WO2015141246A1 - パージ装置とパージ方法 - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to an apparatus for purging containers such as FOUP (Front Opening Unified Unified Pod) and a purge method.
- FOUP Front Opening Unified Unified Pod
- a purge gas such as nitrogen gas or clean dry air is injected into a container such as FOUP that accommodates a wafer to purge the container.
- a container such as FOUP that accommodates a wafer to purge the container.
- a positioning member such as a kinematic pin.
- the nozzle of the load port is brought into close contact with the gas introduction hole of the container, and purge gas is injected or discharged.
- the container is not limited to a FOUP that accommodates a wafer, but may be a container that accommodates a reticle.
- a purge device may be provided in a temporary storage buffer, a stocker having an automatic warehouse function, or the like.
- the height from the bottom of the container to the gas introduction hole varies, and there are some that need to make the upper end of the nozzle higher than the upper end of the positioning member according to the shape of the container.
- there is a limit in position accuracy when placing a container on a load port or the like from an overhead traveling vehicle, a stacker crane, or the like, there is a limit in position accuracy. For this reason, a nozzle may be caught in the bottom part of a container, and positioning with a positioning member may become difficult.
- Patent Document 1 JP2011-187539 discloses that the nozzle can be moved up and down by an actuator so that the nozzle does not hinder the positioning of the container, the nozzle is lowered during positioning of the container, and the nozzle is raised after positioning, so that the gas introduction hole of the container Propose to fit.
- the actuator is, for example, a pneumatic cylinder, a motor, or a bellows that expands and contracts by the pressure of purge gas.
- the structure of the purge device becomes complicated, electrical control becomes a problem, and adjustment and maintenance of the actuator are also required.
- An object of the present invention is to prevent the nozzle from obstructing the positioning of the container without using an actuator.
- This invention is a purge apparatus for purging a container containing an article and having a gas introduction hole at the bottom with a purge gas, A container placement unit, a nozzle projecting upward from the placement unit, contacting a gas introduction hole of the container and injecting purge gas, and a container positioning member,
- the nozzle includes a guide surface for guiding the container on a side surface of the tip, and is configured such that the upper surface of the nozzle is lowered by a load from the container.
- the present invention is also a purge method for purging a container containing an article and having a gas introduction hole at the bottom with a purge gas, A container placement unit, a nozzle protruding upward from the placement unit, and a container positioning member,
- the nozzle is provided with a guide surface that guides the container on the side surface of the tip, and a purge device configured so that the upper surface of the nozzle is lowered by a load from the container, When the nozzle contacts the container prior to the positioning member, the container is guided by the guide surface of the nozzle, and the upper surface of the nozzle is lowered by the load from the container to bring the positioning member into contact with the container; Positioning the container with the positioning member; Injecting a purge gas from the nozzle into the container.
- ⁇ If the nozzle contacts the container before the positioning member, Guiding the container with the guide surface of the nozzle; ⁇ When the nozzle is loaded by the container and the upper surface of the nozzle is lowered, The container can be positioned by the positioning member. For this reason, there is no case where the container is caught by the nozzle and cannot be positioned. Further, since no actuator is used, the structure is simple, electrical control is unnecessary, and maintenance, adjustment, and the like are easy. In this specification, the description regarding the purge apparatus is also applied to the purge method as it is.
- the positioning member includes a positioning pin that is fixed to the mounting portion, protrudes upward from the mounting portion, and fits into a concave portion at the bottom of the container, and the nozzle is taller than the positioning pin.
- the nozzle is taller than the positioning pin.
- the nozzle is provided with a flat surface at the upper end, and the nozzle is configured to incline the flat surface by a biased load applied to the nozzle from the gas introduction hole of the container.
- the flat surface comes into contact with the gas introduction hole of the container and acts to prevent leakage of the purge gas.
- the flat surface of the nozzle locally contacts the gas introduction hole, and an offset load is applied to the nozzle from the gas introduction hole. Due to this uneven load, the flat surface at the upper end of the nozzle is inclined and is in uniform contact with the gas introduction hole without any gap, thereby preventing the purge gas from leaking.
- the nozzle includes a pedestal and an elastic body that urges the pedestal upward.
- the elastic body When the load is applied, the elastic body is deformed and the nozzle is lowered.
- the nozzle is configured such that the flat surface at the upper end of the nozzle is inclined by deformation. In this way, when a load is applied from the container to the nozzle, the elastic body is compressed and the nozzle descends, and when an uneven load is applied to the flat surface at the upper end of the nozzle, the elastic body is compressed unevenly and the flat surface is inclined, The flat surface of the upper end of the nozzle fits with the gas introduction hole of the container.
- the nozzle further includes a hollow shaft that connects the tip portion on which the guide surface is provided and the pedestal, and an annular elastic spacer having an L-shaped cross section along the radial direction, Is provided with a through-hole having a diameter larger than that of the hollow shaft, the hollow shaft having a smaller diameter than the tip, and the bottom surface of the tip is exposed in a flange shape to surround the hollow shaft,
- the elastic body is disposed between the bottom surface of the tip portion and the mounting portion, and urges the tip portion upward, and the elastic spacer has an L-shaped side in the through hole, An L-shaped other piece is disposed between the base and the bottom surface of the placement portion. In this way, the nozzle can be lowered and inclined with a simple and small structure.
- the nozzle is provided with an elastic annular gasket at the upper end.
- the gasket is compressed by the load from the container, and the upper surface of the nozzle is lowered. Moreover, it deform
- 1 to 6 show an embodiment and its modifications.
- 1 to 4 show an embodiment
- 2 is a load port, and includes the purge device of the embodiment.
- the purge device may be provided in a buffer for temporarily storing containers, a stocker having an automatic warehouse function, or the like.
- the load port 2 is provided with a horizontal reference surface 4 (a container mounting portion) and supports the bottom surface 26 of the FOUP 20.
- the container is not limited to FOUP, and any container may be used as long as it has a purge gas introduction hole and is positioned by a positioning member on the purge device side.
- the load port 2 includes a transfer device 6, opens the cover of the FOUP 20, puts in and out the stored semiconductor wafers one by one, and transfers them to and from a processing device (not shown).
- the horizontal reference surface 4 of the load port 2 is provided with a purge gas injection nozzle 8 and a discharge nozzle 9, and the discharge nozzle 9 may not be provided.
- the nozzles 8 and 9 have the same structure except that the gas flow direction is opposite. In the following description, the nozzle 8 will be mainly described, but the same applies to the nozzle 9.
- the purge gas is supplied to the nozzle 8 from the pipe 10, and the nozzle 9 is connected to an exhaust pipe (not shown).
- three kinematic coupling pins 12 (hereinafter referred to as pins 12) are provided on the horizontal reference plane 4, and are coupled to the coupling groove 24 of the container.
- the type of the positioning member is arbitrary, and it is important that the upper ends of the nozzles 8 and 9 are higher than the upper end of the pin 12 in the embodiment than where the positioning member positions the container.
- a seating sensor 14 detects that the FOUP 20 is placed on the horizontal reference plane 4 (hereinafter referred to as the reference plane 4), and is used, for example, to turn on / off the purge gas to the pipe 10.
- FIG. 2 shows the FOUP 20 being placed on the reference plane 4.
- the top flange 21 of the FOUP 20 is chucked by a lifting platform 22 of an overhead traveling vehicle (not shown), and the lifting platform 22 is supported on the overhead traveling vehicle by a suspension member such as a belt 23.
- the vibration of the building, the vibration of the belt 23, and the like are added to the stopping accuracy of the overhead traveling vehicle, and the position of the FOUP 20 varies.
- the pin 12 is coupled to the coupling groove 24 provided on the bottom surface 26 of the FOUP 20.
- Reference numeral 5 denotes a base of the load port 2, and an upper surface thereof is a reference plane 4. *
- a tapered and tapered guide surface 30 is provided on the upper portion of the nozzle 8
- a flat surface 32 is provided on the upper end of the nozzle 8
- 33 is a pedestal.
- a flow path 34 is provided at the center of the nozzle 8 and is connected to the pipe 10 of FIG.
- the upper surface of the pedestal 33 is in direct contact with the bottom surface of the base 5, but an elastic spacer 36 may be provided therebetween.
- a plurality of screw shafts 37 pass through the pedestal 33, and the pedestal 33 is urged upward by a plurality of springs 38.
- Reference numeral 39 denotes a screw head
- reference numeral 40 denotes a receiving part for supporting one end of the spring 38
- reference numeral 41 denotes a nut. *
- the guide fee for the guide surface 30 is determined according to the variation in the unloading position of the FOUP 20.
- the guide surface 30 is preferably made of a low-friction material, has a smooth surface, and is harder so that it does not generate wear powder and has less outgas.
- materials such as stainless steel, peek (polyetheretherketone), polyethylene, polyacetal, and fluororesin are preferable, and the surface of stainless steel is preferably coated with fluororesin to form the guide surface 30.
- the flat surface 32 is preferably flat and smooth. In particular, the flat surface 32 is preferably made of mirror-like stainless steel.
- the spring 38 may be replaced with a cylindrical elastic body made of synthetic rubber or the like.
- the pedestal 33 is biased upward by a spring 38 at a plurality of positions so that the pedestal 33 can be lowered within a range of a stroke of about several mm, and the nozzle 8 can be inclined according to the surface of the gas introduction hole.
- the nozzle 9 can be inclined according to the surface of the gas discharge hole.
- the bottom surface 26 of the FOUP 20 is supported by the reference surface 4 and 28 is a gas introduction hole corresponding to the nozzle 8.
- a gas discharge hole (not shown) is provided in the nozzle receiving portion 25.
- the FOUP 20 is displaced from the correct position and descends.
- the guide surface 30 contacts the nozzle receiving portion 25, but the FOUP 20 is guided to the correct position by being guided by the guide surface 30, and the nozzle 8 is guided by the FOUP 20. Descends by weight. For this reason, even if the FOUP 20 is initially caught on the nozzle 8, the positioning can be performed by the pin 12 and the coupling groove 24 shown in FIGS.
- the guide surface 30 is made of a low-friction material and is smooth, there is little friction with the nozzle receiving portion 25 and the like, and since it is hard, there is little generation of wear powder.
- the nozzles 8 and 9 When the mounting of the FOUP 20 is completed, a part of its weight is supported by the nozzles 8 and 9 and the other is supported by the pins 12 and the reference surface 4. If the surface of the gas introduction hole 28 is not horizontal, the gas introduction hole 28 and the flat surface 32 are difficult to fit.
- the nozzles 8 and 9 can be freely lowered and are supported by springs 38 at a plurality of positions. For this reason, when the flat surface 32 locally contacts the gas introduction hole 28, the spring 38 to which an unbalanced load is applied is compressed, and the nozzles 8 and 9 swing, in other words, rotate around the horizontal axis, 32 contacts the gas introduction hole 28 uniformly.
- the flat surface 32 is inclined from the horizontal, and the gap between the flat surface 32 and the gas introduction hole 28 is blocked, thereby preventing the purge gas from leaking. Further, since the nozzles 8 and 9 can freely move up and down, variations in the height of the nozzles 8 and 9 and variations in the depth of the nozzle receiving portion 25 can be absorbed.
- the embodiment has the following characteristics. 1) When the FOUP 20 moves down with the position shifted, the FOUP 20 is guided by the guide surfaces 30 of the nozzles 8 and 9, and the pin 12 contacts the coupling groove 24 while the nozzles 8 and 9 are lowered by the load from the FOUP 20. And handed over to positioning by the pin 12. For this reason, the nozzles 8 and 9 are not caught by the nozzle receiving portion 25 or the like and cannot be positioned, and the FOUP 20 can be guided more reliably than the guide using only the pins 12. 2)
- the flat surface 32 can be tilted from the horizontal when pressure deviated from the FOUP 28 is applied.
- the upper surface of the pedestal 33 is disposed on the bottom surface side of the base 5, but conversely, the bottom surface of the pedestal 33 may be supported on the upper surface of the base 5 via an elastic body such as a spacer.
- the movable range of the nozzle 8 may be limited by a fixing tool such as a screw or a pin, and the pedestal 33 may be urged upward by an elastic body.
- the elastic body that supports the nozzle 8 is deformed by the offset load applied to the flat surface 32, and the flat surface 32 can be brought into close contact with the gas introduction hole of the FOUP.
- FIG. 5 shows a modified nozzle 50 in which the support of the pedestal is simplified.
- 51 is a guide surface
- 52 is a flat surface, and is the same as the guide surface 30 and the flat surface 32 of FIGS.
- 54 is a hollow shaft
- 56 is a pedestal
- 57 is a spring and may be an elastic body such as a cylindrical rubber
- 58 is an elastic spacer, which is disposed between the base 5 and the nozzle 58 and is compressed by the elastic force of the spring 57.
- the nozzle 50 may be used for introducing or discharging purge gas. *
- the FOUP is guided by the guide surface 51 and the flat surface 52 is brought into close contact with the gas introduction hole of the FOUP as in the embodiment.
- the flat surface 52 comes into non-uniform contact with the gas introduction holes, the elastic spacer 58 is deformed, the nozzle 50 swings, and the flat surface 52 comes into close contact with the gas introduction holes. For this reason, even if it is supported by the spring 57 at one place, the flat surface 52 can be inclined from the horizontal so as to be in close contact with the gas introduction hole.
- FIG. 6 shows the nozzle 60 of the second modified example, and the same applies to the case of introducing purge gas and the case of discharging.
- Reference numeral 61 denotes a guide surface
- 62 denotes an elastic annular gasket made of synthetic rubber or the like, and is fitted to the tip of a metal nozzle 60, for example. Further, the upper surface of the gasket 62 constitutes a flat surface 63.
- Reference numeral 65 denotes a pedestal, which is fixed to the base 5 by screws 66 or the like, for example. The point that it is preferable that the guide surface 61 is smooth, hard, low friction and has little outgas is the same as in the embodiment.
- the gasket 62 preferably has a good sealing property with the gas introduction hole.
- the flat surface 63 is preferably flat and has a small surface roughness.
- the guide surface 61 side may be made of the same material as the gasket 62, and the entire upper portion of the nozzle 60 may be a gasket.
- the FOUP is guided by the guide surface 61, the gas introduction hole and the flat surface 63 are brought into close contact with each other, and the flat surface 63 is lowered.
- the surface of the gas introduction hole is not horizontal, the gasket 62 is deformed and is in close contact with the gas introduction hole. Since the range in which the flat surface 63 can descend is narrow in the nozzle 60, the nozzles 8 and 9 in FIGS. 3 and 4 and the nozzle 50 in FIG. 5 are preferable.
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容器の載置部と、載置部から上向きに突き出し容器のガス導入孔に接触してパージガスを注入するノズルと、容器の位置決め部材とを備え、
前記ノズルは、先端部の側面に容器をガイドするガイド面を備え、かつ容器からの荷重により、ノズルの上面が下降するように構成されていることを特徴とする。
容器の載置部と、載置部から上向きに突き出すノズルと、容器の位置決め部材とを備え、
前記ノズルは、先端部の側面に容器をガイドするガイド面を備え、かつ容器からの荷重により、ノズルの上面が下降するように構成されているパージ装置を用い、
位置決め部材よりも先にノズルが容器に接触した際に、ノズルのガイド面により容器をガイドすると共に、容器からの荷重によりノズルの上面を下降させて、位置決め部材と容器を接触させるステップと、
位置決め部材により容器を位置決めするステップと、
ノズルから容器にパージガスを注入するステップ、とを行うことを特徴とする。
・ ノズルが位置決め部材よりも先に容器に接触するため、位置決めを妨げるような場合に、
・ ノズルのガイド面により容器をガイドすることと、
・ ノズルが容器からの荷重で、ノズルの上面が下降することとにより、
容器を位置決め部材で位置決めできるようにする。このため容器がノズルに引っ掛かって位置決めできないようなことがない。またアクチュエータを用いないので構造が簡単、かつ電気的な制御が不要で、メンテナンス、調整等も容易である。この明細書において、パージ装置に関する記載は、そのままパージ方法にも当てはまる。
1) FOUP20が位置がずれて下降してきた場合、ノズル8,9のガイド面30によりFOUP20をガイドし、ノズル8,9をFOUP20からの荷重で下降させながら、ピン12をカップリング溝24に接触させて、ピン12による位置決めに引き渡す。このためノズル受入部25等にノズル8,9が引っ掛かって位置決めできなくなることが無く、またピン12のみによるガイドよりも、確実にFOUP20をガイドできる。
2) 平坦面32は、FOUP28から偏った圧力が加わると、水平から傾くことができる。このためガス導入孔28の表面が水平でない場合も、平坦面32とガス導入孔28とがフィットし、パージガスのリークを防ぐことができる。
3) ノズル8,9は上向きに付勢されてかつ上下動と傾動(水平軸回りの回動)とが自在なので、ノズル8,9の高さのバラツキ、ノズル受入部25の深さ、即ちガス導入孔28の高さ位置のバラツキ等が有っても、平坦面32をガス導入孔28に密着させることが出来る。
4) FOUP20の重量の一部がノズル8,9に加わり、これとほぼ等しい力で平坦面32がガス導入孔28側へ付勢されるので、平坦面32とガス導入孔28とを確実に接触させることが出来る。
5) ガイド面30,平坦面32,ネジ軸37及びバネ38により、上記の作用を達成でき、アクチュエータは不要である。
8,9 ノズル 10 配管 12 キネマチックカップリングピン
14 着座センサ 20 FOUP 21 トップフランジ
22 昇降台 23 ベルト 24 カップリング溝
25 ノズル受入部 26 底面 28 ガス導入孔
30 ガイド面 32 平坦面 33 台座 34 流路
35 接続部 36 弾性スペーサ 37 ネジ軸 38 バネ
39 頭部 40 バネ受け 41 ナット 50 ノズル
51 ガイド面 52 平坦面 54 中空軸 56 台座
57 バネ 58 弾性スペーサ 60 ノズル 61 ガイド面
62 ガスケット 63 平坦面 65 台座 66 ネジ
Claims (7)
- 物品を収容しかつ底部にガス導入孔を備える容器を、パージガスによりパージするパージ装置であって、
容器の載置部と、載置部から上向きに突き出し容器のガス導入孔に接触してパージガスを注入するノズルと、容器の位置決め部材とを備え、
前記ノズルは、先端部の側面に容器をガイドするガイド面を備え、かつ容器からの荷重によりノズルの上面が下降するように構成されていることを特徴とする、パージ装置。 - 前記位置決め部材は、載置部に固定されて、載置部から上向きに突き出し、容器の底部の凹部に嵌合する位置決めピンから成り、かつノズルは位置決めピンよりも背が高いことを特徴とする、請求項1のパージ装置。
- 前記ノズルは上端に平坦面を備え、かつノズルは、容器のガス導入孔から前記ノズルに加わる偏荷重により、前記平坦面を傾斜させるように構成されていることを特徴とする、請求項1または2のパージ装置。
- 前記ノズルは下方に、台座と、台座を上向きに付勢する弾性体とを備え、
荷重が加わると弾性体が変形してノズルは下降し、かつ偏荷重が加わると、弾性体の変形により、ノズル上端の平坦面が傾斜するように、ノズルが構成されていることを特徴とする、請求項3のパージ装置。 - 前記ノズルは、ガイド面が設けられている前記先端部と台座とを接続する中空軸と、半径方向に沿っての断面がL字状で環状の弾性スペーサ、とをさらに備え、
前記載置部は、前記中空軸が通り、かつ中空軸よりも大径の貫通孔を備え、
中空軸は、前記先端部よりも小径で、前記先端部の底面がフランジ状に露出して中空軸を取り巻き、
前記弾性体は、前記先端部の底面と前記載置部との間に配置されて、前記先端部を上向きに付勢し、
前記弾性スペーサは、前記貫通孔にL字の1辺が、前記台座と載置部の底面との間にL字の他片が配置されていることを特徴とする、請求項4のパージ装置。 - 前記ノズルは上端に弾性のある環状のガスケットを備えていることを特徴とする、請求項2のパージ装置。
- 物品を収容しかつ底部にガス導入孔を備える容器を、パージガスによりパージするパージ方法であって、
容器の載置部と、載置部から上向きに突き出すノズルと、容器の位置決め部材とを備え、
前記ノズルは、先端部の側面に容器をガイドするガイド面を備え、かつ容器からの荷重により、ノズルの上面が下降するように構成されている、パージ装置を用い、
位置決め部材よりも先にノズルが容器に接触した際に、ノズルのガイド面により容器をガイドすると共に、容器からの荷重によりノズルの上面を下降させて、位置決め部材と容器を接触させるステップと、
位置決め部材により容器を位置決めするステップと、
ノズルから容器にパージガスを注入するステップ、とを行うことを特徴とする、パージ方法。
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