TW202347573A - An adjustable device and an adjustable storage box - Google Patents

Abstract

The disclosure provides an adjustable device including plates and at least two adjustable modules connect with two adjacent of the plates. The adjustable module can stretch or shrink to change a distance between plates. The disclosure also provides an adjustable storage box including an upper cover and a lower cover, and a storage space which is formed by the upper cover and the lower cover and for the accommodating of the adjustable device. When the upper cover moves upward relative to the lower cover, the adjustable modules change from a compression state to a stretch state and increase a distance between plates. Whereby, it is easy to pick and place object when a distance of two adjacent plates increases. The overall volume of the adjustable device is reduced when a distance of two adjacent plates decrease, thereby saving the working space.

Description

A retractable storage mechanism and a storage box that can accommodate the retractable storage mechanism

The present invention relates to a storage device, in particular to a telescopic storage mechanism and a storage box that can accommodate the telescopic storage mechanism.

The storage and transportation of wafers is an important technology in the semiconductor manufacturing process. Because the material of the wafer itself may be silicon material or similar glass material, it is easy to be damaged due to improper transportation procedures or transportation tools, resulting in wafer The cost and time of production increased significantly. In order to transport a large number of wafers at one time and save storage space, traditional wafer storage boxes usually store wafers in a stacked manner. However, the distance between the wafers after storage is fixed, so Wafer storage boxes often have a certain volume and take up a lot of working space.

In view of this, one of the objects of the present invention is to provide a telescopic storage mechanism that can store multiple items at one time and has a telescopic function to save storage volume; another object of the present invention is to provide a storage box that can be used for the storage. Retractable storage mechanism for storage.

In order to achieve one of the above objectives, the present invention discloses a telescopic storage mechanism, which includes a plurality of trays for storing a plurality of substrates and at least two telescopic components; the trays are arranged longitudinally; the two telescopic components allow adjacent The two disks are connected together; wherein, the telescopic component can be telescoped to change the distance between the disks. Each telescopic component includes a first side wall, including a right part, a left part and a connecting part to connect the right part and the left part. The right part includes an upper right pivot hole and a lower right pivot hole. A right limit rail is disposed adjacent thereto, the left portion includes a left upper pivot hole, a left lower pivot hole, and a left limit rail is disposed adjacent thereto; two second side walls each include an upper A pivot hole, a lower pivot hole, a right limiting protruding column and a left limiting protruding column are adjacent to the upper pivoting hole and are provided on both sides of each second side wall; wherein, one of the two second side walls The lower pivot hole, the right upper pivot hole and the left upper pivot hole of the first side wall are fixed on the first plate body through a pivot connection. The right side of the other of the two second side walls The limiting protruding column and the left limiting protruding column respectively extend into the right limiting rail and the left limiting rail of the first side wall. When the telescopic components are in a compressed state, the two second side walls are close to each other and abut against each other. ; The upper pivot hole of the other of the two second side walls, the right lower pivot hole and the left lower pivot hole of the first side wall are fixedly connected to each other through another pivot.

In one embodiment, the right limiting rail and the left limiting rail form a perforated structure with the right lower pivot hole and the left lower pivot hole respectively; in another embodiment, the right limiting rail, The left limiting track is an open gap structure.

In order to achieve the other purpose mentioned above, the present invention discloses a storage box for accommodating the retractable storage mechanism. The storage box includes an upper cover, a handle provided on the upper cover, a lower cover located below the upper cover, and a storage box. The space is surrounded by the upper cover and the lower cover; the upper cover can be connected with the topmost tray of the telescopic storage mechanism; the upper cover can be movably covered with the lower cover, and the lower cover can be connected with the telescopic storage mechanism. The bottom plate of the storage mechanism is connected; the storage space is used to accommodate the telescopic storage mechanism; when the upper cover moves upward relative to the lower cover, the telescopic component of the telescopic storage mechanism changes from a compressed state to An extended state increases the distance between the plates.

Through the expansion and contraction of the telescopic component, when the distance between the two adjacent disks becomes larger, it can facilitate the pick-up and placement of the carrying objects. When the distance between the two adjacent disks becomes smaller, the telescopic component The overall volume of the storage mechanism can be effectively reduced, thereby saving working space.

10A, 10B, 10C: retractable storage box

20,20’: plate body

21:Side port

50: Storage box

60: Upper cover

62: Upper limiter

621: Upper limit part

70: Lower cover

72: Lower limit parts

721:Lower limit part

80: Accommodation space

81: First side wall

813:Restricted track

814: Right lower pivot hole

818:Left lower pivot hole

819: Pivot spring

82,82’: Second side wall

820:Limit convex pillar

821’: Upper pivot hole

90:Telescopic component

91: First side wall

911: Right part of the first side wall

912: Right upper pivot hole

913:Right restricted track

914: Right lower pivot hole

915: Left part of the first side wall

916:Left upper pivot hole

917: Left restricted track

918:Left lower pivot hole

92:Second side wall

920:Limit convex pillar

921: Upper pivot hole

922: Lower pivot hole

92’: Second side wall

920’: Limiting convex column

921’: Upper pivot hole

922’: Lower pivot hole

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a retractable storage mechanism according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a partial enlarged view of the retractable storage mechanism according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3 is an exploded structural view of the telescopic component in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a partial enlarged view of a retractable storage mechanism according to another embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 5 is a partial enlarged view of a retractable storage mechanism according to another embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 6 shows the appearance of the storage box when the telescopic component of the present invention is in a compressed state;

Figure 7 shows the appearance of the storage box when the telescopic component of the present invention is in an extended state;

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the upper cover of the storage box of the present invention;

Figure 9 is a perspective view of the lower cover of the storage box of the present invention;

Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the lower cover of the storage box of the present invention being directly hooked onto the bottom plate body;

Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of the upper cover of the storage box of the present invention being indirectly hooked on the topmost plate;

Figures 1 and 2 show a retractable storage mechanism 10A provided by a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It includes a plurality of trays 20 and at least two telescopic components 90 to connect two adjacent trays 20, 20'. Together, the telescopic component 90 can telescope to change the distance between the disks 20, 20'. When the telescopic component 90 is in an extended state, the distance between the two adjacent disks 20, 20' is Maximum, when the telescopic component 90 is in a compressed state, the distance between the two adjacent disks 20, 20' is minimum. Two or more sets of telescopic components 90 are disposed between every two adjacent trays 20, 20', respectively located on the left and right sides of the trays 20, 20' (from the perspective of Figure 1). In this embodiment, each of the telescopic components 90 The disk body 20, 20' can be in the shape of a regular polygon, for example, a square, a regular octagon, etc. However, the shape of each disk body 20, 20' can be changed according to the needs and is not particularly limited; each disk body 20, 20' can carry objects depending on the situation, and the objects can be wafers, dishes, records, etc. The telescopic component 90 includes a first side wall 91 and a second side wall 92. The telescopic component 90' includes a first side wall 91' and a second side wall 92', wherein the first side wall 91 and the second side wall 92 are fixed on the tray 20, and the One side wall 91' and the second side wall 92' are fixed on the plate body 20'. At the same time, the first side wall 91 is connected to the second side wall 92', so that when the telescopic components 90, 90' are in a compressed state, the first side wall 91 and The first side walls 91' are close to each other, and the second side walls 92 and 92' are close to each other. Through the expansion and contraction of the telescopic component 90, when the distance between the two adjacent trays 20, 20' becomes larger, it can facilitate the pick-up and placement of the loaded objects. When the distance between the two adjacent trays 20, 20' As the distance between them becomes smaller, the overall volume of the telescopic storage mechanism 10A can be effectively reduced, thereby saving working space.

Next, please refer to Figure 3, which is an exploded view of the structure of the first side wall 91, the second side wall 92, and the second side wall 92'. The first side wall 91 includes a first side wall right part 911, a first side wall left part 915, and a connecting part 910 connecting the two parts. Among them, the right part 911 of the first side wall includes an upper right pivot hole 912, a lower right pivot hole 914, and a right limiting rail 913 adjacent thereto; the left part 915 of the first side wall includes an upper left pivot hole 916, a left The lower pivot hole 918 and the left limiting track 917 adjacent thereto; wherein, the connecting portion 910 is located approximately at the center between the upper right pivot hole 912 and the lower right pivot hole 915, and the upper left pivot hole The approximate center position between 916 and the left lower pivot hole 918 is used to connect the right part 911 and the left part 915 of the first side wall, which can more firmly connect the first side wall 91 and the tray body 20; among them, the right limiting track 913 The left limiting track 917 has a perforated design. The second side wall 92 includes an upper pivot hole 921 , a lower pivot hole 922 , and a limiting protrusion 920 adjacent to the upper pivot hole 921 ; similarly, the second side wall 92 ′ includes an upper pivot hole 921 ′, a lower pivot hole 921 , and a limiting protrusion 920 . The connecting hole 922' and the limiting protruding post 920' are adjacent to the upper pivot hole 921'.

Please refer to Figures 2 and 3 at the same time. A pivot post (not shown) can be used to pass through the lower pivot hole 922 of the second side wall 92 and the left upper pivot hole 916 and the right upper pivot hole of the first side wall 91. Pivot hole 912 to fix on the tray 20; similarly, a pivot post (not shown) can be used to pass through the upper pivot hole 921' of the second side wall 92' and the right lower pivot hole 914 and the left lower pivot hole 914 of the first side wall 91. The pivot holes 918 are fixed together. At the same time, the limiting protruding post 920' can extend into the right limiting track 913 and the left limiting track 917, because the limiting protruding post 920 can only be inserted into the right limiting track 913 and the left limiting track 917. The internal displacement of the rail 917 is limited, thereby limiting the telescopic direction of the telescopic component 90'.

Figure 4 shows another retractable storage mechanism 10B of the present invention, which is similar to the retractable storage mechanism 10A. The difference is that the restriction track 813 of the first side wall 81 of the retractable storage mechanism 10B can be a hollow design (refer to 3, the right limiting rail 913 and the left limiting rail 917 of the telescopic storage mechanism 10A are perforated designs), that is, the limiting rails 813 can be formed on the outer edges of the left and right parts of the first side wall 81 instead of with them. Similar to the perforated design of the pivot hole, the design of the telescopic storage mechanism 10B makes it relatively easy to install the limiting boss 820 on the limiting track 813 .

Figure 5 shows another embodiment of the telescopic storage mechanism 10C of the present invention. It is similar to the telescopic storage mechanism 10B. The difference is that there is a right lower pivot hole 814 passing through the first side wall 81 and a left lower pivot hole 814. Pivot springs 819 are disposed on both sides of a pivot post between the hole 818 and the upper pivot hole 821' of the second side wall 82', which provide elastic tension so that the telescopic storage mechanism 10C can maintain a relaxed state or a compressed state. , making it easier to operate the substrate storage of the retractable storage mechanism 10C by only applying a single direction external force to the upper cover.

Please refer to Figures 6 and 7. The present invention also provides a storage box 50 for accommodating the retractable storage mechanisms 10A, 10B, and 10C (hereinafter referred to as 10) in the above embodiments. The storage box 50 includes a top cover 60, The lower cover 70 is located below the upper cover 60 , and an accommodating space 80 is located between the upper cover 60 and the lower cover 70 . The upper cover 60 is movably covered on the lower cover 70 , and the accommodating space 80 is used for the The retractable storage mechanism 10 accommodates. Figure 6 shows that when the telescopic component 30 is in a compressed state, the storage box 50 That is, the upper cover 60 covers the lower cover 70 . FIG. 7 shows the state of the storage box 50 when the telescopic component 30 is in an extended state, that is, the upper cover 60 is separated from the lower cover 70 . . The appearance shapes of the upper cover 60 and the lower cover 70 can be changed according to the shape of the tray 20 , and even the upper cover 60 can only be in the shape of a flat plate; in addition, the storage box 50 can also have a handle disposed on the The upper cover 60 is used for manual or mechanical handling of the upper cover 60 .

The upper cover 60 can be connected to the topmost tray 20 of the telescopic storage mechanism 10 , and the lower cover 70 can be connected to the bottommost tray 20 of the telescopic storage mechanism 10 . Please refer to Figures 8 and 9. In this embodiment, the upper cover 60 has eight upper limiting members 62 respectively disposed on the inner edges of the eight sides of the upper cover 60. The lower cover 70 also has eight lower limiting members 72 disposed on the inner edges. The upper limiter 62 can directly or indirectly hook the inner edge of the eight sides of the lower cover 70 with the topmost tray 20 of the telescopic storage mechanism 10 , and the lower limiter 72 can directly or indirectly hook the telescopic storage mechanism 10 . The bottom tray 20 of the storage mechanism 10 . In this embodiment, each of the upper limiting parts 62 has an upper limit part 621 that directly hooks with the topmost tray 20 , and each of the lower limiting parts 72 has a lower limit part 721 that directly hooks with the bottommost tray 20 . In other possible embodiments, the number of the upper restricting members 62 and the lower restricting members 72 may vary depending on the situation, and the structures of the upper restricting members 62 and the lower restricting members 72 are not limited to this embodiment. , as long as they can be connected to the upper cover 60 and the lower cover 70 respectively.

As shown in FIG. 10 , except for the top and bottom layers, the trays 20 all have one side opening 21 for the lower limit portion 721 of the lower limiting member 72 to pass; when the upper cover 60 moves upward relative to the lower cover 70 , the upper limit portion 621 of the limiting member 62 on the upper cover 60 directly drives the topmost tray 20, so that the telescopic component 90 of the telescopic storage mechanism 10 changes from the compressed state to the extended state, whereby each tray 20 is As it moves upward and the distance between the trays 20 increases, the side openings 21 allow the lower limiting member 72 to pass, until the bottom tray 20 is directly limited by the limiting member 72 under the lower cover 70 Until the portion 721 is fixed and cannot move upward, at this time, the telescopic component 90 is in the extended state and the distance between the two adjacent plates 20, 20' to the maximum, and the objects carried on each tray 20 can be easily taken and placed; then, when the upper cover 60 moves downward relative to the lower cover 70, the upper cover 60 presses against the topmost tray 20, whereby each The disks 20, 20' all move downward together and the distance between the disks 20, 20' decreases until the telescopic component 90 is in the compressed state and the distance between two adjacent disks 20 is minimum. At this time, the overall volume of the telescopic storage mechanism 10 can be effectively reduced, thereby saving working space.

The load-carrying object can be picked up and placed by manpower or mechanical arms without special restrictions. The upper cover 60 can be moved up and down by holding the handle or directly holding the upper cover 60. Can. The topmost tray 20 and the bottommost tray 20 may not carry objects depending on the situation.

FIG. 11 shows the state in which the upper limiting member 62 is indirectly connected to the topmost tray 20 of the telescopic storage mechanism 10 in other embodiments, that is, the upper limiting member 62 is connected to the first side wall of the telescopic assembly 90 91 is pivotally connected, and when the upper cover 60 moves upward, it can affect the first side wall 91, thereby driving the telescopic component 90 to extend; similarly, the lower limiter 72 can also be indirectly connected to the bottom plate of the telescopic storage mechanism 10. The body 20 is connected, that is, the lower limiting member 72 is pivotally connected to the first side wall 91' of the telescopic component 90 (not shown); in other possible embodiments, the upper limiting member 62 can be connected to the first side wall 91' is pivotally connected. The lower limiting member 72 can be pivotally connected with the first side wall 91. All such simple modifications, replacements or omissions of components shall fall within the scope of the patent application disclosed in the present invention.

10:Retractable storage box

20,20’: plate body

90,90’: telescopic components

91,91’: first side wall

92,92’: Second side wall

Claims (9)

A retractable storage mechanism including: a plurality of trays for storing a plurality of substrates; and At least two telescopic components connect an adjacent first disk and a second disk together. The telescopic components can be telescopic to change the distance between the disks. Each telescopic component includes: A first side wall includes a right part, a left part and a connecting part to connect the right part and the left part. The right part includes an upper right part pivot hole, a right lower pivot hole and an adjacent right part. A right restriction track, the left portion includes a left upper pivot hole, a left lower pivot hole and a left restriction track adjacent thereto; Two second side walls, each including an upper pivot hole, a lower pivot hole, a right limiting protruding post and a left limiting protruding post adjacent to the upper pivoting hole, and are provided on both sides of each second side wall; and Among them, the lower pivot hole of one of the two second side walls, the right upper pivot hole and the left upper pivot hole of the first side wall are fixed on the first plate body through a pivot connection. The right limiting protruding column and the left limiting protruding column of the other of the two second side walls respectively extend into the right limiting rail and the left limiting rail of the first side wall. When the telescopic components are in a compressed state , the two second side walls are close to each other. The retractable storage mechanism of claim 1, wherein the upper pivot hole of the other of the two second side walls, the right lower pivot hole and the left lower pivot hole of the first side wall are connected through another pivot shaft. Fixed to each other. The telescopic storage mechanism of claim 1, wherein the right limiting track and the left limiting track form a perforated structure with the right lower pivot hole and the left lower pivot hole respectively. The retractable storage mechanism of claim 1, wherein the right limiting track and the left limiting track are an open gap structure. The telescopic storage mechanism of claim 1, wherein the connecting portion of the first side wall is located at the center between the right upper pivot hole and the right lower pivot hole, and the left upper pivot hole and the left The center position between the lower pivot holes. The telescopic storage mechanism of claim 1, further comprising two springs extending from the right lower pivot hole and the left lower pivot hole of the first side wall to the upper side of the other of the two second side walls. The pivot hole is used to provide tension so that the telescopic storage mechanism can maintain a relaxed state or a compressed state. A storage box for accommodating the retractable storage mechanism described in any one of claims 1 to 6. The storage box contains: An upper cover can be connected to the topmost plate of the retractable storage mechanism; A lower cover is located below the upper cover, the upper cover is movably covered on the lower cover, and the lower cover can be connected to the bottom plate of the retractable storage mechanism; and A storage space is formed by the upper cover and the lower cover for accommodating the retractable storage mechanism; When the upper cover moves upward relative to the lower cover, the telescopic component of the telescopic storage mechanism changes from a compressed state to an extended state, so that the distance between the plates increases. The storage box of claim 7, wherein the upper cover has at least one upper limiter, and the lower cover has at least one lower limiter, and the upper limiter can be directly or indirectly connected to the topmost plate of the retractable storage mechanism. , the lower limiting member can be directly or indirectly connected to the bottom plate of the telescopic storage mechanism. The storage box according to any one of claim 8, wherein at least one plate body of the telescopic storage mechanism has a side opening for the lower limiting member to pass.

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