Carrier conveying method

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of transportation devices, and particularly relates to a carrier conveying method which comprises the steps that a carrier is transferred to an ascending waiting position in a lower-layer space, the carrier is lifted to an upper-layer space in the ascending waiting position, and a sheet material is inserted into the carrier when the carrier is lifted; the carrier filled with the sheet materials is received in the upper-layer space so as to be transferred to a drying area to be dried; after drying is completed, the carrier is transferred to an overturning area in the upper-layer space; after the carrier is overturned by 180 degrees in the overturning area, the carrier is transferred to a descending waiting position; the carrier descends to the lower-layer space at the descending waiting position, and the sheet materials are taken out of the carrier when the carrier descends; according to the invention, the carrier and the silicon wafer are overturned by 180 degrees in the existing overturning area to complete the overturning of the silicon wafer, and then the overturned silicon wafer is discharged, so that on one hand, the subsequent wafer discharging operation is facilitated, on the other hand, the problems of damage, wafer blockage and the like caused by overturning the silicon wafer on the wheel disc can be avoided, the overturning efficiency of the silicon wafer is improved, and meanwhile, the wafer discharging speed is increased.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of transportation devices, specifically relates to a special type of transfer device, and particularly relates to a method for transporting carriers. Background Art

[0002] Currently, after the original silicon wafers are processed through processes such as process coating, the process wafers need to go through a printing process. After the front side printing is completed, the silicon wafers need to be turned over to print the back side.

[0003] In the existing transportation method, after the wafer discharging process is completed first, the silicon wafers are then flipped. The silicon wafers need to be rotated on a turntable to be turned over, and the gaps for storing silicon wafers on the turntable need to be equally spaced, that is, it is necessary to ensure that the teeth on the turntable are aligned with the front and back silicon wafer transfer belts. This requires too high hardware requirements, and errors will cause silicon wafer breakage, and thus there are problems such as wafer jams and silicon wafers not being aligned.

[0004] Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop a new method for transporting carriers to solve the technical problems of breakage and jamming of silicon wafers caused by flipping on the turntable.

[0005] It should be noted that the above information disclosed in this background art section is only used to understand the background art of the concept of this application. Therefore, the above description is not considered as information of the prior art. Summary of the Invention

[0006] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide at least one method for transporting carriers.

[0007] In a first aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for transporting carriers, which includes: moving the carrier to the ascending waiting position in the lower space, lifting the carrier to the upper space at the ascending waiting position, and inserting the sheet material into the carrier when the carrier is lifted; picking up the carrier filled with sheet material in the upper space to move it to the drying area for drying; after the sheet material in the carrier is dried, moving the carrier to the flipping area in the upper space; flipping the carrier 180° in the flipping area, and then moving the carrier to the descending waiting position; lowering the carrier to the lower space at the descending waiting position, and taking out the sheet material from the carrier when the carrier is lowered.

[0008] In an optional implementation manner, a first docking station is arranged on one side of the flipping area, and a second docking station is arranged on the other side of the flipping area; moving the dried carrier to the first docking station, sending the carrier into the flipping area at the first docking station to fix the carrier in the flipping area; when the first docking station and the second docking station are vacant, flipping the carrier 180° in the flipping area and then releasing the carrier; sending the flipped carrier into the second docking station, and moving the carrier to the descending waiting position at the second docking station.

[0009] In an alternative embodiment, a horizontal conveying mechanism is arranged in the lower space; the vehicle is conveyed to the ascending waiting position through the horizontal conveying mechanism; the vehicle falling from the descending waiting position is picked up through the horizontal conveying mechanism.

[0010] In an alternative embodiment, a first lifting and conveying mechanism and a second lifting and conveying mechanism are respectively arranged at the ascending waiting position and the descending waiting position; the vehicle at the ascending waiting position is lifted to the upper space through the first lifting and conveying mechanism; the vehicle at the descending waiting position is lowered to the lower space through the second lifting and conveying mechanism.

[0011] In an alternative embodiment, a tab inserting mechanism is arranged on one side of the first lifting and conveying mechanism; the tab is inserted into the vehicle through the tab inserting mechanism.

[0012] In an alternative embodiment, a tab picking mechanism is arranged on one side of the second lifting and conveying mechanism; the tab is taken out of the vehicle through the tab picking mechanism.

[0013] In an alternative embodiment, a placing mechanism, a drying device, and a robotic arm are arranged in the upper space; one row of the placing mechanism is the area to be dried, and the other row is the dried area, and the drying device is located in the drying area, and the turning mechanism is located in the turning area; the placing mechanism picks up the vehicle filled with tabs to the area to be dried, so that the robotic arm grabs the vehicle and sends it into the drying device for drying until the robotic arm transfers the dried vehicle to the dried area on the placing mechanism.

[0014] In an alternative embodiment, a turning mechanism is arranged in the turning area of the upper space; the robotic arm grabs the vehicle and places it on the turning mechanism, so that the turning mechanism turns the vehicle 180°.

[0015] In an alternative embodiment, when the turning mechanism is in the material picking posture, the robotic arm places the vehicle on the first docking station on the turning mechanism, and the turning mechanism fixes the vehicle.

[0016] In an alternative embodiment, when the first docking station and the second docking station are vacant, the turning mechanism turns the vehicle 180° and then releases the vehicle to be in the material placing posture, so that the robotic arm places the vehicle on the turning mechanism on the second docking station.

[0017] The beneficial effect of the present invention is that the present invention turns the vehicle together with the silicon wafer 180° in the current turning area to complete the turning of the silicon wafer, and then discharges the turned silicon wafer. On the one hand, it facilitates the subsequent wafer discharging operation, and on the other hand, it can also avoid problems such as breakage and wafer jamming caused by the need to turn the silicon wafer on the turntable, realizing the improvement of the silicon wafer turning efficiency and at the same time accelerating the wafer discharging speed.

[0018] Other features and advantages of the present invention will be set forth in the following description, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the present invention. The objectives and other advantages of the present invention are realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the specification and the drawings.

[0019] To make the above objectives, features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the following specific preferred embodiments are provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and are described in detail as follows. Description of the Drawings

[0020] To more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for the description of the specific embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative efforts.

[0021] Figure 1 A flowchart of a vehicle conveying method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 2 A flowchart of a vehicle flipping provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a lower layer space provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 4 A schematic diagram of an upper layer space provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 5 A structural diagram of a specific embodiment of a vehicle conveying method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 6 A structural diagram of a flipping mechanism provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 7 Provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure Figure 6 An enlarged view of location A in the figure.

[0022] In the figure: 1. Lower layer space; 11. Ascending waiting position; 2. Lower layer space; 21. Drying area; 22. Flipping area; 23. Descending waiting position; 24. First docking station; 25. Second docking station; 26. Area to be dried; 27. Dried area; 3. Vehicle; 4. Horizontal conveying mechanism; 5. First lifting and conveying mechanism; 6. Second lifting and conveying mechanism; 7. Inserting sheet mechanism; 8. Sheet taking mechanism; 9. Placing mechanism; 1a, drying equipment; 1b, robotic arm; 1c1, frame body; 1c11, flipping frame; 1c11a, blocking beam; 1c12, translation assembly; 1c12a, support beam; 1c12b, conveyor belt; 1c12c, mounting beam; 1c12d, translation motor; 1c13, rotating seat; 1c13a, passive shaft; 1c14, flipping motor; 1c15, bearing seat; 1c15a, driving shaft; 1c15b, synchronous pulley; 1c15c, synchronous belt; 1c16, coupling; 1c17, mounting plate; 1c17a, kidney-shaped hole 1d, bracket; 1d1, lifting cylinder. Detailed implementation manners

[0023] To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Apparently, the described embodiments are some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0024] The terms used herein are only for describing specific exemplary configurations and are not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular articles "a", "an" and "the" may also be intended to include the plural forms, unless clearly stated otherwise herein. The terms "comprising", "including" and "having" are inclusive, and thus specify the presence of the specified features, steps, operations, elements and / or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components and / or their combinations. The method steps, processes and operations described herein should not be construed as necessarily requiring them to be performed in the specific order discussed or shown, unless specifically identified as the order of execution. Additional or alternative steps may be employed.

[0025] As used herein, phrases such as "in one embodiment", "according to one embodiment", "in some embodiments", etc. generally refer to the fact that the specific features, structures or characteristics after such phrases can be included in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, the specific features, structures or characteristics may be included in more than one embodiment of the present disclosure, such that these phrases do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. As used herein, the terms "example", "exemplary", etc. are used "as an example, instance or illustration. Any embodiment, aspect or design described herein as "example" or "exemplary" is not necessarily construed as being preferred or superior to other embodiments, aspects or designs. Instead, the use of the terms "example", "exemplary", etc. is intended to present concepts in a specific manner.

[0026] It should be noted that like reference numerals and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.

[0027] The following will, with reference to the accompanying drawings, elaborate on some embodiments of the present invention. Without conflict, the following embodiments and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other.

[0028] As Figures 1 to 7 shown, at least one embodiment provides a method for transporting a carrier 3, which includes: moving the carrier 3 to the ascending waiting position 11 in the lower space 1, lifting the carrier 3 to the upper space 2 at the ascending waiting position 11, and inserting the sheet material into the carrier 3 when the carrier 3 is lifted; picking up the carrier 3 filled with sheet material in the upper space 2 to transfer it to the drying area 21 for drying; after the sheet material in the carrier 3 is dried, moving the carrier 3 to the flipping area 22 in the upper space 2; after flipping the carrier 3 by 180° in the flipping area 22, moving the carrier 3 to the descending waiting position 23; lowering the carrier 3 to the lower space 1 at the descending waiting position 23, and taking out the sheet material from the carrier 3 when the carrier 3 is lowered.

[0029] Specifically, the flower basket is placed in the carrier 3, and the sheet material is a silicon wafer.

[0030] In at least one embodiment, the carrier 3 together with the silicon wafer is flipped by 180° in the current flipping area 22 to complete the flipping of the silicon wafer, and then the flipped silicon wafer is discharged. On the one hand, it facilitates the subsequent wafer discharging operation, and on the other hand, it can also avoid problems such as breakage and wafer jamming caused by the need to flip the silicon wafer on the turntable, realizing the improvement of the silicon wafer flipping efficiency and at the same time accelerating the wafer discharging speed.

[0031] In at least one embodiment, please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 . A first docking station 24 is provided on one side of the flipping area 22, and a second docking station 25 is provided on the other side of the flipping area 22; the dried carrier 3 is transferred to the first docking station 24, and the carrier 3 is sent into the flipping area 22 at the first docking station 24 to fix the carrier 3 in the flipping area 22; when the first docking station 24 and the second docking station 25 are vacant, the carrier 3 is flipped by 180° in the flipping area 22 and then the carrier 3 is released; the flipped carrier 3 is sent into the second docking station 25, and the carrier 3 is transferred to the descending waiting position 23 at the second docking station 25.

[0032] Specifically, change the front - back order of flipping and wafer - out lifting. Rotate the entire dried flower basket 180° in advance to flip the wafers, which facilitates the subsequent wafer - out operation and avoids problems caused by traditional wafer flipping on the turntable, such as wafer jamming and front - back alignment of wafers. At the same time, change the wafer inlet - outlet position of the machine from before and after the drying area to one side of the drying area, saving the upper - layer space 2. Also, since the inlet - outlet lifting distance is relatively close, the number of lower - layer empty flower - basket return mechanisms is reduced.

[0033] In at least one embodiment, refer to Figure 5 , a horizontal conveying mechanism 4 is arranged in the lower - layer space 1; the carrier 3 is conveyed to the ascending waiting position 11 through the horizontal conveying mechanism 4; the carrier 3 dropped from the descending waiting position 23 is picked up through the horizontal conveying mechanism 4.

[0034] Specifically, the horizontal conveying mechanism 4 includes a horizontal conveying track.

[0035] In at least one embodiment, refer to Figure 5 , a first lifting and conveying mechanism 5 and a second lifting and conveying mechanism 6 are respectively arranged at the ascending waiting position 11 and the descending waiting position 23; the carrier 3 at the ascending waiting position 11 is lifted to the upper - layer space 2 through the first lifting and conveying mechanism 5; the carrier 3 at the descending waiting position 23 is lowered to the lower - layer space 1 through the second lifting and conveying mechanism 6.

[0036] Specifically, the function of the first lifting and conveying mechanism 5 is to lift the carrier 3, and the function of the second lifting and conveying mechanism 6 is to lower the carrier 3.

[0037] In at least one embodiment, refer to Figure 5 , an inserting mechanism 7 is arranged on one side of the first lifting and conveying mechanism 5; wafers are inserted into the carrier 3 through the inserting mechanism 7.

[0038] Specifically, the function of the inserting mechanism 7 is to automatically insert wafers.

[0039] In at least one embodiment, refer to Figure 5 , a wafer - taking mechanism 8 is arranged on one side of the second lifting and conveying mechanism 6; wafers are taken out from the carrier 3 through the wafer - taking mechanism 8.

[0040] Specifically, the function of the inserting mechanism 7 is to automatically take out wafers.

[0041] In at least one embodiment, refer to Figure 5, a placement mechanism 9, a drying device 1a, and a robotic arm 1b are arranged in the upper space 2; one row of the placement mechanism 9 is the area to be dried 26, and the other row is the dried area 27, and the drying device 1a is located in the drying area 21, and the flipping mechanism is located in the flipping area 22; the placement mechanism 9 picks up the carrier 3 filled with sheet materials to the area to be dried 26, so that the robotic arm 1b grabs the carrier 3 and sends it into the drying device 1a for drying until the robotic arm 1b transfers the dried carrier 3 to the dried area 27 on the placement mechanism 9.

[0042] In at least one embodiment, please refer to Figure 5 , Figure 6 , a flipping mechanism is arranged in the flipping area 22 of the upper space 2; the robotic arm 1b grabs the carrier 3 and places it on the flipping mechanism, so that the flipping mechanism flips the carrier 3 by 180°.

[0043] In at least one embodiment, when the flipping mechanism is in the material-taking posture, the robotic arm 1b places the carrier 3 on the first docking station 24 on the flipping mechanism, and the flipping mechanism fixes the carrier 3.

[0044] Specifically, the material-taking posture means that the flipping mechanism is empty and can place the carrier 3.

[0045] In at least one embodiment, when the first docking station 24 and the second docking station 25 are empty, the flipping mechanism flips the carrier 3 by 180° and then releases the carrier 3 to be in the material-releasing posture, so that the robotic arm 1b places the carrier 3 on the flipping mechanism on the second docking station 25.

[0046] Specifically, the material-releasing posture means that there is a carrier 3 in the flipping mechanism and the carrier 3 can be taken out.

[0047] Specifically, after drying a whole basket of silicon wafers, the robotic arm 1b places the dried flower basket in the dried area 27. When the flipping mechanism is in the material-taking posture and there is no flower basket, the handling mechanism in the dried area 27 sequentially sends the flower basket closest to the flipping mechanism to the first docking station 24, and the first docking station 24 transfers the flower basket to the flipping mechanism. After the flower basket arrives, the clamping cylinders above and below fix the flower basket. When there are no flower baskets at the first docking station 24 and the second docking station 25 in front of and behind the flipping mechanism, the servo motor at the top of the flipping mechanism operates to rotate the inside by 180°. The silicon wafers inside the flower basket can be aligned front and back during the rotation (facilitating subsequent stepping operations). After the flipping is completed, the clamping cylinders are released, and the flower basket is discharged into the second docking station 25 to start the subsequent wafer-out operation.

[0048] Specifically, in the existing conveying method, for the motor to flip, the machine table surface needs to be horizontal, and the tooth gaps corresponding to the front and rear docking stations need to be horizontally aligned with the flipping, which is difficult to debug. Moreover, the parameters of the motor need to be tested by tape-out. Due to various hardware reasons of each machine, the parameters cannot all be fine-tuned, and production needs to be stopped simultaneously. When flipping, it needs to be re-initialized. At this time, due to reasons such as motor parameters, there will be a deviation in the tooth gap from the previous production. After multiple initializations, there will be an obvious position shift, and personnel need to re-debug. In the carrier conveying method provided by the embodiment, the parameters of the servo motor do not need to be as precise as previously debugged to complete the flipping of the flower basket.

[0049] Specifically, for the parameters of the servo motor and the flipping initialization, fewer human factors need to be considered, and it can enter the production state more quickly. Moreover, when problems occur during the conveying process, it is easier to find the problem points.

[0050] Specifically, in the existing conveying method, the flipping is located after the wafer output and lifting, the number of flipped buffer wafers is small, and when the downstream equipment has an abnormality, there are silicon wafers that cannot be further flipped before and after the flipping docking. In the carrier conveying method provided by the embodiment, the flower basket after flipping can be regarded as a buffer area. In case of an abnormality, the operator can take the dried flower basket and place it separately at the discharging position (offline operation of the module) for tape-out and continue production.

[0051] Specifically, please refer to Figure 5 、 Figure 6 、 Figure 7 As shown in FIGS.

[0052] Specifically, please refer to Figure 5 、 Figure 6 、 Figure 7, a pair of rotating seats 1c13 are respectively arranged on the inner wall of the frame body 1c1. A driven shaft 1c13a is installed in the rotating seat 1c13 through a bearing. One end of the driven shaft 1c13a is connected to the flipping frame 1c11, and the other end of the driven shaft 1c13a extends out of the frame body 1c1. In short, the driven shaft 1c13a is installed in the rotating seat 1c13 through a bearing, and the flipping frame 1c11 is connected to the driven shaft 1c13a to realize the free rotation of the flipping frame 1c11.

[0053] Specifically, please refer to Figure 5 、 Figure 6 、 Figure 7 , a flipping motor 1c14 is installed in the frame body 1c1. The output shaft of the flipping motor 1c14 is connected to the extending end of the driven shaft 1c13a through a transmission member. In short, the controllable rotation of the flipping frame 1c11 is realized through the cooperation of the flipping motor 1c14 and the transmission member.

[0054] Specifically, please refer to Figure 5 、 Figure 6 、 Figure 7 , a bearing seat 1c15 is arranged on the side wall of the frame body 1c1. A driving shaft 1c15a is inserted into the bearing seat 1c15. The driving shaft 1c15a is connected to the output shaft of the flipping motor 1c14 through a coupling 1c16. A synchronous pulley 1c15b is sleeved on the driving shaft 1c15a, and a synchronous pulley 1c15b is also sleeved on the extending end of the driven shaft. The synchronous pulleys 1c15b are connected by a synchronous belt 1c15c. In short, the bearing seat 1c15 is suitable for installing the driving shaft 1c15a, and the driving shaft 1c15a is connected to the flipping motor 1c14 through the coupling 1c16 to complete the transmission of torque. The rotation of the flipping frame 1c11 is completed in cooperation with the synchronous pulleys 1c15b and the synchronous belt 1c15c.

[0055] Specifically, please refer to Figure 5 、 Figure 6 、 Figure 7 , a mounting plate 1c17 is arranged in the frame body 1c1. The flipping motor 1c14 is connected to the side wall of the mounting plate 1c17 through bolts. A plurality of kidney-shaped holes 1c17a are formed in the mounting plate 1c17 to adjust the position of the flipping motor 1c14, and a plurality of kidney-shaped holes 1c17a are also formed in the side wall of the bearing seat 1c15 to adjust the position of the bearing seat 1c15. In short, the flipping motor 1c14 is connected to the mounting plate 1c17 through bolts to complete the horizontal placement of the flipping motor 1c14. In cooperation with the kidney-shaped holes 1c17a, the position of the flipping motor 1c14 can be adjusted. At the same time, the kidney-shaped holes 1c17a are formed in the side wall of the bearing seat 1c15, and the position can also be adjusted, realizing the adjustable tightness of the synchronous belt 1c15c and ensuring the stable flipping of the flipping frame 1c11.

[0056] Specifically, please refer to Figure 5 , Figure 6 , Figure 7 , the translation component 1c12 includes a pair of support beams 1c12a, the support beams 1c12a are installed on the side walls of the frame body 1c1, a pair of synchronous wheels 1c15b are arranged on the side walls of the support beams 1c12a, and a conveyor belt 1c12b is sleeved between the synchronous wheels 1c15b to convey the flower baskets; in short, synchronous wheels 1c15b are arranged on the side walls of the support beams 1c12a, and the conveyor belt 1c12b is sleeved on the synchronous wheels 1c15b to complete the picking and sending out of the flower baskets.

[0057] Specifically, please refer to Figure 5 , Figure 6 , Figure 7 , an installation beam 1c12c is arranged between the support beams 1c12a, and a translation motor 1c12d is arranged on the side wall of the installation beam 1c12c; the synchronous wheels 1c15b on the same side are connected by a rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft is connected to the output shaft of the translation motor 1c12d through a transmission member, and the blocking beam 1c11a is connected to the side wall of the installation beam 1c12c; in short, the translation motor 1c12d is arranged on the side wall of the installation beam 1c12c to complete the driving of the conveyor belt 1c12b.

[0058] Specifically, the horizontal conveying mechanism 4 and the first lifting and conveying mechanism 5 and the second lifting and conveying mechanism 6 on both sides of it are used to reciprocally convey the flower baskets; the inserting mechanism 7 and the picking mechanism 8 respectively insert and pick the flower baskets; the placing mechanism 9 is arranged on the side of the carrier 3 to pick up the flower baskets in the carrier 3 and place them, and pick up the flower baskets that have completed drying and convey them into the carrier 3; for the above-mentioned flipping mechanism, the frame body 1c1 is arranged to be lifted at the outlet of the placing mechanism 9, and the flipping frame 1c11 is suitable for picking up the flower baskets in the placing mechanism 9, flipping the flower baskets and then conveying them to the carrier 3; one row of the placing mechanism 9 is responsible for picking up and placing the full flower baskets, cooperating with the robotic arm 1b to put them into the drying equipment 1a, and at the same time, the flower baskets that have completed drying are put into another row of the placing mechanism 9 through the robotic arm 1b and sent to the flipping mechanism, and the flower baskets are flipped 180° through the flipping mechanism.

[0059] In some embodiments, it further includes a bracket 1d6, the inserting mechanism 7, the picking mechanism 8, the placing mechanism 9 and the flipping mechanism are respectively installed on the bracket 1d, a lifting cylinder 1d1 is arranged on the bracket 1d, and the piston rod of the lifting cylinder 1d1 is connected to the top of the frame body 1c1 to lift the frame body 1c1; in short, in order to avoid interference between the flipping frame 1c11 and the conveying track of the placing mechanism 9, before the flipping frame 1c11 flips, the frame body 1c1 is lifted by the lifting cylinder 1d1.

[0060] In summary, the present invention flips the vehicle together with the silicon wafer by 180° through the current flipping area to complete the flipping of the silicon wafer, and then discharges the flipped silicon wafer. On the one hand, it facilitates the subsequent wafer discharging operation, and on the other hand, it can also avoid problems such as breakage and wafer jamming caused by the need to flip the silicon wafer on the turntable, realizing the improvement of the silicon wafer flipping efficiency and the acceleration of the wafer discharging speed; saving the time for pre-hardware debugging and reducing the time for post-maintenance, and proceeding to the subsequent stage faster; improving the silicon wafer flipping efficiency, accelerating the wafer discharging rhythm, optimizing the subsequent wafer discharging, and saving the alignment mechanism; optimizing the machine platform occupied space and saving costs; facilitating the encapsulation of the machine platform frame, the sending and receiving of the whole machine, and facilitating the completion of some necessary debugging work before shipment, reducing the on-site workload; modular machine platform, improving the aesthetics and user experience.

[0061] In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, the terms "installation", "connection", and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it can be the communication inside two components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations.

[0062] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of the present invention. In addition, terms such as "first", "second" and other numerical terms used herein do not imply an order or sequence unless explicitly indicated in the text. Therefore, without departing from the teachings of the exemplary embodiments, the first element, component, region, layer or section discussed above can be referred to as the second element, component, region, layer or section.

[0063] Spatially relative terms, such as "inner", "outer", "beneath", "below", "lower", "above", "upper", etc., may be used herein to facilitate description of one element or feature's relationship to another element or feature as illustrated in the figures. Spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, an element described as "beneath" or "below" other elements or features will then be oriented "above" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary term "beneath" can encompass both an orientation of above and below. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations), and the spatially relative descriptors used herein are to be interpreted accordingly.

[0064] In the foregoing discussion, unless otherwise indicated, when used to describe a numerical value, terms such as "about", "approximately", "substantially", etc. represent a variation of + / − 10% of that value.

[0065] Inspired by the above-described ideal embodiments of the present invention, through the above description, relevant staff can make various changes and modifications completely within the scope not deviating from the technical idea of this invention. The technical scope of this invention is not limited to the content in the specification, and its technical scope must be determined according to the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A vehicle transportation method, characterized in that, Including: Transfer the vehicle (3) to the ascending waiting position (11) in the lower space (1), lift the vehicle (3) to the upper space (2) at the ascending waiting position (11), and insert the sheet material into the vehicle (3) when the vehicle (3) is lifted. Pick up the vehicle (3) filled with sheet material in the upper space (2) and transfer it to the drying area (21) for drying. After the sheet material in the vehicle (3) is dried, transfer the vehicle (3) to the flipping area (22) in the upper space (2). After flipping the vehicle (3) 180° in the flipping area (22), transfer the vehicle (3) to the descending waiting position (23). Lower the vehicle (3) to the lower space (1) at the descending waiting position (23), and take out the sheet material from the vehicle (3) when the vehicle (3) is descending.

2. The vehicle conveying method according to claim 1, wherein A first docking station (24) is arranged on one side of the flipping area (22), and a second docking station (25) is arranged on the other side of the flipping area (22). Transfer the vehicle (3) with dried sheet material to the first docking station (24), and send the vehicle (3) into the flipping area (22) at the first docking station (24) to fix the vehicle (3) in the flipping area (22). When the first docking station (24) and the second docking station (25) are vacant, flip the vehicle (3) 180° in the flipping area (22) and then release the vehicle (3). Send the flipped vehicle (3) into the second docking station (25), and transfer the vehicle (3) to the descending waiting position (23) at the second docking station (25).

3. The vehicle conveying method according to claim 1, wherein A horizontal conveying mechanism (4) is arranged in the lower space (1). Convey the vehicle (3) to the ascending waiting position (11) through the horizontal conveying mechanism (4). Pick up the vehicle (3) that falls from the descending waiting position (23) through the horizontal conveying mechanism (4).

4. The vehicle conveying method according to claim 1, wherein A first lifting and conveying mechanism (5) and a second lifting and conveying mechanism (6) are respectively arranged at the ascending waiting position (11) and the descending waiting position (23). Lift the vehicle (3) at the ascending waiting position (11) to the upper space (2) through the first lifting and conveying mechanism (5). Lower the vehicle (3) at the descending waiting position (23) to the lower space (1) through the second lifting and conveying mechanism (6).

5. The vehicle conveying method according to claim 4, wherein A sheet inserting mechanism (7) is arranged on one side of the first lifting and conveying mechanism (5). Insert the sheet material into the vehicle (3) through the sheet inserting mechanism (7).

6. The vehicle conveying method according to claim 4, wherein A sheet taking mechanism (8) is arranged on one side of the second lifting and conveying mechanism (6). Take out the sheet material from the vehicle (3) through the sheet taking mechanism (8).

7. The vehicle conveying method according to claim 2, wherein A placing mechanism (9), a drying device (1a), and a robotic arm (1b) are arranged in the upper space (2). One row of the placement mechanism (9) is the area to be dried (26), and the other row of the placement mechanism (9) is the dried area (27), and the drying device (1a) is located in the drying area (21), and the flipping mechanism is located in the flipping area (22); The placement mechanism (9) picks up the carrier (3) filled with sheet materials to the area to be dried (26), so that the robotic arm (1b) grabs the carrier (3) and sends it into the drying device (1a) for drying until the robotic arm (1b) transfers the dried carrier (3) to the dried area (27) on the placement mechanism (9).

8. The carrier conveying method according to claim 7, characterized in that A flipping mechanism is provided in the flipping area (22) of the upper space (2); The robotic arm (1b) grabs the carrier (3) and places it on the flipping mechanism, so that the flipping mechanism flips the carrier (3) by 180°.

9. The carrier conveying method according to claim 8, characterized in that When the flipping mechanism is in the material taking posture, the robotic arm (1b) places the carrier (3) on the first docking station (24) on the flipping mechanism, and the flipping mechanism fixes the carrier (3).

10. The carrier conveying method according to claim 9, characterized in that When the first docking station (24) and the second docking station (25) are vacant, the flipping mechanism flips the carrier (3) by 180° and then releases the carrier (3) to be in the material releasing posture, so that the robotic arm (1b) places the carrier (3) on the flipping mechanism on the second docking station (25).

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