JPH0710698B2 - Career - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention holds a plurality of relatively thin products such as a color filter for CCD, a filter such as a color filter for LCD, a substrate or a rectangular chip in parallel, The present invention relates to a carrier to be stored and a container to store the carrier.

[Conventional technology]

As a carrier conventionally used to hold a plurality of relatively thin products such as CCD color filters, LCD color filters, substrates, and rectangular chips in parallel, at least a connecting member is used. A structure is used in which two support members are connected and fixed at a predetermined interval, and grooves for holding an object to be supported are formed in the support members at positions facing each other.

Further, as a container for accommodating this carrier, a container which is composed of a container body and a lid and whose opening peripheral edge has a linear shape is conventionally used.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

By the way, baking (heating) may be performed while holding the supported object on the carrier. In particular, the color filters used in CCDs, LCDs, etc., have a change in the spectral ratio when water is contained, which causes variations in the spectral ratio of products. Therefore, when the supported object is one of these color filters, it is necessary to perform baking to eliminate variations in the spectral ratio between products.

However, since the conventional carrier has the groove for holding the supported object only near the upper surface of each supporting member,
The stress applied at the time of heating differs between the vicinity of the upper surface and the vicinity of the bottom surface of the support member, and the support member is deformed. The deformation of the support member due to heating appears, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, as a warp that curves with the side where the groove for holding the supported object is provided being inward. In this figure, reference numeral 15 indicates a support member, and 16 indicates a groove for holding an object to be supported.

When the support member is deformed such as warped, the supported objects held by the carrier come into contact with each other and the surface is damaged, the supported object falls out of the carrier, and conversely the supported object is the carrier. There are problems such as being unable to come out of the container and the carrier not fitting in the storage container. Also, the deformed support member is difficult to reattach once it is removed from the connecting member. Furthermore, when a carrier or a supported object held by the carrier is moved by a robot or the like, it is difficult to automatically process the position due to warpage and lack of stability.

In addition, since the bottom surface of the supported object holding groove provided in the conventional supporting member is horizontal, dust and dirt are likely to collect, and the cleaning liquid does not easily flow even when cleaning, so that the dust collected on the bottom surface is completely removed. Difficult to wash off. Dust and dust left on the bottom surface of the holding groove without being washed away will be solidified on the bottom surface and will be more difficult to remove.

In addition, since the conventional carrier has a supporting portion for the supported object but does not have a supporting portion for supporting the carrier itself, when the carrier is moved by hand, the carrier may be dropped or the supporting object may not be supported. You may touch it.

The carrier holding the object to be supported is stored in a storage container in order to protect the object to be supported from dust and dust. In the conventional storage container, since the opening peripheral edge of the container main body is formed linearly, the upper end of the carrier is all located below the opening peripheral edge of the container main body, and the width of the carrier is almost equal to the width of the container main body. If so, it is difficult to remove the carrier from the container.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

Therefore, according to the present invention, at least two supporting members are connected and fixed at a predetermined interval via a connecting member, and a carrier having a supported object holding groove formed from an upper end on a side surface of the supporting member is used. It is an object of the present invention to provide a carrier characterized in that a warp-preventing cutout is provided in the bottom portion of the member or in the vicinity of the bottom portion in the longitudinal direction. Here, the longitudinal direction refers to a direction along side surfaces of the plurality of supporting members connected by the connecting member, which face each other.

In this carrier, the bottom surface of the supported object holding groove formed from the upper end of each support member is preferably inclined downward.

In addition, the partition for separating the groove formed in each supporting member for holding the object to be supported does not necessarily need to be continuous, and a notch may be provided if necessary.

In the carrier according to the present invention, further, an outer frame having a recess near the center of the side surface can be arranged side by side so as to sandwich the supporting member connected and fixed via the connecting member.

Further, the present invention corresponds to a storage container for a carrier comprising a container body and a lid, in which notches are provided respectively at upper edges of a pair of opposing side walls of the container body and the notches are provided. The side wall of the lid is provided with a projecting portion that can be fitted with the notch, and further, a step portion that fits with each other is provided along each opening peripheral edge of the container body and the lid. An object of the present invention is to provide a carrier storage container characterized by being provided.

[Action]

When the support member of the carrier of the present invention is heated, the stress is evenly distributed because the notch is provided in the bottom surface of the support member or in the vicinity of the bottom surface together with the supported object holding groove formed from the upper end of the side surface. The deformation of the support member can be prevented.

Also, by tilting the bottom surface of the holding groove provided on the support member of the carrier downward, dust and dirt are less likely to collect on the bottom surface of the groove, and the collected dust can be easily washed away by washing. it can.

Further, by arranging a pair of outer frames having a recess near the center of the side surface so as to sandwich the support member via a connecting member, it is possible to drop the carrier by putting a finger on the recess of the outer frame. It can be easily transported.

The carrier accommodating container according to the present invention is provided with step portions that can be fitted to each other on the opening peripheral edges of the container body and the lid, and by fitting the container body and the lid to close the container, dust from the outside can be obtained. It is possible to prevent the intrusion of dust.

Further, by providing a notch in the upper edges of the pair of side walls of the container body that face each other, the carrier can be placed in a state where a part of the upper portion of the carrier is always exposed above the upper edge of the container body. Therefore, even when the width of the carrier is substantially equal to the width of the container body, the carrier can be easily taken out from the container body.

〔Example〕

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the carrier of the present invention includes a plurality of support members 1 and a connecting member 2 for connecting and fixing the support members 1 at a predetermined interval.
Consists of.

The connecting member 2 is usually made of metal. The support member 1 is usually made of plastic such as fluororesin. The details will be described with reference to FIGS. 2a and 2b. 2a is a view of the support member of the carrier shown in FIG. 1 as seen from the direction of arrow A, and FIG. 2b is a view showing a cross section of the support member shown in FIG. 2a along line B.

Grooves 3 are formed on both sides of the support member 1 for holding the object to be supported from the upper end. Further, on the bottom surface of the support member 1, a notch 4 is provided at a position symmetrical with the groove 3. The cross-sectional shape of the groove 3 and the notch 4 is not limited to the rectangular shape, but may be U-shaped, V-shaped or the like. Also,
As shown in FIGS. 3a, 3b and 3c, the notch 4 is not limited to the position where it is provided symmetrically with the groove 3, and its size and number are also particularly limited. is not. Further, in this embodiment, the notch 4 is provided on the bottom surface of the support member, but it is not always necessary to provide it on the bottom surface, and it may be provided only on the lower side surface of the support member. The partition wall 10 for separating the groove for holding the supported object is provided with a notch near the bottom surface 6 of the groove,
It is integrated with the side surface of the groove to form a continuous flat surface.
The bottom surface 6 of the groove is provided so as to be inclined downward toward the outside of the support member.

Insertion holes 8 for inserting the connecting member 2 are provided near both ends of the supporting member 1. The shape of the insertion hole 8 is substantially the same as the cross-sectional shape of the connecting member 2. By inserting the connecting member 2 into the insertion hole 8, the supporting member 1 is slidably connected to the connecting member 2. The support member 1 is slid with respect to the coupling member 2 to support the object 5
After being installed at intervals corresponding to the width of the support member 1, the support member 1 is fixed to the connecting member 2 with the fixing screw 7.

In this embodiment, two protrusions 9 are provided on the bottom surface of the support member 1.
Is provided, and the protrusion 9 is inserted into a groove provided on the bottom surface inside the storage container of the carrier to prevent the support member 1 from moving in the longitudinal direction inside the storage container.

In the carrier of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, a pair of outer frames 11 may be provided outside the supporting member 1 fixed to the connecting member 2 so as to sandwich the supporting member 1. A view of the outer frame 11 as seen from the direction of arrow C is shown in FIG. 5a, and a cross section of the outer frame taken along the line D in FIG. 5a is shown in FIG. 5b.
A recess 12 is provided in the vicinity of the center of the side surface of the outer frame 11, and a carrier can be transported safely and easily by placing a finger on the recess 12. An insertion hole 13 having substantially the same shape as the cross-sectional shape of the connecting member 2 is provided in the vicinity of both ends of the outer frame 11, and the connecting member 2 is inserted into the inserting hole 13 and slid to an appropriate position to fix the fixing screw. Fix at 14.

The carrier container of the present invention comprises a container body 21 shown in FIG. 7 and a lid 25 shown in FIG. A notch 23 is provided in each of a pair of opposing side walls of the container body 21, and a lid 25 corresponding to the side wall provided with the notch 23.
The side wall of the projection 27 can be fitted with the notch 23.
Is provided. Further, the container body 21 and the lid 25
Steps 22 and 26 which can be fitted to each other are respectively provided on the periphery of the opening of the.

In this embodiment, a groove 24 is provided on the inner bottom surface of the container body, and the protrusion 9 provided on the bottom surface of the support member 1 shown in FIGS. 2a and 2b is inserted into this groove 24. , To prevent the support member from moving in the longitudinal direction.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, the carrier of the present invention does not deform such as warp even when baking is performed while holding the supported object.

Further, the carrier of the present invention is less likely to collect dust and dirt on the bottom surface of the groove provided on the side surface of the support member, and even if dust or the like is attached, it can be easily washed away by washing, and a washing liquid or the like after washing. Will never remain.

Further, the carrier of the present invention can be transported safely and easily by providing the outer frame.

In the carrier container of the present invention, the carrier can be easily taken out because a part of the carrier is always exposed on the notches provided on the pair of side walls of the container body which face each other. Further, since the container body and the lid are provided with the step portions so as to be fitted to each other at the peripheral edge of the opening, it is difficult for dust and dirt to enter when the storage container is closed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a specific example of the carrier of the present invention, FIG. 2a is a side view of a support member used for the carrier shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 2b is a support shown in FIG. 2a. 3a, 3b and 3c are side views of a supporting member used in the carrier of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the carrier with an outer frame. Fig. 5a is a side view of the outer frame of the carrier shown in Fig. 4, Fig. 5b is a sectional view of the outer frame shown in Fig. 5a, and Fig. 6 of the conventional carrier. FIG. 7 is a side view showing a state in which the supporting member is deformed by heating, FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a container body of a carrier container of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is a perspective view showing the lid of the storage container of the carrier of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Supporting member, 2 ... Connection member, 3 ... Groove for holding supported object, 4 ... Notch of supporting member, 5 ... Supported object, 6 ...
… Bottom of groove, 8,13 …… Insertion hole, 11 …… Outer frame, 12 …… Concave, 21 …… Container body, 22,26 …… Step, 23 …… Notch of container body, 25 …… Lid, 27 ... Projection

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A carrier in which at least two supporting members are connected and fixed at a predetermined interval via a connecting member and a supported object holding groove formed from an upper end on a side surface of the supporting member is provided. A carrier provided with a warp-preventing notch in the bottom or near the bottom in the longitudinal direction. 2. The carrier according to claim 1, wherein a bottom surface of the supported object holding groove provided on the side surface of the support member is inclined downward toward the outside of the support member. . 3. The pair of outer frames are further connected and fixed so as to sandwich the supporting member via the connecting member, and the outer frame has a recess near the center of the side surface. Career.