Integrated intra-bay transfer, storage and delivery system

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B65G 29/00 (2006.01) B65G 37/00 (2006.01) B65G 47/04 (2006.01) B65G 47/34 (2006.01) B65G 47/84 (2006.01) H01L 21/677 (2006.01)

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CA 2355093

An integrated intra-bay transfer, storage and delivery system (18) is provided for moving an article between a conveyor and a station such as a work station. The system (18) includes a transfer assembly which includes a lift mechanism and a displacement mechanism. The transfer assembly transfers the article between the conveyor system and a buffer or storage station for storage of the article. A delivery robot transfers the article between the buffer or storage station and a work station for delivery to the station. The robot includes a vertical movement mechanism and a horizontal movement mechanism. The robot also includes an arm that is adapted to grip the article, particularly an article of a standard configuration having a mushroom-shaped handle on top. The arm engages the handle and lifts the article or transport pod (12) from the storage station to a load port of the work station. In one embodiment, the arm includes a C-shaped adaptation that passively engages the handle from a side thereof. In other embodiments, the arm includes an actuator coupled to an assembly that actively grips the handle from above. Advantages of the invention include the ability to safely move the transport pod (12) from an elevated storage station to the lower placed storage stations or load ports of a work station.

L'invention concerne un système (8) intégré de transfert, stockage et acheminement entre travées, ce système étant destiné au déplacement d'un article entre un convoyeur et un poste tel qu'un poste de travail. Le système (8) comprend un ensemble de transfert comportant un mécanisme de levage et un mécanisme de déplacement. L'ensemble de transfert transfère l'article du convoyeur à un poste intermédiaire ou de stockage destiné au stockage de l'article. Un robot d'acheminement transfère l'article du poste intermédiaire ou de stockage à un poste de travail. Le robot comprend un mécanisme à mouvement vertical et un mécanisme à mouvement horizontal. Le robot comprend également un bras conçu pour saisir l'article, notamment un article de configuration normale doté d'une poignée en forme de champignon au sommet. Le bras entre en prise avec la poignée et soulève l'article ou le conteneur (12) de transport du poste de stockage pour le transférer vers une ouverture de chargement du poste de travail. Dans un mode de réalisation, le bras comporte un organe en forme de C coopérant passivement avec la poignée par un de ses côtés. Dans d'autres modes de réalisation, le bras comporte un organe d'actionnement couplé à un ensemble qui saisit activement la poignée par la partie supérieure. L'invention permet, avantageusement, de déplacer en toute sécurité le conteneur (12) de transport d'un poste de stockage surélevé aux postes de stockage ou aux ouvertures de chargement d'un poste de travail se trouvant à un niveau inférieur.

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