200417499 (1) 玖、發明說明 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明係關於一種用於儲存及運送易受損之板狀物件 的容器，且特別是關於所謂的表面官能化玻璃基底。這些 玻璃基底是很小很薄的玻璃板，其尺寸可以跟顯微鏡物件 托架相比。然而，這種表面官能化玻璃基底包含有額外的 易受損塗層，且他們係作爲製造生物晶片時的初步台座。 【先前技術】 到目前爲止，用來儲存及運送此類玻璃基底是利用相 同的容器，且這些容器亦用於顯微鏡物件托架。這樣的容 器可以在市面上購買得到。然而，現有的容器並不能最理 想地適用於上述目的，這是由於在儲存及運送表面官能化 玻璃基底時，通常會使其易受損表面發生損傷。因此，申 請人發現，即使當這些玻璃基底在很小心的淸潔條件下封 裝入目前的容器中，在儲存及運送過程期間，仍然會發生 沾污。 此外，到目前爲止所使用的容器無法永遠充分保護這 些易受損玻璃基底免於破損。特別是當容器掉下或是在運 送期間未能謹慎處理時就會產生震動衝擊，如此便導致機 械性的損壞，甚至導致玻璃基底的破裂。 【發明內容】 有鑒於此，本發明的目的是要揭示一種用於儲存及運 -5- (2) (2)200417499 送易受損之板狀物件的容器，將處理及儲存板狀物件的特 殊需要列入考慮，特別是具有易碎表面的玻璃基底。特別 是，可以減少機械性損壞的風險及玻璃基底的易受損表面 之沾污的風險。最好，此容器亦能夠輕易製造，且能夠輕 易處理容器中的板狀物件。 上述的目的是藉由本發明的容器而達成的，該容器具 有一上部及一下部，彼此之間藉由連接構件而連接在一起 ，其中下部包含兩橫向側邊、兩縱向側邊及一底面，共同 地圍成一凹穴，用以容納板狀物件於其中。在每個橫向側 邊上垂直於該底面延伸形成有一串第一隆脊，這些第一隆 脊界定出多數板狀物件用的導引溝紋。上部包含一內表面 ’當容器關閉時是平行於該底面的，且在此內表面上形成 至少一突出第二隆脊，係延伸平行於該兩橫向側邊且橫跨 整個內表面，因此能限制板狀物件在導引溝紋內的可移動 性。 因此，本發明的容器包含一容器下部具有多數導引溝 紋，其中插入有一玻璃基底，或廣義地稱爲一板狀物件。 以此方式，可以將幾個相鄰的玻璃基底以一距離彼此隔開 ，因此消除了接觸摩擦的風險及/或相互碰擊的風險。然 而，發現這些導引溝紋仍不足以完全符合儲存及運送表面 官能化玻璃基底時的需要。也就是說，即使玻璃基底插入 這些溝紋中時，仍然會有某些程度上的移動。雖然導引溝 紋最好是僅比玻璃基底的厚度稍微寬一點而已，然而仍然 存在些微的移動空間。假如導引溝紋製作得更小一點的話 -6- (3) (3)200417499 ，則難以將這些玻璃基底正確插入導引溝紋中而不受損。 現在，有鑒於些微的可能移動會導致材料在導引溝紋 內的磨損，且這些磨損是由玻璃基底的尖銳邊緣所產生的 。因此，極小的塑膠顆粒可能會沉積在玻璃基底的易受損 表面上，如此增加了沾污的問題。因此，根據本發明，在 上部的內表面處，係延伸平行於底面且因此垂直於導引溝 紋，可形成至少一突出第二隆脊，以便至少沿著導引溝紋 限制玻璃基底的可移動性，藉此可以少容器內玻璃基底的 任何移動。最好，此第二隆脊突出的程度是當容器關閉時 ，其能接觸到玻璃基底的上緣，如此一來幾乎完全減少了 在導引溝紋中的移動，以及在導引溝紋內任何的橫向移動 〇 減少了可移動性也同時能減少機械式損壞的風險。因 此，便完全達成上述的目的。 根據本發明的其他實施例，此容器包含至少一對第二 隆脊，係位於上部的內表面，此第二隆脊能界定出一壓入 配合（press fit )，可用以容納平行於橫向側邊的第一阻 尼條，或者另一方面，容器可包含一阻尼元件，係位於下 部的底面，此阻尼元件可藉由緊靠著橫向側邊與縱向側邊 而定位。 以此方式’阻尼元件可正確地以不需要任何黏著劑的 簡單方式定位在上部或下部上，當然也可以同時在上部與 下部兩者上。 爲此’在上部的位置，介於兩隆脊之間使用一壓入配 (4) (4)200417499 合來容納至少一阻尼條。 假如阻尼材質需要被包括於下部中，然後使用一阻尼 元件，係藉由緊靠著橫向側邊與縱向側邊而定位在下部的 底面上。壓入配合是適合的但並非強制一定非此不可，由 於阻尼元件是藉由橫向側邊與縱向側邊之間的一形狀配合 而定位，且由於其處於底面上的位置而無法掉落。 顯然地，也可以同時結合上述兩項特點，以便藉由阻 尼材質在底面與頂面處支撐著插入容器內的玻璃基底。 假如使用位於底面的阻尼元件的話，最好此阻尼元件 包含兩阻尼條，沿著橫向側邊延伸且包圍在橫向側邊之間 ，此兩阻尼條係藉由至少一連結條而連接起來的。 根據此結構的另一變型，阻尼元件可以是Η形結構 〇 如此可以確保一種以簡單方式產生出良好定位效果。 當要定位此阻尼條時，該阻尼條是被擠壓裝配於上部 的一對隆脊之間’最好此兩對隆脊均設置用於阻尼條的一 壓入配合。 藉此，可以確定使容器中的玻璃板產生出特別均勻的 支撐。 基本上來說，上述的優點亦可藉由膠黏一適當的阻尼 條（或阻尼材質）於上側的內表面上而達成。然而，具有 在壓入配合中容納一條狀阻尼元件的實施例其優點在於， 可避免玻璃基底被黏著劑所釋放的氣體而沾污了玻璃基底 的易受損表面。而且，阻尼元件的條狀設計可以將與玻璃 - 8- (5) (5)200417499 基底的接觸表面縮至最小’即使未使用黏著劑’仍可達成 阻尼元件的緊密安裝。 根據本發明另一實施例’容器的設計能丨吏兩彳黃向側邊 之間的距離大於底面上每一個別的橫向側邊之局度。 容器的這些尺寸可以使玻璃1基底’甚至一般板狀物件 能夠以其薄邊插入導引溝紋中。換句話說’根據本發明’ 玻璃基底是以一'、橫臥〃的狀態運送。這樣的方式有助於 將玻璃基底分別插入容器中或從容器中移除’而不會產生 沾污與損壞。而且，這樣的結構能減少玻璃基底的易受損 表面與形成導引溝紋的第一隆脊之間的接觸表面，如此可 進一步減少在易受損表面中可能發生的損壞之風險與程度 〇 根據另一實施例，阻尼條包含了聚四氟乙烯的材質。 在實際的測試中，發現到此種材質相當適用，由於它 能提供想要的阻尼特性，且也不會產生任何氣體的釋放。 由於其本身僅具有幾毫米的尺寸，所以此種材質展現出一 定的彈性。而且，此種材質被公認爲是一抗摩擦材質，如 此可避免尖銳邊緣所導致的磨損。而且，當使用此材質時 ，玻璃基底的易受損邊緣在接觸表面的區域中產生機械性 損壞的風險相當小。 根據本發明的另一實施例，上部與下部可以一種無法 破壞的方式可分離式地彼此連接在一起。 換句話說，根據此實施例，上部可以與下部完全分開 。錯此’玻璃基底可以輕易地插入容器內或是從容器中移 (6) (6)200417499 開。特別是，由於這樣的結構，所以在自動封裝操作中可 以使容器執行一簡單的無損壞充塡。 根據另一實施例，連接元件包含至少一第一鉤狀部及 至少一第二銷狀部，兩者共同界定出一插入鉸鍊，其中這 兩部位是分別配置在上部與下部上。 將連接元件設計成一插入鉸鍊的方式，經發現已成爲 一特殊的實施例，就是當考量到欲處理組合有易受損玻璃 基底的容器時。插入鉸鍊一方面可使上部與下部產生完全 隔離，而提供上述的優點。另一方面，假如容器僅短暫開 啓的話’就可以輕易旋轉此插入鉸鍊。最後，在墜落測試 中發現爲避免容器受到強烈衝擊而開啓，插入鉸鍊是相當 有效的。 根據另一實施例，至少一鉤狀第一部的結構設計能允 許從銷狀第二部上卸下，乃藉由以超過1 3 5度的開啓角度 之移動而達成的。 根據此實施例’ E發現插入鉸鍊具有特別的優點，能 使容器在處於高衝擊負荷下免於開啓。另一方面，超過 1 3 5度的開啓角度’最好是大約1 4 5度，是相當適合於讓 上部從下部卸下。總的來說，此實施例對於容器產生出很 高的操作便利性。 根據另一實施例’此至少一鉤狀第一部的結構設計成 朝向其尾端呈圓錐狀。 本實施例提供〜項優點，當將鉤狀與銷狀構件放在一 起時，插入鉸鍊是可以自我對齊中心的，因此是屬於一種 -10- (7) (7)200417499 可自我對齊中心的插入鉸鍊。藉此可以促進上部與下部的 連接，同時也促進容器的關閉，且僅需單手即可完成此操 作。 根據另一實施例，連接元件進一步包含一閉鎖機構’ 具有一關閉耳，可卡合在一閉鎖突起的附近，該閉鎖突起 是配置在第一容器的外側。 經發現這樣的閉鎖機構在與插入鉸鍊的組合上相當有 效’可用以避免容器在高衝擊負載下打開。此外，這樣的 關閉耳在結合上述插入鉸鍊時有助於高操作方便性。 根據一實施例，在至少一第二容器外側上，並未形成 適當的閉鎖突起，且下部的結構設計成允許上部處於令該 關閉耳緊靠著第二容器外側的位置上。 本實施例能進一步增進容器的操作。因此，由於本實 施例’可以輕易地將上部 '、鬆弛地〃放置在下部上。因此 ’可以不需要將容器閉鎖就能關上容器。特別是，此方式 能確保操作者在移開單片玻璃基底之後即刻關上容器，如 此也減少了易受損玻璃基底的沾污。 藉由本實施例，在實際操作中，設計上部與下部彼此 之間的關係，使其能以至少兩不同方向彼此放置在一起， 這一點是很重要的。如此一方面須涉及個別的對稱性，或 者在所有地方要設置適當的凹處，就是在突出部位可能會 損害到連接在一起的上部與下部之處。 根據本發明的另一實施例，容器是由聚苯乙烯及/或 同聚合體塑膠製成。 -11 - (8)200417499 已經發 發出少量的 便可以減少 污之風險。 根據另 圓的。 如此能 以進一步降 要知道 限制本發明 以產生出其 【實施內容 在以下 數1 0來表； 以彼此拆卸 下，上部1 或板狀物件 以說明。上 如圖1 向側邊2 0， 面之後，會 是容納表面 對玻璃基底 現這些材料具有特別的優點，由於他們只會散 氣體。最好頂多只使用很少量的黏著劑，如此 由化學處理而使玻抱基底的易受損表面產生沾 一實施例，第一隆脊在遠離底面的上緣處是渾 特別促進易受損玻璃基底插入導引鉤紋中，可 低ί貝害的風險。 的疋上述^點只是用以說明本發明，而非用以 ’且在不違背本發明的範圍之前提下，仍然可 他變化。 的說明書中，對於容器的說明與實施例均以參 和°容器10包含一上部12及一下部Μ，均可 開來’以下將會詳細說明。在容器關閉的狀態 2 /緊胃著1下部1 4。欲容納於容器中的玻璃基底 是被插入到下部1 4內，其插入方式稍後會加 部1 2的功用係作爲某種程度的頂蓋。 所不’下部I 4包含兩橫向側邊1 6，I 8、兩縱 22以及一底面24。結合了上述四個側邊及底 界定出一凹穴26，用以容納板狀物件，特別 官能化玻璃基底。爲求簡化，以下的說明緊針 而已。然而，要知道的是容器1 〇的應用範圍 -12- (9) (9)200417499 不僅侷限於此。相反地’容器1 0還可以容納習知的顯微 鏡物體托架，容納所謂的生物晶片或容納與儲存其他板狀 物件，其尺寸可對應於習知物件托架的尺寸。 在下部1 4的兩橫向側邊.1 6，1 8之每一邊上，設置有 一串第一隆脊28，在這些隆脊之中形成有導引溝紋30。 根據本實施例，第一隆脊2 8是與個別的橫向側邊1 6，1 8 一體成形。換句話說，在下部1 4的製造期間’第一隆脊 2 8就已經形成在橫向側邊1 6，1 8上。 導引溝紋3 0係用以容納每個玻璃基底，在圖1中， 僅顯示三個作爲說明，其中每一個玻璃基底是以參數32 來表示。 從圖1可以看出，介於橫向側邊16，1 8之間的距離 僅僅稍微比裝入的玻璃基底3 2之長度略大而已。相反地 ，當相較於玻璃基底3 2的長度來說，每一導引溝紋3 0的 深度則很小，也就是說玻璃基底3 2在其前表面處只會突 出一很小的邊緣區域在導引溝紋3 0內。如此小的接觸表 面可有助於避免沾污與損壞。 在下部14的底面24上且位於玻璃基底3 2下方，設 置有一 Η形阻尼元件3 4。此阻尼元件3 4包含兩阻尼條 3 6，3 8，係延伸平行於橫向側邊1 6，1 8且橫跨整個下部 1 4的寬度，且藉由一連結條而彼此連接在一起。而且， 此兩阻尼條3 6，3 8直接延伸在第一隆脊2 8的附近，所以 整個阻尼元件3 4能夠永遠被固定在想要的位置上。在此 ，阻尼元件3 4是一聚四氟乙烯材質，也就是鐵氟隆所製 (10) (10)200417499 成的阻尼條。 在此’阻尼元件3 4是簡單地放置在下部1 4的底面 2 4上而不需要任何特殊的裝配件。然而，另一方面，阻 尼元件3 4也可以機械方式裝配至底面24上。除此之外， 也可以使用與Η形不同的形狀，只要該形狀能夠在接觸 玻璃基底3 2的小表面與簡單定位之間提供良好的折衷辦 法即可。 參數4 G顯示一刻度尺，在下部i 4的底面2 4延伸， 且大致上位於兩橫向側邊1 6，1 8之間的中央位置並與其 平行。在此刻度尺上在個別支撐玻璃基底3 2的位置標示 有數字。因此，藉由刻度尺4 0，就能輕易偵測出下部14 內所容納的玻璃基底3 2之數量。在本範例中，容器可以 容納2 5片玻璃基板。除此之外，當然也可以設置較寬的 容器，容納5 0、1 0 0或更多的玻璃基底。然而，最好能設 計容器1 〇，使其可以容納至少1 5片玻璃基底，乃因經發 現這是一般商業上適用的容器尺寸。 參數42，44顯示兩銷狀部，係形成於橫向側邊1 6的 外側上。另一方面，在正對的橫向側邊1 8上，形成有一 閉鎖突起4 6及兩個凹穴4 8，5 0。此兩個凹穴4 8 ’ 5 0 的尺寸可以從圖4與5的下部1 4之兩前視圖上看出 來。 上部12包含四個側壁56，58，60，62，當容器1〇 關閉時，可以平齊地緊貼在下部1 4的兩個橫向側邊1 6， 1 8及縱向側邊2 0，2 2上。參數6 4表示上部1 2的內表面 -14- (11) (11)200417499 ，當容器1 0關閉時，此內表面係延伸平行於下部1 4的底 面2 4。因此，在關閉狀態中，容器1 〇且有封閉的父錯軸 齒輪（hypoid)的形式。 參數6 6，6 8表示兩鉤狀部，係配置在側璧5 8上且突 出於外界。釣狀邰6 6，6 8與蕭住4 2，4 4在下部1 4形成 兩插入鉸鍊，其功能稍後會參考圖3說明。在較佳實施例 中5兩鉤狀部6 6，6 8均朝向其個別尾端區域6 9呈現圓錐 狀。如此使插入鉸鍊的結合方式變得很簡單。 在相反的一側壁5 6上，設置一關閉耳7 〇突出於外界 ，且其設計能包圍住下部1 4的橫向側邊1 8上之閉鎖突起 46。因此，關閉耳70與閉鎖突起46 —起形成容器1〇的 閉鎖機構。 根據本發明的較佳實施例，在上部1 2的內表面6 4中 ，總共有四個第二隆脊7 2延伸平行於側壁5 6，5 8 (因此 也會平行於下部的側壁1 6，1 8 )。此四個第二隆脊7 2界 定出兩對隆脊，每一對隆脊界定出用於阻尼條7 4，7 6的 一壓入配合。在此，阻尼條74，76是由與容器下部14中 的阻尼元件3 4相同之材質所製成的。另一方面，可以使 用容器1 〇而不需要阻尼條7 4，7 6。在此情形中，第二隆 脊72可以限制玻璃基底的可移動範圍。 在所示的較佳實施例中，可選擇阻尼元件3 4的厚度 與阻尼條74，76的厚度，致使當容器1 0關閉時，這些阻 尼元件可以緊靠著玻璃基底3 2的上下邊緣。因此，玻璃 基底3 2是被固定在導引溝紋內而不會移動。藉此在第一 -15- (12) (12)200417499 隆脊2 8處可以大致避免材料的磨損。 現在，首先將說明容器1 〇另一實施例之細節，且此 類似的元件之參數亦採用如圖1所示之參數。 在圖2中，以一局部上視圖顯示第一隆脊2 8的較佳 實施例，該第一隆脊是位於容器橫向側壁1 6的內側上。 從圖形中可以看出，每一隆脊2 8均具有一朝下渾圓的上 緣8 2，有助於使玻璃基底3 2插入導引溝紋3 0中。此外 ’也能減少在插入期間產生損壞的風險。 隆脊28向下延伸直到下部14的底面24。然而，隆 脊2 8的頂端是稍微小於高度η如此亦可有助於玻璃基底 32的插入。兩個相鄰隆脊28彼此之間的距離是14mm， 乃稍微大於欲裝入的玻璃基底3 2之厚度。藉由所使用的 阻尼條3 6，3 8，可除掉在導引溝紋3 〇內存在的橫向移動 空間。 在圖3與4中’藉由箭頭指出欲安全關閉容器1 〇所 需之步驟與移動方式。在第一步驟中，上部I〗係藉由兩 鉤狀部66，68從上（也就是箭頭86所指的方向）放置在 下部14的銷狀部4 2，4 4上。在此，上部1 2可以藉由大 約至少1 4 5度的開啓角而相對於下部產生樞轉。在將鉤狀 部6 6，6 8放置於銷狀部4 2，4 4上之後，上部12可以朝 向下部1 4樞轉成箭頭8 8所指的方向。藉由箭頭9 〇的顯 示，圖4可說明整個移動的方式。 此外’可以從圖3與4中看出，四個突起9 2設置在 下部1 4的下側，也就是最好設置在下部I 4的四個角落上 - 16 - (13) (13)2〇〇417499 。在上部1 2的上側之個別位置上，設有多個凹穴94 ’ 其尺寸能使突起9 2正確地卡合於其中。藉此，可以將幾 個容器穩定地堆疊起來。 此外，從圖4可以看出，凹處9 6是配置在下部1 4上 且位於閉鎖突起4 6之下方。當凹處9 6以一開口 9 8包圍 閉鎖突起4 6而同時關閉容器1 〇時，此凹處4 6能允許輕 易與關閉耳7 0分離。藉此，可促進容器1 〇的開啓。 在圖5中，上部12可相對於圖4的位置樞轉1 8 0度 ，關閉耳7〇因此是位於後方，且兩鉤狀部66，68位於前 方。凹處4 8，5 0設計能使其容納鉤狀部6 6，6 8的突出部 位，假如上部1 2以箭頭1 00的方向放置在下部1 4上。由 於下部1 4在其橫向側邊1 6上並不具有任何與閉鎖突起 4 6配合的閉鎖突起，因此，以此方式就能產生容器1 〇的 簡單關閉而不需要將其閉鎖起來。藉此，有助於在個別玻 璃基底3 2的移除之間的短暫容器1 0之關閉。 圖6從側面顯示與圖5相同的動作方式。在此，槪略 地畫出一玻璃基底3 2被裝入下部1 4的情形。可以看出， 坡璃基底3 2緊靠著阻尼條3 6，3 8且突出超過下部1 4的 橫向與縱向側邊1 6，1 8，2 0，2 2，致使當容器關閉時， 第二隆脊72及阻尼條？4，76可以緊靠著玻璃基底32的 上緣。 可以從圖形中看出，特別是從圖1與6中看出，容器 1 0的內部尺寸可以精確地配合裝入的玻璃基底32。在此 顯示的容器1 〇是被設計成用於標準格式的玻璃基底3 2， -17 - (14) (14)200417499 即從2 5 x 7 5.5 x 1 mm到26 χ 7 6x 1 .3mm。在此，外封裝尺 寸是9 0 X 8 0 X 3 0 mm ，且容器1 〇因此可以容納最多2 5片 的玻璃基底3 2。 本發明的容器1 〇可以成功通過四米高的墜落測試’ 也就是說容器1 0在從墜落測試所產生的衝擊負載之下並 不會被打開。此外，當移開上部時’可以輕易自動地插入 與移除玻璃基底3 2，如此有助於在高度淸潔條件下玻璃 基底的自動處理。由於使用不會產生氣體釋放的材質，例 如具有小部份添加劑的聚苯乙烯，且由於不需要任何黏著 劑就可以安裝鐵氟隆阻尼條，所以能將表面官能化玻璃基 底儲存在容器1 0內長達六個月’而不會有任何明顯的沾 污。而且在容器1 0的運送與處理期間’也不會有後續的 沾污，由於藉由玻璃基底3 2的精確地裝配儲存與阻尼， 可避免任何材質的磨損。 【圖式簡單說明】 圖1顯示本發明容器的一較佳實施例，其中上部與下 部會緊靠連接在一起，且顯示打開的情形； 圖2是一剖面圖，顯示圖1的容器下部內的第一隆脊 與導引溝紋之切口放大情形； 圖3顯示當放置上部時，圖1的容器的側視圖； 圖4是一則視圖，顯不圖〗的谷益之上部與下部， 圖5顯示圖1的上部與下部，其中上部已經樞轉了 180度；及 -18- (15) 200417499 圖6是圖5的容器之側視圖，其中額外指出所容器的 玻璃基底之位置。 主要元件對照表 10 容 器 12 上 部 1 4 下 部 16 18 橫 向 側 邊 20 22 縱 向 側 邊 24 底 面 26 凹 穴 2 8 第 一 隆 脊 3 0 導 引 溝 紋 32 玻 璃 基 底 34 阻 尼 元 件 3 6 3 8 阻 尼 條 40 刻 度 尺 42 44 銷 狀 部 46 閉 鎖 突 起 48 50 凹 處 56 5 8 6 0 6 2 側 壁 64 內 表 面 66 68 鉤 狀 部 69 尾 端 1^ 域200417499 (1) Description of the invention [Technical field to which the invention belongs] The present invention relates to a container for storing and transporting fragile plate-like objects, and particularly to a so-called surface-functionalized glass substrate. These glass substrates are small, thin glass plates that are comparable in size to microscope object holders. However, such surface-functionalized glass substrates contain additional fragile coatings, and they serve as a preliminary pedestal when manufacturing biochips. [Prior Art] So far, the same containers have been used to store and transport such glass substrates, and these containers have also been used for microscope object holders. Such containers are commercially available. However, existing containers are not ideally suited for these purposes, because surface-functionalized glass substrates are often damaged during storage and transport when the surface-functionalized glass substrate is stored. As a result, the applicant found that even when these glass substrates were sealed in current containers under careful cleaning conditions, contamination would still occur during storage and transportation. In addition, the containers used so far have not always been able to adequately protect these vulnerable glass substrates from breakage. Especially when the container is dropped or it is not handled carefully during transportation, shock and vibration will be generated, which will cause mechanical damage and even break the glass substrate. [Summary of the Invention] In view of this, the object of the present invention is to disclose a container for storing and transporting -5- (2) (2) 200417499 Special needs are taken into account, especially glass substrates with fragile surfaces. In particular, the risk of mechanical damage and the risk of contamination of the vulnerable surface of the glass substrate can be reduced. Preferably, the container can also be easily manufactured and the plate-like objects in the container can be easily handled. The above object is achieved by the container of the present invention. The container has an upper portion and a lower portion connected to each other by a connecting member. The lower portion includes two lateral sides, two longitudinal sides, and a bottom surface. A cavity is collectively enclosed to receive the plate-shaped object therein. A series of first ridges are formed on each of the lateral sides perpendicularly to the bottom surface, and these first ridges define a guide groove for most plate-like objects. The upper part includes an inner surface. When the container is closed, it is parallel to the bottom surface, and at least one protruding second ridge is formed on the inner surface, which extends parallel to the two lateral sides and spans the entire inner surface. Limit the mobility of the plate-like object within the guide groove. Therefore, the container of the present invention includes a container having a plurality of guide grooves in the lower portion thereof, in which a glass substrate is inserted, or broadly referred to as a plate-like member. In this way, several adjacent glass substrates can be separated from each other by a distance, thus eliminating the risk of contact friction and / or the risk of hitting each other. However, these guide grooves were found to be insufficient to fully meet the needs of storing and transporting surface-functionalized glass substrates. That is, even when the glass substrate is inserted into these grooves, it still moves to some extent. Although the guide grooves are preferably only slightly wider than the thickness of the glass substrate, there is still some room for movement. If the guide grooves are made smaller -6- (3) (3) 200417499, it is difficult to properly insert these glass substrates into the guide grooves without damage. Now, it is considered that the slight possible movement will cause the material to wear in the guide grooves, and this wear is caused by the sharp edges of the glass substrate. Therefore, very small plastic particles may be deposited on the vulnerable surface of the glass substrate, which increases the problem of contamination. Therefore, according to the present invention, at the inner surface of the upper portion, extending parallel to the bottom surface and thus perpendicular to the guide groove, at least one protruding second ridge can be formed so as to limit the possibility of the glass substrate along the guide groove Mobility, by which any movement of the glass substrate in the container can be reduced. Preferably, the extent of this second ridge is that when the container is closed, it can contact the upper edge of the glass substrate, so that the movement in the guide grooves and the guide grooves are almost completely reduced. Any lateral movement reduces mobility and reduces the risk of mechanical damage. Therefore, the above purpose is fully achieved. According to other embodiments of the present invention, the container includes at least a pair of second ridges, which are located on the inner surface of the upper portion. The second ridges can define a press fit and can be used to accommodate parallel sides. The first damping strip of the side, or on the other hand, the container may comprise a damping element located on the bottom surface of the lower part, and the damping element may be positioned by abutting against the lateral side and the longitudinal side. In this way 'the damping element can be correctly positioned on the upper or lower portion in a simple manner that does not require any adhesive, and of course it can be on both the upper and lower portion at the same time. To this end, in the upper position, a press-fit (4) (4) 200417499 is used between the two ridges to accommodate at least one damping bar. If the damping material needs to be included in the lower part, then a damping element is used, which is positioned on the bottom surface of the lower part by abutting the lateral side and the longitudinal side. A press fit is suitable, but it is not mandatory, because the damping element is positioned by a shape fit between the lateral side and the longitudinal side, and cannot be dropped due to its position on the bottom surface. Obviously, the above two characteristics can also be combined at the same time, so that the glass substrate inserted into the container is supported at the bottom surface and the top surface by the damping material. If a damping element located on the bottom surface is used, it is preferable that the damping element includes two damping strips, which extend along the lateral sides and are enclosed between the lateral sides. The two damping strips are connected by at least one connecting strip. According to another variant of this structure, the damping element may be a Η-shaped structure. This ensures that a good positioning effect is produced in a simple manner. When the damping bar is to be positioned, the damping bar is squeeze-fitted between a pair of ridges on the upper portion '. Preferably, the two pairs of ridges are provided with a press-fit for the damping bar. By this, it was confirmed that the glass plate in the container was given a particularly uniform support. Basically, the above advantages can also be achieved by gluing an appropriate damping strip (or damping material) on the upper inner surface. However, an embodiment having a strip-shaped damping element accommodated in the press-fitting has an advantage in that the glass substrate can be prevented from being contaminated by the gas released by the adhesive, and the glass substrate is easily damaged. Moreover, the strip-shaped design of the damping element can minimize the contact surface with the glass-8- (5) (5) 200417499 substrate. The tight mounting of the damping element can be achieved even without using an adhesive. According to another embodiment of the present invention, the design of the container enables the distance between the two lateral sides of the two sides to be larger than the degree of each individual lateral side on the bottom surface. These dimensions of the container allow the glass 1 substrate ' or even a generally plate-like member to be inserted into the guide groove with its thin edges. In other words, according to the present invention, the glass substrate is transported in a state of lying horizontally. This way helps to insert or remove the glass substrate into the container separately 'without contamination and damage. Moreover, such a structure can reduce the contact surface between the vulnerable surface of the glass substrate and the first ridges forming the guide grooves, which can further reduce the risk and degree of damage that may occur in the vulnerable surface. According to another embodiment, the damping strip comprises a material of polytetrafluoroethylene. In actual tests, this material was found to be quite suitable, as it can provide the desired damping characteristics without generating any gas release. Since it is only a few millimeters in size, this material shows some elasticity. Moreover, this material is recognized as an anti-friction material, which prevents wear caused by sharp edges. Moreover, when this material is used, the risk of mechanical damage to the vulnerable surface of the glass substrate in the area of the contact surface is relatively small. According to another embodiment of the present invention, the upper part and the lower part can be detachably connected to each other in an indestructible manner. In other words, according to this embodiment, the upper part can be completely separated from the lower part. Wrong this' glass substrate can be easily inserted into or removed from the container (6) (6) 200417499. In particular, due to such a structure, the container can perform a simple non-destructive filling in an automatic packaging operation. According to another embodiment, the connecting element includes at least a first hook-shaped portion and at least a second pin-shaped portion, both of which define an insertion hinge, wherein the two portions are respectively disposed on the upper portion and the lower portion. The design of the connecting element as a means of inserting the hinge has been found to be a special embodiment when considering the container to be treated with a fragile glass substrate combined. Inserting the hinges on the one hand provides complete isolation of the upper and lower parts, while providing the advantages described above. On the other hand, if the container is opened only briefly, it can be easily rotated by this insertion hinge. Finally, in the drop test, it was found that inserting a hinge to prevent the container from opening with a strong impact was quite effective. According to another embodiment, the structural design of the at least one hook-shaped first part allows detachment from the pin-shaped second part, which is achieved by moving at an opening angle of more than 135 degrees. According to this embodiment ' E, it is found that the insertion hinge has a special advantage, which can prevent the container from being opened under a high impact load. On the other hand, an opening angle 'exceeding 135 degrees is preferably about 145 degrees, which is quite suitable for removing the upper part from the lower part. In general, this embodiment provides a high operational convenience for the container. According to another embodiment ', the structure of the at least one hook-shaped first portion is designed to be conical toward the rear end thereof. This embodiment provides ~ advantages, when the hook-shaped and pin-shaped members are put together, the insertion hinge can self-align the center, so it belongs to a kind of -10- (7) (7) 200417499 self-aligning center insertion Hinge. This can promote the connection between the upper and lower parts, and also close the container. This operation can be done with one hand only. According to another embodiment, the connecting element further includes a latching mechanism 'having a closing ear that can be snapped near a latching projection which is disposed outside the first container. Such a locking mechanism has been found to be quite effective in combination with an insertion hinge 'to prevent the container from opening under high impact loads. In addition, such a closing ear contributes to high operation convenience when combined with the above-mentioned insertion hinge. According to an embodiment, an appropriate latching protrusion is not formed on the outside of at least one second container, and the structure of the lower portion is designed to allow the upper portion to be in a position where the closing ear abuts the outside of the second container. This embodiment can further improve the operation of the container. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the upper part can be easily placed on the lower part. Therefore, it is possible to close the container without locking the container. In particular, this method ensures that the operator closes the container immediately after removing a single piece of glass substrate, thereby reducing contamination of the vulnerable glass substrate. With this embodiment, in actual operation, it is important to design the relationship between the upper part and the lower part so that they can be placed with each other in at least two different directions. On the one hand, it must involve individual symmetry, or proper recesses must be provided in all places, that is, the protruding parts may damage the upper and lower parts connected together. According to another embodiment of the present invention, the container is made of polystyrene and / or homopolymer plastic. -11-(8) 200417499 A small amount has been issued to reduce the risk of pollution. Under another round. In this way, we can further reduce the need to know to limit the invention to produce its [implementation content in the following number 10 to list; to disassemble each other, the upper part 1 or plate-like objects to illustrate. As shown in Figure 1, to the side 20, after the surface, it will be the receiving surface to the glass substrate. These materials have special advantages, because they only emit gas. It is best to use only a small amount of adhesive at most, so that the vulnerable surface of the glass substrate is stained by chemical treatment. The first ridge is muddy at the upper edge away from the bottom surface, which particularly promotes susceptibility. Damaged glass substrate is inserted into the guide hook pattern, which can reduce the risk of damage. The above-mentioned points are only used to illustrate the present invention, and are not used for ', and may be changed without departing from the scope of the present invention. In the description of the container, the description and the embodiment of the container are both referred to. The container 10 includes an upper portion 12 and a lower portion M, which can be opened. 'The following will explain in detail. With the container closed 2 / stomach tight 1 lower 1 1 4 The glass substrate to be accommodated in the container is inserted into the lower part 14 and its insertion method will later add the function of the part 12 as a cover to some extent. The lower portion I 4 includes two lateral sides 16, I 8, two longitudinal sides 22, and a bottom surface 24. A combination of the above four sides and bottom defines a cavity 26 for receiving a plate-like object, particularly a functional glass substrate. For the sake of simplicity, the following explanations are tight. However, it should be known that the application range of the container 10 is -12- (9) (9) 200417499 is not limited to this. On the contrary, the container 10 can also hold a conventional microscope object holder, a so-called biochip, or other plate-like objects, and its size can correspond to the size of the conventional object holder. A series of first ridges 28 are provided on each of the two lateral side edges .16, 18 of the lower portion 14, and a guide groove 30 is formed in these ridges. According to this embodiment, the first ridges 28 are formed integrally with the individual lateral sides 16, 1 8. In other words, during the manufacturing of the lower portion 14, the first ridges 28 have been formed on the lateral sides 16,18. The guide groove 30 is used to accommodate each glass substrate. In FIG. 1, only three are shown as illustrations, and each of the glass substrates is represented by parameter 32. It can be seen from Fig. 1 that the distance between the lateral sides 16, 18 is only slightly larger than the length of the glass substrate 32 loaded. In contrast, when compared to the length of the glass substrate 32, the depth of each guide groove 30 is small, which means that the glass substrate 32 will only protrude a small edge at its front surface. The area is within the guide groove 30. Such a small contact surface can help prevent contamination and damage. On the bottom surface 24 of the lower portion 14 and below the glass substrate 32, a cymbal damping element 34 is provided. The damping element 34 includes two damping strips 36, 38, which extend parallel to the lateral sides 16 and 18 and across the width of the entire lower part 14 and are connected to each other by a connecting strip. Moreover, the two damping strips 36, 38 directly extend near the first ridge 28, so the entire damping element 34 can be fixed at a desired position forever. Here, the damping element 34 is a teflon material, that is, a damping bar made of (10) (10) 200417499 made by Teflon. Here, the 'damping element 34 is simply placed on the bottom surface 2 4 of the lower portion 14 without any special assembly required. However, on the other hand, the damper element 34 can also be mechanically mounted on the bottom surface 24. In addition, a shape different from the Η shape may be used as long as the shape can provide a good compromise between the small surface contacting the glass substrate 32 and simple positioning. The parameter 4 G shows a scale, which extends on the bottom surface 24 of the lower part i 4 and is located approximately parallel to the central position between the two lateral sides 16 and 18. Numbers are marked on this scale at positions of the individual supporting glass substrates 32. Therefore, with the scale 40, the number of glass substrates 32 contained in the lower portion 14 can be easily detected. In this example, the container can hold 25 glass substrates. In addition, of course, it is also possible to provide a wide container to accommodate 50, 100 or more glass substrates. However, it is best to design the container 10 so that it can hold at least 15 glass substrates, as this has been found to be a generally commercially available container size. Parameters 42 and 44 show two pin-shaped portions formed on the outer sides of the lateral sides 16. On the other hand, on the opposite lateral side 18, a latching projection 46 and two recesses 48, 50 are formed. The dimensions of these two recesses 4 8 ′ 50 can be seen from the front views of the lower parts 14 of FIGS. 4 and 5. The upper part 12 includes four side walls 56, 58, 60, 62. When the container 10 is closed, it can be flush with the two lateral sides 1 6, 1 8 and the longitudinal sides 2 0, 2 of the lower part 1 evenly. 2 on. The parameter 6 4 indicates the inner surface of the upper part 14 -14- (11) (11) 200417499. When the container 10 is closed, this inner surface extends parallel to the bottom surface 2 4 of the lower part 14. Therefore, in the closed state, the container 10 is in the form of a closed parent axis. The parameters 6 6, 6 8 represent two hook-shaped parts, which are arranged on the side cymbals 5 8 and protrude from the outside. The fishing rods 6 6, 6 8 and Xiao Zhu 4 2, 4 4 form two insertion hinges in the lower portion 1 4. Their functions will be described later with reference to FIG. 3. In the preferred embodiment, the two hook portions 66, 68 are both conical toward their respective tail end regions 69. This simplifies the way of inserting the hinge. On the opposite side wall 56, a closing ear 70 is provided to protrude from the outside, and its design can surround the latching protrusion 46 on the lateral side 18 of the lower part 14. Therefore, the closing ear 70 and the locking protrusion 46 together form a locking mechanism of the container 10. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the inner surface 6 4 of the upper part 12, a total of four second ridges 7 2 extend parallel to the side walls 5 6, 5 8 (and therefore parallel to the lower side wall 1 6 , 1 8). The four second ridges 72 define two pairs of ridges, and each pair of ridges defines a press fit for the damping bars 7 4, 7 6. Here, the damping bars 74, 76 are made of the same material as the damping element 34 in the lower portion 14 of the container. On the other hand, the container 10 can be used without the need for the damping bars 7 4, 76. In this case, the second ridge 72 may limit the movable range of the glass substrate. In the preferred embodiment shown, the thickness of the damping element 34 and the thickness of the damping strips 74, 76 can be selected so that when the container 10 is closed, these damping elements can abut the upper and lower edges of the glass substrate 32. Therefore, the glass substrate 32 is fixed in the guide groove without moving. In this way, material wear can be substantially avoided at the first -15- (12) (12) 200417499 ridge 28. Now, the details of another embodiment of the container 10 will be described first, and the parameters of the similar components also adopt the parameters shown in FIG. In Fig. 2, a preferred embodiment of a first ridge 28 is shown in a partial top view, the first ridge being located on the inside of the lateral side wall 16 of the container. It can be seen from the figure that each of the ridges 28 has a rounded upper edge 8 2 downward, which helps to insert the glass substrate 32 into the guide groove 30. It also reduces the risk of damage during insertion. The ridge 28 extends down to the bottom surface 24 of the lower portion 14. However, the tip of the ridge 28 is slightly smaller than the height η, which also facilitates the insertion of the glass substrate 32. The distance between two adjacent ridges 28 is 14 mm, which is slightly larger than the thickness of the glass substrate 32 to be loaded. By using the damping strips 36, 38, the lateral movement space existing in the guide groove 30 can be removed. In Figs. 3 and 4, the steps and movements required to safely close the container 10 are indicated by arrows. In the first step, the upper part I is placed on the pin-shaped parts 4 2, 4 4 of the lower part 14 from above (that is, in the direction indicated by the arrow 86) through the two hook-shaped parts 66, 68. Here, the upper part 12 can be pivoted relative to the lower part by an opening angle of approximately at least 145 degrees. After the hook-shaped portions 6 6, 6 8 are placed on the pin-shaped portions 4 2, 4 4, the upper portion 12 can be pivoted toward the lower portion 14 in the direction indicated by the arrow 8 8. With the display of the arrow 90, Fig. 4 can explain the way of the whole movement. In addition, as can be seen from Figs. 3 and 4, the four protrusions 9 2 are arranged on the lower side of the lower portion 14, that is, preferably arranged on the four corners of the lower portion I 4-16-(13) (13) 2 〇〇417499. A plurality of recesses 94 'are provided at individual positions on the upper side of the upper portion 12 in such a size that the protrusions 92 can be properly engaged therein. With this, several containers can be stably stacked. In addition, it can be seen from FIG. 4 that the recess 96 is arranged on the lower portion 14 and below the latching protrusion 46. When the recess 9 6 surrounds the latching protrusion 46 with an opening 9 8 while closing the container 10 at the same time, the recess 4 6 can be easily separated from the closing ear 70. Thereby, opening of the container 10 can be promoted. In FIG. 5, the upper portion 12 can be pivoted 180 degrees with respect to the position of FIG. 4, the closing ear 70 is therefore located at the rear, and the two hook portions 66, 68 are located at the front. The recess 48.5 is designed so that it can accommodate the protruding portions of the hook portions 66, 68. If the upper portion 12 is placed on the lower portion 14 in the direction of the arrow 100. Since the lower part 14 does not have any latching protrusions on its lateral sides 16 that cooperate with the latching protrusions 46, a simple closing of the container 10 can be produced in this way without the need to lock it. Thereby, the closure of the temporary container 10 between the removal of the individual glass substrates 32 is facilitated. Fig. 6 shows the same operation mode as Fig. 5 from the side. Here, a case where a glass substrate 32 is set in the lower portion 14 is roughly drawn. It can be seen that the sloped glass base 3 2 abuts the damping strips 3 6 and 3 8 and protrudes beyond the lateral and longitudinal sides of the lower part 1 16, 1 8, 2 0, 2 2, so that when the container is closed, the Second ridge 72 and damping bar? 4,76 may abut the upper edge of the glass substrate 32. It can be seen from the graphs, and especially from FIGS. 1 and 6, that the internal dimensions of the container 10 can accurately fit the glass substrate 32 to be loaded. The container 10 shown here is a glass substrate 3 2 designed for standard formats, -17-(14) (14) 200417499 from 2 5 x 7 5.5 x 1 mm to 26 x 7 6x 1.3 mm. Here, the outer package size is 90 × 80 × 30 mm, and the container 10 can therefore accommodate up to 25 glass substrates 32. The container 10 of the present invention can successfully pass a four-meter-high drop test ', that is, the container 10 will not be opened under the impact load generated from the drop test. In addition, when the upper part is removed, the glass substrate 32 can be easily inserted and removed automatically, which facilitates the automatic processing of the glass substrate under highly clean conditions. Due to the use of materials that do not generate gas, such as polystyrene with a small amount of additives, and because Teflon damping bars can be installed without any adhesive, surface-functional glass substrates can be stored in containers Within six months' without any noticeable staining. In addition, during the transportation and processing of the container 10, there will be no subsequent contamination. Since the glass substrate 32 is precisely assembled and stored and damped, abrasion of any material can be avoided. [Brief description of the drawings] FIG. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of the container of the present invention, in which the upper part and the lower part are closely connected together and showing the opened state; FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the inside of the lower part of the container of FIG. 1 The enlarged view of the incision of the first ridge and the guiding groove pattern; Figure 3 shows a side view of the container of Figure 1 when the upper portion is placed; Figure 4 is a view showing the upper and lower portions of Gu Yi, 5 shows the upper and lower parts of FIG. 1, where the upper part has been pivoted 180 degrees; and -18- (15) 200417499 FIG. 6 is a side view of the container of FIG. 5, with the position of the glass substrate of the container additionally indicated. Comparison table of main components 10 Container 12 Upper 1 4 Lower 16 18 Lateral side 20 22 Vertical side 24 Bottom 26 Recess 2 2 First ridge 3 0 Guide groove 32 Glass substrate 34 Damping element 3 6 3 8 Damping bar 40 scale 42 44 pin-shaped portion 46 latching projection 48 50 recess 56 5 8 6 0 6 2 side wall 64 inner surface 66 68 hook-shaped portion 69 end 1 ^ field
-19- (16)200417499 7 0 關閉耳 7 2 第二隆 74 7 6 阻尼條 82 上緣 92 突起 94 9 6 凹處 98 開口-19- (16) 200417499 7 0 closing ear 7 2 second ridge 74 7 6 damping bar 82 top edge 92 protrusion 94 9 6 recess 98 opening
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