Robotic disk handler system

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1986-12-01

1988-04-05

Spar, Robert J.

Material or article handling

Apparatus for charging a load holding or supporting element...

With simultaneous charging and discharging of plural load...

118503, 204298, 269 50, 294 655, 414417, 414744A, 414786, 414908, 901 8, B65G 6500

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ABSTRACT:
A robotic system includes a series of cassettes holding blank centrally apertured disks which are ejected in seriatim from each cassette and a plug inserted into the disk central aperture by manipulation of a robotic arm at that cassette position. Each disk is transported by the robotic arm and inserted into a series of disk-holding apertures in a carrier panel and, after processing of multiple disks in the panel, the processed disks are removed from the carrier panel by the robotic arm to a second cassette position where the plugs are removed from the processed disk and the plugs conveyed by a pair of robotic arms or by the robotic arm acting in conjunction with an auxiliary robotic arm for reinsertion into other blank disks. Sensors are provided for accurately positioning the robotic arm with respect to the position of the carrier panel to be loaded. The robotic arms may be programmed to tilt the grasped disk and plug with respect to the carrier panel to facilitate insertion or removal of the disks into the carrier panel.

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patent: 4595481 (1986-06-01), Allen et al.
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patent: 4650064 (1987-03-01), Slabaugh
Handling Equipment Article from Semiconductor Production, Autumn 1980.

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