Patent ID: 9187243
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: B65G,H01L

Abstract:
1. A plate-shaped member transfer facility comprising: a rack configured to store a plurality of plate-shaped members, which are supported by a support so as to be raised and extend in a conveying direction, such that the plurality of plate-shaped members stored in the rack are arranged in an arrangement direction crossing the conveying direction, the rack being configured to allow each of the plurality of plate-shaped members to be carried into and out of the rack in the conveying direction through an insertion opening; and a plate-shaped member transfer mechanism configured to carry each plate-shaped member into or out of the rack in the conveying direction through the insertion opening, wherein the plate-shaped member transfer mechanism includes: the conveyor is a wheel conveyor formed by a plurality of wheel shafts, the flip is configured to come between the wheel shafts when the plate-shaped member on the conveyor is placed on the flip or when the plate-shaped member on the flip is laid down and placed on the conveyor, the flip rotation mechanism is configured to lay down the flip such that the flip becomes flush with or positioned lower than the wheel shafts when the plate-shaped member on the conveyor is placed on the flip or when the plate-shaped member on the flip is laid down and placed on the conveyor, and the conveyance mechanism is configured to transfer the plate-shaped member in the raised state between the track-side space and the rack by means of the sender.