JPH1111573A - Glass substrate housing cassette - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To house glass substrates having various sizes by providing connecting parts at peripheral edges of a square upper part and a square lower part, and moving a pair of side plates, having rack pieces for holding glass substrate erected opposite to the side face, inwardly respectively so as to fix at predetermined positions. SOLUTION: By fastening a male screw passed through a slot 11 of a square upper part 10 to a female screw arranged at a top end of a side plate 30, the top end of the side plate 30 movable inside along the slot 11 can be fixed to the square upper part 10 at a predetermined position. By fastening the male screw passed through a slot 21 of a square lower part 20 to the female screw arranged at the bottom end of the side plate 30, the bottom end of the side plate 30 movable inside along the slot 21 can be fixed to the square lower part 20 at a predetermined position in the slot 21. Also, by fastening the male screw passed through the slot 11 of the square upper part 10 to the female screw arranged at the top end of a side plate 40, the top end of the side plate 40 movable inside along the slot 11 can be fixed to the square upper part 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a glass substrate which can be suitably used when glass substrates such as a glass substrate for a plasma display, a glass substrate for a liquid crystal display and a glass substrate for a thermal head are housed without being brought into contact with each other. It relates to a storage cassette.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a glass substrate manufacturing process such as a glass substrate for a plasma display, a glass substrate for a liquid crystal display, and a glass substrate for a thermal head, a plurality of glass substrates are processed, processed, washed, transported, and stored. The glass substrates are put in and out of the glass substrate storage cassette without contacting each other.

[0003] Such a glass substrate storage cassette has, for example, a rectangular upper portion and a rectangular lower portion as described in Japanese Patent Publication No. Hei 8-21612, and is opposed between the rectangular upper portion and the rectangular lower portion. A glass substrate storage cassette having side plates with glass substrate holding shelves that stand upright along a pair of sides is used, but many glass substrate manufacturers manufacture glass substrates of various sizes. Therefore, each glass substrate storage cassette is required according to the size of the glass substrate.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present inventors have made intensive studies on a glass substrate storage cassette capable of storing glass substrates of various sizes, and as a result, have reached the present invention.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a glass having a rectangular upper portion and a rectangular lower portion, the glass being erected along a pair of opposing sides between the rectangular upper portion and the rectangular lower portion. In a glass substrate storage cassette having a side plate with a shelf piece for holding a substrate, a glass portion having a connecting portion for connecting the rectangular upper and lower peripheral portions to each other and being erected on a pair of side surfaces. The present invention relates to a glass substrate storage cassette in which side plates with substrate holding shelves can be moved inward and fixed at predetermined positions.

The present invention relates to the glass substrate storage cassette in which a glass substrate receiving portion is formed on another side surface between the rectangular upper portion and the rectangular lower portion, and is moved inward to be fixed at a predetermined position.

According to the present invention, a projecting portion is formed at each end of a side plate with a shelf for holding a glass substrate, which is erected to face a pair of side surfaces between a rectangular upper portion and a rectangular lower portion, on the glass substrate take-out side. And a glass substrate storage cassette.

The present invention relates to the glass substrate storage cassette, wherein the glass substrate receiving portion is a rod-shaped glass substrate receiving portion formed vertically between a rectangular upper portion and a rectangular lower portion. The present invention
A plurality of long holes facing the rectangular upper portion and the rectangular lower portion for allowing the side plate with the glass substrate holding shelf to move inward are formed, and the side plate is moved along the long holes to form the rectangular upper and lower portions. The present invention relates to the glass substrate storage cassette wherein the side plate is fixed at a predetermined position in the long hole by fastening a male screw passed through each long hole at a lower portion of the mold to each of female screws provided at upper and lower ends of the side plate.

According to the present invention, an elongated hole is formed at an upper portion and a lower portion of a rectangular shape for allowing a rod-shaped glass substrate receiving portion to move inward, and the receiving portion is moved along the elongated hole to form a rectangular shape. The glass substrate in which the receiving portion is fixed at a predetermined position in the long hole by fastening a male screw passed through each of the upper and lower rectangular holes to each of the female screws provided at the upper and lower ends of the receiving portion. It relates to a storage cassette.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a glass substrate storage cassette according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a glass substrate storage cassette according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the glass substrate storage cassette shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a front view of the glass substrate storage cassette shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a side view of the glass substrate storage cassette shown in FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the glass substrate storage cassette shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. It is sectional drawing along.

The present invention comprises a square upper part 10 and a square lower part 20.
And a side plate 30 with a glass substrate holding shelf and a side plate 40 with a glass substrate holding shelf, which are erected along a pair of sides facing each other between the rectangular upper portion 10 and the rectangular lower portion 20. In a glass substrate storage cassette, a connecting portion 50 for connecting the rectangular upper portion 10 and the rectangular lower portion 20 to peripheral portions thereof.
A glass substrate storage cassette that has a glass substrate holding shelf piece side plate 30 and a glass substrate holding shelf piece side plate 40 that are erected and opposed to each other and can be moved inward and fixed at a predetermined position. In particular, the present invention relates to a glass substrate storage cassette in which a glass substrate receiving portion, for example, a rod-shaped glass substrate receiving portion 60 is provided on a side surface of the glass substrate opposite to the entrance side.

In the glass substrate storage cassette according to the present invention, the rectangular upper portion 10, the rectangular lower portion 20, the connecting portion 5, and the rod-shaped glass substrate receiving portion 60 are made of, for example, a metal such as stainless steel or aluminum; Can be formed of a resin such as polyolefin, polyester such as PET or PBT, polyamide, polycarbonate, polystyrene, ABS, or polyphenylene oxide. In some cases, the rod-shaped glass substrate receiving portion 60 is formed of metal such as nylon or polypropylene. And the like.

In the glass substrate storage cassette according to the present invention, the side plates 30 and 40 are made of, for example, polyamide, polyimide, polyamideimide, polyetherimide, polypropylene, polyphenylene sulfide, polytetrafluoroethylene, polysulfone, or polyallyl sulfone. , Polyether sulfone, polyphenylene oxide, thermoplastic resin such as polyether amide or glass fiber, carbon fiber, aramid fiber, ceramic fiber,
It can be formed of a thermoplastic resin containing metal fibers or the like.

A plurality of elongated holes 11 extending inward are formed on a pair of opposed sides of the rectangular upper portion 10, and the elongated holes 11 preferably have side holes 12 extending laterally.
An elongated hole 13 extending inward is formed on one of the other pair of opposite sides of the rectangular upper portion 10, and the elongated hole 13 preferably has a lateral hole 14 extending laterally. .

A plurality of elongated holes 21 extending inward and outward respectively are formed on a pair of opposing sides of the rectangular lower portion 20, and the elongated holes 21 preferably have side holes 22 extending laterally.
An elongated hole 23 extending inward and outward is formed on one of the other pair of opposite sides of the rectangular lower portion 20, and the elongated hole 23 preferably has a lateral hole 24 extending laterally. .

Side plates 30 and 40 with shelves for holding glass substrates
Are vertical plate-shaped portions 31 and 41 and the vertical plate-shaped portions 31 and 42
Shelf 3 holding glass substrate 70 projecting from
2 and 42, and projections 33 and 43 are formed at the ends of the shelf pieces 32 and 42 on the side where the glass substrate 70 is taken out, preferably as receiving portions for receiving the glass substrate 70. Instead of the protruding portions 33 and 43, the glass substrate 70 may have an inclined surface which is lowered inward so as not to protrude from the entrance of the glass substrate 70 of the cassette due to vibration or the like. Side plate 3
A plurality of female screws 34, 35 are formed at the upper end of 0, 40, and a plurality of female screws 35, 35 are formed at the lower end of the side plates 30, 40.
45 are preferably formed. The side plates 30, 4
In order to prevent shrinkage at the time of molding, it is preferable that protrusions 36 and 46 are formed at target positions of the shelf pieces 32 and 42.

Side plates 30 and 40 with shelves for holding glass substrates
Are erected along a pair of sides facing each other between the square upper part 10 and the square lower part 20, and the entire surface of the pair of side faces of the square upper part 10 and the square lower part 20 is each one sheet. However, when molded with a synthetic resin, a plurality of side surfaces may be used. When a plurality of side plates 30 and 40 are used on the side surface, projections 33 and 43 are formed as receiving portions for receiving the glass substrate 70 at the end of the glass substrate holding shelf side plate on the entrance and exit side of the cassette. It is preferable that the end of the side plate with the shelf for holding the glass substrate inside is smooth.

A plurality of connecting portions 50 for integrally connecting the rectangular upper portion 10 and the rectangular lower portion 20 have an upper end fixed to the rectangular upper portion 10 by a male screw 51 and a lower end to a rectangular lower portion by a male screw 52. 20. Such a connecting part,
It is preferable that a plurality of the glass substrate holding shelf-equipped side plates are mounted on the side on the side where the side plate is installed.

A glass substrate receiving portion is provided on the side of the glass substrate opposite to the entrance side, and the receiving portion is formed of a pair of opposed long holes 13 and 23 formed in the rectangular upper portion 10 and the rectangular lower portion 20. And can be fixed in place by moving it inward along. The movement of the position of the glass substrate receiving portion is adjusted so that when the glass substrate is small, the substrate comes to the entrance side of the cassette. In addition, the opening 8 is formed in the square lower portion 20.
When 0 is formed, it is preferable that the glass substrate receiving portion can be moved so that the glass substrate 70 can be easily transported by a small conveyor at the opening.
Such a receiving portion has a rod shape, a plate shape, a square shape, or the like, and a rod shape is preferable. The rod-shaped glass substrate receiving portion 60 as a glass substrate receiving portion has a female screw 61 formed at an upper end and a female screw 62 formed at a lower end.

In the preferred glass substrate storage cassette according to the present invention, the male screw 37 passing through the long hole 11 of the square upper part 10 is used.
Can be fixed to the square upper part 10 at a predetermined position in the elongated hole 11 by fastening the upper end of the side plate 30 movable inward along the elongated hole 11 by tightening the female screw 34 provided at the upper end of the side plate 30. A female screw 35 provided at the lower end of the side plate 30 and a male screw 38 passing through the elongated hole 21 of the square
The lower end of the side plate 30 that can move inward along the elongated hole 21 can be fixed to the rectangular lower portion 20 at a predetermined position in the elongated hole 21, and the rectangular upper portion 10
The upper end of the side plate 40, which can move inward along the elongated hole 11 by tightening the male screw 47 passed through 1 into the female screw 44 provided at the upper end of the side plate 40, is squared at a predetermined position in the elongated hole 11. It can be fixed to the upper part 10 and can be moved inward along the long hole 21 by tightening the male screw 48 passing through the long hole 21 of the square lower part 20 to the female screw 45 provided at the lower end of the side plate 40. The lower end of the side plate 40 can be fixed to the rectangular lower part 20 at a predetermined position in the elongated hole 21, and the male screw 63 passed through the elongated hole 13 of the rectangular upper part 10 is attached to the upper end of the rod-shaped glass substrate receiving part 60. By tightening the female screw 61 provided, the upper end of the rod-shaped glass substrate receiving portion 60 movable inward along the elongated hole 13 can be fixed to the rectangular upper portion 10 at a predetermined position in the elongated hole 13. Square lower part 2
The lower end of the rod-shaped glass substrate receiving portion 60 that can move in and out along the elongated hole 23 by tightening the male screw 64 passed through the long slot 23 to the female screw 62 provided at the lower end of the rod-shaped glass substrate receiving portion 60. The square lower part 20 at a predetermined position in the slot 23.
Can be fixed.

In this glass substrate storage cassette, the distance between the side plates 30 and 40 is adjusted according to the width of the glass substrate 70, and the side plates 30 and 40 are fixed at predetermined positions.
In addition, according to the length of the glass substrate 70, a protrusion 33 formed at an end of the shelf 32 of the side plate 30, a protrusion 43 formed at an end of the shelf 42 of the side plate 40, and a rod-shaped glass substrate receiving portion 60.
By fixing the rod-shaped glass substrate receiving portion 60 at a predetermined position by adjusting the interval between the two, the widthwise end of the glass substrate 70 is supported by the shelf 32 of the side plate 30 and the shelf 42 of the side plate 40. In addition, the longitudinal end of the glass substrate 70 is locked by the protruding portions 33 and 43 and the rod-shaped glass substrate receiving portion 60, so that the glass substrate 70
The glass substrate 70 is not accidentally detached from the glass substrate storage cassette when transferring the glass substrate.

In the glass substrate storage cassette according to the present invention, the side plate 30 and the side plate 40 may be formed integrally, but if necessary, the side plate 30 and the side plate 40 may be divided into a plurality of parts. May be.

In the glass substrate storage cassette according to the present invention, the long hole 11, the long hole 13, the long hole 21, and the long hole 23
Each has a side hole 12, a side hole 14, a side hole 22, and a side hole 24 extending laterally. These side holes 12 can be used as guides for designating a position through which the male screw 37 is passed when the female screw 34 of the side plate 30 is tightened through the male screw 37, for example.

The glass substrate storage cassette according to the present invention has an opening 80 through which a small conveyor enters from under the cassette when the glass substrate 70 is carried out.
It is preferably formed to be zero. When carrying out by the conveyor is not performed, the opening 80 may not be formed.

The glass substrate storage cassette according to the present invention comprises:
The side plate 30 and the side plate 40 are respectively moved in and out according to the width of the glass substrate 70 and fixed at predetermined positions.
By supporting the end in the width direction of 0 with the shelf piece 32 of the side plate 30 and the shelf piece 42 of the side plate 40, when the glass substrate 70 is stored and transported in the arrow I direction shown in FIG. ,
Even if the width of the glass substrate 70 is various, the center line of the glass substrate 70 and the center line of the production line can be matched, and the production of the glass substrate 70 from the glass substrate storage cassette by a robot in the production process, etc. Various operations in the process can be performed very suitably.

In the glass substrate storage cassette according to the present invention, in the manufacturing process, the widthwise end of the glass substrate 70 is transported while being supported by the shelf 32 of the side plate 30 and the shelf 42 of the side plate 40. In this case, the rod-shaped glass substrate receiving portion 60 is moved inward and outward according to the length of the glass substrate 70 and fixed at a predetermined position, and the longitudinal end of the glass substrate 70 is attached to the shelf 3 of the side plate 30.
When the projections 33 and 43 are provided on the projections 2 and 42,
43 and the rod-shaped glass substrate receiving portion 60
The glass substrates 70 having various lengths and widths can be transported without being inadvertently detached from the glass substrate storage cassette.

[0028]

The glass substrate storage cassette according to the present invention has various sizes of glass substrates 70 since the glass substrate holding side plates 30, 40 and the glass substrate receiving portion are movable inward. Can be stored, and the glass substrate 70 can be easily taken in and out.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a glass substrate storage cassette according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the glass substrate storage cassette shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the glass substrate storage cassette shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the glass substrate storage cassette shown in FIG.

5 is a side view of the glass substrate storage cassette shown in FIG.

6 is a bottom view of the glass substrate storage cassette shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Square-shaped upper part 11, 13 elongated hole 20 Square-shaped lower part 21, 23 elongated hole 30, 40 Side plate with shelf piece for holding glass substrate 33, 43 Projecting part 37, 38, 47, 48 Male screw 50 Connecting part 60 Rod-shaped glass substrate receiver Parts 63, 64 Male screw 70 Glass substrate 80 Opening

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A side plate with a glass substrate holding shelf piece having a rectangular upper part and a rectangular lower part, and standing upright along a pair of sides facing each other between the rectangular upper part and the rectangular lower part. In the glass substrate storage cassette, each of the side plates with a glass substrate holding shelf piece having a connecting portion connecting the peripheral portions of the rectangular upper portion and the rectangular lower portion to each other, and standing upright on a pair of side surfaces, respectively. A glass substrate storage cassette which can be moved inward and fixed at a predetermined position. 2. The glass substrate storage cassette according to claim 1, wherein a glass substrate receiving portion is formed on another side surface between the rectangular upper portion and the rectangular lower portion, and is moved inward to be fixed at a predetermined position. 3. A protruding portion is formed at each end of the side plate with a glass substrate holding shelf piece on the glass substrate take-out side, which is set up to face a pair of side surfaces between the rectangular upper portion and the rectangular lower portion. The glass substrate storage cassette according to claim 1. 4. The glass substrate storage cassette according to claim 2, wherein the glass substrate receiving portion is a rod-shaped glass substrate receiving portion formed vertically between a rectangular upper portion and a rectangular lower portion. 5. A plurality of long holes opposing a rectangular upper portion and a rectangular lower portion for moving a side plate with a glass substrate holding shelf piece inward, and moving the side plate along the long holes. 2. The side plate is fixed at a predetermined position in the long hole by fastening a male screw passing through each of the long holes of the square upper and lower portions to female screws provided at upper and lower ends of the side plate. 5. The glass substrate storage cassette according to claim 2, 3 or 4. 6. An elongated hole facing a rectangular upper portion and a rectangular lower portion for allowing a rod-shaped glass substrate receiving portion to move inward,
The receiving portion is moved along the elongated hole, and the male screws passed through the rectangular upper and lower rectangular holes are fastened to the female screws provided at the upper and lower ends of the receiving portion, respectively. 5. The glass substrate storage cassette according to claim 2, wherein the receiving portion is fixed at a predetermined position.