WO2006109791A1 - 多関節型ロボット - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an articulated robot used when loading and unloading a workpiece into a cassette, and more particularly to a robot capable of performing a stable operation by linear interpolation.
- Patent Document 1 JP 2003-170384 A
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-138474
- FIG. 9 shows a first SCARA type robot 100 and a second arm 102 in a conventional SCARA robot 100. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a mode that is controlled by linear interpolation.
- a conventional SCARA robot 100 includes a first arm 101 having a base end 104 installed on a base (not shown) and a second arm connected to the tip of the first arm 101.
- the arm 102, the hand 103 connected to the tip of the second arm 102, and the force are also configured.
- the hand unit 103 supports and supports the workpiece (conveyed object) 200.
- the first arm 101 and the second arm 102 are controlled by linear interpolation (that is, the second arm 1)
- linear interpolation that is, the second arm 1
- the arm 102 rotates as shown in FIG. 9 (a) ⁇ FIG. 9 (b). Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 9 (b) and 9 (c), the second arm 102 rotates around the distal end of the first arm 101 at a clockwise angular velocity. On the other hand, the first arm 101 always rotates clockwise around the base end 104 from FIG. 9 (a) to FIG. 9 (c)! /
- Fig. 9 in order to stably convey the workpiece 200, the conveyance speed of the workpiece 200 in the a direction is constant (Fig. 9 (a) ⁇ Fig. 9 (b), Fig. 9 (b) ⁇ In Fig. 9 (c), the transport distance in the a direction of the workpiece 200 (the travel distance of the tip X of the second arm 102) is substantially the same). Focusing on the rotation angle of the first arm 1101, from Fig. 9 (a) to Fig. 9 (b), about 90 ° — ⁇ ( ⁇ is almost 0 °
- the corner of the first arm 101 is set with the base end 104 of the first arm as the singular point.
- the speed must be changed abruptly (high speed). This is the first arm 101 or second arm There is a risk of causing the workpiece 102 to vibrate and making the workpiece 200 unstable.
- this articulated robot forms a first rotating shaft at a position eccentric with respect to the rotation center of the rotating table and uses the rotary table as the first arm portion, and is rotatably held on the first rotating shaft.
- the second arm part is the second arm part
- the third arm part is rotatably held at the tip of the second arm part
- the hand part is rotatably held at the tip of the third arm part.
- the singularity is not generated by controlling the rotation of each of the head, third arm and node.
- this “controlling each rotation” is a complicated control due to the large number of control parameters, and it takes a lot of labor to create the control program.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to stably convey a workpiece by simple control without using an expensive motor that generates a large driving force.
- the object is to provide a possible articulated robot.
- the present invention provides the following.
- a link mechanism that is rotatably held and operates so that a movement locus on the base end side of the arm portion is a straight line in a direction substantially orthogonal to the load Z unloading direction, and the arm portion,
- a multi-joint type robot comprising: a drive unit configured to move so as to perform linear interpolation in a direction in which the load Z is unloaded in accordance with the movement of the link mechanism.
- the articulated robot has a hand portion that holds a workpiece, an arm portion that rotatably holds the hand portion, and a base end side of the arm portion that is rotatably held.
- the movement trajectory force on the base end side of this arm part is loaded onto the cassette z Unloaded Load the workpiece into the cassette by aligning the link mechanism that moves so as to be a straight line in a direction almost perpendicular to the direction of movement and the arm (or the tip of the arm) to the movement of the link mechanism z Unload
- driving means for example, a motor
- a workpiece such as a semiconductor wafer can be stably conveyed.
- the link mechanism described above is configured by connecting a base side link portion located on the base end side of the articulated robot and an arm portion side link portion located on the arm portion side. And Since the lengths of both are almost the same (almost equal) and the rotation angle ratio between them is 1: 2, the base end side of the arm can always be properly regulated on a predetermined straight line. This eliminates the need for rapid speed fluctuations in the arm section and thus allows the workpiece to be transported stably.
- connection point described above it is possible to linearly move the connection point described above by providing a conventional cylindrical coordinate system robot with a travel axis that causes the base to travel in the horizontal direction.
- a traveling shaft not only the installation space is required, but also a part that can become a dust generation part such as a rail is required, so it is not suitable for use in a clean room.
- the articulated robot according to the present invention does not require a part that can be a dust generating part such as a rail, and therefore can be used appropriately even in a clean room.
- a base side link part located on the base end side of the articulated robot and an arm part side link part located on the arm part side are coupled,
- the length of the base side link part is formed longer than the length of the arm part side link part, and the base position of the link mechanism has a center locus on the movement locus on the base end side of the arm part.
- the link mechanism described above is positioned on the base end side of the articulated robot having a longer length than the arm unit side link unit and the arm unit side link unit positioned on the arm unit side.
- the base side link part is connected, and the base of the link mechanism is arranged with its center position shifted from the movement locus on the base end side of the arm part.
- the workpiece can be transported stably.
- the present invention has a great merit as it can simultaneously improve efficiency and save space. More specifically, in recent years, there are cases where a plurality of cassettes are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the direction of loading and unloading the workpiece into the cassette in order to improve the efficiency of workpiece conveyance. In this case, the length of each part, such as the base side link part and the arm part side link part, is simply It is also possible to cope with this by increasing the length. However, simply increasing the length of each part increases the turning range of each part, resulting in useless space and cannot meet recent space-saving requirements.
- articulated robots generally want to reduce the occupation distance in the direction of loading / unloading workpieces, which are often installed in high-cost clean rooms, as much as possible. Therefore, in the articulated robot according to the present invention, the length of the base-side link portion is made longer than the length of the arm-side link portion, so that it can correspond to a plurality of cassettes arranged side by side, thereby improving efficiency. In addition, by placing the base of the link mechanism with its center position shifted on the movement track on the base end side of the arm, the work is loaded in the cassette z occupied in the direction of unloading The distance is shortened to save space.
- the length of the base side link part is longer than the length of the arm part side link part, for example, it is possible to move faster to the cassettes at both ends of each of the cassettes arranged side by side. Further, in the articulated robot, there is a demand to reduce the weight as it approaches the tip in order to stably transport the workpiece. However, in the articulated robot according to the present invention, the arm portion side is required. Since the length of the link part is shorter than the length of the base side link part, it contributes to the stable conveyance of the workpiece.
- the base of the link mechanism is in a state where the center position thereof is shifted from the movement track on the base end side of the arm portion to the cassette side or to the target position side where the work is carried in and out.
- the base of the link mechanism described above has a center position shifted from the movement locus on the base end side of the arm portion to the cassette side or to the target position side where the work is carried in and out.
- the workpiece is stably transported while shortening the occupation distance in the direction of loading and unloading the workpiece toward the target position for loading and unloading the workpiece such as a cassette or processing device.
- the base end side of the arm part can always be properly controlled on a predetermined straight line, making it unnecessary for sudden speed fluctuations of the arm part and the link mechanism, and thus the work can be transported stably. .
- connection point described above it is possible to linearly move the connection point described above by providing a conventional cylindrical coordinate system robot with a travel axis that causes the base to travel in the horizontal direction.
- a traveling shaft not only the installation space is required, but also a part that can become a dust generation part such as a rail is required, so it is not suitable for use in a clean room.
- the articulated robot according to the present invention does not require a part that can be a dust generating part such as a rail, and therefore can be used appropriately even in a clean room.
- FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of an articulated robot according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the articulated robot shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the mechanical operation of the articulated robot according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a clear diagram.
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining another mechanical operation of the articulated robot according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining another mechanical operation of the articulated robot according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of an articulated robot according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the mechanical operation of an articulated robot according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining linearity of connection points in an articulated robot according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which the first arm and the second arm are controlled by linear interpolation in a conventional SCARA type robot.
- FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of an articulated robot 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the articulated robot 1 shown in FIG. In particular, Figure 2 (a) is the same as Figure 1.
- FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB ′ in FIG.
- the articulated robot 1 includes a base 2, a link mechanism 3, an arm unit 6,
- the hand part 7 and the force are configured.
- the link mechanism 3 includes a base side link part 4 and an arm part side link part 5 of the same length that are rotatably connected to each other.
- the base 2 includes an elevating motor 20, a guide shaft 21 that is rotated by the elevating motor 20, and has a vertical direction as a longitudinal direction, and an elevating cylinder 8 that is guided by the guide shaft 21 and moves up and down in the vertical direction. It has.
- the base side link portion 4 is connected to the lifting cylinder 8 via a connecting shaft 8b, and is rotatably held by a link mechanism motor 8a incorporated in the lifting cylinder 8. Further, the base side link portion 4 can be raised and lowered with respect to the base 2 as the elevating cylinder 8 is raised and lowered.
- the base side link part 4 includes a base side pulley 4a, an arm part side pulley 4b, and a belt 4c.
- the ratio of the diameters of the base pulley 4a and the arm pulley 4b is 2: 1. Further, the arm portion side pulley 4b and the arm portion side link portion 5 are connected by a connecting shaft 4d.
- the rotation angle ratio between the base side pulley 4a and the arm side pulley 4b that is, the rotation angle ratio between the base side link part 4 and the arm part side link part 5 is 1: 2, and as a result, the link mechanism 3 Is the center point (fixed point Y) of the base side pulley 4a in the base side link part 4 and the center point (connection point) of the connecting shaft 5a that rotatably connects the arm part side link part 5 and the arm part 6 Z) and are always regulated on a predetermined straight line.
- the arm part 6 is connected to the tip of the arm part side link part 5 via a connecting shaft 5a, and is rotatably held by an arm part motor 51 built in the arm part side link part 5.
- the arm unit motor 51 is built in the arm unit side link unit 5, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the arm unit motor 51 may be built in the arm unit 6. It can be anywhere else.
- the hand part 7 is also configured with two parallel upper support frame 7a and lower support frame 7b forces, and the upper support frame 7a and the lower support frame 7b are respectively connected to the distal end of the arm part 6 with the connecting shaft 6c and the connecting shaft.
- Control signals for driving the lifting motor 20, the link mechanism motor 8a, the arm motor 51, the lower support frame motor 6a, and the upper support frame motor 6b are based on a program input by the operator. It is appropriately transmitted from a computer (not shown).
- FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the mechanical operation of the articulated robot 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- the operation of taking the work force (for example, a circular semiconductor wafer) 30 from the lower cassette force and placing it on the upper cassette in the drawing will be described.
- FIG. 3 (a) a workpiece 30 is placed on the tip of the upper support frame 7 a of the hand unit 7. Since the lower support frame 7b of the hand portion 7 is not used here, it is bent as shown in the figure.
- the upper support frame 7a of the hand unit 7 moves linearly in the positive direction of the y-axis while maintaining its orientation in order to take out the work 30 from the lower cassette in the figure. More specifically, the arm section 6 is rotated clockwise around the connection point Z by the arm section motor 51, and the upper support frame 7a of the hand section 7 is connected to the connection shaft 6c by the upper support frame motor 6b. Rotate counterclockwise as the center. At this time, the movement locus of the connection point Z is a straight line in the direction (X-axis direction) orthogonal to the direction in which the workpiece 30 is unloaded.
- the arm portion 6 is integrally formed with the upper support frame 7a of the hand portion 7 and rotated clockwise by a predetermined angle around the connection point Z, so that the upper support frame 7a of the hand portion 7 is oriented downward. Upside down 180 ° (Fig. 3 (c)).
- the lower support frame 7b overlaps with the upper support frame 7a and performs the same operation as the upper support frame 7a.
- the arm section motor 51 rotates the arm section 6 clockwise around the connection point Z, and the upper support frame motor 6b causes the upper support frame 7a of the hand section 7 to rotate left about the connection shaft 6c.
- the work 30 is placed in the upper cassette in the figure (Fig. 3 (d)).
- FIG. 3D as in FIG. 3A, the lower support frame 7b of the hand portion 7 is bent as shown.
- the articulated robot 1 has a work 30 placed on the tip of the upper support frame 7 a of the hand unit 7.
- the arm portion motor 51 causes the arm portion 6 to rotate clockwise around the connection point Z, and the upper support frame motor 6b.
- the upper support frame 7a of the hand portion 7 rotates counterclockwise about the connecting shaft 6c, and the workpiece 30 is completely removed (FIG. 4 (b)).
- Integrate with the support frame 7a rotate counterclockwise by a predetermined angle around the connection point Z, and the direction of the upper support frame 7a of the hand part 7 is 180 ° upside down (Fig. 4 (c)) .
- the arm section motor 51 rotates the arm section 6 clockwise around the connecting point Z
- the upper support frame motor 6b rotates the hand section 7 upper support frame 7a counterclockwise around the connecting shaft 6c.
- the work 30 is placed in the upper left cassette in the figure (FIG. 4 (d)).
- the articulated robot 1 has a work 30 placed on the tip of the upper support frame 7a of the hand portion 7.
- the arm section motor 51 causes the arm section 6 to rotate counterclockwise around the connection point Z, and the upper support frame motor 6b.
- the upper support frame 7a of the hand unit 7 rotates clockwise around the connecting shaft 6c, and the workpiece 30 is completely removed (Fig. 5 (b)).
- As a unit with the frame 7a it rotates clockwise by a predetermined angle around the connection point Z, and the orientation of the upper support frame 7a of the hand portion 7 is inverted 180 ° from downward to upward (FIG. 5 (c)).
- the arm section motor 51 rotates the arm section 6 counterclockwise around the connection point Z
- the upper support frame motor 6b rotates the hand section 7 upper support frame 7a clockwise about the connection shaft 6c.
- the workpiece 30 is placed in the upper right cassette in the figure (Fig. 5 (d)).
- connection point Z on the X-ray for example, from the cassette at the lower left in the figure, Upper right
- the connecting point Z is linearly moved in the positive direction of the X axis, and the arm unit 6 is moved around the connecting point Z.
- the hand portion 7 may be rotated about the connecting shaft 6c as a center.
- the articulated robot 1 that was in the form of FIG. 4 (b) becomes the form of FIG. 5 (c).
- the workpiece 30 can be transferred from the cassette to the upper right cassette in the figure.
- the part-side link part 5 can be transported stably with simple control (without special rotation control).
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of an articulated robot 71 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 (a) is a plan sectional view of the articulated robot 71
- FIG. 6 (b) is a longitudinal sectional view of the articulated robot 1.
- the articulated robot 71 includes a base 2, a link mechanism 73, Arm 6 and hand 7 are also configured.
- the link mechanism 73 includes a base side link part 74 and an arm part side link part 75 that are rotatably connected to each other.
- the base 2 includes a lifting cylinder 8 that moves up and down in the vertical direction by rotation of a lifting motor (not shown).
- the lifting cylinder 8 is lifted and lowered while being guided by a guide shaft (not shown) whose longitudinal direction is the vertical direction in the figure.
- the base side link portion 74 is connected to the lifting cylinder 8 via a connecting shaft 8b, and is rotatably held by a link mechanism motor 8a incorporated in the lifting cylinder 8. Further, the base side link part 74 can be moved up and down with respect to the base 2 as the lifting cylinder 8 is moved up and down.
- the base side link part 74 includes a base side pulley 74a, an arm part side pulley 74b, and a belt 74c. Moreover, the arm part side pulley 74b and the arm part side link part 75 are connected by a connecting shaft 74d. Accordingly, by appropriately adjusting the rotation angle ratio between the base side pulley 74a and the arm side pulley 74b, that is, the rotation angle ratio between the base side link part 74 and the arm part side link part 75, the link mechanism 73 is The movement trajectory of the center point (connection point Z) of the connection shaft 75a that rotatably connects the arm portion side link portion 75 and the arm portion 6 is regulated on a predetermined straight line.
- the arm part 6 is connected to the tip of the arm part side link part 75 via a connecting shaft 75a, and is rotatably held by an arm part motor 751 built in the arm part side link part 75. ing.
- the force that incorporates the arm unit motor 751 in the arm unit side link unit 75 is not limited to this.
- the arm unit motor 751 may be incorporated in the arm unit 6. However, it may be in any other place.
- the hand portion 7 is composed of two parallel upper support frames 7a and a lower support frame 7b.
- the upper support frame 7a and the lower support frame 7b are respectively connected to the distal end of the arm portion 6 with a connecting shaft 6c and It is connected via a connecting shaft 6d and is rotatably held by a lower support frame motor 6a and an upper support frame motor 6b that are respectively built in the arm portion 6.
- control signals for driving the lifting motor, link mechanism motor 8a, arm unit motor 751, lower support frame motor 6a and upper support frame motor 6b are based on a program input by the operator! , Transmitted from a computer (not shown) as appropriate.
- FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the mechanical operation of the articulated robot 71 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the operation of taking out the workpiece (for example, a circular semiconductor wafer) 30 from the cassette 40a and placing it on the cassette 40d separated by 3P in the right direction in the figure will be described.
- the work 30 is taken out from the cassette 40a (the articulated robot 71 on the left side in the figure) and the work 30 is placed on the cassette 40d (the articulated robot on the right side in the figure).
- the cassettes 40a to 40d are target positions for carrying the workpiece 30 in and out, and may be a processing device or the like in addition to the cassette as long as such a loading and unloading position is defined.
- the length of the base side link portion 74 is Ll
- the length of the arm side link portion 75 is L2
- the length of the arm portion 6 is L
- four cassettes 40a to 40d The interval of each is P
- the radius on the arm side (see Fig. 6) of the base side link 74 is R. Furthermore, in the articulated robot 71, the maximum usable area is approximately 2 X (L1 + L2) as the area that can be loaded / unloaded with respect to the cassettes 40a to 40d.
- a cake 30 is placed on the tip of the upper support frame 7a of the articulated robot 71 on the left side of the drawing.
- the lower support frame 7b of the hand portion 7 is not used here, and is bent as shown in the figure.
- the upper support frame 7a of the hand unit 7 moves linearly in the positive direction of the y-axis while maintaining its orientation in order to take out the work 30 from the cassette 40a. More specifically, the arm portion 6 is rotated clockwise (clockwise) around the connection point Z by the arm portion motor 751 (see FIG. 6), and the upper support frame 7a of the hand portion 7 is The motor 6b rotates counterclockwise (counterclockwise) about the connecting shaft 6c. At this time, the movement trajectory of the connection point Z is a straight line in the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the workpiece 30 is unloaded (the positive direction of the X axis). When the upper support frame 7a of the hand unit 7 moves in the positive direction of the y-axis by a predetermined distance, the removal of the work 30 from the cassette 40a is completed.
- the connecting point Z is linearly moved in the positive direction of the X axis.
- the arm part 6 is rotated about the connection point Z, and the connection point Z is linearly moved while the hand part 7 is rotated about the connection shaft 6c.
- the upper support frame 7a can be moved to the front of the cassette 40d (right side in the figure).
- the lower support frame 7b overlaps the upper support frame 7a! /.
- the arm portion 6 is rotated clockwise around the connection point Z by the arm portion motor 751 and the upper support frame 7a of the hand portion 7 is connected by the upper support frame motor 6b.
- the upper support frame 7a of the hand portion 7 enters the cassette 40d.
- the movement trajectory of the connection point Z is a straight line in the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the workpiece 30 is loaded (the negative direction of the X axis).
- the length L1 of the base side link portion 74 is made longer than the length L2 of the arm side link portion 75, and the base 2 of the link mechanism 73 is
- the work position on the work 30 side (mounted on the cassettes 40a to 40d), that is, the work pieces 30 such as the cassettes 40a to 40d or the processing equipment, is carried in and out of the movement locus of the center position on the base end side (connection point Z) of the arm part.
- the position is shifted by A to the target position. Therefore, for example, in the present embodiment, it is possible to improve efficiency by corresponding to a four-cassette cassette in which four articulated robots 71 are arranged, and load workpiece 30 into cassettes 40a to 40d.
- the occupying distance in the direction (y-axis direction) can be shortened to save space.
- the distance A for shifting the center position of the base 2 of the link mechanism 73 toward the target position for loading and unloading the workpiece 30 such as a cassette or a processing device is optimized for the space where the articulated robot 71 is arranged.
- A may be shifted in the direction of the arrow Y when a cache device or another cassette is arranged on the upper side in the drawing facing the cassettes 40 a to 40 d.
- the ability to move quickly from the cassette 40a to the cassette 40d can improve time efficiency, and more arm than the base side link portion 74. Since the part side link part 75 is lighter in weight, it is possible to prevent vibration and stabilize the work transfer.
- the force indicating a four-cassette cassette arranged in four is not limited to this, and may be four or more, or may be three or less. Yes.
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the linearity of the connection point Z in the articulated robot 71 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 8 (a) is a plan view of the articulated robot 71
- Fig. 8 (b) shows the error in the y-axis direction when the connecting point Z is moved in the positive direction of the X-axis. ing.
- the practical area 2 X (L1 + L2) described above is about ⁇ 670 mm. Therefore, if the error in this practical area is small to some extent, the articulated robot 71 becomes practical.
- the articulated robot according to the present invention is useful as a robot capable of stably transporting a workpiece such as a semiconductor wafer by simple control without using an expensive motor that generates a large driving force.
- the articulated robot according to the present invention is useful as a robot capable of stably transporting a workpiece such as a semiconductor wafer and saving the installation space.
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