TWI453156B - A device and method for transferring cartridge is disclosed - Google Patents

Description

Carrying conveyor and conveying method thereof

The invention relates to a conveying device and a conveying method thereof, in particular to a bearing conveying device and a conveying method thereof.

According to the fact that in most industries today, in order to facilitate the transportation of the workpiece, in order to speed up the process, the load carrying raft carries a plurality of workpieces, and the load bearing 匣 accommodates a plurality of workpieces, so that the load 匣 is too heavy and the manpower cannot be carried, so the load must be used. The crucible conveying device transports the load bearing crucible to a machine for processing, for example, carrying the polarizing plate on the carrying crucible for attaching the polarizing plate to the polarizing plate attaching machine. Most of the current load-carrying conveyors use a plurality of conveyor modules to transport the load-carrying rafts. However, the current length of the load-carrying conveyors is too long, resulting in a large space occupied by the plant, resulting in waste of the plant space, and thus the space of the plant cannot be effectively utilized. Moreover, the process required for carrying the concrete conveying device to recover the empty load bearing crucible and filling the new bearing crucible is long, so that the conveying time of the carrying crucible conveying device is long and the conveying efficiency is lowered, and thus the efficiency of the subsequent processing of the workpiece is affected.

It can be seen from the above that the conventional load-carrying conveyor device takes a long time to recover the empty load-bearing concrete and fill the new load-bearing concrete, which causes the transportation efficiency to be reduced, and the space occupied by the load-carrying conveyor device is wasteful due to the space occupied. In view of this, the present invention provides a load carrying conveyor and a conveying method thereof, which effectively improve the problems caused by the conventional carrying conveyor.

The object of the present invention is to provide a load-carrying transport device which is small in size and small in space, and reduces the space required for the transport of the load-carrying transport device for the purpose of effectively utilizing the plant space.

The object of the present invention is to provide a carrier-carrying conveying method which can speed up the recovery of empty load-carrying rafts and the filling of new load-carrying rafts, so as to reduce the conveying time of the conveyor-bearing rafts and achieve the purpose of improving the conveying efficiency.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a load carrying device comprising an input area, a picking area, a transport module, a lifting mechanism, a carrying module and a picking module, the input The zone provides at least one load carrying cassette carrying at least one workpiece, and the picking area picks up the workpiece carrying the load, the picking area being located above the input area. The transport module is located in the input area for transporting the load port. The lifting mechanism is used to lift the conveying module. The carrying module is disposed above the lifting mechanism and located in the picking area to carry the carrying raft. The picking module is disposed above the carrying module and located in the picking area for picking up the workpiece carrying the stack.

The present invention provides a carrier-carrying method, which provides a transport channel, an input zone and a pick-up zone, wherein the transport channel can transport a carrier to the pick-up area, the input zone provides the carrier and transports the carrier to the And conveying the carrier to the pick-up area by the transport channel, and then picking up the workpiece accommodated in the load-carrying area in the pick-up area, and further removing the empty load-carrying raft from the pick-up area.

The present invention provides another load carrying device, which comprises a first input/output area, a second input/output area, a pick-up area, a first transport module, a second transport module, a lifting mechanism and a The pick-up module, the first input-in area and the second input-in-out zone can provide a load-carrying magazine, which carries at least one workpiece. The second input/output area is located above the first input/output area, and the pickup area is located between the first input/output area and the second input/output area, and picks up the workpiece of the load cassette. The first transport module is configured to transport the load to the first input and output area and the pick-up area, and the second transport module is configured to transport the load to the second input and output area and the pick-up area. The lifting mechanism is configured to lift the first conveying module and the second conveying module. The picking module is located in the picking area to pick up the workpiece carrying the stack.

The present invention provides another carrier transport method, which provides a first input/output area, a second input/output area, a transport path and a pick-up area, and the pick-up area is located at the first input/output area and the second output Between the zones, the conveying channel can transport at least one carrier to the picking zone, the carrier raft carries at least one workpiece, and the first input/output zone or the second input-input zone provides the carrier raft to the conveying channel, and then transmits The load is carried to the pick-up area to pick up the workpiece carrying the load.

For a better understanding and understanding of the structural features and the efficacies of the present invention, please refer to the preferred embodiment and the detailed description. For the following: please refer to Figures A and B. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view and a front cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the present invention provides a load carrying device 1 comprising an input area 10, a picking area 12, a transport module 101, a lifting mechanism 103, a carrying module 121 and a The module 123 is picked up. The transport module 101 and the lifting mechanism 103 are located in the input area 10 , and the carrying module 121 and the picking module 123 are located in the picking area 12 . The input zone 10 provides a carrier 2, wherein the carrier 2 carries at least one workpiece 21, and one embodiment of the workpiece 21 is a substrate, such as a polarizing plate. The pickup area 123 picks up the workpiece 21 in the load cassette 2. The transport module 101 is configured to transport the load cassette 2, and the transport module 101 is disposed on the lift mechanism 103. The lift mechanism 103 can lift the transport module 101 to the input area 10 and the pick-up area 12. The carrying module 121 is correspondingly disposed on the lifting mechanism 103. The carrying module 121 can carry the carrying cassette 2. When the lifting mechanism 103 is raised to the picking area 12, the carrying module 121 is used to carry the carrying匣 2. The picking module 123 is disposed on the carrying module 121. When the carrying module 121 carries the carrying cassette 2, the picking module 123 can pick up the workpiece 21 received in the carrying cassette 2 for performing Subsequent processing.

The embodiment of the transport module 101 can be a roller set or a conveyor belt to transport the load cassette 2 . In addition, the lifting mechanism 103 includes a telescopic mechanism 1031, a first platform 1033, and a second platform 1035. The first platform 1033 has a sliding rail 1034. One end of the telescopic mechanism 1031 is disposed on the sliding rail 1034 and slides. The second platform 1035 is fixed to the other end of the telescopic mechanism 1031 and opposite to the first platform 1033, and the transport module 10 is disposed on the second platform 1035 to lift and lower the transport module. 101.

Referring to FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B, the carrier module 121 includes a plurality of rails 1211 and a plurality of carriers 1213. The carrier 1213 is disposed on the rail 1211 and slides on the rail 1211. The carrier 1213 slides on the corresponding rail 1211 according to the size of the carrier 2, and when the lifting mechanism 103 is to be lifted to the pickup 12, the carriers 1213 will slide outward. Until the lifting mechanism 103 is raised to the picking area 12, the carrying members 1213 will abut against the carrying cassette 2 to carry the carrying cassette 2. In addition, one embodiment of the pick-up module 123 can be a pick-up module 1231. The pick-up module 123 is an example of the pick-up module 1231. The pick-up module 123 can also be a grab module or Other picking methods. The suction module 1231 includes a plurality of suctions 1233 for sucking the workpiece 21.

Please refer to the second figure, which is a schematic flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the carrier-carrying device 1 disclosed in the first figure performs the carrier-carrying transport, and the transport method first performs step S10, and the carrier-carrying device 1 provides a transport channel 14, an input region 10 and a pick-up area. 12 (refer to the third figure), the pickup area 12 is located above the input area 10, and the conveying path 14 refers to a passage between the input area 10 and the pick-up area 12 to transport the load cassette 2 to the pick-up area 12 .

Next, step S12 is performed, the input area 10 provides the carrier 匣2 to the transport channel 14 (please refer to the fourth figure), and then step S14 is performed, and the load 匣2 is transmitted to the transport channel 14 by the lifting mechanism 103 to the pick-up The area 12 (see the fifth figure) is followed by step S16. In the picking area 12, the carrying module 121 carries the carrying cassette 2 (see the sixth figure), and the lifting mechanism 103 is lowered to the input area 10 Then, the step S18 is performed, and the workpiece 21 accommodated in the carrier 2 is picked up by the picking module 123 (refer to the seventh figure). In addition, when the picking module 123 picks up the workpiece 21, the input area 10 provides another A load 匣 2 can save time and improve efficiency. Finally, step S19 is performed. After step S18 is completed, the empty load carrier 匣 2 of the workpiece 21 is picked up from the pick-up area 12 by the pick-up module 12 (see the eighth Figure).

Please refer to FIG. 9A and FIG. 9B for a schematic structural view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the present invention provides another carrier transport device 3, which includes a first input/output area 31, a second input/output area 32, a pickup area 33, and a first transport module. 34. A second transport module 35, a lifting mechanism 36 and a pick-up module 37. The pick-up area 33 is located between the first input/output area 31 and the second input/output area 32. The first input/output area 31 is located below the second input/output area 32. The first transport module 34 moves to the first input/output area 31 and the pick-up area 33, and the second transport module 35 moves to the second input/output area 32 and the pick-up Take area 33.

In the above, the first input/output area 31 or the second input/output area 32 can provide a carrier 2, wherein the carrier 2 carries at least one workpiece 21, and the first delivery module 34 and the second The transport module 35 transports the load cassette 2 to the pick-up area 33. The second transport module 35 is located above the first transport module 34. The first transport module 34 and the second transport module 35 are disposed on the lifting mechanism 36. The lifting mechanism 36 is configured to lift the first transport. The module 34 and the second transport module 35, when the lifting mechanism 36 drives the first transport module 34 to be located in the first input/output area 31, the second transport module 35 is located in the pick-up area 33; When the mechanism 36 drives the first input/output area 31 to be located in the pickup area 33, the second transport module 35 is located in the second input/output area 32. The picking module 37 is disposed in the picking area 33. When the first transport module 34 or the second transport module 35 transports the carrying cassette 2 to the picking area 33, the picking module can be picked up by the picking module 37. The workpiece 21 in the crucible 2 is carried.

In one embodiment, an embodiment of the first transport module 34 and the second transport module 35 can be a roller set or a conveyor belt to transport the load cassette 2 . The lifting mechanism 36 is an actuator such as a hydraulic cylinder or a pneumatic cylinder. Thus, the lifting mechanism 36 can lift and lower the first conveying module 34 and the second conveying module 35. In addition, one embodiment of the pick-up module 37 is a pick-up module 371. The pick-up module 371 is taken as an example. The pick-up module 37 can also be a grab module or other pick-up. the way. The suction module 371 includes a plurality of suctions 3711 for sucking the workpiece 21.

Please refer to the tenth figure, which is a schematic flow chart of another preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the transport method first performs step S20 to provide a transport path 30, a first input/output area 31, a second input/output area 32, and a pickup area 33 (see FIG. 11). The conveying passage 30 refers to a conveying passage of the first input/output area 31 to the pickup area 33 and the pickup area 33 to the second output/inlet area 32 for conveying at least one load cassette 2 to the pickup area 33.

Next, step S21 is performed to provide a first carrier 匣 2a and a second carrier 匣 2b to the transport channel 30 (see FIG. 12), respectively, where the first carrier 匣 2a and the second carrier 匣 2b are respectively carried. a transport module 34 and the second transport module 35, and then performing step S22, the second transport The module 35 transmits the second carrier 2b to the pick-up area 33 (refer to the thirteenth figure), and then performs step S23, and the pick-up module 37 is used to pick up the workpiece 21 accommodated in the second carrier 2b ( Please refer to FIG. 14), and then perform step S24 to lift the second transport module 35 and the first transport module 34 through the lifting mechanism 36, and transmit the second carrier 匣2b to the second input/output area. 32. The first conveying module 34 is conveyed to the picking area 33 to transfer the first carrying cassette 2a to the picking area 33 (refer to the fifteenth figure). Then, step S25 is performed to take out the second carrier that has not carried the workpiece 21 from the second transport module of the second input/output area 32 (refer to FIG. 16).

After receiving the above, step S26 is performed to fill the plurality of workpieces 21 to the second carrier 2b (refer to FIG. 17), and then step S27 is performed to provide the filled workpieces 21 via the second input and output regions 32. The second carrier 匣 2b is connected to the transport channel 30 (refer to FIG. 18), and then step S28 is performed, and the workpiece 21 accommodated in the first carrier 2a is picked up by the pick-up module 37 (see the nineteenth FIG. 2, however, in step S29, the first carrier 22a is transported to the first input/output area 31 by the lifting mechanism 36, and the second carrier 2b is transported to the pickup area 33 (refer to FIG. 20). Finally, in step S30, the first carrier 2a is taken out from the first transport module 34 of the first input/output area 31 (refer to FIG. 21).

The above steps S20 to S26 describe that the first input/output area 31 provides the first carrier 2a and the second carrier 2b, and the second carrier 2b after the pickup is taken out at the second input/output area 32, and The workpiece 21 is filled and then supplied to the second input/output area 32, and the above-described steps S27 to S30 describe that the second input/output area 32 provides the load cassette 2, and at the same time, the workpiece 21 of the first load cassette 2a is picked up at the pickup area 33. And after the workpiece 21 is picked up, the first carrier 匣 2a is transferred to the first input/output area 31 and taken out, and the second carrier 匣 2b is transferred to the pickup area 33 to pick up the workpiece 21, so that the first pickup can be performed. When the crucible 2a is carried, the empty second carrier 2b is taken out at the same time and the second carrier 22b of the new carrying workpiece 21 is further provided, so that the conveying mode can improve the conveying efficiency. The above is only one embodiment of the present invention, and the second carrier 匣 2b may be picked up first, and then the second carrier 匣 2b after the pickup is taken out in the first input/output area 31, and then the first carrier 匣 2a is picked up. The first carrier 匣 2a of the newly loaded workpiece 21 is further provided by the first input/output area 31, and then the first carrier 匣 2a is taken out by the second input/output area 32, and details are not described herein.

It can be seen from the above that the present invention provides a carrier-carrying conveying device and a conveying method thereof, wherein the bearing-carrying conveying device has a small volume, so the occupied space is small, so as to effectively reduce the space waste of the bearing-carrying conveying device, and the recycling of the empty bearing can be reduced.匣 and the time required to replenish the new load carrying 工件 of the workpiece, which improves the transport efficiency.

In summary, the present invention is a novelty, progressive and available for industrial use, and should conform to the patent application requirements stipulated in the Patent Law of China, and the invention patent application is filed according to law. Lee, the feeling is a prayer.

However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and the shapes, structures, features, and spirits described in the claims are equivalently changed. Modifications are intended to be included in the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

1‧‧‧ Carrying conveyor

11‧‧‧Input area

101‧‧‧Transport module

103‧‧‧ Lifting mechanism

1031‧‧‧Flexing mechanism

1033‧‧‧First platform

1034‧‧‧rails

1035‧‧‧second platform

13‧‧‧ Pickup area

1211‧‧‧rails

1213‧‧‧Carrier

121‧‧‧ Carrying Module

123‧‧‧ picking module

1231‧‧‧Sucking module

1233‧‧‧Sucker

14‧‧‧Transportation channel

2‧‧‧ carried

2a‧‧‧First carrier

2b‧‧‧second carrier

21‧‧‧Workpiece

3‧‧‧ Carrying conveyor

30‧‧‧Transportation channel

31‧‧‧First input and output area

32‧‧‧Second output zone

33‧‧‧ picking area

34‧‧‧First conveyor module

35‧‧‧Second transport module

36‧‧‧ Lifting mechanism

37‧‧‧ picking module

371‧‧‧Sucking module

3711‧‧‧Sucker

1 is a schematic structural view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention; a first schematic view showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and a second schematic view showing a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 3 to 8 are schematic views of the flow of a preferred embodiment of the present invention; ninth is a schematic structural view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention; and 10th is another preferred embodiment of the present invention BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 11 and FIG. 11 are schematic diagrams showing the flow of processes of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1‧‧‧ Carrying conveyor

10‧‧‧Input area

101‧‧‧Transport module

103‧‧‧ Lifting mechanism

1031‧‧‧Flexing mechanism

1033‧‧‧First platform

1034‧‧‧rails

1035‧‧‧second platform

12‧‧‧ picking area

1211‧‧‧rails

1213‧‧‧Carrier

121‧‧‧ Carrying Module

123‧‧‧ picking module

1231‧‧‧Sucking module

1233‧‧‧Sucker

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21‧‧‧Workpiece

Claims (29)

The utility model relates to a load carrying device, which comprises: an input zone, a load bearing weir, the load bearing weft carrying at least one workpiece; a picking zone located above the input zone, and picking up the workpiece carrying the weir; a conveying module, Transporting the load carrying raft; a lifting mechanism for lifting the transport module to the input area and the picking area; a carrying module correspondingly disposed above the lifting mechanism and located at the picking area to carry the carrying raft; and a The picking module is correspondingly disposed above the carrying module and located in the picking area to pick up the workpiece carrying the stack. The load carrying device of claim 1, wherein the workpiece is a substrate. The carrier-carrying device as described in claim 2, wherein the substrate is a polarizing plate. The load-carrying conveyor device of claim 1, wherein the transport module is a roller set. The carrier-carrying conveyor device of claim 1, wherein the conveyor module is a conveyor belt. The load-carrying transport device of claim 1, wherein the lift mechanism comprises: a telescopic mechanism; a first platform having a slide rail, one end of the telescopic mechanism being disposed on the slide rail; and a second The platform is fixed to the other end of the telescopic mechanism, and the transport module is disposed on the second platform. The carrier-carrying device of claim 1, wherein the carrier module comprises: at least one sliding rail; and a plurality of carrier members disposed on the sliding rail to carry the carrier. The load-carrying conveyor device of claim 1, wherein the pick-up module is a suction module. The load carrying device of claim 8, wherein the suction module comprises a plurality of suction devices. The load-carrying conveyance device of claim 1, wherein the pick-up module picks up the workpiece of the load-bearing stack, and the load-carrying pick-out is taken out of the pick-up area. A method for carrying a load carrying raft includes: providing a conveying passage, an input area and a picking area, wherein the picking area is located above the input area, and the conveying path conveys a carrying raft on the picking area, the carrying raft carries at least one workpiece The input area provides the load port to the transport channel; the load port is transported to the pick-up area; the load port is carried in the pick-up area; and the workpiece of the load cassette is picked up. The carrier-carrying method of claim 11, wherein the workpiece is a substrate. The carrier-carrying method of claim 12, wherein the substrate is a polarizing plate. The method according to claim 11, wherein the workpiece picking up the load is sucked by the workpiece. The method according to claim 11, wherein the step of picking up the workpiece carrying the crucible further comprises: removing the carrier from the pickup area. The utility model relates to a load carrying device, which comprises: a first input/output area, and a load bearing raft, wherein the load 匣 carries at least one workpiece; a second input/output area is located above the first input/output area and provides a load 匣The carrier 匣 carries at least one workpiece; a pickup area is located between the first input/output area and the second input/output area, and picks up the workpiece of the bearing raft; a first transport module transporting the load to the first input and output area and the pick-up area; a second transport module located above the first transport module, and transporting the load to the second output And the picking area; a lifting mechanism for lifting and lowering the first conveying module and the second conveying module; and a picking module located at the picking area to pick up the workpieces of the carrying cassettes. The load-carrying conveyor device of claim 16, wherein the workpiece is a substrate. The load-carrying conveyor device of claim 17, wherein the substrate is a polarizing plate. The load-carrying conveyor device of claim 16, wherein the first transport module and the second transport module are a roller set. The carrier transport device of claim 16, wherein the first transport module and the second transport module are a conveyor belt. The load-carrying transport device of claim 16, wherein the lift mechanism comprises: at least an actuator, lifting the first transport module and the second transport module. The load-carrying conveyor device of claim 16, wherein the pick-up module is a suction module. The load carrying device of claim 22, wherein the suction module comprises a plurality of suction devices. The load-carrying transport device of claim 16, wherein the pick-up module picks up the workpiece of the first transport module, the first transport module transports the empty load to the first An input and output area is used to take out the empty load port. The carrying device according to claim 16, wherein the picking module picks up the workpiece of the carrying module of the second transport module, and the second transport module transports the empty carrier to the first The second input and output areas are taken out to take out the empty load port. A carrier-carrying method includes: Providing a transport channel, a first input/output area, a second input/output area, and a pick-up area, the pick-up area being located between the first input/output area and the second input/output area, the transport channel transporting at least one load The carrier 匣 carries at least one workpiece; the first input/output area or the second input/output area provides the carrier 匣 to the transport channel; transmits the load 匣 to the pick-up area; and picks up the load 匣The workpiece. The carrier-carrying method of claim 26, further comprising: providing a first carrier and a second carrier to the transport channel, the first carrier is located below the second carrier; a second carrier to the picking area; picking up the workpiece of the second carrier; transmitting the second carrier to the second input/output area, and transmitting the first carrier to the pickup; from the second output Extracting the second carrier raft; filling at least one workpiece to the second carrier 匣; the second input/output region providing the second carrier 匣 to the delivery channel; picking up the workpiece of the first carrier ;; transmitting the first Carrying a load to the first input/output area, and transmitting the second load port to the pick-up area; and taking out the first load port from the first input/output area. The carrier-carrying method of claim 26, wherein the workpiece is a substrate. The carrier-carrying method of claim 28, wherein the substrate is a polarizing plate.