Conveyance system
A conveyance system includes a chamber 1 , a plate 7 A disposed in the chamber 1 , the plate 7 A being used for disposing an article thereon, an in-chamber bridge 19 disposed in the chamber 1 and capable of coming into contact with the plate 7 A, a moving member 3 A that moves along the in-chamber bridge 19 and the plate 7 A to move the article on the in-chamber bridge 19 and the plate 7 A, and a sterilization device 100 that sterilizes an interior of the chamber 1 , in which the chamber 1 is allowed to be tightly sealed, with the moving member 3 A disposed on the in-chamber bridge 19.
1. A conveyance system comprising:
a chamber;
a plate disposed in the chamber, the plate being used for disposing an article thereon;
an in-chamber bridge disposed next to the plate in the chamber;
a moving member that moves along the in-chamber bridge and the plate to move the article on the in-chamber bridge and the plate; and
a sterilization device that sterilizes an interior of the chamber,
wherein the chamber is allowed to be tightly sealed, with the moving member disposed on the in-chamber bridge.
2. The conveyance system according to claim 1 , wherein the sterilization device pressurizes the interior of the chamber.
3. The conveyance system according to claim 1 , wherein the sterilization device heats the interior of the chamber.
4. The conveyance system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an out-of-chamber bridge disposed outside a door of the chamber, the out-of-chamber bridge being contactable with the in-chamber bridge,
wherein the moving member moves along the out-of-chamber bridge, the in-chamber bridge, and the plate.
5. The conveyance system according to claim 4 , wherein the in-chamber bridge is movable between the out-of-chamber bridge and the plate.
6. The conveyance system according to claim 4 , wherein the out-of-chamber bridge is movable toward the in-chamber bridge.
7. The conveyance system according to claim 4 , wherein the out-of-chamber bridge is rotatable.
8. The conveyance system according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a first rod-like member disposed at the out-of-chamber bridge and including a magnetic body;
a second rod-like member disposed at the in-chamber bridge and including a magnetic body;
a third rod-like member disposed along the plate in the chamber and including a magnetic body; and
a drive unit that rotates the first rod-like member,
wherein, when the out-of-chamber bridge, the in-chamber bridge, and the plate come into contact with each other, the first, second, and third rod-like members are connected to each other,
wherein the moving member includes a magnetic body and faces part of peripheries of the first to third rod-like members, and
wherein the moving member moves along the first, second, and third rod-like members as the first, second, and third rod-like members rotate.
9. The conveyance system according to claim 4 ,
wherein the chamber includes
a first chamber containing the plate and including a first door between the in-chamber bridge and the plate; and
a second chamber containing the in-chamber bridge and including a second door between the out-of-chamber bridge and the in-chamber bridge, and
wherein the first and second doors are allowed to be closed, with the moving member disposed on the in-chamber bridge.
10. The conveyance system according to claim 1 , further comprising a contact member connected to the moving member and being in contact with the article.