公开(公告)号：US20130108406A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-02

申请号：US13470809

申请日：2012-05-14

申请人： Jason Schaller ,  Robert Vopat ,  Charles T. Carlson ,  Malcolm N. Daniel, JR. ,  Aaron Webb ,  William T. Weaver

发明人： Jason Schaller ,  Robert Vopat ,  Charles T. Carlson ,  Malcolm N. Daniel, JR. ,  Aaron Webb ,  William T. Weaver

IPC分类号： B66C17/00 ,  B66C1/42 ,  B66C1/02

CPC分类号： B65G49/00 ,  B65G47/918 ,  B65G49/061 ,  B65G2203/041 ,  H01L21/67213 ,  H01L21/67733 ,  H01L21/67736 ,  H01L21/67754

摘要： A system and method for receiving unprocessed workpieces, moving them, orienting them and placing them in a load lock, or other end point is disclosed. The system includes a gantry module for moving workpieces from a conveyor system to a swap module. The swap module is used to remove a carrier or matrix of processed workpieces from a load lock and place a carrier of matrix of unprocessed workpieces in its place. The processed workpieces are then moved by the gantry module back to the conveyor. The gantry module may have X, Y, Z and rotational actuators and include an end effector having multiple grippers. A method of aligning a plurality of workpieces on the end effector so that the plurality can be transported at the same time is also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于接收未加工的工件，移动它们，将它们定向并将它们放置在装载锁中或其它端点的系统和方法。 该系统包括用于将工件从传送系统移动到交换模块的台架模块。 交换模块用于从加载锁移除已处理工件的载体或矩阵，并将未加工工件的矩阵载体放置在其位置。 然后将经处理的工件通过台架模块移回到输送机。 台架模块可以具有X，Y，Z和旋转致动器，并且包括具有多个夹具的末端执行器。 还公开了一种使末端执行器上的多个工件对齐的方法，以便可以同时传送多个工件。

公开(公告)号：US20120227233A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-13

申请号：US13415411

申请日：2012-03-08

申请人： Malcolm N. Daniel, JR. ,  Charles T. Carlson ,  William T. Weaver

发明人： Malcolm N. Daniel, JR. ,  Charles T. Carlson ,  William T. Weaver

IPC分类号： B23Q17/00 ,  B23P21/00

CPC分类号： H01L21/68 ,  B65G49/07 ,  H01L21/67769 ,  H01L21/67775 ,  H01L21/67781 ,  H01L21/681 ,  Y10T29/49764 ,  Y10T29/49829 ,  Y10T29/53022 ,  Y10T29/53539

摘要： An alignment device has a carriage, two rails on the carriage that are configured for a workpiece to pass therebetween, and a finger that protrudes a distance from the carriage. The finger is configured to be disposed on a carrier for the workpieces. The workpieces may be solar cells and may pass through the rails on a conveyor belt. The alignment device may move in order to align the workpieces as the workpieces are loaded into a carrier.

摘要翻译： 对准装置具有滑架，滑架上的两个轨道，其构造成用于工件通过它们;以及从滑架突出一定距离的手指。 手指被配置为设置在用于工件的载体上。 工件可以是太阳能电池，并且可以通过传送带上的轨道。 当工件装载到载体中时，对准装置可以移动以便对齐工件。