Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of dust remover, it can carry out removing of dust effectively, and can make the device integral miniaturization and cost is reduced.
Dust remover of the present invention comprises: rotating brush is used to remove the dust that invests workpiece; The work transporting unit is used for the described workpiece of direction conveyance that intersects along the direction of principal axis with described rotating brush; The brush rotary unit, with described work transporting units synchronization, making described rotating brush is the center rotation with its axle center; Brush advance and retreat unit with described work transporting units synchronization, makes described rotating brush along its direction of principal axis advance and retreat; And motor, as the common drive source of described brush rotary unit and described brush advance and retreat unit.Wherein, described brush rotary unit has gives the power transfer unit that rotatablely move of described rotating brush as described rotating brush with the transmission of power of described motor, and the power conversion that described brush advance and retreat unit has described motor is the advance and retreat motion of described rotating brush and the power transfer unit that passes to described rotating brush.
According to this formation, because the rotation of rotating brush and advance and retreat are all used a motor, therefore compare with the situation that special-purpose motor is set respectively, can make the device integral miniaturization and cost is reduced.
Here, the kind as workpiece for example comprises: printing distributing board, liquid crystal glass base, flexible base, board, ceramic substrate, plastic plate, display panels, vacuum pan, lens, LGP, film and paper etc.The outer shape of workpiece can be a rectangle, also can be the discoid of for example wafer (waiting a moment description).
Preferably, the power transfer unit of described brush advance and retreat unit has cam mechanism, and described cam mechanism comprises: cam follower; And columnar cam, described columnar cam has the cam part of the described cam follower of guiding, and the power by described motor is rotated simultaneously.Described columnar cam is connected in described rotating brush in the mode with coaxial integratedly rotation of described rotating brush and advance and retreat.Described cam follower is fixed in motionless position, makes when described motor rotates, and the rotation of described columnar cam is converted to the advance and retreat motion of described columnar cam when allowing described columnar cam rotation.
According to this formation, when motor rotates, rotating brush and columnar cam rotation, columnar cam is advanced and retreat integratedly by cam follower and rotating brush simultaneously.Like this, by this simple mechanism (for example using the cam mechanism of columnar cam), can utilize single motor to be rotated the rotation and the advance and retreat of brush.And cam part can be formed in the groove on the circumferential surface of columnar cam, also can be the projection that invests the circumferential surface of columnar cam.
Preferably, dust remover of the present invention also comprises: base is used for described cam follower is fixed on described motionless position; And rotating shaft, be used for described columnar cam is connected with described rotating brush, and rotate integratedly with described columnar cam and described rotating brush and advance and retreat.Described rotating shaft is inserted the inside of logical described columnar cam and is fixed in the inside of described columnar cam, and the part that axially give prominence to laterally the inside from described columnar cam of described rotating shaft rotatably also can be supported on the described base with advancing and retreat.
According to this formation, by effectively utilizing the base of stationary cam driven member, the ground supporting rotating shaft of can rotatably and can advancing and retreat.And, by supported rotating shaft, support drum cam rotatably.
In this case, preferably described rotating shaft comprises two rotating shafts of mutual coaxial setting, and described two rotating shafts are inserted inside that leads to described columnar cam and the inside of being fixed in described columnar cam.
According to this formation,, thereby can assemble rotating shaft, columnar cam and rotating brush easily because rotating shaft comprises two rotating shafts.And, because two rotating shafts are fixed in the inside of columnar cam, thereby can effectively utilize columnar cam as the shaft coupling that connects two rotating shafts.
Preferably, cam follower has the pin shape.Preferably, cam part is configured to make that the rotation number of described columnar cam is identical at the amplitude number of advance and retreat direction with described columnar cam.Preferably, columnar cam is made of plastics, and described cam follower is made of metal.Perhaps, columnar cam and described cam follower are made of metal.
Preferably, described rotating brush is configured to rotate the reciprocating motion of direction of once just once advancing and retreat.Preferably, described rotating brush comprises first end and the second end, wherein, the power that is used to rotatablely move is input to described first end by the power transfer unit from described brush rotary unit, and the power that moves that is used to advance and retreat is input to described the second end by the power transfer unit from described brush advance and retreat unit.Preferably, described first end and described the second end are positioned at the axle center of described rotating brush.Preferably, described motor has the output shaft coaxial with described rotating brush.Preferably, described output shaft is connected in the axle center of described rotating brush by the power transfer unit of described brush rotary unit.Perhaps, the power transfer unit of described brush rotary unit comprises: the splined projections that is connected in the main shaft of described output shaft, forms with described integrated spindle axis, be embedded in the splined shaft of described splined projections and the shaft coupling that described splined shaft is connected with described rotating brush.
Preferably, described work transporting unit is along the direction conveyance described workpiece vertical with the direction of principal axis of described rotating brush.Preferably, described rotating brush is constituted as and can contacts with described workpiece.Preferably, described rotating brush has the implant part that is made of conducting fibre, and described implant part contacts with the surface rotation of described workpiece.Preferably, dust remover of the present invention also comprises Height Adjustment mechanism, and described Height Adjustment mechanism is configured to adjust according to the thickness of described workpiece the height of described rotating brush.
According to another preferred embodiment of the invention, the power transfer unit of described brush advance and retreat unit has cam mechanism.Described cam mechanism comprises: cam follower; And columnar cam, described columnar cam has the cam part of the described cam follower of guiding, and the power by described motor is rotated simultaneously.The direction of principal axis of described columnar cam is configured to parallel with the direction of principal axis of described rotating brush.Described cam follower is connected in described rotating brush in the mode of advancing and retreat with described rotating brush one when the rotation of described motor.
According to this formation, when motor rotates, the rotation of rotating brush and columnar cam, by the rotation of columnar cam, cam follower (driven node) move back and forth abreast integratedly and with rotating brush with rotating brush (advance and retreat motion).Like this, by this simple mechanism (for example using the cam mechanism of columnar cam), can utilize single motor to be rotated the rotation and the advance and retreat of brush.And cam part can be formed in the groove on the circumferential surface of columnar cam, also can be the projection that invests the circumferential surface of columnar cam.
According to reaching another viewpoint of the present invention, dust remover of the present invention not only goes for by the workpiece of conveyance, but also the workpiece that goes for being rotated.
That is, dust remover comprises: rotating brush is used to remove the dust on the surface that invests discoid workpiece; The workpiece rotary unit, making workpiece is the center rotation with its axle center; The brush rotary unit, synchronous with described workpiece rotary unit, making described rotating brush is the center rotation with its axle center; Brush advance and retreat unit, synchronous with described workpiece rotary unit, make the diametric(al) advance and retreat of described rotating brush along workpiece; And motor, as the common drive source of described brush rotary unit and described brush advance and retreat unit.Described brush rotary unit has gives described rotating brush with the transmission of power of described motor and as the power transfer unit that rotatablely moves of described rotating brush.The power conversion that described brush advance and retreat unit has described motor is the advance and retreat motion of described rotating brush and the power transfer unit that passes to described rotating brush.
And, as discoid workpiece, for example comprise wafer, CD disks such as (CDs) medium etc.
According to dust remover of the present invention, can carry out removing of dust effectively, and can make the device integral miniaturization and cost is reduced.
The specific embodiment
With reference to the accompanying drawings, dust remover is according to the preferred embodiment of the invention described.This dust remover will invest the refuse, dust, dust etc. on workpiece (various substrate) surface (top) and remove by brush.Below refuse, dust, dust are referred to as dust and describe.
First embodiment
Fig. 1 is the front elevation of the major part of dust remover, and Fig. 2 is the plane of the major part of dust remover.
Dust remover 1 has lower bottom base 2 on the pallet (not shown), constituted at the upside of lower bottom base 2 workpiece W (substrate) is carried out the workpiece processing region that dust is removed action.
Kind as workpiece W for example comprises: printing distributing board, liquid crystal glass base, flexible base, board, ceramic substrate, plastic plate, display panels, vacuum pan, lens, LGP, film and paper etc.Here, use the workpiece W of profile as rectangle.
On lower bottom base 2, separate first bracing frame 3 and second bracing frame 4 of configuration about being provided with.Upper bed-plate 5 extends on the top between first bracing frame 3 and second bracing frame 4.Upper bed-plate 5 has the main body base 51 that extends along left and right directions.Vertically base 54 is sagging below main body base 51 for right vertical base 52, central vertical base 53 and a left side.Right vertical base 52 can slide up and down with respect to first bracing frame 3 and second bracing frame 4 with the vertical base 54 in a left side.
First bracing frame 3 and second bracing frame 4 have the Height Adjustment mechanism 6,6 that is installed in the upper end respectively. Height Adjustment mechanism 6,6 moves upper bed-plate 5 by the vertical base 52 in the right side with the vertical base 54 in a left side along the vertical direction.Like this, can adjust the position of the above-below direction that is assembled in the various parts (for example, rotating brush 11 described later) on the upper bed-plate 5 according to the thickness of workpiece W.
Dispose in the workpiece processing region: rotating brush 11 is used to remove the dust that invests workpiece W; Work transporting unit 12 is used for along a direction conveyance workpiece W; Brush rotary unit 13, synchronous with work transporting unit 12, being used to make rotating brush 11 is the center rotation with its axle center; And brush advance and retreat unit 14, synchronous with work transporting unit 12, be used to make rotating brush 11 along its direction of principal axis advance and retreat.Brush rotary unit 13 and brush advance and retreat unit 14 have the motor 15 as common drive source.
The direction of principal axis of rotating brush 11 (that is the advance and retreat direction of rotating brush 11) is vertical with the conveyance direction of workpiece W.But this both direction also can be with the angular cross beyond 90 degree.
Carry out dust by dust remover 1 and remove action, wherein, make rotating brush 11, this rotating brush 11 is axially advanced and retreat from last sideway swivel for by the part of the workpiece W of conveyance.Like this, dust is removed by the whole surface from workpiece W.And, dust remove action during, utilize the hair-dryer (not shown) that workpiece W is blown into air, and the air that is blown into is attracted and is discharged to outside the workpiece processing region with dust.
Rotating brush 11 is made of so-called conduction brush, and implants the conducting fibre with for example tens of μ m diameters on the circumferential surface of the brush body of substantial cylindrical.The implant part of rotating brush 11 contacts with the surface rotation of workpiece W, removes the dust that invests workpiece W in the mode of scraping, removes the static on the surface of workpiece W simultaneously.
Rotating brush 11 is adjusted by above-mentioned Height Adjustment 6,6 pairs of height of mechanism (gap), and can tackle the workpiece W of different-thickness.And rotating brush 11 prolongs along left and right directions, so that can tackle the workpiece W of wider width.And the rotary power of brush rotary unit 13 is input to the right part 41 of the overshooting shape of rotating brush 11, and the reciprocating power of brush advance and retreat unit 14 is input to the left part 42 of the overshooting shape of rotating brush 11.Right part 41 and left part 42 are positioned at the axle center of rotating brush 11.
Work transporting unit 12 has the pair of right and left guide 34,34 to being led by the two sides of the workpiece W of conveyance.Work transporting unit 12 comprises: a pair of band conveyer (not shown) is used for the bottom, two ends of supporting workpiece W, the workpiece of conveyance simultaneously W; And drive motor, be used to drive each band conveyer.A pair of band conveyer conveyance makes workpiece W contact with rotating brush 11 in the face of the workpiece W of the rotating brush 11 of top, passes through rotating brush simultaneously.
Work transporting unit 12 has width of the workpiece guiding mechanism, and it is made of the front and back pair of tracks 36,36 that is arranged on the lower bottom base 2.By width of the workpiece guiding mechanism, a pair of band conveyer can be when utilizing a pair of guide 34,34 guiding workpiece W the different various workpiece W of conveyance width.
Motor 15 is made of the DC motor or the stepping motor that have rectifier or brush.The output shaft 61 of motor 15 is coaxial with rotating brush 11, is connected in the axle center of rotating brush 11 by power transfer unit 70 described later.When dust was removed action, motor 15 rotated synchronously with the drive motor of work transporting unit 12.
Motor 15 is installed on carriage 63, and carriage 63 is fixed in the right vertical base 52 of upper bed-plate 5 in the mode that runs through first bracing frame 3.Therefore, when upper bed-plate 5 moved up and down for the adjusting play, motor 15 moved up and down with rotating brush 11 one.
Fig. 3 is the schematic sectional view of amplification of the major part of the dust remover 1 shown in Fig. 1.
Brush rotary unit 13 has power transfer unit 70, is used for giving rotating brush 11 with the transmission of power of motor 15, as rotatablely moving of rotating brush 11.
Brush advance and retreat unit 14 has power transfer unit 80, and being used for the power conversion of motor 15 is the advance and retreat motion of rotating brush 11, and passes to rotating brush 11.
Power transfer unit 70 is by the main shaft 72 of the output shaft 61 that is connected in motor 15, constitute with integrally formed splined projections 73 of main shaft 72 and the splined shaft 74 that is embedded in splined projections 73.Splined projections 73 is rotatably supported by the right vertical base 52 of upper bed-plate 5 by bearing 76.Splined shaft 74 is connected in the right part 41 of rotating brush 11 by shaft coupling 77.
The square spline that is made of splined projections 73 and splined shaft 74 is the one rotation by the rotation of motor 15.Rotating brush 11 (being transmitted the revolving force of motor 15) rotates by this square spline, and allows rotating brush 11 during rotation can axially advance and retreat.Certainly, also can use ball spline to replace square spline.
Power transfer unit 80 has the cam mechanism that comprises columnar cam 81 and cam follower 82.On the circumferential surface of columnar cam 81, be formed with the cam path (cam part) 83 of guide cam driven member 82.And, replace cam path 83, also the projection that cam follower 82 is led can be set on the circumferential surface of columnar cam 81.
Columnar cam 81 and rotating brush 11 coaxial settings.Rotating shaft 91 is inserted the inside in the axle center of through post shape cam 81.Rotating shaft 91 comprises two rotating shaft 91a, 91b of mutual coaxial setting, and two rotating shaft 91a, 91b are fixed in the inside of columnar cam 81.That is, columnar cam 81 has the effect of shaft coupling, and two rotating shaft 91a, 91b are connected to each other.
The end of rotating shaft 91a inserts the inside of columnar cam 81 and is fixed in columnar cam 81 from the right side, the other end is connected in the left part of rotating brush 11 by shaft coupling 92.And, axially the pars intermedia of the rotating shaft 91a that extends laterally from the inside of columnar cam 81 by axle sleeve 93 by rotatable and can be supported in central vertical base 53 with advancing and retreat.
The end of rotating shaft 91b inserts the inside of columnar cam 81 and is fixed in columnar cam 81 from the left side.And, axially another distolateral position of extending laterally from the inside of columnar cam 81 by axle sleeve 94 by rotatable and can be supported in the vertical base 54 in a left side with advancing and retreat.And the other end of inserting the rotating shaft 91b of axis cover 94 is configured to connect second bracing frame 4.
By such structure, rotating shaft 91 (rotating shaft 91a, 91b) makes columnar cam 81 be connected with rotating brush 11, and rotates integratedly with columnar cam 81 and rotating brush 11 and advance and retreat.As present embodiment, rotating shaft 91 is made of two rotating shaft 91a, 91b, thereby rotating shaft 91, columnar cam 81 and rotating brush 11 assemblings are easily.
Specifically, between columnar cam 81 is arranged on central vertical base 53 and the vertical base 54 in a left side, and rotating shaft 91 by axle sleeve 93,94 by under the situation of these vertical bases 53,54 supports, can improve operability.And, the operability in the time of can improving rotating brush 11 and be connected by shaft coupling 92 with rotating shaft 91.And central vertical base 53 and the vertical base 54 in a left side have the effect of the axle sleeve retainer that is used to keep axle sleeve 93,94, and with main body base 51 one or separate formation.
Cam follower 82 has the pin shape.Cam follower 82 is installed on the following installed part 101 that is fixed in main body base 51 in prone mode.Like this, cam follower 82 is fixed in motionless position, so that during motor 15 rotation, cam follower 82 does not move.When motor 15 rotations, cam follower 82 is directed to along cam path 83, the rotation of columnar cam 81 is converted to the advance and retreat motion of columnar cam 81 when allowing columnar cam 81 rotations.
That is, when motor 15 rotations, by the cam follower 82 that is positioned at the fixed position, columnar cam 81 and rotating brush 11 be advance and retreat and rotation integratedly axially.And the rotation number that the cam path 83 of present embodiment is set to columnar cam 81 is identical with the amplitude number (reciprocal time) of advance and retreat direction, and columnar cam 81 and rotating brush 11 rotate the reciprocating motion of the direction of once just once advancing and retreat.
Here, as the material of columnar cam 81 and cam follower 82, can use the resin or the various metal of hard.For example, columnar cam 81 and cam follower 82 can be made by plastics such as nylon, and one of them can be made by metals such as stainless steels.When using plastics in the material, can reduce the operational sound of device.But from the viewpoint of the wearing and tearing that suppress cam path 83, columnar cam 81 and cam follower 82 are preferably all formed by stainless steel.
Fig. 4 is the schematic sectional view identical with Fig. 3, shows the advance and retreat motion of rotating brush 11 along with the time.
In the A-stage that Fig. 4 (a) illustrates, when motor 15 rotation 1/4, rotating brush 11 and columnar cam 81 in rotation left direction advance, move to the position that Fig. 4 (b) illustrates.When motor 15 continues rotation 1/4, rotating brush 11 and columnar cam 81 in rotation left direction advance to greatest extent, move to the position that Fig. 4 (c) illustrates.Then, when motor 15 continued to rotate 1/2, rotating brush 11 and columnar cam 81 began to advance to right in rotation, after the position that process Fig. 4 (d) illustrates, advanced to greatest extent to right, and turned back to the position that Fig. 4 (a) illustrates.
As mentioned above,,, make rotating brush 11 simultaneously, therefore can remove the dust that invests workpiece W better along its direction of principal axis advance and retreat because rotating brush 11 contacts with the surface rotation of the workpiece W that is come by conveyance according to the dust remover 1 of present embodiment.Especially, the advance and retreat number (reciprocal time) of rotating brush 11 is identical with its rotation number, therefore can remove dust effectively.
And, owing to can enough motor 15 be rotated the rotation and the advance and retreat of brush 11, therefore be provided with rotation with comparing with the situation of the definite-purpose motor of advance and retreat usefulness, can reduce the quantity of motor, and can reduce cost.In addition,, therefore can realize being used to make the simple mechanism of rotating brush 11 advance and retreat, and can realize being provided with the miniaturization that reduces and install integral body in space owing to adopt cam mechanism with columnar cam 81.
And, replace the structure of the conveyance workpiece W of present embodiment, can be with workpiece W with motionless setting state at preposition, and can when making rotating brush 11, rotating brush 11 be moved along the direction vertical with its advance and retreat direction with respect to workpiece W advance and retreat.In this case, for example, the movable base that one supports brush rotary unit 13 and brush advance and retreat unit 14 can be set, and synchronous with brush rotary unit 13 and brush advance and retreat unit 14, this movable base can move along a direction (the conveyance direction of above-mentioned workpiece W) by ball screw-driven etc.
Second embodiment
Below with reference to Fig. 5, attach most importance to the place different with first embodiment, the dust remover 1 according to second embodiment of the invention is described.With the difference of first embodiment for a change the power transfer unit 80 of brush advance and retreat unit 14.And rotating brush 11, work transporting unit 12, brush rotary unit 13 and motor 15 are identical with first embodiment, thus the mark label identical and omit its explanation with first embodiment.
Power transfer unit 80 has the cam mechanism that comprises columnar cam 121 and cam follower 122.On the circumferential surface of columnar cam 121, be formed with the cam path (cam part) 123 of guide cam driven member 122.And, replace cam path 123, also the projection that cam follower 122 is led can be set on the circumferential surface of columnar cam 121.
The direction of principal axis of columnar cam 121 is parallel with the direction of principal axis of rotating brush 11.Back shaft 130 is inserted the inside in the axle center of through post shape cam 121.Back shaft 130 is rotatably remained on the lower portion of central vertical base 53 and the vertical base 54 in a left side.Be used to rotate back shaft 130 and the gear 140 of input power is fixed in an end of back shaft 130.
Driven wheel 141 is fixed in the output shaft 61 of motor 15.Driven wheel 141 is given transmission of power the gear 140 that is engaged in this gear 146 by for example gear row, power transmission shaft 145 and the gear 146 of three gear 142,143,144 compositions.By such structure, columnar cam 121 rotates by the power of motor 15.
Cam follower 122 is installed on advance and retreat axle 150 by installed part 101.Advance and retreat axle 150 and rotating brush 11 coaxial placements, and direction is extended to the left and right.One distolateral position of advance and retreat axle 150 can be supported in the vertical base 54 in a left side by axle sleeve 94 with advancing and retreat.The other end of advance and retreat axle 150 is connected in connector portions 160.
Connector portions 160 will be advanced and retreat axle 150 and 170 coaxial connections of rotating shaft, and be constituted as and stop from the transmission of rotating shaft 170 to the revolving force of advance and retreat spools 150.That is, even rotating shaft 170 rotations, advance and retreat axle 150 can not rotate yet.On the other hand, at advance and retreat axle 150 to the left and right under the situations of direction advance and retreat, rotating shaft 170 and connector portions 160 and advance and retreat axle 150 be direction advance and retreat to the left and right integratedly.
One end of rotating shaft 170 is connected in connector portions 160, and the other end is connected in shaft coupling 92.The left part 42 of rotating brush 11 is connected in shaft coupling 92.And, the mid portion of rotating shaft 170 by axle sleeve 93 by rotatable and can be supported in central vertical base 53 with advancing and retreat.
By said structure, when motor 15 rotations, rotating brush 11, rotating shaft 170 and columnar cam 121 rotations.At this moment, by along cam path 123 guide cam driven members 122, cam follower 122 and advance and retreat axle 150 be the direction advance and retreat to the left and right.These advance and retreat move through connector portions 160 and rotating shaft 170 etc. and pass to rotating brush 11.Therefore, when motor 15 rotations, rotating brush 11 is advanced and retreat integratedly with cam follower 122 in rotation.
Therefore, the dust remover 1 of present embodiment can produce effect and the effect identical with first embodiment.Especially, according to present embodiment, by setting the gear ratio of various gears (140,141,142,143,144,146), can change the amplitude number (reciprocal time) of rotation number with the advance and retreat direction of rotating brush 11, and both can be set at different numbers.And the material of columnar cam 121 and cam follower 122 can be used and the first embodiment identical materials.
The 3rd embodiment
Below with reference to Fig. 6, attach most importance to the place different with first embodiment, the dust remover 1 according to third embodiment of the invention is described.The outer shape of the workpiece W that uses in the present embodiment is discoid, for example, and semiconductor silicon wafer or CD disk media such as (CDs).Therefore, in the 3rd embodiment, have the workpiece rotary unit 171 that makes workpiece W 173 rotations, replace the work transporting unit 12 of first embodiment around its axle center.And other structures beyond workpiece W and the workpiece rotary unit 171 are identical with first embodiment, thus the mark label identical and omit its explanation with first embodiment.
Workpiece rotary unit 171 has and the rotating shaft (not shown) of the central shaft 173 coaxial settings of workpiece W and the turntable (not shown) that is installed in the leading section of rotating shaft, and workpiece W can be installed on the turntable.And rotating brush 11 is arranged on the top of workpiece rotary unit 171, and above-mentioned brush rotary unit 13 and brush advance and retreat unit 14 are connected in rotating brush 11.And brush rotary unit 13 and brush advance and retreat unit 14 have the motor 15 as common drive source.
Remove in the action at the dust that the dust remover 1 that utilizes present embodiment carries out, motor 15 with utilize the rotation of the workpiece W of workpiece rotary unit 171 to rotate synchronously.Like this, with respect to the workpiece W in the rotation, rotating brush 11 with the axle center be the center when being rotated along its direction of principal axis advance and retreat, at this moment, rotating brush 11 contact workpiece W, and the dust that will invest the surface of workpiece W is removed.Therefore, present embodiment can produce effect and the effect identical with first embodiment.
And, in the various embodiments described above, though rotating brush 11 is directly contacted with the surface of workpiece W, even but be under the non-contacting state on the surface of rotating brush 11 with workpiece W, promptly between the surface of rotating brush 11 and workpiece W, exist under the situation in small gap, also can remove the dust on the surface of workpiece W by rotating brush 11.