Display panel conveying system and conveying method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11358798-B2
Application number	US-201816314862-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 23, 2018
Priority date	Aug 31, 2018
Publication date	Jun 14, 2022
Grant date	Jun 14, 2022

Abstract

The present application discloses a display panel conveying system and a conveying method. The display panel conveying system includes a cassette, a console, a crane, and a movable cassette conveying device, where the console has at least two sets.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display panel conveying system, comprising:
a cassette, configured to store a display panel;
a console, configured to temporarily store the cassette, fetch the display panel from the cassette, and place the display panel on a next working platform;
a crane, configured to convey the cassette to the console; and
a movable cassette conveying device, configured to fetch the cassette and place the cassette on the console, wherein
a conveying platform, wherein the crane or the movable cassette conveying device fetches and conveys the cassette from the conveying platform;
storage location space, configured to store the cassette; and
a rail, wherein the movable cassette conveying device moves on the rail, wherein
the console comprises a first console and a second console;
the first console comprises a first cassette placement platform, a second cassette placement platform, and a third cassette placement platform;
the second console is located on two sides of the crane; the conveying platform, the crane, and the storage location space are located on one side of the rail; the conveying platform is located between the crane and the storage location space; the first console is located on the other side of the rail; and the movable cassette conveying device is located on the rail; and
the conveying platform comprises a conveying apparatus, configured to convey the cassette to a feed inlet of the movable cassette conveying device.

2. A display panel conveying system, comprising:
a cassette, configured to store a display panel;
a console, configured to temporarily store the cassette, fetch the display panel from the cassette, and place the display panel on a next working platform;
a crane, configured to convey the cassette to the console; and
a movable cassette conveying device, configured to fetch the cassette and place the cassette on the console, wherein
the console comprises at least two sets;
wherein the display panel conveying system further comprises a rail, and the movable cassette conveying device is configured to move on the rail, and wherein the movable cassette conveying device comprises an overhead cassette conveyor, which comprises only one layer of storage locations for storing the cassette.

3. The display panel conveying system according to claim 2 , comprising:
a conveying platform, wherein the crane or the movable cassette conveying device is configured to fetch and convey the cassette from the conveying platform; and
the crane is configured to carry the cassette to the conveying platform and the movable cassette conveying device is configured to convey the cassette from the conveying platform to the console.

4. The display panel conveying system according to claim 3 , wherein the conveying platform comprises a conveying apparatus configured to convey the cassette to a feed inlet of the movable cassette conveying device.

5. The display panel conveying system according to claim 4 , wherein the conveying apparatus comprises a conveyor belt.

6. The display panel conveying system according to claim 2 , comprising a storage location space configured to store the cassette, and wherein the movable cassette conveying device is configured to convey the cassette to the storage location space or the console.

7. The display panel conveying system according to claim 2 , wherein the console comprises:
a cassette placement platform, configured to temporarily store the cassette conveyed by the crane or the movable cassette conveying device; and
a mechanical arm, configured to fetch a display panel from the cassette; wherein
the console comprises at least two cassette placement platforms.

8. The display panel conveying system according to claim 2 , comprising a conveying platform and a storage location space, wherein: the console comprises a first console and a second console; the second console is disposed on two sides of the crane; the conveying platform, the crane, and the storage location space are disposed on one side of the rail; the conveying platform is disposed between the crane and the storage location space; the first console is disposed on the other side of the rail; the movable cassette conveying device is located on the rail; and the movable cassette conveying device is configured to convey the cassette from the conveying platform to the first console.

9. A conveying method of a display panel conveying system, wherein the conveying system comprises:
a cassette, configured to store a display panel;
a console, configured to temporarily store the cassette, fetch the display panel from the cassette, and place the display panel on a next working platform;
a crane, configured to convey the cassette to the console; and
a movable cassette conveying device, configured to fetch the cassette and place the cassette on the console, wherein
the console comprises at least two sets; and
the conveying method comprises:
placing the cassette on a conveying platform by the crane;
moving the cassette to a grabbing location of the movable cassette conveying device by the conveying platform; and
storing the cassette on the console or a storage location space by the movable cassette conveying device;
wherein the display panel conveying system further comprises a rail, and the movable cassette conveying device is configured to move on the rail, and wherein the movable cassette conveying device comprises an overhead cassette conveyor, which comprises only one layer of storage locations for storing the cassette.

10. The conveying method of the display panel conveying system according to claim 9 , wherein the operation of moving the cassette to the grabbing location of the movable cassette conveying device by the conveying platform comprises: moving the cassette to the movable cassette conveying device, by the conveying platform using a conveying apparatus, wherein the movable cassette conveying device comprises an overhead cassette conveyor.

11. The conveying method of the display panel conveying system according to claim 10 , wherein the conveying platform comprises the conveying apparatus configured to convey the cassette to a feed inlet of the movable cassette conveying device.

12. The conveying method of the display panel conveying system according to claim 11 , wherein the conveying apparatus comprises a conveyor belt.

13. The conveying method of the display panel conveying system according to claim 9 , wherein the display panel conveying system comprises a storage location space, configured to store the cassette, and wherein the movable cassette conveying device is configured to convey the cassette to the storage location space or the console.

14. The conveying method of the display panel conveying system according to claim 9 , wherein the console comprises:
a cassette placement platform, configured to temporarily store the cassette conveyed by the crane or the movable cassette conveying device; and
a mechanical arm, configured to fetch a display panel from the cassette; wherein
the console comprises at least two cassette placement platforms.

15. The conveying method of the display panel conveying system according to claim 9 , wherein the display panel conveying system comprises a conveying platform and a storage location space, wherein the console comprises a first console and a second console; the second console is disposed on two sides of the crane; the conveying platform, the crane, and the storage location space are disposed on one side of the rail; the conveying platform is disposed between the crane and the storage location space; the first console is disposed on

Assignees

• Hkc Corp Ltd
• Chongqing Hkc Optoelectronics Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yan Yirui

Classifications

• H10P72/30

  for conveying, e.g. between different workstations · CPC title

• H10P72/3221 Primary

  Overhead conveying · CPC title

• B65G49/05

  for fragile or damageable materials or articles · CPC title

• B65G47/06

  from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines (de-stacking devices B65G59/00) · CPC title

• B65G17/16 Primary

  comprising individual load-carriers which are pivotally mounted, e.g. for free-swinging movement (guides inverting or tilting load-carriers for emptying {B65G47/38; B65G17/20 takes precedence}) · CPC title