Transfer system and transfer method
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
InventorsOsamu KOMIYAJI, Hiroki SANEMASA
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Abstract
A transfer system includes a transfer chamber having transfer positions, a first robot provided in the transfer chamber to transfer articles between the transfer positions, a second robot provided in the transfer chamber to transfer articles between the transfer positions, and a retreat unit configured to move one robot among the first robot and the second robot to a retreat position by changing a height of the one robot such that the one robot does not interfere with an operating range of another robot among the first robot and the second robot.
Claims12
A transfer system comprising:
- a transfer chamber having transfer positions;
- a first robot provided in the transfer chamber to transfer articles between the transfer positions;
- a second robot provided in the transfer chamber to transfer articles between the transfer positions;
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- a lift configured to move one robot among the first robot and the second robot to a retreat position by changing a height of the one robot such that the one robot does not interfere with an operating range of another robot among the first robot and the second robot, the lift being configured to move the one robot to the retreat position when the one robot is broken down.
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A transfer method comprising:
- providing a first robot in a transfer chamber to transfer articles between the transfer positions in the transfer chamber;
- providing a second robot in the transfer chamber to transfer articles between the transfer positions in the transfer chamber;
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- moving one robot among the first robot and the second robot to a retreat position by changing a height of the one robot such that the one robot does not interfere with an operating range of another robot among the first robot and the second robot, the one robot being moved to the retreat position when the one robot is broken down.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.