Fully automated and computerized conveyor based manufacturing line architectures adapted to pressurized sealable transportable containers

摘要

Fully automated and computerized manufacturing conveyor based line architecture (15) for the storage, handling and transporting of articles in view of the treatment thereof in a plurality of processing equipments (500) ; said manufacturing line being installed in an average cleanliness ambient including:a) pressurized sealable transportable containers (100) of the type consisting of a box-shaped housing provided with an access opening sealed with releasable door means and gas injection valve means enclosing a workpiece therein;b) conveyor transportation means (401-1);c) gas supply installation means (700-1) comprising a compressed ultra pure neutral gas supply source and a delivery system.d) dispatching apparatus means with a gas distribution system (300-1) comprising:storage/gas feeding means (302) for storing the containers basically consisting of a frame supporting a number of support stations or bins each provided with gas injector means connected to said gas supply installation means;handling means (301) for transferring said containers between said bins and said conveyor transportation means;e) interface apparatus means (201-1) adapted to receive said containers and transfer the workpiece enclosed therein to a processing equipment (500-1) comprising:container receiving means for receiving/sending a container from/to said conveyor transportation means;a pressurized port zone or loadlock provided with transfer robot means therein, interfacing said container receiving means with said processing equipment;actuator means for moving said container on said container receiving means; and,f) computer means (600) for overall control of said conveyor transportation means, dispatching apparatus means, gas supply installation means, interface apparatus means and said processing equipments.