical applications, the carrier portion 212 may also be provided with only one arm 215, and the card is prevented from moving in the horizontal direction by adjusting the direction of the arm 215 of each of the support pads 21.

The moving mechanism 3 is a roller 31 provided at the bottom of the pillar 11. In this embodiment, a roller 31 is disposed at the bottom of each of the pillars. In practical applications, the number of rollers 31 can be different from this embodiment. Preferably, the roller 31 is a universal roller.

The fixing mechanism 4 includes a fixing member 41 provided on each of the pillars 11. In order to connect the fixing member 41 to the strut 11, the cassette relay device 100 further includes a horizontal connecting member 42 that connects the fixing member 41 and the strut 11.

Referring to FIG. 2 together, in the embodiment, the fixing member 41 is provided with an external thread, and the horizontal connecting member 42 is provided with a threaded hole 421 having an internal thread to adjust the distance between the fixing member 41 and the ground with respect to the horizontal connecting member 42. In order to obtain a more stable fixing effect of the frame 1, it is preferable that the bottom surface area of the fixing member 41 is larger than the sectional area of other portions of the fixing member 41.

In practical applications, the fixing member 41 may also be a hydraulic cylinder, a jack or the like to adjust the distance between the fixing mechanism 4 and the ground. Also, the number of the fixing members 41 may be equal to the number of the pillars 11, or may be set more or less than the number of the pillars as long as the fixing mechanism 4 can stably support the chassis 1.

In this embodiment, the fixing mechanism 4 is fixed to the pillar 11 . In practical applications, the fixing mechanism 4 can be fixed to other positions of the frame 1 , for example, the fixing mechanism 4 is fixed to the connecting rod 12 and the like, and only the fixing mechanism 4 can be The relative frame adjustment can be in contact with the ground. When the fixing mechanism 4 is fixed to the connecting rod 12, the fixing mechanism 4 can be directly fixed to the connecting rod 12 without being connected to the frame 1 by other connecting elements.

The handle 5 is fixed to the connecting rod 2. In the present embodiment, the number of the handles 5 is three; in order to push or pull the cassette relay device 100 from different directions. In practical applications, the number of the handles 5 is not limited by this embodiment. Preferably, the height of the handle 5 is lower than the height of the stage 2 to facilitate loading or unloading the cassette into or out of the cassette relay device 100.

Different from the prior art, the cassette relay device 100 of the present invention is provided with the motion mechanism 3 and the fixing mechanism 4, and the card rotation device 100 is used in both moving and fixed states by adjusting the contact state of the fixing mechanism 4 with the ground, that is, The cassette transfer device 100 can carry the cassettes in a moving state and can load and unload the cassettes in a fixed state; the process and cost of constructing the transfer station in each storage cabinet are eliminated.

The above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and the equivalent structure or equivalent process transformations made by the description of the invention and the drawings are directly or indirectly applied to other related technologies. The fields are all included in the scope of patent protection of the present invention.

Claims

A cassette transfer device, wherein the cassette transfer device comprises a frame, a carrying table, a moving mechanism and a fixing mechanism, the frame comprising a plurality of pillars arranged in a vertical direction and the plurality of pillars being opposite a plurality of fixed connecting rods; the plurality of pillars including a plurality of main pillars corresponding to corners of the cassette; the movement mechanism and the fixing mechanism are located at a bottom of the frame, the carrier is located at a top of the rack, the carrying platform is for carrying a cassette, the fixing mechanism can be supported on the ground to fix the cassette rotation device relative to the ground, and the fixing mechanism is further opposite to the ground The suspension is disposed such that the cassette relay device is movable relative to the ground by the movement mechanism; the movement mechanism is a roller disposed at a bottom of the pillar.
The cassette transfer device according to claim 1, wherein said stage includes a support pad disposed at a top end of each of said main legs.
The cassette transfer device according to claim 2, wherein the support pad comprises a carrying portion for carrying a corner of the cassette, and a stopping portion for preventing the The cassette moves in the horizontal direction.
The cassette transfer device according to claim 4, wherein said roller corresponds to a bottom portion of each of said pillars.
The cassette transfer device according to claim 1, wherein said fixing mechanism is provided correspondingly to each of said pillars.
The cassette transfer device according to claim 5, wherein the cassette transfer device further comprises a horizontal connector that connects the post and the fixing mechanism.
The cassette transfer device according to claim 6, wherein said horizontal connecting member is provided with a threaded hole having an internal thread, and said fixing mechanism is provided with an external thread for adjusting said fixing mechanism with respect to said horizontal connecting member The distance from the ground.
A cassette transfer device, wherein the cassette transfer device comprises a frame, a carrying table, a moving mechanism and a fixing mechanism, the moving mechanism and the fixing mechanism are located at the bottom of the frame, and the carrying platform is located a top of the rack, the carrying platform is configured to carry a cassette, and the fixing mechanism can be supported on the ground to fix the cassette rotation device relative to the ground, and the fixing mechanism can further be opposite to the The ground is suspended so that the cassette relay can be moved relative to the ground by the moving mechanism.
The cassette transfer device according to claim 8, wherein the frame includes a plurality of struts disposed in a vertical direction and a plurality of connecting rods that relatively fix the plurality of struts.
The cassette transfer device of claim 9, wherein the plurality of struts comprise a plurality of main struts corresponding to corners of the cassette.
A cassette transfer device according to claim 10, wherein said stage includes a support pad disposed at a top end of each of said main legs.
The cassette transfer device according to claim 11, wherein the support pad comprises a carrying portion for carrying a corner of the cassette, and a stopping portion for preventing the The cassette moves in the horizontal direction.
The cassette transfer device according to claim 9, wherein the movement mechanism is a roller provided at a bottom of the pillar.
The cassette transfer device according to claim 13, wherein said roller corresponds to a bottom portion of each of said pillars.
The cassette transfer device according to claim 9, wherein said fixing mechanism is provided correspondingly to each of said pillars.
The cassette transfer device according to claim 15, wherein said cassette transfer device further comprises a horizontal connector that connects said post and said fixing mechanism.
The cassette transfer device according to claim 16, wherein said horizontal connecting member is provided with a threaded hole having an internal thread, and said fixing mechanism is provided with an external thread for adjusting said fixing mechanism with respect to said horizontal connecting member The distance from the ground.