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CN107949906A - Substrate transport equipment - Google Patents
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CN107949906A
CN107949906A CN201680053113.5A CN201680053113A CN107949906A CN 107949906 A CN107949906 A CN 107949906A CN 201680053113 A CN201680053113 A CN 201680053113A CN 107949906 A CN107949906 A CN 107949906A
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CN201680053113.5A
R.T.卡夫尼
2015-07-13 Priority to US201562191836P priority Critical
2015-07-13 Priority to US62/191836 priority
2016-07-11 Application filed by 布鲁克斯自动化公司 filed Critical 布鲁克斯自动化公司
2016-07-11 Priority to PCT/US2016/041683 priority patent/WO2017011367A1/en
2018-04-20 Publication of CN107949906A publication Critical patent/CN107949906A/en
A kind of transmission equipment,Driver section and multiple driver axis main shaft including being connected to frame,Multiple driver axis main shaft has at least one coaxial axis main shaft,The more than one different interchangeable motor module of body in heaps is set,It has the operable motor for being attached to it and limits corresponding Standalone Drives axis respectively,And tank shape seal,Tank shape seal is arranged between the stator and rotor of each motor module and makes stator and rotor airtightly seals each other,At least one motor module can be used to be placed in heap body from other different interchangeable motor module selections,It has the different predetermined properties unrelated from the placement in heap body,Different predetermined properties limit the different predetermined drive characteristics unrelated from axis main spindle's of respective drivers axis,So that the selection at least one motor module determines the different predetermined drive characteristics for another the respective axes being different from Standalone Drives axis.
Substrate transport equipment
The rights and interests for the U.S. Provisional Patent Application the 62/191st, 836 submitted this application claims on July 13rd, 2015, its disclosure Content is all hereby incorporated herein by.
Exemplary embodiment is usually related to substrate processing system, and more specifically to without being carried out to motor part Reconfigurable and interchangeable substrate transport equipment in the case of calibrated in situ.
2. the brief description of linked development
In general, substrate or wafer transfer equipment（Such as, exemplary purpose is used only for, in semiconductor processing equipment Transmit the transmission equipment of substrate）Specifically it is arranged to specific setting.For example, when assembling transmission equipment, actuator axis Quantity and motor characteristics be fixed.In fact, in the feelings do not dismantled substrate transport equipment substantially and rebuild to it Under condition, these substrate transport equipment cannot be reconfigured.Which has limited the interchangeability and mutually of conventional substrate transport equipment Operability, and cause manufacturing facility（That is, FAB（Fab））Operation has many essentially similar but non-interchangeable biography Transfer device.For example, FAB operators can have the manipulator of 3 conventional axis, 4 axis and 5 axis（Each of which For being applicable in 3 axis, the alignment processing station of 4 axis or 5 axis transmission equipments or instrument）.Although the substantially phase in configuration Seemingly（For example, conventional manipulator can be respectively provided with the arm of same type, such as, SCARA arms（Select compliance assembly manipulator Arm）, leapfrog arm etc.）, but conventional 3 axis, 4 axis and 5 axis transmission equipments are non-interchangeable, and normal transmissions Equipment reconfigures（For example, 3 axis transmission equipments are reconfigured for 5 axis transmission equipments, or vice versa）Being related to will The dismounting completely of normal transmissions equipment and reconstruction.
In addition, include in normal transmissions equipment in the case that vertical or z axis is advanced, for providing transmission equipment The rotating motor of transfer arm, which is typically mounted on, to be drivingly coupled in the bracket of z axis driver.The size of the bracket is usual The motor of predetermined quantity is designed to, wherein, the quantity of the motor in bracket is typically constant.From at least transmission equipment Manufacture position and from the point of view of the position of terminal user, it is necessary to which multiple brackets and drive shell frame are adapted to varying number Molded and varying number z axis advance transmission equipment.
Favourable situation will have a kind of transmission equipment, which has the modular motor for reducing height, should The modular motor of reduction height can be inserted into the common bracket for adapting to different motor waste heights and common from this It is removed on bracket.Equally advantageous situation will have a kind of transmission equipment, which has the module for reducing height Change motor, the modular motor of the reduction height can be exchanged and be applied in combination each other to realize matching somebody with somebody again to transmission equipment Put.
The foregoing aspect and further feature of disclosed embodiment are described below in conjunction with the description of attached drawing, attached In figure：
Figure 1A to Fig. 1 D is the schematic diagram of the substrate processing apparatus of the aspect comprising disclosed embodiment；
Fig. 2A to Fig. 2 E is the schematic diagram according to the transfer arm of the aspect of disclosed embodiment；
Fig. 3 A, Fig. 3 B, Fig. 3 C and Fig. 3 D are showing according to each several part of the substrate transport equipment of the aspect of disclosed embodiment It is intended to；
Fig. 4 A and Fig. 4 B are the schematic diagrames according to each several part of the substrate transport equipment of the aspect of disclosed embodiment；
Fig. 4 C are the schematic diagrames according to a part for the substrate transport equipment of the aspect of disclosed embodiment；
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram according to a part for the substrate transport equipment of the aspect of disclosed embodiment；
Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram according to a part for the substrate transport equipment of the aspect of disclosed embodiment；
Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram according to a part for the substrate transport equipment of the aspect of disclosed embodiment；
Fig. 8 A, Fig. 8 B and Fig. 8 C are the parts for showing the substrate transport equipment according to the aspect of disclosed embodiment Different configuration of schematic diagram；And
Fig. 9 is the flow chart according to the aspect of disclosed embodiment.
With reference to Figure 1A to Fig. 1 D, it illustrates the substrate processing apparatus of the aspect comprising disclosed embodiment or showing for instrument It is intended to, as further described herein.Although with reference to the accompanying drawings to disclosed embodiment in terms of be described, it should be understood that It is that the aspect of disclosed embodiment can be implemented according to many forms.In addition it is possible to use any suitable size, shape or The element or material of type.
What following article will be described in further detail, the aspect of disclosed embodiment provides a kind of substrate transport equipment, the base Bottom transmission equipment has reconfigurable drive spindle, which allows at least one driving The low torque application of device axis or high torque applications, wherein, drive spindle is driven and is connected by modular event driven device section It is connected to the modular event driven device section.Modular event driven device section includes setting the more than one different interchangeable of body in heaps Motor module, wherein, each motor module includes the motor of sealing, the coaxial main shaft of the motor driving transmission equipment of the sealing The corresponding axis of component and the respective drivers axis for limiting driver section.The different interchangeable motor module can be from it Its different interchangeable motor module selection is used to be placed in the heap body, wherein, motor module each have with heap The unrelated different predetermined properties of the placement of Drive Module in body.The predetermined properties and actuator axis of each driver （For example, the actuator axis that respective motors module is common）It is corresponding, it is unrelated with the shaft position in coaxial spindle assemblies.It is open The aspect of embodiment the installation of motor module is also provided so that when being mounted with motor module, it is not necessary to motor mould Block is further adjusted.The aspect of disclosed embodiment provides a kind of modular motor configuration, and modular motor configuration subtracts The height of small transmission equipment drive zone section and the manufacture cost and maintenance cost for reducing transmission equipment, while motor is provided and is turned The increase gain of the range of linearity of square performance.The aspect of disclosed embodiment also provides a kind of z axis bracket, wherein, the z axis Bracket provides common solution for the motor heap body with different height, and will not increase the cost of transmission equipment.Phase Ying Di, the aspect of disclosed embodiment using common component for z axis bracket with it is described herein in common frame In have a variety of various combinations length and spindle assemblies type motor module between docking.
With reference to Figure 1A and Figure 1B, it illustrates the processing equipment of the aspect according to disclosed embodiment（Such as, partly lead Body tool post 11090）.Although semiconductor tools 11090 are shown in the drawings, disclosed embodiment described herein Aspect can be applied to any tool post or application using robotic manipulator.In this example, instrument 11090 is illustrated For cluster tool, however, can be applied to any suitable tool post in terms of disclosed embodiment, such as, linear work Tool station, such as, the entitled " Linearly for showing in Fig. 1 C and Fig. 1 D and being announced on March 19th, 2013 In the U.S. Patent No. 8,398,355 of Distributed Semiconductor Workpiece Processing Tool " The tool post of description, the disclosure of which are all hereby incorporated herein by.Tool post 11090 generally includes atmospheric front end 11000th, vacuum load locks 11010 and vacuum rear end 11020.In other aspects, which can have any suitable Configuration.The component of each in front end 11000, loadlock 11010 and rear end 11020 can be connected to controller 11091, controller 11091 can be any suitable control framework（Such as, cluster architecture controls）A part.Control system System can be closed loop controller, which has master controller, cluster control unit and autonomous remote controllers, all Such as, on March 8th, 2011 announce it is entitled " U.S. Patent No. 7 of Scalable Motion Control System ", Those controllers disclosed in 904, No. 182, the disclosure of which are all hereby incorporated herein by.In other aspects, Any suitable controller and/or control system can be used.
The controller 11091 and/or controller 300C of substrate transport equipment（Fig. 3 A）（Such as, it is described herein those） Including any suitable memory 300CM and（It is multiple）Processor 300PR, memory 300CM and（It is multiple）Processor 300PR Including non-transitory program code, which is used to operate process described herein equipment to realize not With the installation of motor module, so that need not further be adjusted to motor module when installing motor module.For example, In an aspect, controller 11091 and/or controller 300C include memory 300CM and processor 300PR, the memory 300CM and processor 300PR is configured as storing, retrieve and verifying motor module particular community（It is for example, any suitable Drive characteristics, such as, phase difference/angle between motor encoder and motor windings phase angle）.In an aspect, these Motor module particular community is stored on the memory 401CR of each respective motors module 401（Memory 401CR can be Card, chip or other suitable storage mediums）, so that when respective motors module is installed in driver section When, memory 401CR communicates with controller 300C and/or controller 11091.Controller 300C is configured as being based on being stored in phase The motor module particular community obtained in the memory 401R of motor module 401 and from it is answered to establish the rotation of motor module Position.As an example, with reference to Fig. 4 A, each motor module 401 described herein has a specific quantity, the specific quantity be When motor module 401 is born or when assembling, creates, wherein, the motor 401M of the specific quantity and motor module it is electric around Group phase angle and the alignment of encoder 410 are interrelated（For example, see Fig. 4 A）.The specific quantity can be during initialization and operation Optimize the commutation of motor 401M.Inappropriate quantity will produce substrate transport and stop mistake, and if slightly offset from can produce Raw excessive heating, this is because the efficiency of the power distribution between each phase is low.The specific quantity and any other suitable Motor module particular community（Such as, those described above）It is stored in the memory 401CR of each motor module 401 On.Substrate transport controller 300C（Or controller 11091）By the spy of each motor module 401 in motor heap body 301 Fixed number amount（And the specific phase place value associated with respective specific quantity/motor module）The path of order is generated as basis Kinematic parameter with realize desired torque, position and（It is multiple）Time requirement.In this way, each motor mould described herein Block 401 is really interchangeable and can be installed on substrate transport in the case where to motor module further adjust In equipment.
In an aspect, front end 11000 generally includes load port modules 11005 and microenvironment 11060, such as example Such as, front-end module is equipped（EFEM）.Load port modules 11005 can be tool standard（BOLTS）Box opener/loading of interface Device so that meet for 300 mm load ports, front opening or the SEMI standards of bottom opening case/cabin and box body E15.1, E47.1, E62, E19.5 or E1.9.In other aspects, load port modules can be configured as 200 mm's Wafer either the wafer interface of 450 mm or any other suitable substrate interface, such as, larger or smaller crystalline substance Circle or the tablet for flat-panel monitor.Although two load port modules 11005 are shown in figure ia, in other sides In face, any appropriate number of load port modules can be incorporated into front end 11000.Load port modules 11005 can be with Be configured as receive from overhead transmission system, automatic guided vehicle, people guide vehicle, rail guided vehicles or from appoint The what substrate carrier or box body 11050 of its suitable transmission method.Load port modules 11005 can pass through load port 11040 dock with microenvironment 11060.In an aspect, load port 11040 allows in substrate box body 11050 and microenvironment Substrate between 11060 is passed through.
In an aspect, microenvironment 11060 generally includes any suitable transfer robot arm 11013, transfer robot arm 11013 include the one or more aspects of disclosed embodiment described herein.In an aspect, manipulator 11013 can To be track installation manipulator, such as, in United States Patent (USP) 6, the track installation manipulator described in 002,840, its disclosure Content is all hereby incorporated herein by, or in other aspects, it can be have any suitable configurations any Other suitable transmission manipulators.Microenvironment 11060 can be provided between multiple load port modules for substrate transfer Controlled cleaning region.
Vacuum load locks 11010 between microenvironment 11060 and rear end 11020 and can be connected to microenvironment 11060 and rear end 11020.Again it should be noted that as it is used herein, term " vacuum " can represent high vacuum, such as, 10-5 Torr（Support）Or it is lower, substrate is processed under the vacuum.Loadlock 11010 generally includes atmospheric groove valve and vacuum Groove valve.These groove valves, which can provide, to be environmentally isolated, and is environmentally isolated for withdrawing loadlock after substrate is loaded from atmospheric front end, And for making lock and inert gas（Such as, nitrogen）The vacuum in transfer chamber is maintained during ventilation.In an aspect, load Lock 11010 includes aligner 11011, which is used for the datum mark for making substrate and the desired locations pair for handling It is accurate.In other aspects, vacuum load locks can be located in any suitable position of processing equipment and with any suitable Configuration and/or Measuring equipment.
Vacuum rear end 11020 generally includes transfer chamber 11025, one or more treating stations or module 11030, Yi Jiren What suitable transfer robot arm or equipment 11014.Transfer robot arm 11014 will be described below and can be located at transfer chamber To transmit substrate between loadlock 11010 and multiple treating stations 11030 in 11025.Treating stations 11030 can be by various heavy Product, etching or other types of processing to operate in substrate to form circuit or other desired structures in substrate. Typical processing includes but not limited to handle using the film of vacuum, such as, plasma etching or other etching processes, chemistry Vapour deposition（CVD）, plasma-based vapour deposition（PVD）, implantation（Such as, it is ion implanted）, measurement, rapid thermal treatment（RTP）, dry type Stripped atom layer deposits（ALD）, oxidation/diffusion, the formation of nitride, vacuum lithography, epitaxy art（EPI）, wire bonder Other films processing with evaporating or using vacuum pressure.Treating stations 11030 are connected to transfer chamber 11025 to allow base Bottom passes through from transfer chamber 11025 to treating stations 11030 and vice versa.In an aspect, 11005 He of load port modules Load port 11040 is essentially directly attached to vacuum rear end 11020, so that the box body on load port 11050 essentially directly（For example, in an aspect, microenvironment 11060 is at least omitted, and in other aspects, also omit Vacuum load locks 11010, so that box body 11050 is evacuated to vacuum in the way of similar to vacuum load locks 11010） Docked with the vacuum environment of transfer chamber 11025 and/or the processing vacuum for the treatment of stations 11030（For example, processing vacuum and/or vacuum Environment extends between treating stations 11030 and box body 11050 and is shared by it）.
Referring now to Fig. 1 C, it illustrates the schematic plan view of linear substrate processing system 2010, wherein, tool interface area The installation of section 2012 is to transmission room module 3018 so that interface section 2012 generally faces（For example, inwardly）But offset transmission The longitudinal axis X of room 3018.Transmitting room module 3018 can be by the way that other transmission room module 3018A, 3018I, 3018J be attached Upwardly extend in any suitable side to interface 2050,2060,2070, such as retouched in U.S. Patent No. 8,398, No. 355 State, it had previously been herein incorporated by reference herein.Each transmission room module 3018,3019A, 3018I, 3018J include Any suitable substrate transport mechanisms 2080, substrate transport mechanisms 2080 can include disclosed embodiment described herein One or more aspects, it is used to transmit substrate in whole processing system 2010 and substrate is passed in and out such as processing module PM （In an aspect, it is substantially similar to treating stations 11030 as described above）.As it will be realized, each room module It can keep isolate or controlled environment（For example, N2, clean air, vacuum）.
With reference to Fig. 1 D, it illustrates the diagrammatic isometric view of exemplary process instrument 410, such as, can be passed along linear The longitudinal axis X interceptions of defeated room 416.In in terms of the disclosed embodiment shown in Fig. 1 D, tool interface section 12 can be with Typically it is connected to transfer chamber 416.In this aspect, interface section 12 can limit one end of tool transport room 416.Such as exist See in Fig. 1 D, transfer chamber 416 there can be another workpiece inlet/outlet station 412, for example, in the opposite end of Interface Station 12 Place.In other aspects, can provide for from other inlet/outlet stations of transfer chamber insertion/removal workpiece.In one aspect In, interface section 12 and inlet/outlet station 412 can allow workpiece is loaded and unloaded from instrument.In other aspects, can be with Workpiece is loaded into instrument from one end and is removed it from the other end.In an aspect, transfer chamber 416 can have one A or multiple transfer room module 18B and 18i.Each room module can keep isolate or controlled environment（For example, N2, Clean air, vacuum）.As previously noted, what is shown in Fig. 1 D is used to be formed the transmission room module 18B of transfer chamber 416 It is merely exemplary with 18i, load lock module 56A and 56 and the configuration/setting at workpiece station, and in other aspects, Transfer chamber can have the more or less modules set in the way of any desired module is set.In shown side In face, it 412 can be loadlock to stand.In other aspects, load lock module can be located at end inlet/outlet station（It is similar to Stand 412）Between, or adjacent transmission room module（Similar to module 18i）It can be configured as and operated as loadlock.
Same as previously pointed out, transmission room module 18B and 18i have the one or more corresponding biographies being located therein Transfer device 26B and 26i, it can include the one or more aspects of disclosed embodiment described herein.Corresponding transfer chamber The transmission equipment 26B and 26i of module 18B and 18i can cooperate transmits system to provide the workpiece of linear distribution in transfer chamber System.In this aspect, transmission equipment 26B（It may be largely analogous in Figure 1A and Figure 1B the biography of the cluster tool illustrated Transfer device 11013 and 11014）There can be general SCARA arms to configure（But in other aspects, transfer arm can have and appoint What its desired setting, such as, the linear slide arm 214 that shows in fig. 2b or has any suitable arm link Other suitable arms of mechanism）.The suitable examples of arm link mechanism can be found in following file：For example, August 25 in 2009 The U.S. Patent No. 7,578,649 of day announcement, No. 5,794,487, on May 24th, 2011 of the announcement on the 18th of August in 1998 Announce No. 7,946,800, on November 26th, 2002 announce No. 6,485,250, on 2 22nd, 2011 announce the 7th, No. 891,935, on April 16th, 2013 announce No. 8,419,341 and on November 10th, 2011 it is submitting and entitled " U.S. Patent Application No. of Dual Arm Robot " 13/293,717 and September in 2013 5 days are submitting and entitled " the 13/861st, No. 693 of Linear Vacuum Robot with Z Motion and Articulated Arm ", it is public Content is opened all to be hereby incorporated herein by.In in terms of the disclosed embodiment, at least one transfer arm can be derived from Conventional SCARA（Selection type adapted mechanical arm）The design of type, it includes upper arm, band driving forearm and belt restraining end Actuator is held, is either designed from telescopic arm or any other suitable arm.The suitable examples of transfer arm can be as follows Found in file：For example, " Substrate Transport Apparatus with submitting, entitled on May 8th, 2008 The U.S. Patent application of Multiple Movable Arms Utilizing a Mechanical Switch Mechanism " The U.S. Patent No. 7 that 12/117th, No. 415 and on January 19th, 2010 announce, 648, No. 327, the disclosure of which all with The mode of reference is incorporated herein.The operation of transfer arm can be independently from each other（For example, extension/contraction of each arm is independently of that This）, can be operated by the switch that dallies, or can operationally be linked in any suitable manner to make Obtain arm and share at least one common actuator axis.In other other side, transfer arm can have any other expectation Setting, such as, frog leg arm 216（Such as 2A）Configuration, leapfrog arm 217（Fig. 2 D）Configuration, both sides symmetric arms 218（Fig. 2 C）Configuration Deng.In another aspect, at least the first articulated jib 219A and the second articulated jib 219B is included with reference to Fig. 2 E, transfer arm 219, its In, each arm 219A and 219B includes end effector 219E, and end effector 219E is configured as at least two substrate S1 Abreast it is maintained at S2 in common transfer plane（Share shared driving in each substrate holding position of end effector 219E Device, the driver are used to picking up and placing substrate S1 and S2）, wherein, interval D X and substrate side by side between substrate S1 and S2 Fixed intervals between holding position are corresponding.The suitable examples of transfer arm can be found in following file：May 15 in 2001 No. 5,180,276, on the October 15th, 2002 that the U.S. Patent No. 6,231,297 of day announcement, on January 19th, 1993 announce Announce No. 6,464,448, on May 1st, 2001 announce No. 6,224,319, nineteen ninety-five September 5 days announce the 5th, 447, No. 409, the 7th, 578, No. 649 announced on the 25th of August in 2009, the 5th, 794, No. 487 announced on the 18th of August in 1998, No. 7,946,800, No. 6,485,250,2 months 2011 of announcement on November 26th, 2002 announced on May 24th, 2011 No. 7,891,935 and " U.S. of Dual Arm Robot " submitting and entitled on November 10th, 2011 announced on the 22 State's patent application the 13/293,717th and " Coaxial Drive Vacuum submitting and entitled on October 11st, 2011 The 13/270th, No. 844 of Robot ", the disclosure of which is all hereby incorporated herein by.
In in terms of the disclosed embodiment shown in Fig. 1 D, the arm of transmission equipment 26B can be configured to provide institute The fast exchange of title is set, which, which is set, allows transmitting device rapidly to exchange wafer at pickup/placement location（Example Such as, keep station pickup wafer from substrate and wafer is placed into identical substrate holding position immediately after）.Transfer arm 26B There can be any suitable driver section（For example, the shaft drive axis being coaxially disposed, shaft drive axis side by side, horizontal neighbour Near motor, motor of vertical stacking etc.）, the driver section is for giving each arm to provide any appropriate number of free degree （For example, independently being rotated around shoulder and elbow joint and z axis movement）.As seen in Fig. 1 D, in this aspect, mould Block 56A, 56,30i can with a gap between transfer room module 18B and 18i and can limit suitable processing module, （It is multiple）Loadlock LL,（It is multiple）Buffered station,（It is multiple）Measurement station or（It is multiple）Any other desired station.For example, gap Change module（Such as, loadlock 56A and 56 and workpiece station 30i）Can have respectively fixed work support/shelf 56S1, 56S2,30S1,30S2, fixation work support/shelf 56S1,56S2,30S1, the 30S2 can be cooperated with transfer arm to realize The length for transmitting or making the linear axis X of workpiece along transfer chamber to pass through transfer chamber.For example, interface section can be passed through 12 will（It is multiple）Workpiece is loaded into transfer chamber 416.（It is multiple）Workpiece can be positioned at load by the transfer arm 15 of interface section Lock module 56A's（It is multiple）On stent.In lock module 56A is loaded, it can be made by the transfer arm 26B in module 18B（It is more It is a）Workpiece moves between load lock module 56A and load lock module 56, and utilizes arm 26i（In module 18i）Make its by Photograph is seemingly and continuous mode moves between loadlock 56 and workpiece station 30i, and makes it using the arm 26i in module 18i Moved between station 30i and station 412.The process can be overturned fully or partly to make（It is multiple）Workpiece is in phase negative side Move up.Therefore, in an aspect, workpiece can be made to be moved in any direction along axis X and along transfer chamber Any position is moved to, and any desired module to communicate with transfer chamber can be loaded to（Processing module or other moulds Block）Or it is unloaded from any desired module.In other aspects, may not carry transmitting between room module 18B and 18i Room module is transmitted for the gapization with static workpieces stent or shelf.In these aspects, the biography of adjacent transmission room module Defeated arm can directly by workpiece from end effector or a transfer arm be transferred to the end effector of another transfer arm so as to Workpiece is set to be moved through transfer chamber.Treating stations module can be by various depositions, etching or other types of processing come in base Operated on bottom to form circuit or other desired structures in substrate.Treating stations module is connected to transmission room module to permit Perhaps substrate is transferred to treating stations from transfer chamber and vice versa.Described in U.S. Patent No. 8,398,355 with scheming The processing equipment described in 1D has the suitable examples of the handling implement of similar general features, it by reference previously It is fully incorporated herein.
Referring now to Fig. 3 A, Fig. 3 B and Fig. 3 C, transmission equipment as described above includes the frame for being connected to transmission equipment Frame F（Fig. 1 C）Driver section or unit 300.In an aspect, driver section 300 includes frame or support knot Structure 300F, the frame or supporting structure 300F are connected to the frame F of substrate transport equipment in any suitable manner, such as For example, one end by being attached to frame 300F（For example, top 300FT or bottom 300FB）Flange 305.In other sides In face, frame 300F is sidepiece installation frame, it, which has, is used to install to such as substrate processing apparatus（Such as, it is described herein Those substrate processing apparatus）Sidepiece installation settings.The sidepiece mounting portion of frame 300F can be hanged from the sidepiece 300FS of frame Hang down, limit motion coupler, which allows frame 300F to have interchangeability.In an aspect, frame 300F is substantially similar to the frame described in the U.S. Patent Application No. 8,573,919 of announcement on November 5th, 2013, its Disclosure is all hereby incorporated herein by.
The frame 300F of driver section 300 has any suitable shape and configuration, such as, have top The general cylindricality or channel shape of 300FT, bottom 300FB and at least one sidepiece 300FS.In an aspect, frame 300F is monocoque type or half monocoque type construction（That is, the wall or shell that frame 300F is formed are load bearings and carry The load for giving frame 330F）.In an aspect, frame 300F is one-piece construction（That is, single piece component）.At one In aspect, frame 300F is by any suitable metal（Such as, stainless steel or aluminium alloy）Forging forms, casts and form, extrude Shaping or forming form.In other aspects, frame 300F can by any suitable plastics, ceramics and/or Person's composite material structure forms.In an aspect, the bottom 300FB of frame 300F includes end plate 300EP, end plate 300EP Bottom FB is attached in any suitable manner at least partially define out the inner space of frame 300F.A side In face, end plate 300EP is component（Such as, electronic device bag or controller 300C）Mounting platform is provided.Controller 300C is It is configured as any suitable controller of each individually motor module of control motor heap body 310.In an aspect, control Device 300C processed is connected to controller 11091 and can communicate with controller 11091 to realize in any suitable manner The operation of the substrate transport equipment associated with driver section 300.
Motor heap body 310 is movably mounted in frame 300F in any suitable manner.For example, referring again to figure 3D, has variable-length（That is, Z height DZ）Movable carriage 320 be installed in frame 300F and be configured as removable Motor heap body is supported dynamicly for making motor heap body 310 move along the Z direction（For example, linear slide moves）.A side In face, movable carriage 320 by using the common component of all strokes come to transmission equipment provide about 50 mm, about 100 mm, The z axis stroke ZS of about 135 mm and/or about 150 mm（Fig. 8 A to Fig. 8 C）.In other aspects, movable carriage carries For being greater than about 150 mm or any suitable z axis stroke less than about 50 mm and between.As will be described herein , movable carriage allows have flexibility in spindle assemblies type and quantity, while improves the alignment of motor/main shaft. Bracket 320 include one or more guide rail 320R1 and 320R2, first either upper sliding component 230S1 and second or under Sliding component 320S2, wherein, one or more guide rail 320R1 and 320R2 are that the first sliding component 320S1 and second slides structure What both part 320S2 were shared, and the first sliding component 320S1 and the second sliding component 320S2 are spaced apart.It is one or more Guide rail 320R1 and 320R2 are attached to frame 300F in any suitable manner.In an aspect, one or more guide rails 320R1 and 320R2 is mechanically coupled to frame 300F, and in other aspects, one or more guide rail 320R1 and 320R2 with Frame 300F is formed as overall.For example, in an aspect, one or more guide rail 320R1 and 320R2 and frame 300F is formed For overall unified single piece component.First sliding component 320S1 and the second sliding component 320S2 are movably mounted to one Or multiple guide rail 320R1 and 320R2, so that each in the first sliding component 320S1 and the second sliding component 320S2 Can be independently of the first sliding component 320S1 and with another in the second sliding component 320S2 along one or more guide rails The length of 320R1 and 320R2 moves freely through（Each bag in first sliding component 320S1 and the second sliding component 320S2 Include individually corresponding linear track pressing plate 320SP1 and 320SP2）.In an aspect, the first sliding component 320S1 and second The mobile variable Z height DZ that bracket 320 as described herein is provided of the independence of each in sliding component 320S2, so as to So that bracket 320 depends on the quantity of motor module 401 included in motor heap body 310 and configures and occupy different main shafts Length.
First sliding component 320S1 includes motor base 320M1, and motor base 320M1 is configured as being attached to motor Topmost in heap body 310（That is, top）Motor module 401 and spatially position the topmost（That is, top）Motor mould Block 401.For example, motor base 320M1 is including any suitable（It is multiple）Location feature 370, the location feature 370 is by motor heap Pre-position that the top of body 310 is positioned in frame 300F and the top of motor heap body 310 is set to be fixed against its progress Laterally（side to side）It is mobile.In an aspect, location feature 370 be pin either the groove pin or groove be configured to Corresponding pin or groove engagement on motor module 401, and in other aspects,（It is multiple）Location feature 370 be mating groove or Any other holding feature of person.Second sliding component 320S2 includes motor base 320M2, foot（That is, bottom）Motor module 401 at least a portion is attached to motor base 320M2.In an aspect, referring again to Fig. 4 B, motor heap body base portion structure Part 310B is attached to and forms at least a portion of motor base 320M2.Motor heap body base component 310B is slided from second Component 320S2 is extended out and cantilevered is extended out to support motor heap body 310 at least in part.In one aspect In, motor heap body base component 310B includes motion positions feature 310BK, the motion positions feature 310BK and bottom motor mould The corresponding movement mating feature 401K of block 401 has a common boundary and engagement, for relative in the spindle assemblies SPA in frame 300F Bottom motor module is positioned in precalculated position by heart line CL positions（It is for example, each in X-axis line, Y-axis line and z axis In a and in predetermined rotation（That is, θ）Precalculated position on direction）.It is to be understood that the although spindle assemblies illustrated in Figure 4 A SPA is shown as with the coaxial master with corresponding two shaft drive axis 450 and 451 of two motor modules 401A and 401B Shaft assembly, however, in other aspects, coaxial spindle assemblies SPA has any appropriate number of shaft drive axis（Such as, it is more In or less than two）, it is corresponding with any appropriate number of motor module 401 being arranged in driver section 300.Example Such as, Fig. 6 illustrates the three axis drives devices with three motor modules 401A, 401B, 401C, its with three shaft drive axis Three axis spindle assemblies it is corresponding.
In an aspect, motor heap body base component 310B, which is formed, is used for motor heap body 310（And therefore it is attached to horse Up to the transfer arm of heap body 310）Z axis position reference data RDB.In an aspect, the z axis of driver section 300 Drive Module 315 is attached to motor heap body base component 310B for realizing motor heap body base in any suitable manner Portion component 310B, the first sliding component 320S1 and the second sliding component 320S2 and 310 conduct of motor heap body for being attached to it The overall displacement along one or more track 320R1 and 320R2 in z-direction.In an aspect, using variable-length Bracket 320, so that ensuring that in interference-free situation coupling jointly between bracket 320 and motor heap body 310 The lower space for adapting to variable motor waste height and Z drivings, as described herein, wherein, at the top of motor heap body 310 Position is with different motor heap body 310 height DZ1, DZ2, DZ3（See Fig. 8 A to Fig. 8 C）During change, motor heap body base component The z axis reference by location benchmark that 310B is formed is docked with the corresponding reference surface on bottom motor module 401.
Fixed platform 330 is arranged in frame 330F and is connected to frame 330F in any suitable manner.It is fixed Platform 330 is configured to support any suitable z axis Drive Module 315（For example, the z axis Drive Module according to appoint What suitable mode is installed to fixed platform 330）.Z axis Drive Module is operably coupled to bracket sliding component 320S1 With one or more of 320S2 and motor heap body base component 310B for making motor heap body 310 be moved along z axis It is dynamic.In an aspect, z axis Drive Module, is ball screw drive or any other suitable in an aspect Linear actuators.
Include housing 401H with reference to Fig. 4 A, motor module 401A, housing 401H has motor module height SHA.Such as this Text is described, and the component of motor module is arranged in housing 401H and is limited by motor module height SHA.In one aspect In, motor module 401A includes motor 401M, and motor 401M limits the single axis or common axle of driver section 300 Line.Motor includes stator 401S and corresponding rotor 401R.Stator 401S is at least partially fixed in housing 401H.Rotor 401R is movably mounted in housing 401H in any suitable manner.For example, in an aspect, at least one machinery Bearing 401B is arranged in housing, so that the outer race of at least one mechanical bearing is fixed to housing for will at least one A mechanical bearing 401B is fixed in housing 401H.The inside race of at least one mechanical bearing 401B be attached to rotor 401R with In movably rotor 401R is supported in housing 401H so that rotor 401R operationally with stator 401S have a common boundary.With Conventional drive motor is different, and bearing/rotor field spider 401HS of housing 401H is arranged to position at least one mechanical bearing 401B So that at least one mechanical bearing 401B is nested in stator 401S at least in part has compact motor module to be formed The motor module of height, i other words, when compared with conventional motor, independently of thermo-mechanical drive axle bearing 401B and 401B' （See Fig. 4 A and Fig. 5）.For example, as that can see in Figure 4 A, compact motor module height is realized, so that rotor 401R is configured to channel cross-section, so that bearing/rotor field spider 401HS is at least partially disposed on the logical of rotor 401R In road.In an aspect, motor shell 401H includes one or more grooves or recess NR（Fig. 6）, the one or more Groove or recess NR allow one or more bracket sliding part 320S1 and 320S2 to fall in the radius of motor 401M, to make Motor shell 401H and bracket sliding part 320S1 and 320S2 fall in track 320R1 and 320R2 and driver section Diameter/radius reduces.When compared with the structure with conventional motor（In conventional motor, rotor and the support of bearing are generally interior Join and self stacking is so that bearing is located above stator）, the aspect of disclosed embodiment provides compacter Motor, when compared with conventional motor, the overall compact motor have reduce module height SHA.Public affairs described herein The aspect for the embodiment opened also provides a kind of independent motor module 401, wherein, the motor of motor module 401（Such as, motor 401M）, bearing（Such as, bearing 401B）, rotor（Such as, rotor 401R）And encoder 410 is independently of spindle assemblies The independent modular unit of the respective actuator axis of SPA.For example, in an aspect, the respective actuator of spindle assemblies SPA Axis is installed in respective motors module 401 after motor module component in any suitable manner.For example, by by accordingly Shaft drive axis, which is pressed into the inside race of bearing 401B, is installed on respective actuator axis in independent motor module 401.
In an aspect, motor module 401A includes any suitable encoder 410, and encoder 410 is with for example controlling Device 300C communicates to realize the rotation θ positions to motor 401M（And be therefore attached to the transfer arm of driver section 300 At least position of corresponding part）Instruction.In an aspect, any suitable biography is included referring again to Fig. 7, encoder 410 Sensor 410S and at least one encoder code channel 410T.Sensor 410S is installed to housing 401H in any suitable manner, So that sensor 410S is positioned as reading at least one encoder code channel 410T.In an aspect, encoder code channel 410T includes one or more of absolute calibration and incremental scale.
Referring now still to Fig. 4 A, as described above, motor module 401 can be stacked in motor heap body 310 to be formed The modular unit of driver section 300 with any appropriate number of actuator axis.As an example, Fig. 4 A illustrate tool There are the motor heap body of two motor modules 401A and 401B, which forms biaxial drive zone Section 300.The housing 401H of each motor module 401A and 401B include any suitable position feature 700（Fig. 7）, position spy Sign 700 is configured as spatially positioning motor mould relative to a motor module 401A and 401B in motor heap body 310 Another in block 401A and 401B.For example, the housing 401H of motor module a 401A and 401B include at least one pin and Another housing 401H of at least one groove, at least one pin and at least one groove and another motor module 401A and 401B On corresponding pin and groove engagement, for making the main shaft of motor module 401A and 401B relative to each other and in frame 300F The center line CL of component SPA is upwardly-directed in X-direction, Y-direction and θ side, it is noted that bottom motor module（It is in this example Motor module 401A）The reference data of motor heap body 310 is formed by its docking with motor heap body base component 310B.At it In its aspect,（It is multiple）Housing 401H has any suitable location feature, which is used for relative to motor heap body 310 In a housing 401H position another housing 401H.
Motor module 401A and 401B are arranged in motor heap body 310 so that each motor module 401A and 401B Each stator 401S is neighbouring each other so that non magnetic tank shape seal or dividing wall 470 across respective housings 401H it Between to form common sealing, the common sealing make environment operated by corresponding stator 401S and corresponding stator 401S airtightly every From.In an aspect, tank shape seal 470 includes the sealing for being configured to tank or otherwise having cylindrical configuration Part.In an aspect, tank shape seal 470 is substantially similar to submitting and entitled on November 13rd, 2014 " the tank shape seal described in the U.S. Patent Application No. 14/540,072 of Sealed Robot Drive ", the disclosure of which All it is hereby incorporated herein by.In an aspect, tank shape seal 470 is integrated into the housing of motor module 401 401H（For example, stator case）In, however, in another aspect, tank shape seal 470（See Fig. 4 D）It can be formed as with stator Entirety is otherwise integrated with stator（For example, separated with drive shell）So that stator props up in structure Support tank shape seal 470.In an aspect, tank shape seal 470 provides the selection to interchangeable modules, because the seal It is inserted in during the stacking of motor module 401A and 401B in motor heap body 310 between motor module 401A and 401B. In an aspect, tank shape seal 470 is one or more close between tank shape seal 470 and housing 401H using being arranged on Sealing 480 is sealed to housing 401H.
Motor module 401B is substantially similar to motor module 401A.In the aspect illustrated in Figure 4 A, motor module 401B is illustrated as overturning relative to motor module 401A, so that the stator 401S of each motor module 401A and 401B are set It is set to adjacent to each other.In other aspects, motor module 401A and 401B has identical orientation, so that stator is arranged to Towards the top 310T of the motor heap body 310 or bottom 310B of motor heap body 310.It should be understood that when used herein When, term " top " and " bottom " refer to driver section 300 and motor heap body 310 being oriented such that center line CL is vertical Ground is set, however, in terms of center line CL is flatly set, then can use the term different from " top " and " bottom " To describe the terminal of motor heap body 310 and driver section 300.As will be described herein, in the stator of a motor module 401 In the case that 401S no-fix is the stator 401S of neighbouring another motor module 401, lid or central base portion 600B are attached to Therefore motor module 401 interface and provides sealing to be provided for tank shape seal 470 between the motor module 401 of stacking Surface.In an aspect, any suitable seal 460 is arranged on the top and bottom of each motor module 401 and sentences Formed between each motor module and seal and formed between bottom motor module 401A and motor heap body base component 310B close Envelope, so that the moving parts of motor heap body 310 is arranged in sealed environment together with tank shape seal 470.
Referring now to Fig. 5, in an aspect, motor module 401 is configured to supply different respective actuator characteristics, Such as, different amount of torque.In the aspect illustrated in Figure 5, biaxial motor heap body 310 is illustrated as with motor module 401A, motor module 401A are low torque motor modules, and motor module 401C（Which is substantially similar to motor module 401A, but exported for its torque）It is high torque motor module, it is exported than low torque motor module 401A highers/bigger Torque.The housing 401H' of motor module 401C has module height SHB, due to the increased torque of such as motor module 401C Configuration, so module height SHB is more than the module height SHA of motor module 401A（Fig. 4 A）.In this aspect, motor module 401C includes motor 401M', and motor 401M' has stator 401S' and rotor 401R'.Rotor 401R' is attached to（It is multiple）Bearing The inside race of 401B', the shaft drive axis of spindle assemblies SPA are attached to this（It is multiple）Bearing 401B'.Motor module 401C is included such as Encoder 410 as described above（Encoder code channel 410T is illustrated in Figure 5）.It should be noted that motor module 401C Encoder code channel 410R is located on shaft drive axis in an aspect, and in other aspects, encoder code channel 410T is according to upper The described mode of text is attached to（It is multiple）The inside race of bearing 401B'.As that can see in Figure 5, high torque motor mould The stator 401S and 401S' of block 401C and low torque motor module 401A is positioned proximate to each other, so that tank shape seals Part 470 is crossed between high torque motor module 401C and low torque motor module 401A and is common to both.Will It is noted that although low torque motor module 401 is illustrated as the bottom motor module in motor heap body 310（Used for example, being formed In the reference data of motor heap body）, but in other aspects, high torque motor module 401C be located on the bottom of motor heap body with Just the reference data of motor heap body 310 is formed.In other aspects, will be any appropriate number of in order to realize the torque of bigger Motor module 401A, 401B, 401C are combined for so that combined motor module shares common actuator axis and will The torque generated by combined motor module is jointly applied to common actuator axis.For example, motor module 401A and 401B Common actuator axis can be shared, so that the output of combined motor module is that each motor module 401A and 401B is single Twice of output.As can appreciate that, combined motor module can be high torque motor module and/or low torque motor Any suitable combination of module.
With reference to Fig. 6, three axis motor heap bodies are set like that as discussed above concerning Fig. 4 A are described, the three axis motors heap body With two low torque motor module 401A and 401B and high torque motor module 401C.In this aspect, motor module The stator 401S of 401A and 401B is disposed adjacent to each other to share common tank shape seal 470.It is strange due to motor module Number quantity, so there is no the stator that can be matched with the stator 401S' of motor 401M'.In this way, central base portion 600B is attached to One end of motor module 401C is to form the interface of tank shape seal 470'（It is substantially similar to tank shape seal 470, so And tank shape seal 470' has and single stator rather than the corresponding length of multiple stators）And with motor heap body 310 Another motor module 401B interface.It should be understood that motor module 401A, 401B, 401C can be set in any sequence To put in motor heap body 310, this depends on the pre-determined torque output of each shaft drive axis in such as spindle assemblies SPA, wherein, Just to exemplary purpose, bottom drive module is corresponding with penetralia shaft drive axis, and top motor module with most Peripheral driver axis is corresponding.
Referring now to Fig. 8 A, Fig. 8 B and Fig. 8 C, as described above, bracket sliding part 320S1 and bracket sliding part 320S2 distances depend on the height of motor heap body 310, so that motor heap body case（That is, the motor module housing of combination 401H and 401H' forms motor heap body case）Form at least a portion of bracket 320（For example, motor heap body is by bracket sliding part 320S1 and 320S2 are bound to each other）And motor waste height SH sets the height of bracket 320.For example, Fig. 8 A illustrate tool There are the motor heap body 310 of motor module 401A and 401B, motor module 401A and 401B have module height SHA respectively, so as to So that there is bracket length DZ1, length DZ1 to be essentially equal to twice of module height SHA.Fig. 8 B are illustrated with motor module The motor heap body 310 of 401A and 401C, wherein, motor module 401A with module height SHA and motor module 401C with Module height SHB, so that there is bracket length DZ2, length DZ2 to be essentially equal to module height SHA and add module height SHB.Fig. 8 C illustrate the motor heap body 310 with motor module 401A, 401B and 401C, wherein, motor module 401A and 401B is respectively with module height SHA and motor module 401C is with module height SHB, so that bracket has length DZ2, length DZ2 are essentially equal to two and are multiplied by module height SHA to add module height SHB.As can appreciate that, bracket 320 Can have any other suitable length, this quantity for depending on being placed on motor module 401 in motor heap body 310 and Type（For example, high torque (HT) or low torque）.The various configurations that are illustrated in Fig. 8 A to Fig. 8 C and disclosed embodiment it is each The commonly provided corresponding Z stroke ZS of aspect, it is described such as to shift plane WTP herein for wafer.Wafer transfer plane WTP is extremely Such as the height on the floor of manufacturing facility is limited by " semiconductor equipment and material standard ".As described above, Motor module 401 described herein has compact motor module height, compared with motor/motor module is transmitted with conventional substrate When, which highly allows to install relative to the assigned altitute for shifting plane to such as manufacturing facility floor from wafer Increased number of motor module and/or the motor module for increasing ability（For example, high torque motor module, such as, motor mould Block 401C）.
Referring now to Fig. 4 A and Fig. 9, the exemplary operation of the aspect of disclosed embodiment will be described.A side In face, at least one motor module 401 is selected from multiple and different motor module 401A, 401B, 401C（Fig. 9, frame 900）.（It is more It is a）Selected motor module is attached to driver section 300 and at least controller 300C（Fig. 9, frame 910）.For example,（It is more It is a）Bracket 320 as described above is installed to or be otherwise attached to motor module 401.For example, pass through controller 300C and/or controller 11091 are obtained from respective memory 401CR（It is multiple）Each in selected motor module 401 Motor module particular community（Fig. 9, frame 920）.Controller 300C and/or controller 11091 are used for corresponding by generation（It is more It is a）The order path kinematic parameter of motor module 401 operates substrate transport equipment（Such as, those substrates described herein Transmission equipment）, so as to further without being carried out after motor module is installed in driver section 300 to motor module In the case of adjustment（For example, in the case of without carrying out adjustment in situ to the motor module in driver section）Based on selected Select（It is multiple）The particular community of motor module 401 come realize desired torque, position and（It is multiple）Time requirement（Fig. 9, Frame 930）.
According to the one or more aspects of disclosed embodiment：
A kind of substrate transport equipment, it includes：
Frame；And
Driver section, the driver section are connected to frame, which includes：
Multiple driver axis main shaft, the multiple driver axis main shaft have at least one coaxial axis main shaft；
The more than one different interchangeable motor modules of body in heaps are set, the more than one different interchangeable motor moulds Each of block has the motor for the respective shaft for being operably coupled to coaxial axis main shaft and limits pair of driver section The Standalone Drives axis answered, the motor of each module correspondingly have the motor stator for being fixed to frame and are connected to correspondence The motor rotor of axis；And
Tank shape seal, the tank shape seal are arranged between the motor stator and motor rotor of each motor module and make phase The motor stator and motor rotor answered airtightly seal each other；
Wherein, at least one in the different interchangeable motor modules in heap body can be from can be placed at its in the heap body Its different interchangeable motor module is selected for being placed in heap body, different interchangeable motor modules correspondingly have with The unrelated different predetermined properties of placement in heap body, the different predetermined properties of module limit respective drivers axis with The unrelated different predetermined drive characteristics of axis main spindle's so that the selection at least one motor module determine with solely The different predetermined drive characteristics of another different respective axes in vertical actuator axis.
Substrate transport equipment above, wherein, tank shape seal across driver section different interchangeable modules it Between interface.
The substrate transport equipment of one or more contents above, wherein, waste height is variable, wherein, at least The selection of one module can change the height of heap body.
The substrate transport equipment of one or more contents above, wherein, coaxial axis main shaft includes three axis main shafts.
The substrate processing apparatus of one or more contents above, wherein, it is at least one with nesting in motor module Axis spindle machine bearing in corresponding stator.
The substrate processing apparatus of one or more contents above, wherein, at least one motor module is compact height mould Block, wherein, the module height of compact altitude module is unrelated with axis spindle machine bearing.
The substrate processing apparatus of one or more contents above, wherein, driver section further comprises z-axis bracket, The z-axis bracket is connected to the top motor module and bottom motor module of heap body.
The substrate processing apparatus of one or more contents above, wherein, motor module is attached to each other to form heap Body, and the motor module coupled of heap body limits z-axis bracket.
Shaft drive axis main shaft, the shaft drive axis main shaft have at least one shaft drive axis；
The more than one interchangeable motor module of body in heaps, each tool of the more than one interchangeable motor module are set There is the motor for the respective drivers axis for being operably coupled to shaft drive axis main shaft and limit the corresponding only of driver section Vertical actuator axis, the motor of each module has respectively to be fixed to the motor stator of frame and is connected to the motor of respective shaft Rotor；
Wherein, at least one in the interchangeable motor module in heap body can be other interchangeable in heap body from can be placed at Motor module is selected for being placed in heap body；And
Linear slide bracket, the linear slide bracket have the predetermined common connector for the motor module being attached in heap body, should Linear slide bracket has adjustable length and linear slide bracket is attached to tool using predetermined common connector to realize There are the different heap bodies of corresponding waste height.
The substrate transport equipment of one or more contents above, wherein, the predetermined common connector of linear slide bracket With connection part, which engages with the bottom motor module in heap body and limits the Z height position for fixing heap body Z axis reference data.
The substrate transport equipment of one or more contents above, wherein, the predetermined common connector of linear slide bracket With another connection part, another connection part engaged with the top motor module in heap body and be configured such that connection part with Length between another connection part is variable-length.
The substrate transport equipment of one or more contents above, wherein, the length between connection part and another connection part Set by the height of heap body.
The substrate transport equipment of one or more contents above, wherein, connection part and another connection part have individually Corresponding linear track pressing plate.
The substrate transport equipment of one or more contents above, wherein, the more than one interchangeable of body in heaps is set Motor module includes two motor modules, and at least one shaft drive axis includes two shaft drive axis, each shaft drive axis with A corresponding motor module in two motor modules is corresponding.
The substrate transport equipment of one or more contents above, wherein, the more than one interchangeable of body in heaps is set Motor module includes three motor modules, and at least one shaft drive axis includes three shaft drive axis, each shaft drive axis with A corresponding motor module in three motor modules is corresponding.
The substrate transport equipment of one or more contents above, it further comprises tank shape seal, tank shape sealing Part be arranged between the motor stator and motor rotor of each motor module and make corresponding motor stator and motor rotor that This is airtightly sealed.
The substrate transport equipment of one or more contents above, wherein, each motor module in heap body have with Unrelated different predetermined properties, the different predetermined properties restriction respective drivers axis and axis of module are placed in heap body The unrelated different predetermined drive characteristics of main spindle's, so that the selection at least one motor module determines and independence The different predetermined drive characteristics of another different respective axes in actuator axis.
The substrate transport equipment of one or more contents above, wherein, the selection to motor module limits linear slide The height of bracket.
The more than one different interchangeable motor modules of body in heaps are set, the more than one different interchangeable motor moulds Each of block has the motor for the respective drivers axis for being operably coupled to shaft drive axis main shaft and limits drive zone The correspondence Standalone Drives axis of section, the motor of each module, which correspondingly has, to be fixed to the motor stator of frame, is connected to pair The motor rotor for answering axis and the axis spindle machine bearing for being fixed to frame, wherein, at least a portion of axis spindle machine bearing It is nested in stator；And
Wherein, at least one in the different interchangeable motor modules in heap body can be from can be placed at its in the heap body Its different interchangeable motor module is selected for being placed in heap body.
The substrate transport equipment of one or more contents above, wherein, driver section further comprises that tank shape seals Part, the tank shape seal are arranged between the motor stator and motor rotor of each motor module and make corresponding motor stator Airtightly sealed each other with motor rotor.
The substrate transport equipment of one or more contents above, wherein, tank shape seal crosses over driver section not Interface between same interchangeable modules.
The substrate transport equipment of one or more contents above, wherein, it is each in different interchangeable motor modules A to have the different predetermined properties unrelated from the placement in heap body, the different predetermined properties of module limit respective drivers The different predetermined drive characteristics unrelated from axis main spindle's of axis, so that the selection at least one motor module It can determine whether the different predetermined drive characteristics from another different respective axes in Standalone Drives axis.
The substrate transport equipment of one or more contents above, wherein, waste height is variable, wherein, at least The selection of one module changes the height of heap body.
The substrate transport equipment of one or more contents above, wherein, shaft drive axis main shaft includes three axis main shafts.
It should be understood that each side described above for merely illustrating disclosed embodiment.Without departing substantially from disclosed In the case of each side of embodiment, those skilled in the art is contemplated that various alternatives and modification.Correspondingly, it is open Embodiment each side be intended to fall within the scope of appended claims all these alternatives, modification, with And change case.Further, different features is described in subordinate or independent claims different from each other, this is out of question The fact be not intended that the combination that can not advantageously use these features, this combination still be included in each aspect of the present invention In the range of.
1. a kind of substrate transport equipment, the substrate transport equipment includes：
Driver section, the driver section are connected to the frame, and the driver section includes：
The more than one different interchangeable motor modules of body in heaps, the more than one different interchangeable motors are set Each of module has the motor for the respective shaft for being operably coupled to the coaxial axis main shaft, and limits the driving The corresponding Standalone Drives axis of device section, the motor of each module correspondingly have the motor for being fixed to the frame Stator and the motor rotor for being connected to the respective shaft；And
Tank shape seal, the tank shape seal be arranged on each motor module the motor stator and the motor rotor it Between, and corresponding motor stator and motor rotor is airtightly sealed each other；
Wherein, at least one in the different interchangeable motor module in the heap body can be described from can be placed at Selection is for being placed in the heap body in other different interchangeable motor modules in heap body, different interchangeable motors Each of module has the predetermined properties unrelated with the placement in the heap body, the different predetermined properties limits of the module The different predetermined drive characteristics unrelated from axis main spindle's of the fixed respective drivers axis, so that at least one The selection of a motor module determines different pre- from another different described respective axes in independent actuator axis Fixed driver characteristic.
2. substrate transport equipment according to claim 1, wherein, the tank shape seal crosses over the driver section Interface between different interchangeable modules.
3. substrate transport equipment according to claim 1, wherein, the waste height is variable, wherein, at least one The selection of a module changes the height of the heap body.
4. substrate transport equipment according to claim 1, wherein, the coaxial axis main shaft includes three axis main shafts.
5. substrate processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, at least one in the motor module, which has, to be nested in Axis spindle machine bearing in corresponding stator.
6. substrate processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein, at least one motor module is compact altitude module, its In, the module height of the compact altitude module is unrelated with the axis spindle machine bearing.
7. substrate processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, the driver section further comprises z-axis bracket, institute State top motor module and bottom motor module that z-axis bracket is connected to the heap body.
8. substrate processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein, the motor module is attached to described to be formed each other Heap body, and the motor module coupled of the heap body limits the z-axis bracket.
9. a kind of substrate transport equipment, the substrate transport equipment includes：
The more than one interchangeable motor module of body in heaps is set, the more than one interchangeable motor module each Motor with the respective drivers axis for being operably coupled to the shaft drive axis main shaft, and limit the driver section Corresponding Standalone Drives axis, the motor of each module correspondingly have be fixed to the motor stator of the frame with And it is connected to the motor rotor of the respective shaft；
Wherein, at least one in the interchangeable motor module in the heap body can be from can be placed in the heap body Other interchangeable motor modules in selection for being placed in the heap body；And
Linear slide bracket, the linear slide bracket are predetermined common with the motor module being attached in the heap body Connector, the linear slide bracket have adjustable length and utilize the predetermined common connector described linear to realize Slipper bracket is attached to the different heap bodies with corresponding waste height.
10. substrate transport equipment according to claim 9, wherein, the predetermined common connection of the linear slide bracket Connecing utensil has connection part, and articulated connection is engaged with the bottom motor module in the heap body and limited for fixing the heap The z axis reference data of the Z height position of body.
11. substrate transport equipment according to claim 10, wherein, the predetermined common connection of the linear slide bracket Connecing utensil has another connection part, and another connection part engages with the top motor module in the heap body and is configured as making The length obtained between articulated connection and another connection part is variable-length.
12. substrate transport equipment according to claim 11, wherein, between articulated connection and another connection part Length is set by the height of the heap body.
13. substrate transport equipment according to claim 11, wherein, articulated connection and another connection part have list Only correspondence linear track pressing plate.
14. substrate transport equipment according to claim 9, wherein, the described more than one interchangeable of body in heaps is set Motor module includes two motor modules, and at least one shaft drive axis includes two shaft drive axis, each driver An axis motor module corresponding in described two motor modules is corresponding.
15. substrate transport equipment according to claim 9, wherein, the described more than one interchangeable of body in heaps is set Motor module includes three motor modules, and at least one shaft drive axis includes three shaft drive axis, each driver A corresponding motor module is corresponding in three motor modules for axis.
16. substrate transport equipment according to claim 9, the substrate transport equipment further comprises tank shape seal, The tank shape seal is arranged between the motor stator of each motor module and the motor rotor, and makes the phase The motor stator and motor rotor answered airtightly seal each other.
17. substrate transport equipment according to claim 9, wherein, each motor module in the heap body have with Unrelated different predetermined properties are placed in the heap body, the different predetermined properties of the module limit the corresponding driving The different predetermined drive characteristics unrelated from axis main spindle's of device axis, so that at least one motor module Selection determine different pre- fixed drivers from another different described respective axes in the Standalone Drives axis Characteristic.
18. substrate transport equipment according to claim 9, wherein, the selection to the motor module limits described linear The height of slipper bracket.
19. a kind of substrate transport equipment, the substrate transport equipment includes：
The more than one different interchangeable motor modules of body in heaps, the more than one different interchangeable motors are set Module has the motor for the respective drivers axis for being operably coupled to the shaft drive axis main shaft respectively, and limits the drive The correspondence Standalone Drives axis of dynamic device section, the motor of each module correspondingly have the motor for being fixed to the frame Stator, the motor rotor for being connected to the respective shaft and the axis spindle machine bearing for being fixed to the frame, wherein, it is described At least a portion of axis spindle machine bearing is nested in the stator；And
Wherein, at least one in the different interchangeable motor module in the heap body can be described from can be placed at Selected in other different interchangeable motor modules in heap body for being placed in the heap body.
20. substrate transport equipment according to claim 19, wherein, the driver section further comprises that tank shape seals Part, the tank shape seal is arranged between the motor stator of each motor module and the motor rotor, and makes institute Corresponding motor stator and motor rotor is stated airtightly to seal each other.
21. substrate transport equipment according to claim 20, wherein, the tank shape seal crosses over the driver section Different interchangeable modules between interface.
22. substrate transport equipment according to claim 19, wherein, it is each in the different interchangeable motor module A to have the different predetermined properties unrelated from the placement in the heap body, the different predetermined properties of the module limit institute The different predetermined drive characteristics unrelated from axis main spindle's of respective drivers axis are stated, so as to described at least one The selection of a motor module determines different from another different described respective axes in the Standalone Drives axis Predetermined drive characteristics.
23. substrate transport equipment according to claim 19, wherein, the waste height is variable, wherein, to described The selection of at least one module changes the height of the heap body.
24. substrate transport equipment according to claim 19, wherein, the shaft drive axis main shaft includes three axis main shafts.
25. substrate processing apparatus according to claim 19, wherein, at least one motor module is compact altitude module, Wherein, the module height of the compact altitude module is unrelated with the axis spindle machine bearing.
26. substrate processing apparatus according to claim 19, wherein, the driver section further comprises z-axis bracket, The z-axis bracket is connected to the top motor module and bottom motor module of the heap body.
27. substrate processing apparatus according to claim 26, wherein, the motor module is attached to each other to be formed Heap body is stated, and the motor module coupled of the heap body limits the z-axis bracket.
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