Carrying vehicle, manufacturing apparatus, and carrying system

A carrying vehicle characterized by comprising a cleaning unit that supplies cleaned air, a housing section to which cleaned air is supplied and in which manufactured articles are housed, a transfer port which is formed in a side of a housing and through which a manufactured article is loaded into or unloaded from the housing section, and a second air injecting section that blows out air from above the transfer port to form a down flow over an outer surface of the transfer port.

A manufacturing apparatus characterized by comprising a cleaning unit that supplies cleaned air, a standby chamber to which the cleaned air is supplied and in which manufactured articles are housed, a transfer port through which a manufactured article is loaded into or unloaded between the standby chamber and an exterior, and a first air injecting section that blows out air toward the transfer port.

A manufacturing apparatus characterized by comprising a cleaning unit that supplies cleaned air, a standby chamber to which the cleaned air is supplied and in which manufactured articles are temporarily housed, a transfer port through which a manufactured article is loaded into or unloaded between the standby chamber and an exterior, and a second air injecting section that blows out air from above the transfer port to form a down flow over an outer surface of the transfer port.

A carrying system comprising a carrying vehicle that carries a manufactured article and a plurality of manufacturing apparatuses installed in position, the system being characterized in that:

• the carrying vehicle comprises a running unit that runs between the manufacturing apparatuses, a cleaning unit that supplies cleaned air, a housing section to which the cleaned air is supplied and which manufactured articles are housed, a transfer port having opening and closing means through which a manufactured article is transferred to or received from the manufacturing apparatus, and a first air injecting section that blows out air,
• each of the manufacturing apparatuses comprises a cleaning unit that supplies cleaned air, a housing section to which the cleaned air is supplied and which manufactured articles are housed, and a transfer port having opening and closing means through which a manufactured article is transferred to or received from the carrying vehicle, and
• said first air injecting section blows out air against the opening and closing means of the transfer port of the manufacturing apparatus.

A carrying system comprising a carrying vehicle that carries a manufactured article and a plurality of manufacturing apparatuses installed in position, the system being characterized in that:

• the carrying vehicle comprises a running unit that runs between the manufacturing apparatuses, a cleaning unit that supplies cleaned air, a housing section to which the cleaned air is supplied and in which manufactured articles are housed, and a transfer port having opening and closing means through which a manufactured article is loaded into or unloaded from the manufacturing apparatus,
• each of the manufacturing apparatuses comprises a cleaning unit that supplies cleaned air, a housing section to which the cleaned air is supplied and which manufactured articles are housed, and a transfer port having opening and closing means through which a manufactured article is loaded into or unloaded from the carrying vehicle, and
• at least one of said carrying vehicle and said manufacturing apparatus comprises an air injecting section that forms an air tunnel between the carrying vehicle and the transfer port of the manufacturing apparatus.

A carrying vehicle comprising an article storage having an article delivery port through which an article is delivered to or received from stations arranged along a running path, the carrying vehicle being characterized by further comprising:

• first air injecting means arranged around a periphery of the article delivery port to inject air toward any of the stations.

A carrying system characterized by comprising a carrying vehicle including an article storage having an article delivery port through which an article is delivered or received and stations arranged along a running path for the carrying vehicle and each provided with an article storage having an article delivery port which is opened and closed using first doors to deliver or receive an article to or from the carrying vehicle, and in that:

• each of the stations has wall members formed in front of and behind the article delivery port of the station in a direction in which the carrying vehicle advances, and the carrying vehicle has air injecting means arranged around a periphery of the article delivery port of the carrying vehicle to inject air to the station so as to form an air curtain.