WO1994001354A1 - Dispositif de transport en levitation magnetique - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a magnetic levitation transfer device, in which a transfer table for mounting an object to be transferred such as a wafer is floated by magnetic force in a tunnel of a high cleanliness atmosphere such as in a vacuum, and travels in a non-contact state with a partition wall.
- a tie-type magnetic levitation vacuum transfer device that stores and transports a carrier in a vacuum (clean atmosphere) outside a tunnel (can) and stores a member that may generate dust or the like inside the tunnel is disclosed.
- JP-A-53-34272, JP-A-61-277730, JP-A-4-175404, JP-A-59-504 According to Japanese Patent Publication No. 1 4 6 3 26, etc., a carrier table (movable body) is lifted up by the magnetic attraction force of levitation electromagnets arranged in line along the transport path, and the magnetic field is caused to travel while floating from the transport path.
- a floating transport device is disclosed.
- a control current is supplied to a levitation electromagnet, displacement sensor or linear motor in the tunnel (can).
- Cable must be placed in a high-purity atmosphere, such as a vacuum, outside the tunnel (can), which causes problems in cable processing and maintenance of components in the tunnel (can).
- the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and arranges a levitation electromagnet, a linear motor, a displacement sensor, and the like outside a tunnel, and uses a simple structure, a so-called canned structure, for a carrier that travels in the tunnel. It is an object of the present invention to provide a magnetic levitation transfer device that can prevent the occurrence of the like and reduce the cross-sectional area of the tunnel, achieve high cleanliness in the tunnel, and perform good levitation control or traveling control. I do.
- various processing equipment such as lithography and growth and diffusion of various coatings are provided. These various processing equipment are connected by tunnels, and semiconductor wafers are placed in a high cleanness (high vacuum) atmosphere. Etc. must be transported.
- the tunnel has a branch, and at the branch point, the transfer table is a practical magnetic levitation transfer device that can levitate from the main transfer path to the branch transfer path without contact while floating inside the donnel.
- the purpose is to provide. Disclosure of the invention
- a tunnel formed by a partition wall, a transport table disposed in the tunnel, a plurality of levitation electromagnets that levitate and support the transport table in a non-contact state,
- Levitation transfer device comprising: a linear motor that travels and moves; and a displacement sensor that detects a vertical distance of the carriage.
- the levitation electromagnet, the linear motor, and the displacement sensor are disposed outside the tunnel, and the levitation electromagnet, the linear motor, and the displacement sensor are penetrated through the bulkhead and partially exposed in the tunnel.
- the present invention relates to a structure of a tunnel housed in a container-shaped housing member.
- a tunnel having a branching path formed in a substantially orthogonal direction formed by a partition wall, a transport platform that floats in the tunnel, travels and transports an article to be transported, At least two rows of levitation electromagnets are provided above the partition walls of the tunnel that are levitated and supported in a non-contact state, and there are few magnetic poles below the tunnel partitions that allow the carrier to travel in a non-contact state.
- An electromagnet constituting a linear motor arranged in one row, a displacement sensor arranged in at least two rows below a partition wall of the tunnel for detecting a floating position of the carrier, and an output value of the displacement sensor.
- the carrier has two parallel magnetic pieces corresponding to the magnetic poles of the two rows of levitating electromagnets on the outer periphery of the upper surface thereof. Two magnetic materials perpendicular to the piece And a row of magnetic member pieces on its lower surface, to a conveying path and conveying table structure characterized by comprising a conductive material corresponding to the magnetic poles of the electromagnets constituting the linear motor.
- FIG. 1 to 3 show a magnetic levitation transfer device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure of a tunnel.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a relationship with a thin-walled cab, and
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a relationship between a displacement sensor and a thin-walled cab.
- FIG. 4 to 6 show a magnetic levitation transfer device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a tunnel.
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view of FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a plan view, and
- FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of FIG. 7 to 16 show a magnetic levitation transfer device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a sectional front view showing the structure of a transfer path and a transfer table. The figure is a partially enlarged front view illustrating the relative positional relationship between the magnetic material plate member 20 and the magnetic poles of the electromagnet 4 for levitation in FIG. FIG.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a transfer table used in the transfer device shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, and FIG. 10 is a view of a pole surface of a levitation electromagnet at a branch point of a tunnel having a branch in a substantially orthogonal direction. It is explanatory drawing which shows arrangement
- 11A and 11B illustrate the structure of the magnetic material fixed to the upper surface of the transfer table, where (A) is a plan view showing the relationship with the magnetic pole surface of the levitation electromagnet, (B) is a side view, and (C) () Is a perspective view of the magnetic material.
- FIGS. 12A and 12B illustrate the structure of the magnetic material fixed to the upper surface of the transfer table.
- FIG. 12A and 12B illustrate the structure of the magnetic material fixed to the upper surface of the transfer table.
- FIG. 12A is a plan view showing the relationship with the magnetic pole surface of the levitation electromagnet
- FIG. 12B is a side view
- FIG. () Is a partially enlarged view of (B).
- FIG. 13 illustrates the structure of a magnetic material having a groove
- (A) is a plan view showing the shape of the magnetic material
- (B) is a positional relationship with a U-shaped magnetic pole of the levitation electromagnet.
- C) is an enlarged view of (B).
- FIG. 14, FIG. 15, and FIG. 16 are perspective views showing various shapes of the magnetic material fixed to the upper surface of the carrier according to the present embodiment.
- FIGS. 17 to 24 show a magnetic levitation transfer device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 17 to 24 show a magnetic levitation transfer device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 17 is a plan view showing the structure of a transfer path at a branch point. Yes, shows the state before switching of the movement direction.
- FIG. 18 is an elevational view of the transport path shown in FIG. 17, and
- FIG. 19 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of FIG. 17, with the transport table traveling along the main transport path.
- FIG. 20 is a partially enlarged perspective view of FIG. 17, and shows a state where the carrier is located at a branch point.
- FIG. 21 is a block diagram of a control system
- FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure for switching the magnetic poles of the levitation electromagnets that are not operated.
- FIGS. 23 and 24 (A) and (B) are explanatory diagrams showing the control of the gain of the levitation electromagnet, in which the horizontal axis represents the magnetic pole switching time and the vertical axis represents the gain. Each value is shown.
- FIGS. 25 to 30 show a magnetic levitation transfer apparatus according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 25 is a cross-sectional view taken along the transfer path.
- FIG. 27 is a block diagram of a control system of the magnetic levitation transfer device,
- FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional switching sequence of magnetic poles for levitation, and
- FIG. 28 is an explanatory diagram of conventional magnetic pole switching.
- second Figure 9 is an explanatory diagram of switching of magnetic poles according to the present invention
- the third 0 Figure c 3 1 Fig through third 3 Fig is an illustration of switching of magnetic poles according to another embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 31 shows a magnetic levitation transfer device according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 31 is a block diagram of a control system, and
- FIG. 32 shows a time characteristic of an offset voltage at the time of landing.
- FIG. 33 is a characteristic diagram showing a time characteristic of an offset voltage at the time of
- FIG. 34 shows a magnetic levitation transfer device according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention, and is a partial cross-sectional side view of a levitation electromagnet provided with a passive damper.
- FIGS. 35 to 36 show a magnetic levitation transfer device according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 35 is a sectional view showing the structure of a transfer path and a transfer table.
- FIG. 36 is a plan view thereof.
- FIGS. 37 to 38 show a magnetic levitation transfer device according to the eleventh embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 37 is a cross section of a transfer path structure having a vertical transfer path.
- FIG. 38 is an explanatory view showing details of the structures of the table section and the transfer table.
- FIGS. 39 to 41 show a magnetic levitation transfer device according to the 12th embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 39 is an explanatory diagram of a connection between a tunnel and a processing device
- FIG. 40 is an explanatory diagram of a connection between a tunnel and a processing device of another embodiment
- FIG. 41 is an explanatory diagram of a connection between a conventional tunnel and a processing device.
- the tunnel is described as a tunnel whose inside is kept in a vacuum state, but the tunnel is isolated from the outside by flowing a gas such as clean nitrogen (N 2 ) gas in the tunnel.
- a gas such as clean nitrogen (N 2 ) gas in the tunnel.
- the present invention is also applicable to realizing a clean space.
- the magnetic levitation transfer device includes a tunnel 1 formed by a partition wall 2 and the inside thereof is maintained in a vacuum state, and a transfer table 3 arranged in the tunnel 1.
- electromagnets 4, 4 for levitation supporting the carrier 3 in a non-contact state are provided on the left and right.
- These floating electromagnets 4, 4 are provided on the atmosphere side and are respectively housed in thin caps 5, 5, which constitute thin-walled container-like housing members.
- the thin cap 5 penetrates the partition wall 2 and its bottom is exposed in the tunnel 1.
- FIG. 2 is a view showing details of the levitation electromagnet 4 (the coil is omitted) and the thin cap 5.
- the thin cap 5 has a flange portion 5 a at an upper portion thereof. And is fixed to the partition wall 2 by bolts 10.
- a 0 ring 11 is interposed between the partition wall 2 and the flange portion 5a to seal the vacuum in the tunnel 1.
- the material of the thin cap 5 is a non-metallic material such as ceramics or a metallic material having paramagnetic property and higher electric resistance than aluminum, for example, stainless steel (SUS304).
- an electromagnet 6 constituting a linear motor for moving the carriage 3 is provided below the tunnel 1.
- the electromagnet 6 of the linear motor is provided on the air side and housed in a thin cap 7 constituting a thin container-like housing member.
- the thin cap 7 penetrates the partition wall 2, and its top is exposed in the tunnel 1.
- the thin-walled cabinet 7 is made of a non-metallic material such as ceramics or a metallic material having paramagnetic property and higher electric resistance than aluminum, for example, stainless steel (SUS304).
- Displacement sensors 8 are arranged on the bottom of the tunnel 1 on the left and right.
- the displacement sensors 8 penetrate the partition wall 2 and are attached to a thin container-like thin cap 9 whose top is exposed inside the tunnel 1. It is stored.
- the displacement sensor 8 comprises an eddy current sensor, and the thin-walled cabinet 9 is formed by ceramic so as not to hinder the sensing action of the eddy current sensor.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing details of the displacement sensor 8 and the thin cap 9 .
- the thin cap 9 has a flange portion 9 a, and a vacuum in the tunnel 1 is provided between the flange portion 9 a and the partition wall 2.
- a 0 ring 1 1 is interposed to seal the
- the electromagnets 4 for levitation, the electromagnets 6 of the linear motor, and the displacement sensors 8 are arranged at regular intervals in the traveling direction of the carriage (the direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 1).
- An electromagnet (not shown) constituting an electromagnetic brake is provided at a position where the carriage 3 should stop.
- the displacement sensor 8 detects the vertical distance from the sensor to the transfer table 3 and outputs the detection result to a levitation control circuit (not shown).
- This levitation control circuit is In response to the output, the exciting current supplied to the levitation electromagnet 4 is increased or decreased to control the magnetic attraction acting on the carrier 3.
- the carriage 3 can be stably lifted vertically in a non-contact manner.
- an eddy current is generated in a conductive material (not shown) provided on the lower surface of the carriage 3 by the electromagnet 6 of the linear motor, and the eddy current is urged in a traveling direction (a direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 1) to travel.
- the levitation electromagnet 4, the linear motor 6, and the displacement sensor 8 are disposed outside the partition wall of the tunnel 1, and the levitation electromagnet 4, the linear motor 6, and the displacement sensor 8 are connected to the partition wall 2 respectively. It is stored in thin-walled container-shaped thin caps 5, 7, and 9 partially exposed through the tunnel 1 through the. Therefore, since no components other than the carriage 3 are arranged in the tunnel 1, the generation of gas and the generation of fine particles in the tunnel 1 are suppressed, and the contamination of the transferred object is prevented. . Further, according to the present embodiment, since the generation of gas in the tunnel 1 can be suppressed, a high vacuum can be achieved.
- an O-ring is used to seal between the thin cap and the partition, but a metal seal may be interposed between the thin cap and the partition.
- a thin cab can be welded to the bulkhead to seal the vacuum in the tunnel.
- the levitation electromagnet, the linear motor, and the displacement sensor are arranged outside the tunnel, so that maintenance of the coil and the displacement sensor can be facilitated. In addition, maintenance of these parts can be performed while maintaining the vacuum.
- FIG. 4 shows the tunnel structure of the magnetic levitation transfer device (A)
- FIG. 5 (B) is a longitudinal sectional view
- FIG. 5 is a plan view thereof.
- the magnetic levitation transfer device is formed by a partition wall, and a tunnel 1 in which the inside is kept in a vacuum state, and a transport stand disposed in the tunnel 1 And three.
- the partition wall of tunnel 1 is composed of left and right partition walls 13 and 14 and upper and lower partition walls 15 and 16.
- the upper and lower bulkheads 15 and 16 are thin plates 15a and 16a made of stainless steel plate (SUS304) for vacuum shielding provided on the vacuum side, and thin plates provided on the atmosphere side. Plates 15a and 16b are made of thick stainless steel plates 15b and 16b having rigidity for reinforcing the plates 15a and 16a.
- the left and right bulkheads 13 and 14 are made of thick aluminum plates. The thickness t of the thin plates 15a and 16a is set to about lmm.
- the bulkhead of the vacuum tunnel 1 was provided with thin plates 13a, 14a, 15a, 16a made of stainless steel plate provided on the vacuum side and on the atmosphere side. It is composed of a thick aluminum reinforcing plate 13b, 14b, 15b having rigidity.
- the thin plates 13a, 14a, 15a, 16a are hermetically sealed to each other by welding or brazing.
- the reinforcing plates 15b, 13b, and 14b have a split structure, and are fastened to each other with an adhesive or bolts.
- a 0-ring 11 for vacuum sealing is interposed between the upper and lower partitions 15, 16 and the left and right partitions 13, 14.
- the upper and lower bulkheads 15 and 16 and the left and right bulkheads 13 and 14 are fastened by bolts 10.
- an anchor bolt 10a is fixed to the thin plate 15a by welding, and a nut 10b is screwed into the anchor bolt 10a to thin the plate.
- Plate 1 5a and reinforcing plate 15 b is fastened together.
- the thin plate 15a and the reinforcing plate 15b constituting the upper partition 15 are integrated by bonding at a portion other than the anchor bolt 10a.
- the thin plate 16a constituting the lower partition 16 and the reinforcing plate 16b are integrated by bonding.
- levitation electromagnets 4, 4 for supporting and supporting the carrier table 3 in a non-contact state on the left and right are arranged at regular intervals in the traveling direction of the carrier table (see FIG. 5).
- the magnetic pole 4a of the levitation electromagnet 4 is disposed so as to penetrate the reinforcing plate 15b and is adjacent to the thin plate 15a, and the coil 4b is disposed outside the reinforcing plate 15b. ing.
- the lower partition 16 is provided with a linear motor 6 composed of an electromagnet for moving the carrier 3.
- the linear motors 6 are arranged at regular intervals in the traveling direction of the transfer table.
- the magnetic pole 6a of the linear motor 6 penetrates the reinforcing plate 16b and is disposed adjacent to the thin plate 16a, and the coil 6b is disposed outside the reinforcing plate 16b.
- a displacement sensor 8 for detecting the vertical distance of the carrier 3 is provided on the lower partition 16.
- the levitation electromagnet 4 is first excited by a control circuit (not shown), and the magnetic material (not shown) is passed through the thin plate 16a.
- the carrier 3 is lifted by applying a magnetic attraction force to the carrier 3 disposed on the upper surface.
- the flying height of the carriage 3 is detected through the thin Bureto 1 5 a by the displacement sensor 8, c which the excitation current supplied to the levitation electromagnets 4 in response to the output of the sensor 8 is controlled Thereby, the floating amount of the transfer table 3 is controlled to the target floating position.
- the carriage 3 is held in a floating state by the electromagnets 4 for levitating, and the carriage 3 is urged by the linear motor 6 in a traveling direction (a direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 1) to travel.
- the upper and lower partitions of the tunnel are vacuum sealed.
- a reinforcing plate that reinforces the thin plate, and the thin plate and the reinforcing plate are joined by bonding, bolt nuts, etc., so that the partition walls are excellent in rigidity and deformation of the tunnel is minimized.
- by forming the partition wall of the tunnel with two pieces it is possible to perform processing in accordance with the characteristics of the parts, thereby facilitating the processing and reducing the production cost. Also, the number of O-rings can be minimized, and high vacuum can be realized.
- FIG. 7 a description will be given of the structure of a transfer path and a transfer table according to a third embodiment of the magnetic levitation transfer device according to the present invention with reference to FIGS. 7 to 16.
- FIG. 7 a description will be given of the structure of a transfer path and a transfer table according to a third embodiment of the magnetic levitation transfer device according to the present invention with reference to FIGS. 7 to 16.
- FIG. 7 a description will be given of the structure of a transfer path and a transfer table according to a third embodiment of the magnetic levitation transfer device according to the present invention with reference to FIGS. 7 to 16.
- FIG. 7 shows a cross-sectional structure of a transfer path and a transfer table.
- the transfer table 3 travels in a tunnel surrounded by a partition 2 made of a nonmagnetic material such as stainless steel.
- the electromagnets 4 for levitation are arranged in two rows on the left and right sides of the partition upper plate 15 which is the ceiling of the partition 2.
- a displacement sensor 8 and electromagnets 6 constituting a linear motor are arranged below the partition wall 2.
- the outer member 19 of the carriage 3 is made of aluminum, and the aluminum member 19 forms a secondary conductor (conductor) at the lower surface of the carriage facing the linear motor 6. Therefore, the carriage 3 is urged vertically toward the paper surface of FIG.
- a plate member (magnetic material) 20 made of a magnetic material is provided on the upper surface of the outer member 19 of the carrier 3, and as shown in FIG. 8, the magnetic material 20 is the width of the magnetic pole of the electromagnet 4 for levitation. It is formed with a width dimension equal to Wp. Then, with respect to the position of the magnetic pole of the levitation electromagnet 4, it is deviated by a distance a toward both ends (outside of the arrow H direction in FIG. 8) of the carriage 3 in the guide direction (the arrow H direction in FIG. 8). It is arranged. However, a may be zero.
- the electromagnet 4 is disposed below the carrier 3 in correspondence with the levitation electromagnet 4.
- the detected displacement sensor 8 detects the vertical distance from the sensor to the lower surface of the carrier 3 and outputs the detection result to a floating control circuit (not shown).
- the levitation control circuit increases or decreases the excitation current supplied to the levitation electromagnet 4 in response to the output from the displacement sensor 8, and magnetically acts on the magnetic material plate member 20 on the upper surface of the carrier. Control the power.
- the transfer table 3 can be lifted in the vertical direction, and can stably float to the target position without contact from the partition wall.
- FIG. 9 shows an example of the positional relationship between the magnetic material plate member 20, the carrier 3, and the carrier opening 3-0.
- the displacement sensor 8 is of an eddy current type and detects the vertical position of the lower surface of the transfer table from the eddy current generated on the lower surface of the transfer table made of an aluminum plate.
- a sensor cap made of, for example, a non-conductive material made of ceramic is interposed.
- Reference numeral 46 indicates an emergency wheel.
- an electromagnetic brake 18 composed of an electromagnet is provided at the center of the levitating electromagnets 4,4.
- the electromagnetic stone 18 constituting the electromagnetic brake forms a co-magnetic path with a brake target (not shown) fixed at the center of the upper surface of the carrier 3, and positions the carrier 3 by magnetic attraction.
- a mounting member 21 is provided in the carrier 3, and the mounting member 21 is The semiconductor wafer 22 or the like, which is the object to be transported, is restrained so as not to be damaged during movement.
- the levitation electromagnets 4 provided on the left and right, the linear motor 6 on the lower surface, and the displacement sensors 8 disposed on the lower surface corresponding to the levitation electromagnets are arranged in the traveling direction of the carriage (perpendicular to the paper surface).
- the electromagnetic brake 18 is provided only at the position where the carriage 3 should stop.
- the position shown in FIG. 7 is a stop position, that is, a place where a facility for performing a predetermined process on the conveyed conveyor 22 exists, but an electromagnetic brake 18 is provided at a position where the carrier 3 does not stop.
- the partition 2 also has a shape that extends in the traveling direction (the direction perpendicular to the paper surface).
- the carriage 3 is held in a floating state by the electromagnets 4 and 4 while being urged by the linear motor 6 in a non-contact manner in the advancing direction to run. Then, it is stopped by the electromagnetic brake 18 at the stop position, and the wafer 22 is put in and out through the partition wall opening 2-0 and the carrier opening 3-0 by using a robot arm (not shown) or the like. The work is done.
- a plate member 20 made of a magnetic material having a mouth shape is fixed on the upper surface of the outer member 19 of the carrier 3. Further, on the sides of the outer shell member 19 of the carrier 3, the carrier opening 3-0 is provided on four sides thereof.
- the plate member 20 made of a magnetic material is composed of two parallel magnetic materials corresponding to the magnetic pole surfaces of the levitation electromagnets arranged in two rows as shown in FIGS. 14 (A) and (B).
- FIG. 10 shows a branch point of a tunnel where the transport path branches at right angles.
- the tunnel 1 branches off along the moving directions M and P, and two rows of levitation electromagnets 4 are connected to the main transport path, respectively.
- the transfer table 3 has a plate member made of a magnetic material composed of two parallel magnetic material pieces corresponding to the magnetic pole faces in the transfer direction and the direction perpendicular to the transfer direction and two parallel magnetic material pieces in the direction perpendicular to the transfer table 3. Since it has 0, it is possible to change direction while floating from the moving direction M to P or from P to M.
- the linear motor that moves the carrier is also an electromagnet that generates a moving magnetic field.
- the linear motor is arranged at the center of the upper partition wall, a magnetic attractive force is exerted on the plate member 20 made of magnetic material, which is not preferable.
- the linear motor 6 is necessarily arranged at the center of the lower partition.
- the displacement sensor 8 is an eddy current sensor or an inductive sensor, and the sensitivity and linearity are better when the gap between the displacement sensor 8 and the target on the lower surface of the carrier, which is the detection object in the vertical direction, is smaller. And the carriage needs to be properly controlled when falling down (in the direction of gravity). Therefore, by arranging the displacement sensor 8 on the lower surface of the tunnel of the partition wall 2, it is possible to control the position of the transfer table in the vertical direction with higher accuracy. In addition, if the displacement sensor is arranged above the partition, it must be arranged between the magnetic poles of the electromagnet for levitation, and if it is arranged in this way, the magnetic pole width must be increased accordingly, and the electromagnet for levitation becomes larger. This causes a problem.
- the displacement sensor 8 is disposed at a lower position corresponding to the floating magnetic stone on the lower surface of the partition wall 2.
- the electromagnets 18 constituting the electromagnetic brake are arranged between the levitation electromagnets 4 on the ceiling plate 15 of the bulkhead 2 as the remaining space, and as a whole a compact and well-balanced as shown in Fig. 7.
- a member constituting the transport path is arranged.
- FIG. 11 (A) shows the positional relationship between the magnetic pole surface 4 of the levitation electromagnet and the magnetic material 20 on the upper surface of the carriage at the branch point of the transport path.
- the carriage on which the mouth-shaped magnetic material 20 is fixed is arranged along the main transport path and the branch transport path on which the carriage moves, and the pole faces 4a and 4b of the levitation electromagnets are aligned. It is levitated and held by magnetic attraction, and is driven by a linear motor (not shown) to travel through a tunnel without contact from a partition wall.
- FIG. 11 (A) shows a branch point of the transport path, where the main transport path in the moving direction M and the branch transport path in the moving direction P intersect.
- FIG. 11 (C) is a perspective view of the magnetic material 20 fixed to the carrier 3, and the width W a ,
- FIG. 11 (B) is a side view of FIG. 11 (A), and illustrates a state where the carriage is levitated and held by a levitating electromagnet.
- Levitating electromagnets are arranged in a row on the main body frame of the transfer device, and the pole faces 4 a,
- Each of the levitation electromagnets has a U-shaped magnetic pole.
- the magnetic material 20 is separated from the pole faces of the electromagnet through partition walls and gaps (not shown).
- a closed magnetic path (magnetic flux ⁇ ) is formed. Therefore, a magnetic shearing force B is generated between the ends of the magnetic pole faces 4 a and 4 b and one end of the magnetic material 20, and a so-called guide rigidity for passively guiding the carrier to the magnetic center is generated. .
- FIG. 12 (A) is a top view showing an example of the positional relationship between the magnetic material 20 fixed on the upper surface of the carriage and the magnetic pole surface 4b of the electromagnet. The case where the magnetic material 20 is located at the coating portion as shown by hatching is shown.
- FIG. 12 (B) is a cross-sectional view along the line AA ′. When the electromagnet is excited, two portions indicated by B 'in the figure become the ends of the magnetic pole 4b and the magnetic material 20, where a magnetic shearing force B is generated, and the vehicle travels in the moving direction P. The transfer table 3 is guided to the magnetic center.
- the carriage on which the mouth-shaped magnetic material is fixed travels along the main transport path in the moving direction M as shown in Fig. 11, and is shown at the intersection with the branch transport path in the moving direction P. Do not stop by the electromagnetic brake. At this intersection, the magnetic pole surface that holds and lifts the carriage is switched from 4a to 4b, and is driven in the P direction by traveling means such as a linear motor (not shown) to travel in the traveling direction P along the branch transport path.
- traveling means such as a linear motor (not shown) to travel in the traveling direction P along the branch transport path.
- FIGS. 13 and 15 to 16 show a magnetic levitation transfer device according to the fourth and fifth embodiments of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 (A) is a plan view showing the shape of the magnetic material 2 Ob.
- the mouth-shaped magnetic material 20 is divided into a member 2 O bi that forms four sides and a member 2 O bs that forms four corners, and each has a gap d between the divided members. That is, the magnetic material 2 O b is composed of four side members 2 O bi which are convex portions and four corner members 2 O bs, and a gap d which is a groove is provided between each member.
- the gap (groove) d is formed in the moving direction of the carriage and in the direction perpendicular thereto.
- Each of the four side members 2 O bi has a concave portion (groove) 24 in the direction of movement of the carrier at the center and in the direction perpendicular thereto, and the four corner member 2 O bs also has a central portion.
- a recess (groove) 24 is provided.
- FIG. 13 (B) is a side sectional view showing the positional relationship between the magnetic poles of the levitation electromagnet and the magnetic material
- FIG. 13 (C) is a partially enlarged sectional view thereof.
- the levitation electromagnets 4a and 4b have magnetic poles having a U-shaped cross section as shown in the figure. Is separated into 4 bl and 4 b2.
- the magnetic flux ⁇ passes from the magnetic pole 4 bl through the convex portion 2 bll or 2 bsl of the magnetic material, passes under the groove 24, passes through the convex portion 2 bl 2 or 2 bs2, and passes through the magnetic pole 4 b2. Is formed.
- the magnetic material on the four sides and the magnetic material on the four corners each have a concave portion (groove) 24 in the center and a gap d between adjacent materials, the magnetic material has a U-shaped cross section. Magnetic shear forces are generated at the four locations indicated by reference sign D for each electromagnet. Therefore, the so-called guide rigidity for guiding the carrier passively to the magnetic center is greatly increased as compared with the first embodiment.
- the magnetic material 2b is substantially in the shape of a square, it is needless to say that the direction can be easily changed at the branch point of the transport path.
- FIG. 15 and FIG. 16 are modifications of the magnetic material 20.
- the four sides or four corners of the magnetic material are provided with concave portions (grooves) 24 or gaps d, respectively.
- concave portions 24 or gaps d magnetic shearing force is generated between the concave portions 24 and the magnetic pole surfaces of the magnetic poles having a U-shaped cross section of the levitation electromagnet, and the carrier is passively moved to the magnetic center by the magnetic centripetal force.
- the so-called guiding rigidity for guiding is increased.
- since the magnetic material is substantially in the shape of a mouth, it is needless to say that the direction can be easily changed at the branch point of the transport path.
- the magnetic levitation transport device includes a large number of levitation electromagnets 4 arranged in a row, and a branch transport path 2 3b and 23c, which are supported by the magnetic force of the levitation electromagnet 4 and are separated by a partition wall along the conveyance path 23 by propulsion generated by a linear motor (not shown).
- Abandoned tunnel (figure (Not shown)
- a switching means 25 for changing the moving direction of the transfer table 4 at a junction 26.
- the switching means 25 is connected to a plurality of (four in this figure) floating electromagnets 4 arranged in the direction of the main transport path at a branch point 26 in the same number of transport electromagnets 4 in different directions of the transport direction.
- the levitation electromagnets 4 are arranged adjacent to each other, and one of the levitation electromagnets is activated when the carriage 3 arrives at the branch point 26 from the other conveyance path (for example, the main conveyance path 23a).
- the electromagnet eg, electromagnet 4X
- the electromagnet is gradually switched to the other non-operating levitation electromagnet (eg, electromagnet 4y).
- the main transfer path 23a is arranged in the main transfer direction C, and the branch transfer paths 23b and 23c are set in the main transfer direction. For example, they are arranged in directions D and E perpendicular to a T-shape or cross. Note that either one of the branch transport paths 23b and 23c may be provided, and the direction of the branch transport paths 23b and 23c is not limited to the orthogonal direction with respect to the main transport direction C. In this case, the floating electromagnets are arranged in a line shifted from the orthogonal direction, so an angle of about 90 ° is appropriate.
- the transport device in the present embodiment includes a pair of left and right, which constitute a magnetic bearing and are also called floating magnetic poles, on the lower surface of the main body frame 27 of the transport path 23.
- a large number of levitation electromagnets 4 are arranged in a row at a predetermined pitch in the transport direction C, D, or E.
- the electromagnet 4 forming the primary side is composed of a coil and a magnetic yoke, and is formed on the periphery of the upper surface of the main body of the carrier 3 by a yoke (yoke) serving as a floating target and the like.
- the magnetic material 20 described in detail in the previous embodiment is attached.
- the magnetic material 20 is located below the electromagnetic right 4 via a tunnel wall (not shown) below the electromagnetic right 4 so that the carrier 3 floats in a non-contact state by the magnetic attractive force of the excited electromagnet 4. .
- Primary electromagnet 4 and secondary magnetic material 20 thus, a magnetic levitation device row is developed in the transport directions C, D, and E.
- the transfer table 3 is moved by being driven by a linear motor (not shown) in a non-contact manner.
- linear motor stays (electromagnets) are arranged in line on the lower surface of the partition wall of the tunnel.
- a conductor such as an aluminum plate is provided on the lower surface of the carriage 3, and the conductor on the lower surface of the carriage 3 is swirled by a spatial moving magnetic field formed by a linear motor stator. An electric current is generated, and the carriage 3 receives a propulsive force in the moving direction without contact.
- the levitation electromagnets 4 of the transfer path 23 are activated only at the positions necessary for the levitation holding of the transfer table 3. That is, the currents to the electromagnets 4 arranged in a row are sequentially activated and deactivated according to the moving direction of the carrier 3 in accordance with the carrier position detection signal, and the magnetic poles to be levitated are switched to change the carrier 3. By successively generating magnetic attraction to the magnetic material 20, the carrier 3 travels in the transport directions C, D, and E while maintaining a predetermined gap with the lower surface of the transport path partition.
- the switching operation of the levitation electromagnet accompanying the traveling of the carrier will be described in detail in the following eighth embodiment.
- the hardware configuration of the switching means 25 performed at the branch point 26 will be described with reference to FIG.
- the branch point 26 on the upper surface of the partition wall of the tunnel (not shown), they are arranged in the same direction as the levitation electromagnets 4 of the main conveyance path 23a in the direction of the main conveyance path in a regular row.
- the electromagnets 4X and the electromagnets 4y arranged in the direction of the branch transport path, which are oriented in the same direction as the levitation electromagnets 4 of the branch transport paths 3b and 3c, are arranged in the direction of the branch transport path. It is mounted with its side facing up.
- the two electromagnets 4 x and 4 y have a positional relationship orthogonal to each other, and are arranged adjacent to each other to prevent vibration when the levitation electromagnet is switched to change the transport direction. Further, a displacement sensor for detecting the levitation position of the carrier 3 is provided immediately below each of the levitation electromagnets 4X and 4y. The sensor 8 is mounted so as to be located on the partition wall (not shown) of the tunnel.
- FIG. 21 is a block diagram of a control system of a levitation electromagnet of the magnetic levitation transfer device. The switching of the magnetic pole to be levitated and the control of the levitating position of the carrier will be described below with reference to this block diagram.
- the control circuit 28 is a closed-loop control circuit that controls the exciting current of the electromagnet for floating 4X based on the output value of the sensor 8. Floating position of carrier 3
- the signal of the sensor 8 for detecting (displacement) is amplified by the sensor amplifier 31, and the gain of the control circuit 28, which is set in advance by the control unit 29, is adjusted by the gain controller 32.
- the levitation target value controller 33 compares it with the levitation target value set in advance in the control unit 29, adjusts the phase of the closed loop control circuit in the compensation circuit 34, and adjusts the power in the power amplifier 35. It is amplified and applied as an exciting current for the levitating electromagnet 4X. A magnetic attractive force corresponding to the exciting current is generated in the levitation electromagnet 4X, and the levitation position is controlled by attracting the magnetic material target of the carrier 3.
- the control unit 29 includes a / 0 converter 37, a 0 converter 39, a gain, a control signal generator 40 for the target value for floating, and a CPU 38, and controls switching of the magnetic pole to be levitated. I do.
- the signal of the sensor 8 is amplified by the sensor amplifier 31, the signal is converted into a digital signal by the AZD converter 37 and taken into the CPU 38, whereby the position of the carrier 3 with respect to the magnetic pole to be levitated is detected.
- the gain / floating target value control signal generator 40 sends the gain gain 32 of the control circuit 28 and the levitating target position of the carrier to the gain controller 32 and the levitating target value controller 33 of the control circuit 28, respectively. Give the signal. Therefore, the control of the gain and the levitation target value is The gain given to the control signal generator 40 by changing the gain from 0 to a set value from 0 (or from the set value corresponding to the inactive state to a set value corresponding to the operating state). ⁇ It can be set to the operating state at the ascent target value.
- the levitation electromagnets and displacement sensors arranged in the traveling direction of the carrier are switched in order in the traveling direction as the carrier travels, and levitate and hold the traveling carrier. .
- the levitation electromagnet 4 on the main transport path 23a is controlled by a control signal from the control unit 29 and the control circuit 28, FIGS.
- the magnetic material 20 is attracted by the magnetic attraction generated by the excitation of the levitation electromagnet 4, whereby the carrier 3 floats and is urged by the linear motor.
- the main transport path 23a is moved in the direction of arrow C, and arrives at the branch point 26.
- the electromagnets 4X arranged in the main transfer path direction in the switching means 25 performed at the branch point 26 are controlled in the same manner as the electromagnets 4 for levitation.
- the carriage 3 passes through the junction 26 while levitating, and moves on to the electromagnet 4 on the main transport path 23 a further forward, and the magnetic force of the electromagnet 4 for levitating on the main transport path 23 a
- the traveling is continued by switching the electromagnet in accordance with the carrier position detection signal.
- the switching means 2 5 by the control unit 29 and control circuit 28 as follows: Will be controlled.
- Reference signs I, III, 1, 3 in FIGS. 22 (A) to (D) are at the positions of the electromagnets 4X arranged in the direction of the main transport path, and reference signs ,, III ′, 1 ′, 3 ′ are branches. The positions correspond to the positions of the electromagnets 4y arranged in the direction of the transport path.
- the levitation target voltage is output from the control signal generator 40, and the gain of the levitation control system is set to 0. And close the open switch 42.
- the gain is set via the control signal generator 40 from the gain from 0 to a set value at which a certain operating state is set. , And gradually increase the current, gradually flowing a current to the electromagnet 4y, causing the electromagnet 4y to be in the operating state, and controlling the levitation by the electromagnet 4X at the positions of the symbols III and 1.
- the gain is gradually reduced from the set value of its operating state to 0 through a control signal generator 40 over a certain set time, and then the closed switch 42 is opened. (See Fig. 22 (B) and Fig. 23).
- the control signal generator 40 outputs a target floating voltage from the control signal generator 40 for each of the floating control systems (loops) using the electromagnets 4y at the positions of symbols ⁇ and 3 ′. Set the gain to 0 and close the open switch 42. Further, for each levitation control system (loop) using the electromagnet 4y at the position of the symbol I'3 ', the gain is set from 0 to a set value at which a certain operation state is set via the control signal generator 40, and a predetermined time is set.
- each levitation control system (loop) is controlled by the electromagnet 4X at the positions of the symbols I and 3.
- the closed switch 42 is opened (See Fig. 22 (C) and Fig. 23).
- the carriage 3 is lifted by the magnetic attraction force generated by the four electromagnets 4 y disposed at the positions ⁇ , III ′,, 3 ′ and newly set as the magnetic poles to be levitated. (See Fig. 22 (D)).
- the electromagnets 4X arranged in the main transport direction which were initially the magnetic poles to be levitated, were floated in the direction of the branch transport path at a position rotated by about 90 ° in the carriage traveling direction from the electromagnets 4X.
- the magnetic pole to be levitated is switched to the electromagnet 4y, and the carrier 3 moves in the D direction or the E direction according to the branch conveyance path 23b or 23c.
- Fig. 23 shows the change time t.
- the gain or the voltage to be the floating target value is linearly changed.
- the voltage may be changed in a curved line.
- the electromagnet for operation adjacent to the nearest inoperative electromagnet is operated.
- the electromagnets in the state are switched as one set.
- the above embodiment employs a sequence in which two sets of III to III 'and 1 to 1' are switched at the same time, and then two sets of I to 3 'and 3 to ⁇ are switched simultaneously.
- the magnetic pole to be levitated is switched to the magnetic pole to be switched at a position rotated by about 90 ′ in the traveling direction of the carriage, so that a T-shaped or cross movement is possible. Further, since the control of the gain of each magnetic pole is crossed over, it is possible to effectively suppress the vibration applied to the transfer table at the time of switching.
- the transfer of the transfer table 3 from the branch transfer path 23b or 23c to the main transfer path 23a can be similarly facilitated. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the moving direction of the transfer table 3 can be changed to any branch transfer path 23 b or 23 c other than the main transfer path 23 a. It can be moved with so-called two orthogonal degrees of freedom while floating on the horizontal plane.
- Fig. 25 is a cross-sectional view along the transport path of the above-mentioned magnetic levitation transport device.
- C The carriage 3 is driven by the linear motor 6, and is levitated and held by the levitation electromagnets 4, 4, 2 Then, the vehicle travels in a direction indicated by an arrow in a tunnel partitioned by a partition wall (not shown). At this time, levitation electromagnets 4 3, 4 5 is in the operating state, levitation electromagnets 4, 4 2, 4 4, 4 6, 4 7, 4 6, 4 9 is inoperative.
- An exciting current is supplied to these levitation electromagnets as the carriage 3 moves, and the magnetic poles are changed from a non-operating state to an operating state, and the exciting current is cut off to change from an operating state to a non-operating state.
- the carrier that moves by switching is held floating.
- the illustrated state, the magnetic pole 4 2, 4 4 inoperative when the carriage 3 moves to the left, is switched to the operating state, the pole 4 3, 4 5 operation, switching example inoperative Can be
- FIG. 26 is a block diagram of a control system of the magnetic levitation transfer device.
- the control of the levitation position of the carriage and the switching control of the activation and deactivation of the magnetic poles are performed according to the block diagram in Fig. 26.
- Displacement sensors 8, 8 5 ⁇ ⁇ signals from is amplified by the sensor amplifier 3 1, gain control circuitry loop is adjusted by the gain setter 3 2.
- the levitation target voltage setter 33 compares the voltages so as to reach the target levitation position given in advance.
- the phase and the like are adjusted by the compensating circuit 34, the power is amplified by the power amplifier 35, and an exciting current is applied to the magnetic poles 4 i, 45 ⁇ of the levitation electromagnet.
- the control circuit from the sensor amplifier 31 to the power amplifier 35 is provided with 8 sets (4 pairs of electromagnets because the electromagnets are arranged in two rows). Only one pair of control circuits corresponding to 4 5 ⁇ is shown.
- Levitation electromagnets 4 2, 4 3, 4 4, 4 6, 4 7 - - - is controlled by a corresponding control circuit (not shown).
- the floating target position of the carrier and the gain of the control loop are given by signals from the gain floating target voltage signal generator 40.
- the switching operation of the magnetic pole from operation to non-operation or from non-operation to operation is performed by amplifying the signals from the displacement sensors 8, 8 2 This is done by converting it into a digital signal by a device and taking it into the control unit. That is, based on signals from the displacement sensors 8 i, 8 2 , etc., the movement of the carriage 3 is detected, and a position selection signal for switching from non-operation to operation or from operation to non-operation is generated.
- a signal of the gain of the control circuit or the target levitating voltage to the gain setting device 32 and the levitating target voltage setting device 33 by the target voltage signal generator 40, Excitation control of the operation is performed.
- FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional sequence of switching the magnetic poles for levitation.
- the operating magnetic poles of the floating magnetic poles arranged in the moving direction of the carrier are changed to the inactive magnetic poles arranged next to the moving direction of the carrier along with the moving of the carrier.
- Switch through switch group 42 At the time of switching, the gain is set to 0 for each magnetic pole from the set value or the control time from when it reaches 0 to the set value is set according to the moving speed of the carrier, and each is gradually changed individually.
- the magnetic poles are switched from operation to non-operation and from non-operation to operation, so that the magnetic poles for levitation are sequentially switched.
- FIG. 28 (A) is an explanatory view of the operation of shifting from the non-operation of the conventional magnetic pole to the operation.
- the switch is closed by the switch group 4 2, and at the control time t 1, the gain changes from 0 to the set value (levitation target value V S 1 to V S 2 ) at the control time t 1.
- FIG. 28 (B) is an explanatory view of the operation of shifting from the conventional operation of the magnetic pole to the non-operation.
- control by control time t 2 by the gain reaches the preset value V 2 to 0 (V S 1 from target levitation value V S 2), open the switch in switch group 4 2, non-work movement from the operating Transition to the state.
- the switching operation of the magnetic poles from the non-operating state to the operating state or from the operating state to the non-operating state has been performed individually with the movement of the carrier table for each magnetic pole arranged in the carrying direction. .
- a large number of electromagnets for levitation are arranged in the moving direction of the carrier, and the operating magnetic poles are switched in accordance with the movement of the carrier.
- the switching operation from the operation to the non-operation and the switching operation from the non-operation to the operation are performed for at least one set of the magnetic poles arranged in the movement direction. At the same time, it is controlled to progress gradually.
- Fig. 29 shows that when the levitation electromagnet is sequentially switched from operation to non-operation or from non-operation to operation, one pair of adjacent magnetic poles arranged in the movement direction It indicates that the switching operation from operation to non-operation and the switching operation from non-operation to operation gradually proceed simultaneously.
- the displacement sensor 8 2 poles 4 2 when the carriage 3 moves to the left, the displacement sensor 8 2 poles 4 2, it detects the arrival of the carriage 3. Then, as shown in FIG. 29, the pole 4 third operating state, gradually and pole 4 2 unactuated adjacent to each in the conveyance direction at the same time, respectively, to the non-operating state from the operation, and the inactive Switch to operating state. This switching operation takes control time t. Progress gradually during.
- the switching operation shown in FIG. 29 is linear, it may be performed in a curved line as shown in FIGS. 30 (A) and (B).
- the above description is a magnetic pole 4 2 switching the operating state from the non-operation, and have a pair of magnetic pole Nitsu arranged in the conveying direction of the magnetic poles 4 3 to switch from operating in a non-operating state, thereby advancing the switching operation of the state at the same time Things.
- a simultaneous switching operation of the magnetic poles can be performed for a plurality of pairs of magnetic poles of the transport path, and there is a possibility that the traveling stability of the transport table is further improved.
- the other set of poles 4 2 and the magnetic pole 4 3 it is possible to proceed simultaneously switching operation of a set of magnetic poles 4 4 and the magnetic poles 4 5. That is, the change of the magnetic pole 4 2
- the position sensor 8 2 detects the arrival of the moving carriage 3 and moves the selected switch through the selection signal generator 41 and the switch group 42 to open and close the magnetic poles 4 2 and 4 4 from the non-operating state.
- the magnetic poles 4 3 and 4 5 are simultaneously switched from the operating state to the non-operating state, and the control time t is gradually increased.
- the control time t is gradually increased.
- the transfer table 3 is levitated and held by three magnetic poles in the transfer direction.
- the carrier 3 is levitated and held by a larger number of magnetic poles, for example, four or five, it is possible to switch three sets of magnetic poles at the same time.
- various combinations of the simultaneous switching of the magnetic pole from the operation to the non-operation and the non-operation to the operation can be considered. In such a case, it is possible to appropriately select the combination of simultaneous switching, and by selecting the combination, it is possible to further reduce the vibration of the carriage that occurs when the levitation magnetic pole is switched due to the traveling of the carriage. There is.
- the operation of switching the active / inactive state of the levitation magnetic pole that causes the carrier table of the magnetic levitation carrier device to levitate and hold and travels gradually progresses simultaneously. Therefore, the occurrence of vibration of the carrier due to the switching of the floating magnetic pole during traveling is prevented, and the traveling of the carrier, or the switching of the floating magnetic pole at the time of stopping or starting, becomes smooth, and the carrier can be stably run.
- the magnetic levitation transfer device as described above is generally used to control the power of the control device when the transfer table floats from the lower partition wall surface of the tunnel and lands on the lower partition wall surface of the tunnel.
- the above operation is rapidly performed because the source is only turned on and off.
- the object to be transported is impacted when ascending or landing and is damaged.
- the magnetic levitation transfer device is used for transferring various kinds of workpieces such as wafers in semiconductor manufacturing factories, etc. Since the wafers are very fragile, damage to the transfer target is a very serious problem. It is. In addition, rapid floating and landing can cause dust and degrade the yield in semiconductor manufacturing.
- the height in the vertical direction be variable in order to facilitate the transfer of a transferred object (eg, a work such as a wafer) during the transfer.
- a transferred object eg, a work such as a wafer
- the floating amount of the transfer table can be freely adjusted.
- the transfer table can be changed from the landing state to the floating state in a short time, and the transfer time can be reduced.
- FIG. 31 shows the basic configuration of the control system.
- the basic operation of controlling the magnetic attraction force of the levitation electromagnet 4 to levitate the carrier 3 to the target position is described in the sixth embodiment described above.
- the example is the same as the seventh embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted.
- the output V s of the sensor 8 is compared with the offset voltage V f is Atsushi on the target value in the adder 4 3, the difference is led to the gain setting device 3 2, control circuit from the sensor 8 to the power amplifier 3 5 28.
- the output of the gain setting device 32 is guided to the phase compensator 34 and further to the power amplifier 35 to increase or decrease the exciting current flowing through the coil wound around the levitation electromagnet 4.
- the electromagnet 4 exerts a magnetic attraction force due to an exciting current flowing through the coil on the carrier 3 and floats and supports the carrier 3 with the magnetic attraction. Therefore, By setting the gain of the control system higher by the gain setting device 32 within a range where the control system is stable, the carrier table can be supported with greater magnetic bearing rigidity.
- the offset voltage supply means 33 gives a command from the program 40 to the digital processing means (CPU) 38 to set the offset voltage V. Generate f . Further, the digital processing means 38 also has a function as a generating mechanism for determining an offset voltage.
- Various programs represented by reference numeral 40 can be freely incorporated in the digital processing means 38, and the program 40 can be freely changed. Then, the program 40 creates various characteristics (for example, time characteristics) of the offset voltage applied from the offset voltage supply means to the adder 43 so as to obtain desired characteristics. Since the method of creating the program is a conventionally known software creating technique, the description is omitted.
- the relationship (time characteristic) between the offset voltage V 0 f and the time t is preferably as shown in FIG. Time t in Fig. 33.
- an offset voltage generation mechanism (not shown) is activated, as shown in FIG. 33.
- the offset voltage V 0 f of the time characteristic is applied to the adder 43.
- the time characteristics are preferably as shown in FIG. In this case, if the same processing as described above is performed, the offset voltage V of having the time characteristic shown in FIG. 32 is applied to the adder 43.
- the overall time required for manufacturing is shown on the horizontal axis (time axis) in Fig. 32 and Fig. 33, and the floating required when reaching each processing station is shown.
- V 0 i By changing the offset voltage V 0 i in response to the change in the amount, it is also possible to create a time characteristic over the entire line and program it. If as of that, there is no impact is generated when the flying and landing, moreover levitated position of c carriage 3 is the delivery of the work can be smoothly performed in pressurized et station, electromagnet 4 is conveying table The control is performed in such a manner that the vertical magnetic attraction force exerted on 3 and the gravity of the carrier 3 are equal.
- the ratio of the change in the floating position of the carrier 3 to the distance between the carrier 3 and the magnetic pole surface of the electromagnet 4 is equal to the ratio. If the magnetic circuit composed of the electromagnet 4 and the carrier 3 has a small change in the leakage magnetic flux and the weight of the carrier 3 is invariable, the input signal of the phase compensator 34 is Generally unchanged.
- the signal (referred to as V p) input to the phase compensator 34 is an output signal (referred to as V s ) of the sensor 8 and an offset voltage / gain setting output supplying means for leading to the adder 43.
- the DZA converter 44 and the digital signal output unit 45 perform their functions according to the instructions of the digital processing means (CPU) 38. Further, the processing procedure performed by the digital processing means 38 can be freely set and changed by the program denoted by reference numeral 40. Therefore, the input voltage V p of the phase compensator 34 can be freely set by the program 40. As described above, when the ratio of the floating position of the carrier 3 to the distance between the carrier 3 and the magnetic pole surface of the electromagnet 4 is relatively small, the input voltage VP of the phase compensator 28 is kept constant. To control. Thus when the amplification factor K p is constant, in order to change the floating position of the carriage 3 (sensor output voltage V s varies) varies the offset voltage V f in the condition to be bound by (1) Just do it. When the offset voltage Vf is constant, the gain Kp of the gain setting device 60 may be changed in the same manner.
- the leakage magnetic flux of the magnetic circuit composed of the electromagnet 4 and the carrier 3 changes greatly, and the number of effective magnetic fluxes exerting magnetic attraction acting on the carrier 3 greatly increases and decreases. Therefore, the ratio between the exciting current flowing through the electromagnet 4 and the magnetic attraction force acting on the carrier 3 changes greatly.
- This embodiment which is configured as described above, by changing the ⁇ width ratio of the gain setting device 3 2 K p and offset voltage V f, is arbitrarily set the levitated position of the carriage 3 .
- the passive damper according to the present embodiment absorbs the vibration of a carrier table traveling in a tunnel in a magnetic levitation state in a direction perpendicular to the carrier path and attenuates the vibration of the carrier table. Things.
- the transport table suspended by the levitating electromagnet is supported in the guiding direction by the so-called guiding rigidity, which is the spring force of the electromagnet, as described in detail in the third embodiment.
- guiding rigidity which is the spring force of the electromagnet
- the transfer device shown in FIG. 34 uses a magnetic attraction force of the electromagnet 4 provided in the transfer path 23 to float and support the transfer table 3 in a tunnel (not shown) formed by partition walls and transfer the transfer along the transfer path. It is made to run in the direction.
- the X, Y, and Z axes form three-dimensional orthogonal coordinates that are orthogonal to each other.
- the X direction is the transport direction
- the Y direction is the horizontal direction orthogonal to the transport direction X
- the Z direction is X, Y
- the direction of the magnetic attraction force perpendicular to the direction, i.e. the pole face of the electromagnet 4 The normal direction of n is shown.
- the apparatus of this embodiment is provided with a passive damper.
- the passive damper restrains and supports the electromagnet 4 at a predetermined position with respect to the direction Z of the attraction force and the transport direction X. It is constituted by a supporting device 51 that movably supports the electromagnet 4 in the direction Y.
- a large number of electromagnets 4 forming the primary side are arranged in a row at a predetermined pitch in the transport direction X of the transport path, constitute a magnetic bearing, and are also called floating magnetic poles.
- a magnetic target (magnetic material) 20 which is formed by a yoke (yoke) serving as a floating target and forms a secondary side is attached to a peripheral portion of the upper surface of the main body of the carrier 3. Have been.
- the magnetic material 20 is located below the electromagnet 4 via a partition wall of a tunnel (not shown) so that the carrier 3 floats in a non-contact state by the attractive force of the excited electromagnet 4.
- the above-described primary-side electromagnet 4 and secondary-side magnetic material 20 constitute a magnetic bearing device forming a magnetic bearing row developed in the transport direction X.
- a linear rail 52 is disposed on the fixed wall 27 of the main body frame in the left and right direction (that is, in the Y direction) at the stop position of the transport path or the like. I have.
- a linear bearing 53 is attached to the upper part of the levitation electromagnet 4, and the linear bearing 53 slides to an arbitrary position only in the Y direction according to the linear rail 52.
- the linear rail 5 2 and Ri by the the linear bearing 3, constitute a Riniagai de supporting device 5 1 having flexibility and c in this manner in the Y direction, levitation electromagnets 4, together with the linear bearing 5 3 Y In the X, Z direction and the X, Y, Z axes, since there is no movement around the X, Z, and X, Y, Z axes. There is no freedom of movement around, and the translational freedom in the Y direction can be set arbitrarily.
- the supporting device 51 is provided with a damping means between the fixed wall 27a of the main body frame facing the conveyance path and the electromagnet 4 disposed between the fixed wall 27a.
- a pair of spring members 54 and a pair of dashpots 55 are provided to hold the electromagnet 4 at a predetermined position in the Y direction. If a lubricant is applied between the linear rail 52 and the linear bearing 53, a damping force is generated due to the viscosity of the lubricant and the frictional resistance at the sliding portion, and a damping force is applied to the damping means. Become. Therefore, if the electromagnet 4 vibrates in the Y direction through the linear guide unit, the lubricant can also attenuate the vibration of the electromagnet 4 in the Y direction, but this alone cannot provide a sufficient damping force. There is.
- an appropriate damping force can be arbitrarily set by using the damping action of the dashpot 55 having a high damping efficiency.
- the passive stability axis (Y axis) in the true sense.
- the electromagnet 4 has its translational freedom in the Y-axis direction limited by the spring member 54 and the dashpot 55, and the limiting element, the spring member 54 and the dashpot 55, is limited.
- the Y-axis can be a good passive stable axis.
- FIG. FIG. 35 is a cross-sectional front view of the magnetic levitation transfer device according to the present embodiment
- FIG. 36 is a plan view thereof. Since the basic configuration of this magnetic levitation transfer device has been described in detail in the third embodiment, the same or corresponding parts have the same reference characters allotted. And the description is omitted.
- a pair of permanent magnets 56 as first magnets are attached to both sides in the X direction of the outer member 19 of the transfer table 3.
- the first permanent magnet 56 is fixed in a concave portion 57 formed on the side of the carrier.
- a rectangular opening 0 for inserting and removing the wafer 22 is formed on one side.
- a permanent magnet 5 as a second magnet for applying a magnetic force to the first permanent magnet 56 and applying a damping force to the vibration of the carrier 3. 8 is installed.
- Both side walls 15 are open outward (atmosphere side) and have bottomed fitting grooves 59 at locations corresponding to the positions of the first permanent magnets 56.
- a second permanent magnet 58 is fitted to 59 so as to be able to move back and forth in the X direction.
- the opening of the fitting groove 59 is covered with a lid member 60 and sealed with a seal member, and the lid member 60 is detachably attached to the side wall 15.
- a spring member 61 for applying a spring force in the X direction is interposed between the lid member 60 and the second permanent magnet 58, and the second permanent magnet 5 is provided by the spring member 61. 8 is urged toward the inner surface of the side wall 15.
- the inner space of the fitting groove 59 in which the spring member 61 is provided is filled with oil 62 as a means for exerting a damping action.
- an elastic member such as rubber may be used in place of the oil 62.
- the spring member 61 is connected to the lid member 6 via this elastic member. It is interposed between 0 and the second permanent magnet 58.
- the first and second permanent magnets 56 and 58 are of a combination of magnetic poles that repel each other.
- the carriage 3 is floated in the tunnel 1 surrounded by the partition 2 by the electromagnet 4, and the linear motor
- the transfer table 3 is stopped by the electromagnetic brake 18, and the work of loading and unloading the wafer 22 through the opening 0 is performed using a robot arm (not shown) or the like.
- Positioning of the carriage 3 in the X direction when the carriage 3 travels through the tunnel 1 is performed by making the width of the magnetic pole surfaces of the magnetic material 20 and the electromagnet 4 equal, so that the carriage 3 is positioned at the center position in the Y direction. It is always done by pulling.
- the repulsive force acting between the first permanent magnet 56 of the carriage 3 and the second permanent magnet 58 of the partition 2 is balanced.
- the transfer table 3 travels while maintaining its position.
- the carrier 3 is displaced in the direction due to the centrifugal force acting on the carrier 3 or vibration, the carrier 3 is always moved due to the repulsive force acting between the two permanent magnets 56, 58.
- the carrier 3 does not come into contact with the inner surface of the partition 2 by being pushed back to the center in the Y direction. Further, since the second permanent magnet 58 to which the magnetic force from the first permanent magnet 56 acts is attached to the tunnel bulkhead via a spring and damping means, when the carrier 3 vibrates, the permanent magnet 5 The repulsion also fluctuates in 8 and the movement is transmitted. Since the movement is attenuated, the vibration energy is absorbed and the vibration of the carrier 3 is attenuated. As a result, even if the carriage 3 once starts vibrating, the vibration is immediately attenuated.
- the first and second magnets 56, 58 can be replaced by electromagnets instead of permanent magnets.
- the first transfer path 1a on which the transfer table 3 travels is spatially separated by a partition wall 2, and the inside of the partition wall is a highly clean space such as a high vacuum and is a tunnel.
- the carrier 3 is levitated and supported from the partition 2 in a non-contact manner by the magnetic attraction force of the levitation electromagnets 4 arranged outside the partition 2.
- the levitation electromagnet 4 attracts the carrier 3 provided with the magnetic material by magnetic force and holds the levitation electromagnet.
- the linear motor 6 is an electromagnet, and drives the carrier horizontally by generating an eddy current in the conductor on the lower surface of the carrier 3, and also moves the carrier horizontally without contact.
- the second transport path 1 b is different from the first transport path 1 a only in height, and the transport table 3 in the tunnel is levitated and held by the levitation electromagnet 4, and the transport table 3 is moved horizontally by the linear motor 6.
- the magnetic levitation transfer device includes a transfer path 65 that is a vertical tunnel connecting the first transfer path 1a and the second transfer path 1b having different heights.
- the vertical transport path 65 includes a table section 66 having a floating mechanism and a linear motor for supporting the transport table 3 in a non-contact manner by magnetic force, and an elevator for vertically moving the table section 66. It has an overnight mechanism 6 7.
- the elevator mechanism 67 moves the shaft 69 up and down with respect to the fixed side 68 while keeping the vertical transfer path 65 spatially separated by the partition wall in a vacuum state. Therefore, for example, the first transfer path 1 a is levitated and supported by the levitation electromagnets 4, and moves on the transfer table 3 driven by the linear motor 6 to enter the vertical transfer path 65.
- the linear motor of the table section 66 generates a braking force, and the carrier 3 stops at the table section 66 of the vertical transport path 65, and is levitated and supported by the electromagnet for floating without contact with the table section 66. You. Then, the table section 66 is lowered by the elevator mechanism 67, and is level with the second conveyance path 1b. When the position is reached, the sensor 8 detects the position of the carrier and stops the operation of the elevator mechanism 67. At this point, the transfer table 3 is at the same height as the second transfer path 1b. In this way, the transfer table 3 moves from the first transfer path 1a to the second transfer path 1b, or from the second transfer path 1b to the first transfer path 1a. Can be moved without contact with the tunnel bulkhead.
- the vertical transport path 65 is also a high-vacuum high-purity space separated by a partition 2 made of the same material as the transport paths la and lb.
- FIG. 38 shows the detailed structure of the table section 66 and the transfer table 3.
- the table section 66 includes a levitation electromagnet 4 and a driving electromagnet 18.
- the carrier 3 mounts and transports, for example, the semiconductor wafer 22, and a magnetic material 20 serving as a target of the levitation electromagnet 4 is fixed on the upper surface of the carrier 3.
- the magnetic material 70 as the target 18 is fixed similarly.
- the levitation electromagnet 4 generates a magnetic attraction when a current is applied to its exciting coil, and attracts the magnetic material 20 to float and hold the carrier 3 in a non-contact manner.
- the driving electromagnet 18 generates a horizontal magnetic attraction force, and generates a horizontal braking force on the carrier 3 that enters immediately below the table section 66 to hold and stop.
- a horizontal driving force is generated, and the transfer table 3 can be started to another transfer path.
- the sensor 8 between the magnetic poles of the electromagnet 4 is used to detect the levitation position.By controlling the current flowing through the coil of the electromagnet 4 based on the detected position data of the carrier, appropriate levitation is performed. Hold carrier 3 in position.
- the electromagnets 4 and 18 and the sensor 8 are covered by a can 71 to prevent contaminants generated from these electromagnets and the like from contaminating the high vacuum space in the partition 2.
- a semiconductor wafer has been described as an example of a transferred object.
- the present invention can be widely applied to non-contact transfer of an object to be transferred in a floating state using a tunnel, such as transfer of a liquid crystal substrate in a liquid crystal display manufacturing process.
- the cleanliness environment is not limited to the vacuum state, but may be a high-purity inert gas atmosphere or the like.
- the transport device of the present embodiment includes a transport path that is a plurality of tunnels having different vertical heights, and a transport path of the vertical tunnel that connects the transport paths. It is. Therefore, it is possible to mutually move the plurality of transfer paths having different heights while the transfer table is held in a floating state without contact. Therefore, the carrier can be moved vertically in the tunnel surrounded by the partition walls, and the application area of the magnetic levitation carrier can be expanded.
- connection chamber for carrying a transferred object into the processing apparatus according to the 12th embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 39 to 41.
- FIG. 41 shows a conventional technique for carrying an article to be processed into a processing apparatus.
- the tunnel 1 is a transfer path of a magnetic levitation transfer device in which a transfer table 3 on which a transfer target such as a semiconductor wafer or a liquid crystal substrate is mounted floats from a partition wall in a closed space and travels in a non-contact manner.
- the inside of tunnel 1 is a highly clean space filled with vacuum or high clean N 2 gas.
- an electromagnet (not shown) with magnetic poles for magnetically levitating the carrier in the enclosed space, and a displacement sensor for measuring the gap between the surface of the enclosed space and the carrier
- a control circuit for controlling the excitation current of the electromagnet for levitating in accordance with the signal of the sensor; a linear motor for acceleration / deceleration for running the carrier; and a stop device for stopping the carrier.
- An object to be conveyed, such as a semiconductor wafer, conveyed in the tunnel 1 is transferred to a process chamber 74 for performing a process such as vapor deposition or photolithography.
- a chamber 72 serving as a buffer was provided to maintain the cleanliness of the conveyed material during that time.
- the chamber 72 is provided with a separate handling robot 75, and the robot transfers the substrate 22 such as a wafer from the transfer table 3 in the closed space to the holding table 76 once by the robot, and the process pre-chamber.
- a robot 75 of 7 pulled out the substrate 22 from the table 76 and moved it to the process chamber 74.
- the robot 73 in the pre-process chamber 77 requires a long hand to reach the robot 73 in order to transfer wafers directly from the carrier in the sealed space to the process chamber 74. , Causing stiffness problems. Also, if a robot 75 is provided in the chamber 72 and the substrate is transferred to the process chamber 74 in two stages, an expensive and complicated control robot will be added to the chamber 72. . In addition, the transfer of the substrate is performed twice, ie, the robot 75 in the chamber 72 and the robot 73 in the front chamber 77, which causes a problem of an increase in particle contamination caused by an increase in the number of handlings.
- FIG. 39 is an explanatory view of an embodiment provided with a connection chamber of the present invention.
- connection room 78 Between the tunnel 1 and the pre-process chamber 77, there is a connection room 78 connected to the tunnel 1.A gate valve 79 is provided on the tunnel 1 side, and a connection valve 79 is provided on the entrance pre-chamber 77 side. Is provided with a partition valve 80. Since the connection room 78 is equipped with a vacuum pump (not shown) or a supply source of a high-purity inert gas, the connection room 78 also has a high cleanness in the same atmosphere as the tunnel 1 and the process room 74. Space. In the connection room 78, a magnetic field for magnetically levitating the carriage 3 is provided outside the partition wall as in the tunnel 1.
- a levitation electromagnet having poles, a displacement sensor for measuring a gap between the connecting chamber partition wall and the floating carrier, and a control circuit for controlling an excitation current of the levitation electromagnet based on a signal from the sensor.
- an electromagnet constituting a linear motor for acceleration / deceleration for running the carrier and an electromagnet constituting a stopping device for stopping the carrier.
- connection chamber 78 the operation of the connection chamber 78 is as follows. First, with the valves 79 and 80 closed, the inside of the connection chamber 78 is evacuated by a vacuum pump. By opening the valve 79 when the degree of vacuum reaches the same level as in the tunnel 1, which is the transfer path, an atmosphere similar to that of the tunnel 1 can be obtained. Then, the carrier 3 moves in the tunnel 1 with the substrate 22 mounted thereon, and is stopped by the stopping device at a position in front of the connection chamber. When the transfer table 3 is accelerated toward the connection chamber by a linear motor, the transfer table enters the connection chamber 78 while magnetically levitating. Then, the carriage 3 is stopped inside the connection room 78 by the stop device of the connection room 78.
- the atmosphere of the connection chamber 78 can be matched with the atmosphere of the pre-process chamber 77.
- the valve 81 of the process chamber 74 is opened, and the substrate 22 is taken out of the transfer table 3 by the robot 73, and can be directly transferred to the process chamber 74.
- FIG. 40 shows another embodiment relating to the connection chamber, in which the pre-process chamber 77 is connected to the tunnel 1 in three directions.
- the end portion 82 of the tunnel 1 is connected to the pre-process chamber 77 via the connection chamber 78 in three directions.
- the connection room 788 is equipped with a levitation electromagnet, a linear motor, and a stop device that can magnetically levitate and move the carrier 3 .Each of the connection rooms 788 has the carrier 3 magnetically levitated from the wall. Run by contact Can be stopped or stopped. Therefore, the carriage 3 traveling on the tunnel 1, which is the carriage path, stops at the end 8 2 and moves in a non-contact floating manner in each of the connection chambers 78 directly connected to the sealed space.
- a transfer object 22 such as a wafer can be transferred to and from each process chamber 7 by the robot 73 of the pre-process chamber 77. Also, for example, due to the route of the connection room 78, the end portion 82, and the connection room 78, it is possible to transfer objects 2 between the process chambers of the multi-chamber via the connection room in three directions without passing through the tunnel 1. Can be delivered.
- this embodiment is provided with the connection chamber for directly carrying the conveyed object into the process processing apparatus, in which the conveyance table is floated, held in a non-contact manner, and stopped. Means. Therefore, it is possible to transfer wafers to and from the process chamber with a single robot in the pre-process chamber, without increasing the number of handling robots, maintaining the clean atmosphere of the tunnel, and preventing particle contamination. Substrates can be directly loaded into the processing equipment. Industrial applicability
- the magnetic levitation and transport apparatus is such that the transport table stably floats in a tunnel partitioned by a partition without contact from the partition. Therefore, the conveyed object can be freely moved in a vacuum or nitrogen gas atmosphere, which is a high-purity space, without generating dust and particle contamination due to contact with the partition wall, including branching in the orthogonal direction. It can be transported stably. Therefore, the magnetic levitation transfer device of the present invention is required to be transferred in a high cleanness space, and is suitable for use in a semiconductor manufacturing plant or a liquid crystal substrate manufacturing plant in which a large number of various processing devices are arranged. .
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