Silicon material carrier and carrying device

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model relates to the technical field of silicon material preparation, and particularly discloses a silicon material carrier and a carrying device, the silicon material carrier and the carrying device are applied to silicon material carrying, and the silicon material carrier comprises a bearing part, a base and a wheel set. A containing groove is formed in one face of the bearing piece, and the containing groove is used for bearing silicon materials. The face, deviating from the containing groove, of the bearing piece is installed on the base, the face, deviating from the bearing piece, of the base is provided with a clamping part, and the clamping part is used for being clamped and limited with external equipment. The wheel set is rotationally connected to the face, away from the bearing piece, of the base, and the wheel set can drive the base to move. Through the structure, a transmission device outside the silicon material carrier can push the base to move by clamping the clamping part. And the wheel set is arranged, so that the friction force of the silicon material carrier can be effectively reduced, the shaking of the silicon material carrier is reduced, and the silicon material carrier is prevented from being abraded.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The embodiments of the present application relate to the technical field of silicon material preparation, and in particular to a silicon material carrier and a transport device. Background Art

[0002] Monocrystalline silicon is widely used in the electronics and photovoltaic industries. High-purity monocrystalline silicon is an important semiconductor material. Silicon used in the photovoltaic and electronics industries should have high purity and excellent electrical and mechanical properties.

[0003] In the process of realizing this application, the inventor found that: at present, the silicon material water quenching equipment includes a carrier and a transmission mechanism, and the carrier is placed on the transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism can be a conveyor belt, a stepping mechanism, a connecting rod mechanism, etc., but these mechanisms drive the carrier to move forward. Due to the heavy weight of the silicon material, the friction resistance between the carrier and the transmission mechanism is large, which is easy to wear the carrier and has low efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0004] The embodiments of the present application provide a silicon material carrier and a transport device, which can improve the current situation in which, during the process of driving the carrier, the friction resistance between the carrier and the transmission mechanism is large due to the heavy mass of the silicon material, which easily wears the carrier and causes low efficiency.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, a technical solution adopted in the present application is: to provide a silicon material carrier, which is used for the transportation of silicon materials, and the silicon material carrier includes a carrier, a base and a wheel group. One side of the carrier is provided with a receiving groove, and the receiving groove is used to carry silicon materials. The side of the carrier facing away from the receiving groove is installed on the base, and the side of the base facing away from the carrier is provided with a clamping part, and the clamping part is used to clamp and limit with an external device. The wheel group is rotatably connected to the side of the base facing away from the carrier, and the wheel group can drive the base to move.

[0006] Optionally, the carrier further comprises a base plate, a support plate and a limit plate. The support plate is mounted on the base plate, and the support plate is provided with the receiving groove extending along a first direction. The limit plate is mounted on the base plate, and the limit plate is arranged on one side of the support plate along the first direction, and along the first direction, the projection of the receiving groove at least partially overlaps with the limit plate.

[0007] Optionally, there are multiple support plates, and the multiple support plates are arranged at intervals along the first direction, each support plate is provided with a groove, and the grooves of the multiple support plates are connected to form the receiving groove; and / or there are two limit plates, and along the first direction, the two limit plates are respectively arranged on both sides of the support plate.

[0008] Optionally, there are multiple support plates, which are spaced apart along the first direction, and a first avoidance groove is provided between each two adjacent support plates, and the first avoidance groove is used for external equipment to extend into and transfer silicon materials; and / or there are two limit plates, and along the first direction, two limit plates are respectively provided on both sides of the support plate, and a second avoidance groove is provided between each limit plate and the support plate, and the second avoidance groove is used for external equipment to extend into and transfer silicon materials.

[0009] Optionally, the silicon material carrier further includes a gasket, and the gasket is installed in the receiving groove.

[0010] Optionally, the receiving groove is provided with a first abutting wall and a second abutting wall which are connected obliquely, and the gasket is mounted on the first abutting wall and / or the second abutting wall.

[0011] Optionally, the first abutting wall and / or the second abutting wall are concavely formed with a mounting recess. The gasket is provided with a mounting protrusion, and the mounting protrusion is detachably mounted on the mounting recess.

[0012] Optionally, the carrier is made of quartz.

[0013] Optionally, the base includes a base body and a baffle, wherein the baffle is mounted on one side of the base body, the baffle encloses a receiving groove, and the bearing member is mounted in the receiving groove, and the wheel set is connected to a side of the base body away from the baffle.

[0014] In order to solve the above technical problems, another technical solution adopted by the present application is: to provide a carrier device, including the above silicon material carrier, as well as a working track, a push rod mechanism and a lifting mechanism. The silicon material carrier is movably connected to the working track. The push rod mechanism is connected to the silicon material carrier, and the push rod mechanism can drive the silicon material carrier to move along the working track. The lifting mechanism is connected to the silicon material carrier, and the lifting mechanism can drive the silicon material carrier to disconnect from or connect to the working track.

[0015] The beneficial effect of the embodiments of the present application is as follows: Different from the prior art, the embodiments of the present application provide a silicon material carrier, which is used for the transportation of silicon materials, and the silicon material carrier includes a carrier, a base and a wheel set. A receiving groove is provided on one side of the carrier, and the receiving groove is used to carry silicon materials. The side of the carrier facing away from the receiving groove is installed on the base, and the side of the base facing away from the carrier is provided with a clamping portion, and the clamping portion is used to clamp and limit with an external device. The wheel set is rotatably connected to the side of the base facing away from the carrier, and the wheel set can drive the base to move. Through the above structure, the transmission device outside the silicon material carrier can clamp the clamping portion and push the base to move. The provision of the wheel set can effectively reduce the friction of the silicon material carrier, reduce the shaking of the silicon material carrier, and prevent wear of the silicon material carrier. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required for use in the embodiments of the present application will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the drawings without paying creative work.

[0017] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a silicon material carrier provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0018] Figure 2 is another schematic diagram of a silicon material carrier provided by one embodiment of the present application;

[0019] Figure 3 is a three-dimensional diagram of a silicon material carrier provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0020] Figure 4 One embodiment of the present application provides Figure 2 A-side cross-sectional view.

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[0022] DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] In order to facilitate the understanding of the present application, the present application is described in more detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that when an element is described as "fixed to" another element, it can be directly on the other element, or there can be one or more centered elements therebetween. When an element is described as "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element, or there can be one or more centered elements therebetween. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "left", "right" and similar expressions used in this specification are for illustrative purposes only.

[0024] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in this specification have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this application belongs. The terms used in this specification and in the specification of this application are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this application. The term "and / or" used in this specification includes any and all combinations of one or more of the related listed items.

[0025] The present application provides a carrier device, including a silicon material carrier 1000, a working track, a push rod mechanism and a lifting mechanism. The silicon material carrier 1000 is movably connected to the working track. The push rod mechanism is connected to the silicon material carrier 1000, and the push rod mechanism can drive the silicon material carrier 1000 to move along the working track. The lifting mechanism is connected to the silicon material carrier 1000, and the lifting mechanism can drive the silicon material carrier 1000 to disconnect from or connect to the working track. It can be understood that in some other embodiments, a pull rod mechanism can also be included, and the pull rod mechanism can be used to pull the silicon material carrier 1000 to move along the working track.

[0026] For the aforementioned silicon material carrier 1000, please refer to Figures 1 to 3 The silicon material carrier 1000 includes a carrier 100, a base 300 and a wheel set 400. A receiving groove 140 is provided on one side of the carrier 100, and the receiving groove 140 is used to carry silicon materials. The side of the carrier 100 away from the receiving groove 140 is installed on the base 300, and the side of the base 300 away from the carrier 100 is provided with a clamping portion 340, and the clamping portion 340 is used to clamp and limit with an external device. The wheel set 400 is rotatably connected to the side of the base 300 away from the carrier 100, and the wheel set 400 can drive the base 300 to move. Through the above structure, the transmission device outside the silicon material carrier 1000 can be clamped with the clamping portion 340 and push the base 300 to move. The provision of the wheel set 400 can effectively reduce the friction of the silicon material carrier 1000, reduce the shaking of the silicon material carrier 1000, and prevent the wear of the silicon material carrier 1000. It should be noted that the silicon material includes silicon rods, silicon blocks or other irregularly shaped silicon materials. The silicon material is contained in the containing groove 140 .

[0027] Further, the carrier 100 includes: a substrate 110, a support plate 120 and a limiting plate 130. The support plate 120 is mounted on the substrate 110, and the support plate 120 is provided with a receiving groove 140 extending along the first direction X, and the receiving groove 140 is used to receive silicon material. The limiting plate 130 is mounted on the substrate 110, and the limiting plate 130 is relatively arranged on one side of the support plate 120 along the first direction X, and along the first direction X, the projection of the receiving groove 140 at least partially overlaps with the limiting plate 130. It can be understood that the carrier 100 is made of quartz material, preferably, a quartz material with a purity between 98% and 100%, and the substrate 110, the support plate 120 and the limiting plate 130 are cast and calcined to improve the structural strength of the carrier 100. It is still necessary to explain that, by setting a receiving groove 140 along the first direction X, the receiving groove 140 is recessed toward the substrate 110, thereby limiting the movement of the silicon material relative to the carrier 100 in the second direction Y; by setting a limiting plate 130 along the first direction X, and the projection of the receiving groove 140 at least partially overlaps with the limiting plate 130, that is, the concave portion of the receiving groove 140 relative to the support plate 120 is lower than the limiting plate 130, thereby limiting the movement of the silicon material relative to the carrier 100 in the first direction X.

[0028] Optionally, see Figures 1 to 3 The number of receiving grooves 140 can be multiple, thereby improving the carrying efficiency of silicon materials. The distance between each receiving groove 140 can be adjusted according to actual use conditions, thereby reducing the collision of silicon materials placed in the receiving grooves 140, reducing safety hazards, and reducing mutual interference between silicon materials.

[0029] It is necessary to explain that the first direction X in the present application is the direction in which the silicon material carrier 1000 moves under the push of the push rod mechanism, and there is an angle between the second direction Y and the first direction X, preferably 90°, so as to facilitate robot grasping.

[0030] For further information, see Figures 1 to 3 , the number of support plates 120 is multiple, each support plate 120 is arranged at intervals along the first direction X, each support plate 120 is provided with a groove 122, and the grooves 122 of multiple support plates 120 are connected to form a receiving groove 140; and / or, the number of limiting plates 120 is two, and along the first direction X, two limiting plates 130 are respectively arranged on both sides of the support plate 120. Multiple support plates 120 can also enable the carrier 100 to carry silicon materials of other shapes such as silicon blocks and silicon rods, so that there is no need to replace the silicon material carrier 1000 when changing the shape of the silicon material, thereby increasing the adaptability of the silicon material carrier 1000 and improving work efficiency. The distances between the support plates 120 are equal, so that the stability of the silicon material during transportation can be further improved while ensuring the contact area between the carrier 100 and the silicon material.

[0031] Further, there are multiple support plates 120, which are arranged at intervals along the first direction X, and a first avoidance groove 121 is provided between each two adjacent support plates 120, and the first avoidance groove 121 is used for external equipment to extend into and transfer silicon materials; and / or there are two limit plates 130, and along the first direction X, two limit plates 130 are respectively arranged on both sides of the support plate 120, and a second avoidance groove 131 is provided between each limit plate 130 and the support plate 120, and the second avoidance groove 131 is used for external equipment to extend into and transfer silicon materials. Thereby increasing the space that the robot can extend into and improving the efficiency of loading and unloading.

[0032] In the embodiments of this application, please refer to Figures 1 to 3 , the silicon material carrier 1000 also includes a gasket 200, which is installed in the receiving groove 140. It should be noted that the gasket 200 is configured as an alloy gasket. During long-term use, the friction between the silicon material and the carrier 100 made of quartz is difficult to avoid, and the carrier 100 made of quartz will be worn and thus contaminate the silicon material. The material of the gasket 200 in the present application includes tungsten carbide, silicon nitride and other materials, so that the silicon material does not directly contact the silicon material carrier 1000, thereby reducing the friction between the silicon material and the silicon material carrier 1000, thereby further reducing the wear of the silicon material carrier 1000 on the silicon material, and the wear of the silicon material on the carrier 100 made of quartz, thereby preventing the carrier 100 made of quartz from wearing and contaminating the silicon material.

[0033] For the above-mentioned receiving groove 140, please refer to Figure 4, and combined with other drawings. The receiving groove 140 is provided with a first abutting wall 141 and a second abutting wall 142 connected obliquely. The gasket 200 is installed on the first abutting wall 141 and / or the second abutting wall 142. The gasket 200 is installed and connected to cover the first abutting wall 141 and the second abutting wall 142; or, the gasket 200 is installed and separated to cover the first abutting wall 141 and the second abutting wall 142. Optionally, the first abutting wall 141 and the second abutting wall 142 can be a straight wall or a curved wall, or a wall with multiple sections of oblique arrangement, so as to improve the adaptability of the groove 122 to the silicon material. It should be noted that the above-mentioned gasket 200 is installed and connected to cover the first abutting wall 141 and the second abutting wall 142, which means that the gasket 200 is set to cover along the groove 122 so that the entire gasket 200 completely covers the groove 122; for example: when the silicon material is a silicon rod, and the first abutting wall 141 and the second abutting wall 142 are continuous curved walls, the gasket 200 is set along the groove 122, so that the surface of the silicon rod is completely separated from the groove 122, thereby preventing the bearing 100 made of quartz from being worn. Correspondingly, the gasket 200 is installed and separated and covered on the first abutting wall 141 and the second abutting wall 142, which means that the gasket 200 is divided into two pieces, and is divided along the first abutting wall 141 and / or the second abutting wall 142 set on the straight surface, so as to facilitate the separation of the silicon rod or silicon block from the groove 122, thereby preventing the bearing 100 made of quartz from being worn.

[0034] For further information, see Figure 4 , and in combination with other drawings. The first abutting wall 141 and / or the second abutting wall 142 are also concavely provided with a mounting recess 1411, and the mounting recess 1411 is provided on the first abutting wall 141 and the second abutting wall 142. The gasket 200 is also convexly provided with a mounting protrusion 210, and the mounting protrusion 210 can be detachably installed in the mounting recess 1411. It can be understood that this design is applicable to both the above-mentioned gasket 200 set as a whole piece and the gasket 200 set as two separate pieces, that is, when the gasket 200 is set as a whole piece, two mounting protrusions 210 can be provided, so that it can be detachably installed in the mounting recess 1411; when the gasket 200 is set as two separate pieces, it is correspondingly installed in different mounting recesses 1411. The detachably installed gasket 200 is convenient for replacement and maintenance.

[0035] In the embodiments of this application, please refer to Figure 2 , and in combination with other drawings. The distance between the two limit plates 130 is greater than the maximum distance between the support plates 120. Thus, the movement of the silicon rod between the two limit plates 130 is limited. Specifically, the distance between each limit plate 130 and the support plate 120 close to it is greater than the distance between the support plates 120, so that the robot can easily grab the silicon material.

[0036] In the embodiments of this application, please refer to Figure 4, and in combination with other drawings. The silicon material carrier 1000 also includes a base 300, including a base body 310 and a baffle 320, the baffle 320 is installed on one side of the base body 310, the baffle 320 encloses a receiving groove 330, and the carrier 100 is installed in the receiving groove 330. The wheel set 400 is connected to the side of the base body 310 away from the baffle 320. Specifically, the substrate 110 is installed in the receiving groove 330, and the wheel set 400 is connected to the side of the base body 310 away from the baffle 320. Thereby fixing the carrier 100 to prevent the carrier 100 from moving. On the other hand, the silicon material carrier 1000 can also be separated from the aforementioned working track to prevent the wear of the carrier 100 made of quartz. The wheel set 400 is at least partially exposed at the bottom of the base body 310. By setting the wheel set 400, the transportation efficiency of the silicon material carrier 1000 on the working track is further improved, and the wear of the carrier 100 is reduced.

[0037] The present application is further described in combination with the above-mentioned embodiments and the process flow of heating silicon material. When heating silicon material, at the first preset position, the manipulator places the silicon material in the receiving groove 140, the push rod mechanism abuts the clamping portion 340 and pushes the silicon material carrier 1000 to move along the working track, and when the silicon material carrier 1000 moves to the heating device outside the carrier, the heating device heats the silicon material and the silicon material carrier 1000 together. After the heating of the silicon material is completed, the push rod mechanism continues to push the silicon material carrier 1000 to move along the working track to the second preset position, the manipulator extends into the first avoidance groove 121 and / or the second avoidance groove 131 to grab the silicon material to the cooling device outside the carrier for subsequent processes, and the lifting mechanism lifts the silicon material carrier 1000 at the second preset position and transports it to the first preset position. As a result, the silicon material carrier 1000 in the present application does not need to enter a cooling process and can carry the silicon material again, thereby reducing the heat loss of the silicon material carrier 1000 itself, reducing the energy consumption of the overall process, and improving work efficiency.

[0038] In an embodiment of the present application, a silicon material carrier 1000 is provided, which includes a carrier 100, a base 300 and a wheel set 400. A receiving groove 140 is provided on one side of the carrier 100, and the receiving groove 140 is used to carry silicon material. The side of the carrier 100 away from the receiving groove 140 is installed on the base 300, and the side of the base 300 away from the carrier 100 is provided with a clamping portion 340, and the clamping portion 340 is used to clamp and limit with an external device. The wheel set 400 is rotatably connected to the side of the base 300 away from the carrier 100, and the wheel set 400 can drive the base 300 to move. Through the above structure, the transmission device outside the silicon material carrier 1000 can be clamped with the clamping portion 340 and push the base 300 to move. The provision of the wheel set 400 can effectively reduce the friction of the silicon material carrier 1000, reduce the shaking of the silicon material carrier 1000, and prevent the wear of the silicon material carrier 1000.

[0039] Based on the unified inventive concept, the present application also provides a carrier device, including the above-mentioned silicon material carrier 1000, as well as a working track, a push rod mechanism and a lifting mechanism. The silicon material carrier is movably connected to the working track. The push rod mechanism is connected to the silicon material carrier, and the push rod mechanism can drive the silicon material carrier to move along the working track. The lifting mechanism is connected to the silicon material carrier, and the lifting mechanism can drive the silicon material carrier to disconnect from or connect to the working track. For the structure and function of the silicon material carrier 1000, please refer to the above embodiments, which will not be repeated here one by one.

[0040] It should be noted that the preferred embodiments of the present application are given in the specification and drawings of the present application. However, the present application can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described in the specification. These embodiments are not used as additional limitations on the content of the present application. The purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the understanding of the disclosure of the present application more thorough and comprehensive. In addition, the above-mentioned technical features continue to be combined with each other to form various embodiments not listed above, which are all regarded as the scope of the description of the present application; further, for ordinary technicians in this field, they can be improved or transformed according to the above description, and all these improvements and transformations should belong to the scope of protection of the claims attached to the present application.

Claims

1. A silicon material carrier, used for transporting silicon materials, characterized in that: include: A carrier, one side of which is provided with a receiving groove, and the receiving groove is used to carry silicon material; A base, a side of the carrier away from the receiving groove is installed on the base, and a clamping portion is provided on a side of the base away from the carrier, and the clamping portion is used to clamp and limit with an external device; A wheel set is rotatably connected to a side of the base facing away from the bearing member, and the wheel set can drive the base to move.

2. The silicon material carrier according to claim 1, characterized in that: The carrier comprises: substrate; A support plate, mounted on the base plate, wherein the support plate extends along a first direction and is provided with the receiving groove; A limiting plate is installed on the base plate. The limiting plate is arranged on one side of the supporting plate along the first direction. Along the first direction, the projection of the receiving groove at least partially overlaps with the limiting plate.

3. The silicon material carrier according to claim 2, characterized in that: There are multiple support plates, the multiple support plates are spaced apart along the first direction, each support plate is provided with a groove, and the grooves of the multiple support plates are connected to form the receiving groove; and / or The number of the limiting plates is two, and along the first direction, the two limiting plates are respectively arranged on both sides of the supporting plate.

4. The silicon material carrier according to claim 2, characterized in that: There are multiple support plates, the multiple support plates are spaced apart along the first direction, and a first avoidance groove is provided between each two adjacent support plates, wherein the first avoidance groove is used for external equipment to extend into and transfer silicon materials; and / or There are two limit plates, and along the first direction, the two limit plates are respectively arranged on both sides of the support plate. A second avoidance groove is provided between each limit plate and the support plate, and the second avoidance groove is used for external equipment to extend into and transfer silicon materials.

5. The silicon material carrier according to claim 1, characterized in that: The silicon material carrier further includes a gasket, and the gasket is installed in the receiving groove.

6. The silicon material carrier according to claim 5, characterized in that: The receiving groove is provided with a first abutting wall and a second abutting wall which are connected obliquely, and the gasket is installed on the first abutting wall and / or the second abutting wall.

7. The silicon material carrier according to claim 6, characterized in that: The first abutting wall and / or the second abutting wall are concavely formed with a mounting recess; The gasket is provided with a mounting protrusion, and the mounting protrusion can be detachably mounted on the mounting recess.

8. The silicon material carrier according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The bearing member is made of quartz.

9. The silicon material carrier according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The base includes a base body and a baffle, and the baffle is installed on one side of the base body; The baffles enclose a receiving groove, and the bearing member is installed in the receiving groove; The wheel set is connected to a side of the base body facing away from the baffle.

10. A carrier, characterized in that: A silicon material carrier comprising any one of claims 1 to 9; A working track, the silicon material carrier is movably connected to the working track; A push rod mechanism, connected to the silicon material carrier, and capable of driving the silicon material carrier to move along the working track; The lifting mechanism is connected to the silicon material carrier, and the lifting mechanism can drive the silicon material carrier to be separated from or connected to the working track.

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