Processing system and article manufacturing method

1. A processing system comprising:

a conveyance path including a plurality of conveyance modules configured to convey a carriage, the plurality of conveyance modules being disposed to convey the carriage to a plurality of positions;

a processing apparatus configured to perform processing on a work mounted on the carriage; and

a control unit configured to control the plurality of conveyance modules and the processing apparatus,

wherein the control unit is configured to, in performing the processing on the work at the plurality of positions by the processing apparatus, move the work to the plurality of positions by moving the carriage using the plurality of conveyance modules,

wherein the processing apparatus includes a processing tool, a processing tool driving carriage, and a processing tool conveyance path, the processing tool being configured to be moved by the processing tool driving carriage, and

wherein the processing tool conveyance path includes a coil group including a plurality of coils, the processing tool driving carriage including a permanent magnet or ferromagnetic body configured to receive electromagnetic force from the coil group of the processing tool conveyance path, the processing tool driving carriage being configured to be moved by the electromagnetic force that the permanent magnet or ferromagnetic body receives from the coil group of the processing tool conveyance path.

2. The processing system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the conveyance path includes a coil group including a plurality of coils, and

wherein the carriage includes a permanent magnet or ferromagnetic body configured to receive electromagnetic force from the coil group, the carriage being configured to be moved by the electromagnetic force that the permanent magnet or ferromagnetic body receives from the coil group.

3. The processing system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processing apparatus includes a moving mechanism, and

wherein the processing apparatus is configured to be moved by the moving mechanism in a direction intersecting with a moving direction of the carriage.

4. The processing system according to claim 1 , wherein a center of gravity of the processing tool driving carriage is disposed on a line of action of the electromagnetic force.

5. The processing system according to claim 1 , wherein an encoder is disposed on the processing tool conveyance path, and a scale is attached to the processing tool driving carriage, the scale being attached to a position detectable by the encoder and coinciding with a height of the center of gravity of the processing tool driving carriage.

6. The processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of positions is positions of teaching points set in advance.

7. The processing system according to claim 1 , further comprising a mechanism configured to detect a position of the work mounted on the carriage.

8. The processing system according to claim 6 , wherein the teaching points are adjustable based on a detection result of the position of the work.

9. The processing system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of conveyance modules is an interlocking conveyance module including a moving mechanism configured to move the carriage in a direction crossing a moving direction of a carriage moving mechanism.

10. The processing system according to claim 1 , further comprising an inspection apparatus configured to inspect a state of the work.

11. The processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the processing is bonding.

12. The processing system according to claim 1 , further comprising a work submission apparatus configured to mount the work on the carriage and a work discharge apparatus configured to remove the work from the carriage.

13. An article manufacturing method for manufacturing an article, comprising performing processing on a work a plurality of times while conveying the work by using the processing system according to claim 1 .

14. A processing system comprising:

a conveyance path configured to convey a carriage to a plurality of positions by disposing a plurality of conveyance modules configured to convey the carriage;

a work submission apparatus configured to mount a work on the carriage;

an inspection apparatus configured to inspect the work mounted on the carriage;

a processing apparatus configured to perform a predetermined processing operation on the work;

a work discharge apparatus configured to remove the work; and

a control unit configured to control the plurality of conveyance modules and the processing apparatus,

wherein the control unit is configured to, in performing processing on a plurality of positions of the work by the processing apparatus, control the plurality of positions by moving the carriage using the plurality of conveyance modules,

wherein the conveyance path includes a conveyance apparatus forward path, a conveyance apparatus return path, a first carriage transfer apparatus configured to convey the carriage from the conveyance apparatus return path to the conveyance apparatus forward path, and a second carriage transfer apparatus configured to transfer the carriage from the conveyance apparatus forward path to the conveyance apparatus return path, and

wherein the inspection apparatus includes an apparatus configured to detect a position of the work mounted on the carriage and an apparatus configured to inspect a processing state of the work processed using the processing apparatus.

15. The processing system according to claim 14 , wherein the conveyance path is a circulating conveyance path formed by the conveyance apparatus forward path, the conveyance apparatus return path, the first carriage transfer apparatus, and the second carriage transfer apparatus.

16. The processing system according to claim 15 , wherein the work submission apparatus, the inspection apparatus, and the work discharge apparatus are disposed at predetermined positions adjoining the conveyance apparatus forward path, and the processing apparatus is disposed at a predetermined position adjoining the conveyance apparatus return path.

17. The processing system according to claim 14 , wherein the apparatus configured to detect the position of the work mounted on the carriage is disposed at a position adjoining the first carriage transfer apparatus, and the apparatus configured to inspect the processing state of the work is disposed at a position adjoining the second carriage transfer apparatus.

18. The processing system according to claim 14 ,

wherein at least one of the plurality of conveyance modules is an interlocking conveyance module including a moving mechanism configured to move the carriage in a direction intersecting with a moving direction of a carriage moving mechanism, and

wherein the inspection apparatus is disposed at a position adjoining the interlocking conveyance module.

19. The processing system according to claim 18 , wherein the processing apparatus is disposed at a position adjoining the interlocking conveyance module.

20. An article manufacturing method for manufacturing an article, comprising performing processing on a work a plurality of times while conveying the work by using the processing system according to claim 14 .

21. A processing system comprising:

a conveyance path configured to convey a carriage to a plurality of positions by disposing a plurality of conveyance modules configured to convey the carriage;

a work submission apparatus configured to mount a work on the carriage;

an inspection apparatus configured to inspect the work mounted on the carriage;

a processing apparatus configured to perform a predetermined processing operation on the work;

a work discharge apparatus configured to remove the work; and

a control unit configured to control the plurality of conveyance modules and the processing apparatus,

wherein the control unit is configured to, in performing processing on a plurality of positions of the work by the processing apparatus, control the plurality of positions by moving the carriage using the plurality of conveyance modules,

wherein the conveyance path includes a conveyance apparatus forward path, a conveyance apparatus return path, a first carriage transfer apparatus configured to convey the carriage from the conveyance apparatus return path to the conveyance apparatus forward path, and a second carriage transfer apparatus configured to transfer the carriage from the conveyance apparatus forward path to the conveyance apparatus return path,

wherein the conveyance path is a circulating conveyance path formed by the conveyance apparatus forward path, the conveyance apparatus return path, the first carriage transfer apparatus, and the second carriage transfer apparatus, and

wherein the work submission apparatus and the work discharge apparatus are disposed at predetermined positions adjoining the conveyance apparatus return path, and the processing apparatus is disposed at a predetermined position adjoining the conveyance apparatus forward path.

22. The processing system according to claim 21 , wherein the work submission apparatus, the inspection apparatus, and the work discharge apparatus are disposed at predetermined positions adjoining the conveyance apparatus forward path, and the processing apparatus is disposed at a predetermined position adjoining the conveyance apparatus return path.

23. An article manufacturing method for manufacturing an article, comprising performing processing on a work a plurality of times while conveying the work by using the processing system according to claim 21 .