PART TRANSPORTING DEVICE AND PROCESSING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210268670A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-02

    申请号:US17186857

    申请日:2021-02-26

    IPC分类号: B25J21/00 B25J19/00 B25J5/00

    摘要: A part transporting device for transporting a consumable part includes a part housing, a container, a robot arm, and a moving mechanism. The part housing accommodates an unused consumable part and a used consumable part. The container has an opening to be connected to a processing device and a gate valve for opening or closing the opening, the container being configured to accommodate the part housing. The robot arm is provided in the container and has at least one end effector at a tip end thereof, the robot arm transferring the used consumable part from the processing device through the opening to accommodate the used consumable part in the part housing and transferring the unused consumable part from the part housing to load the unused consumable part into the processing device through the opening. The moving mechanism has a power source and is configured to move the part transporting device.

    PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PART REPLACEMENT METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20210269258A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-02

    申请号:US17186932

    申请日:2021-02-26

    IPC分类号: B65G47/90 B23P6/00

    摘要: A method includes estimating a replacement time of a consumable part of a processing device, specifying a timing after substrate processing of the processing device is completed in a period before the replacement time as a replaceable timing of the consumable part, estimating a movement time period required for the part transporting device to move to a position of the processing device requiring the replacement, and estimating a preparation time period required for preparation until the part transporting device moved to the position of the processing device requiring the replacement becomes a state in which the consumable part is replaceable. The method further includes transmitting a replacement instruction to the part transporting device at a timing before a timing that is earlier than the replaceable timing by a total time of the movement time period and the preparation time period, and instructing the replacement of the consumable part.