KR20120091534A - Substrate transfer system with horizontal multi-joint type arm - Google Patents
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- B25J9/043—Cylindrical coordinate type comprising an articulated arm double selective compliance articulated robot arms [SCARA]
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Abstract
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a substrate transfer apparatus having a horizontal articulated arm, and more particularly, to a substrate transfer apparatus, in which two joints of each arm are mechanically rotated by each arm drive motor, respectively. By synchronizing the arm drive motors with each other, the rotation radius of the two arms is reduced, so that the rigidity of the horizontal articulated robot can be increased and the efficiency of the installation space can be maximized. will be.
Substrate transfer devices, which are industrial robots with multiple revolute joints arranged horizontally, are generally used to transport workpieces, such as semiconductor wafers, in semiconductor device manufacturing facilities. The configuration of a conventional substrate transfer apparatus having a plurality of joints is shown in Figs. 1A and 1B.
The conventional substrate transfer apparatus includes one
The
However, in this substrate transfer apparatus, one
The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention, by integrating the two lower links of the conventional substrate transfer apparatus, there is no need for the separation between the arms can reduce the space occupied by the arms, It is to provide a substrate transfer device having a horizontal articulated arm that allows each arm drive motor to drive one arm, thereby reducing the amount of load applied to each arm drive motor and increasing the strength of the installation. .
Another object of the present invention is to provide a substrate transfer apparatus having a horizontal articulated arm which does not need to be spaced between the arms by installing two arms at different heights.
Substrate transfer apparatus having a horizontal articulated arm according to the present invention,
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It includes a lower link
The two
Substrate transfer apparatus having a horizontal articulated arm according to the present invention as described above can reduce the number of joints driven by each arm drive motor, thereby reducing the size of the load applied to one arm drive motor. .
Substrate transfer device having a horizontal articulated arm according to the present invention can be installed at two different heights to reduce the rotation radius of the arm without the need for separation between the arms, it is possible to reduce the installation space of the equipment The wafer pass line can be lowered.
The substrate transfer device with the horizontal articulated arm according to the present invention can integrate the lower link of the arm to increase the strength of the equipment and reduce the number of parts, thereby reducing the cost.
1A is an outline view of a conventional substrate transfer apparatus having a plurality of joints.
Fig. 1B is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a drive unit of a conventional substrate transfer apparatus having a plurality of joints.
2 is a view showing a rotation radius of an arm of a conventional substrate transfer apparatus.
3A is an outline view of a substrate transfer device with a horizontal articulated arm in accordance with the present invention.
3B is a view schematically showing the configuration of a drive unit of the substrate transfer apparatus with a horizontal articulated arm according to the present invention.
4 is an exploded perspective view of a substrate transfer apparatus with a horizontal articulated arm according to the present invention.
5 is a view showing the radius of rotation of the arm of the substrate transfer apparatus with a horizontal articulated arm according to the present invention.
6 to 16 are diagrams schematically showing the sequential rotation of the arms of the substrate transfer apparatus with the horizontal articulated arm according to the present invention.
FIG. 17 is a view comparing wafer pass lines of a substrate transfer apparatus with a horizontal articulated arm according to the present invention and a conventional substrate transfer apparatus. FIG.
The substrate transfer device with the horizontal articulated arm according to the present invention drives each arm by a different arm drive motor, and drives a lower link on which two arm drive motors are installed by a lower link rotary motor. In addition, the arm drive motor and the lower link rotation motor can be synchronized with each other to implement linear motion.The two arms are configured at different heights to maximize space efficiency, and the two lower links of the arms are integrally applied to the motor. It is possible to reduce the size of the loads and increase the stiffness of the installation itself.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a substrate transfer apparatus having a horizontal articulated arm according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 3A is an outline view of a substrate transfer apparatus with a horizontal articulated arm according to the present invention, and FIG. 3B schematically shows a configuration of a drive unit of the substrate transfer apparatus with a horizontal articulated arm according to the present invention. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the substrate transfer apparatus according to the present invention.
Substrate transfer apparatus having a horizontal articulated arm according to the present invention,
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It includes a lower link
The two
As shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 3b, the
The lower
As shown in FIG. 3B, a belt or the like is connected between the drive shaft of the first
Similarly, between the drive shaft of the second
The two arm drive motors may include a reducer as shown in FIG. That is, the first
In addition, the lower
Preferably, the first
In addition, each of the first
Similarly, an encoder may be mounted on the lower
A control unit for controlling the operation of each of the
The
Similarly, the
Preferably, each end device mounting portion (430, 530) may be configured with a sensor for detecting the position of the arm and delivers to the control unit inside the
At this time, the length of the first
Thus, the second end
In addition, the second end
In addition, since the
6 to 16 are diagrams schematically showing the sequential rotation of the arms of the substrate transfer apparatus according to the present invention.
The first
The above description is merely illustrative of the technical details of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.
10: base 11a: reducer
20: center link 21: arm drive motor
21a: Reducer 21b: Reducer
30: first arm 31: first joint
32: first lower link 33: second joint
34: first upper link 35: first end device mounting flange
40: second arm 41: first joint
42: second lower link 43: second joint
44: second upper link 45: second end device mounting flange
100: arm drive unit 111: first arm drive motor
112: first arm drive motor reducer 113: first drive shaft
200: second arm drive unit 121: second arm drive motor
122: second arm drive motor reducer 123: first drive shaft
211: lower link rotary motor 212: third reducer
300: lower link 400: first arm
410: first arm upper link 420: first arm drive shaft
430: first end device mounting portion 440: first end device drive shaft
500: second arm 510: second arm upper link
520: second arm drive shaft 530: second end device mounting portion
540: second end device drive shaft
Claims (6)
A first arm joined by a rotatable joint on one end of the lower link;
A second arm joined by a rotatable joint on the other end of the lower link;
A lower link rotary motor for rotationally driving the lower link,
Each of the two arm drive motors may be synchronized with the lower link rotation motor to implement linear motion.
Substrate transfer device with horizontal articulated arm.
The first arm is,
A first arm upper link coupled by a rotatable joint over an end of the lower link;
A first arm drive shaft configured between one end of the first arm upper link and one end of the lower link;
A first end device mounting portion configured under the other end of the first arm upper link;
And a first end device drive shaft configured between the other end of the first arm upper link and the first end device mounting portion.
Substrate transfer device with horizontal articulated arm.
The second arm is,
A second arm upper link coupled by a rotatable joint over the other end of the lower link;
A second arm drive shaft configured between one end of the second arm upper link and one end of the lower link;
A second end device mounting portion configured above the other end of the second arm upper link;
And a second end device drive shaft configured between the other end of the second arm upper link and the second end device mounting portion.
Substrate transfer device with horizontal articulated arm.
A drive shaft of the first arm drive motor and a first arm drive shaft are connected by a connecting member;
Substrate transfer device with horizontal articulated arm.
A drive shaft and a second arm drive shaft of the second arm drive motor are connected by a connecting member.
Substrate transfer device with horizontal articulated arm.
The length of the first arm drive shaft is longer than the length of the second arm drive shaft
Substrate transfer device with horizontal articulated arm.
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