WO1999039994A1 - Sheet support container - Google Patents
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- WO1999039994A1 WO1999039994A1 PCT/JP1998/000489 JP9800489W WO9939994A1 WO 1999039994 A1 WO1999039994 A1 WO 1999039994A1 JP 9800489 W JP9800489 W JP 9800489W WO 9939994 A1 WO9939994 A1 WO 9939994A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
- B65D85/30—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure
- B65D85/38—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for delicate optical, measuring, calculating or control apparatus
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- H01L21/00—Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
- H01L21/67—Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere
- H01L21/673—Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere using specially adapted carriers or holders; Fixing the workpieces on such carriers or holders
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- H01L21/67369—Closed carriers characterised by shock absorbing elements, e.g. retainers or cushions
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- H01L21/673—Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere using specially adapted carriers or holders; Fixing the workpieces on such carriers or holders
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- H01L21/67373—Closed carriers characterised by locking systems
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- H01L21/673—Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere using specially adapted carriers or holders; Fixing the workpieces on such carriers or holders
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- H01L21/67379—Closed carriers characterised by coupling elements, kinematic members, handles or elements to be externally gripped
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- H01L21/673—Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere using specially adapted carriers or holders; Fixing the workpieces on such carriers or holders
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- the present invention relates to a thin plate supporting container for storing, storing, and transporting a thin plate such as a semiconductor wafer, a storage disk, and a liquid crystal glass substrate.
- the closed container 51 is schematically composed of a container main body 52 and a lid 53 closing an upper opening of the container main body 52.
- the locking piece 54 has an operation port 55 provided at the center thereof and locking holes 56 provided on both sides of the operation port 55.
- the container body 52 is provided with a locking tool 57 that fits into the locking hole 56 of the locking piece 54.
- the locking tool 57 is provided with an inclined surface 57A to which the locking piece 54 slides and is pushed outward.
- each locking piece 54 To remove the lid 53 from the container body 52, bend each locking piece 54. That is, the operator holds each operation port 55 of the two locking pieces 54 in a direction (rightward in FIG. 4) in which the operator holds the operating port 55 with his / her hand, and bends each locking piece 54.
- the locking hole 56 is removed from the locking tool 57, and the lid 53 is removed from the container body 52.
- a thin plate supporting portion (not shown) for supporting a plurality of semiconductor wafers housed inside the container main body 52 at regular intervals is integrally provided on the inner side surface of the container main body 52. Or a separate wafer carrier is stored.
- the closed container needs to be cleaned after use, but when the thin plate supporting portion is provided integrally with the container body 52, the cleaning of the closed container is not always easy. That is, since the thin plate supporting portion has a large number of narrow grooves into which the thin plate enters, and is located inside the closed container, it is not easy to reliably clean the inside of the narrow grooves. This is the same in the case of a wafer carrier.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a thin-plate supporting container that facilitates the work of attaching and detaching a lid and the work of cleaning. Disclosure of the invention
- a thin plate supporting container includes: a container main body for storing a plurality of thin plates therein; and a thin plate supporting member provided on each of opposed side walls in the container main body for supporting the thin plates stored therein from both sides.
- a thin plate supporting container comprising: a lid for closing the container main body; and a simple attaching / detaching mechanism for easily attaching / detaching the lid to / from the container main body.
- a locking fitting portion provided on a peripheral portion of the body, and a locking body provided on the container body side to face the locking fitting portion.
- the fitting portion fixed to the container body and the locking fitting portion on the lid side are integrally attached to each other, and when pressed down, the locking fitting portion is detached from the fitted portion.
- An arm, and the lid is moved forward when the locking fitting portion is disengaged from the fitted portion with the arm.
- a lifting mechanism that lifts the container slightly from the container body.
- the container main body when the lid is attached to the container main body, the container main body is placed vertically. The opening upwards, cover the opening with a lid, and press the lid from above.
- the locking fitting portion of the simple attaching / detaching mechanism is fitted to the fitted portion, and the lid is fixed to the container body.
- push down on the arm As a result, the locking fitting portion is disengaged from the fitted portion, the locking of the lid to the container main body is released, and the lid is slightly lifted from the container main body by the lifting mechanism.
- the lid comes off the container body. After that, the operator lifts the lid by hand, or the conveyor automatically lifts the lid.
- a thin plate supporting container is provided on a lower side of the container main body, and a foot portion that stably supports the container main body in a vertically placed state; and a foot portion provided on an upper side surface of the lid body. And a foot receiving portion to which is fitted.
- the feet of the container main body abut on the mounting surface, and the thin plate supporting container is stably supported.
- the feet of the container main body fit into the foot supports provided on the upper surface of the lid. Thereby, a plurality of thin plate supporting containers are stably stacked.
- a thin plate supporting container includes a container main body for storing a plurality of thin plates therein, and a thin plate supporting member provided on each of opposed side walls in the container main body for supporting the thin plates stored therein from both sides. And a thin plate supporting container, wherein the thin plate supporting portion is detachably provided to the container body.
- the thin plate supporting portion detachably provided on the container body by removing the thin plate supporting portion detachably provided on the container body, the thin plate supporting portion and the container body can be easily and sufficiently cleaned to the smallest detail.
- a plurality of types of thin plate supporting portions are prepared as the thin plate supporting portions in which the number of supporting thin plates, the arrangement interval, the interval between two opposed thin plate supporting portions, and the like are appropriately changed, and the size of the thin plates and the number of stored sheets are provided. Select and use the thin plate support according to the requirements. Thereby, it is possible to easily and quickly cope with various use modes.
- the thin plate supporting portion includes a plurality of thin plate supporting portions arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval, and a tooth plate portion supporting each thin plate one by one, and a tooth plate portion.
- a support plate portion integrally supporting at least the innermost side and the inlet side in a state of being arranged in parallel at a fixed interval, and a contact surface of the innermost support plate portion with the thin plate;
- the container A V-shaped groove for guiding and supporting the thin plate at the center between the tooth plates at the innermost portion when the main body is placed vertically is provided.
- the thin plate is inserted between the tooth plate portions of the thin plate supporting portion.
- Thin plate support When the container is placed horizontally and its opening is turned sideways, the thin plate is placed on each tooth plate and supported.
- the thin plate supporting container When the thin plate supporting container is placed vertically, the thin plate is placed and supported mainly on the innermost support plate.
- the V-shaped groove is provided in the support plate portion on which the thin plate is placed, the thin plate is guided by the slope of the V-shaped groove and falls into the groove bottom, and each tooth plate portion at the innermost portion Supported in the middle between.
- the upper part of the thin plate is supported on the upper part of each tooth plate. Thereby, interference between thin plates can be prevented.
- the thin plate is formed in a circular shape, and the tooth plate portion is formed in an arc shape along the periphery of the circular thin plate. Along with each other.
- the tooth plate portions support the thin plates in a state of slightly overlapping each other along the periphery of the circular thin plates.
- the overlapping area between the tooth plate portion and the thin plate is reduced, and the adverse effect on the surface of the thin plate can be eliminated.
- the synthetic resin forming each tooth plate generates a small amount of gas.
- the overlapping area between the tooth plate and the thin plate is small, the chance of the generated gas coming into contact with the surface of the thin plate is reduced. This minimizes the adverse effect of the gas on the surface of the thin plate.
- a thin plate supporting container is characterized in that the thin plate supporting portion is made of a synthetic resin that is finished with high dimensional accuracy and has excellent moldability.
- the thin plate is reliably supported by the thin plate supporting portion having high dimensional accuracy, and interference between adjacent thin plates is prevented.
- High-purity PBT polybutylene terephthalate
- PEEK polyether ether ketone
- PBN polybutylene naphthalate
- the top of the container main body is detachably provided with a top flange gripped by an arm of a transfer device and a carrying handle. It is characterized by having attached.
- a thin plate supporting container is characterized in that the handle is attached so as to be inclined in a direction between a vertical position and a horizontal position of the container main body.
- the thin plate supporting container is characterized in that a filter is attached to or detached from the container main body or the lid so as to allow the passage of gas between the inside and the outside to make the internal pressure equal to the external pressure and to restrict the passage of dust and the like. It is characterized by being freely attached.
- the air pressure greatly changes during transport of the thin plate supporting container due to transport using an airplane or the like the air is allowed to flow in and out between the inside and outside of the thin plate supporting container due to the filling, and the same air pressure is always applied. Is maintained. That is, the inside pressure of the container is adjusted to an optimal state while preventing the intrusion of dust and the like into the thin plate supporting container and keeping the inside clean. This prevents the lid from becoming difficult to come off.
- the filter since the filter is detachably attached, the filter can be removed when the thin plate supporting container is washed, so that the washing operation can be performed efficiently.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a thin plate supporting container 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a side view showing a conventional closed container.
- FIG. 3 is a side view showing a lid of a conventional closed container.
- FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main part showing a mechanism for fixing a lid of a conventional closed container.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the thin plate supporting container according to the embodiment of the present invention with the lid removed.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the thin plate supporting container according to the embodiment of the present invention with the lid and the thin plate supporting portion removed.
- FIG. 7 is a front view showing the container body according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a rear view showing the container body according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 shows a book It is a side view which shows the container main body which concerns on embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a container body according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a front sectional view showing the container body according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a plan view showing a lid according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a partial plan view showing the simple attaching / detaching mechanism.
- FIG. 14 is a side view showing the simple attaching / detaching mechanism.
- FIG. 15 is a plan view showing the simple attaching / detaching mechanism.
- FIG. 16 is a front view showing the thin plate support.
- FIG. 17 is a side view showing the thin plate supporting portion.
- FIG. 18 is a side sectional view showing the thin plate supporting portion.
- FIG. 19 is a plan view showing the thin plate supporting portion.
- FIG. 20 is a bottom view showing the thin plate supporting portion.
- FIG. 21 is a rear view showing the thin plate supporting portion.
- FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view showing a V-shaped groove of the thin plate supporting portion.
- FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view showing the intermediate support plate portion of the thin plate support portion.
- FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view showing the support plate on the entrance side of the thin plate support.
- FIG. 25 is a plan view showing the top flange.
- FIG. 26 is a side view showing the top flange.
- FIG. 27 is a front view showing the top flange.
- FIG. 25 is a plan view showing the top flange.
- FIG. 28 is a bottom view showing the top flange.
- FIG. 29 is a front view showing the carrying handle.
- FIG. 30 is a right side view showing the carrying handle.
- FIG. 31 is a left side view showing the carrying handle.
- FIG. 32 is a plan view showing the carrying handle.
- FIG. 33 is a rear view showing the carrying handle.
- FIG. 34 is a perspective view showing a filter.
- FIG. 35 is a sectional view showing the filter.
- FIG. 36 is a plan view showing an opening to which a filter is attached.
- the thin plate supporting container of the present invention is a container suitable for use as a container for storing, storing, and transporting thin plates such as a semiconductor wafer, a storage disk, and a liquid crystal glass substrate.
- a thin plate supporting container for storing a semiconductor wafer will be described as an example.
- the thin plate supporting container 1 includes a container main body 2 for storing a plurality of semiconductor wafers (not shown) therein, Two thin plate supporting portions 3 provided on opposing side walls to support the semiconductor wafer housed therein from both sides, a lid 4 for closing the opening 2F of the container body 2, and a transport device (not shown)
- the top flange 5 gripped by the arm of It is composed of a carrying handle 6 to be gripped when carrying the supporting container 1 and a filter 7 (see FIG. 34) for adjusting the internal pressure of the thin plate supporting container 1.
- the entire container body 2 is formed substantially in a cubic shape.
- the container body 2 is placed vertically (as shown in Figs. 1, 5, and 6), and the four side walls 2A, 2B, 2C, and 2D serving as peripheral walls and the bottom plate 2E (Fig. 10). ), And an opening 2F is provided at the top.
- Each side wall 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D is provided with a large number of vertical grooves 9 for reinforcement.
- a top flange 5 is detachably attached to the outside of the side wall portion 2B which becomes a ceiling portion in a horizontal state.
- a carrying handle 6 is detachably attached to the outside of the side walls 2C and 2D, which become the side walls in the horizontal state.
- the side wall 2A is configured as shown in FIG.
- Positioning means 11 is provided on the entire surface of the side wall 2A.
- the positioning means 11 is mainly constituted by three fitting grooves 12.
- Each fitting groove 12 has a first fitting groove 12 A aligned in the vertical direction of the container body 2 and a second fitting groove 12 A inclined at the same angle (approximately 60 degrees) with respect to the vertical direction of the container body 2.
- third fitting grooves 12B and 12C are finished with precise dimensional accuracy in accordance with the standard.
- Each of the fitting grooves 12 A, 12 B, and 12 C of the positioning means 11 is fitted to a fitting protrusion (not shown) on the mounting table side, so that the thin plate supporting container 1 is positioned at an accurate position. It is installed so that semiconductor wafers can be taken in and out of the robot for wafer transfer.
- the side wall 2B is configured as shown in FIG.
- a flange mounting plate 14 for detachably attaching the top flange 5 is provided at the center of the side wall 2B.
- the flange mounting plate 14 is provided in the flange fitting groove 15.
- the flange fitting groove 15 is formed in the side wall 2B at an intermediate position between the two vertical grooves 9 located on both sides, and is recessed from the bottom to the vicinity of the upper end.
- the flange mounting plate 14 is composed of two plate members extending inward from both side edges at the upper part of the flange fitting groove 15. Top flange 5 on these two flange mounting plates 1 4 Are inserted from the lower side in FIG. 8 and can be attached.
- the side walls 2C and 2D are configured as shown in FIG. Since the side walls 2C and 2D are symmetric, only the side wall 2D is shown in FIG.
- the side wall portion 2 is provided with a handle mounting plate 16 for detachably mounting the carrying handle 6.
- the handle mounting plate 16 is composed of four plate members 16A, 16B, 1616D provided on the side wall 2D.
- the plate 16A is formed so as to extend inward (left side) from the right edge of the left vertical groove 9 in the figure among the three vertical grooves 9 provided in the side wall 2D. This plate 16A is located at the lowest position.
- the plate members 16 B and 16 C are formed to extend inward from both side edges of the central vertical groove 9.
- the left plate member 16 B is located lower than the right plate member 16 C.
- the plate 16D extends inward from the left edge of the right vertical groove 9.
- the plate 16D is provided at the uppermost position among the other plates 16A, 16B, and 16C.
- the four plate members 16 A, 16 B, 16 C, and 16 D are arranged in the upper right direction at an angle of 45 degrees.
- the carrying handle 6 is detachably attached to each plate 16 A, 16 B, 16 C, 16 D at a 45-degree angle to the container body 2.
- the side wall portion 2C is also provided with a handle mounting plate having a configuration symmetrical to the above configuration.
- a foot portion 18 is provided on the bottom plate portion 2E.
- the foot portion 18 is formed by projecting four force points near the four corners of the bottom plate portion 2E downward in a square shape.
- the container body 2 is placed vertically, the container body 2 is stably supported by the feet 18 at these four places.
- the support base 21 includes a lower base 21A and an upper base 21B.
- the lower base 21A is formed by projecting the side walls 2C and 2D from the bottom plate 2E in a pedestal shape at three positions.
- the upper base 21 B is formed by raising the side walls 2 C and 2 D from the lower base 21 A in a pedestal shape at three positions.
- Each of the thin plate supporting portions 3 is placed on the mounting surface 22A of the lower platform 21A at the three power stations and the mounting surface 22B of the upper platform 21B at the three power stations. It has become.
- one lower support projection 23 is provided on each mounting surface 22A of the lower base 21A of the three places. The lower support projections 23 are fitted in lower support holes 39 of the thin plate support portion 3 described later to support the lower portion of the thin plate support portion 3.
- An upper support protrusion 24 is provided on each mounting surface 22B of the upper base 21B at the three places of the side walls 2C and 2D.
- the upper support projections 24 are provided one on each of the upper bases 21B on both sides, and two on the center upper base 21B.
- the upper support projection 24 fits into an upper support hole 40 of the thin plate support portion 3 described later and supports the upper portion of the thin plate support portion 3.
- a locking claw 25 is provided on the center upper base 21 B at an intermediate position between the two upper support projections 24.
- the locking claw 25 is locked in the upper support hole 40 to prevent falling off. That is, in a state where the upper support holes 40 are fitted to the two upper support projections 24, the locking claws 25 are locked to the upper ends of the upper support holes 40, and the upper support holes 40 are engaged.
- the part 40 is fixed to prevent falling off.
- each thin plate supporting portion 3 is securely supported on the support base 21 by the total of seven supporting projections 23 and 24 and the locking claw 25.
- a lid receiving step 27 for fitting the lid 4 is provided.
- the lid receiving step 27 is formed by extending the upper end of the container body 2 to the size of the lid 4.
- the lid 4 is fitted to the inside of the vertical plate 27 A of the lid receiving step 27 and comes into contact with the horizontal plate 27 B, so that the lid 4 is taken up by the lid receiving step 27. It can be attached.
- the horizontal plate portion 27B is provided with an annular groove 27C all around its circumference, and a gasket (not shown) attached to the lower surface of the lid 4 is fitted to the thin plate supporting container 1B. The inside is sealed.
- a mating portion 28 is provided on the inner surface of the vertical plate portion 27 A in which a lid locking claw 32 of a simple attaching / detaching mechanism 31 described later is fitted to fix the lid 4 to the container body 2 side.
- the fitted portion 28 is formed by depressing the vertical plate portion 27A into a square shape, and the lid locking claw 32 is fitted to the upper inner end thereof.
- the lid 4 is configured as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. FIG. 12 is a plan view showing the container main body 2 in a state where the simple attaching / detaching mechanism 31 described later is not provided.
- the lid 4 is provided with a rising wall 4A over the entire periphery thereof, and is formed in a dish shape that opens upward.
- the central portion of the lid 4 is formed in a cylindrical shape so as not to touch the upper part of the semiconductor ware housed therein.
- foot receiving portions 30 into which the feet 18 provided on the bottom of the container main body 2 fit are provided at four places, respectively.
- the simple attachment / detachment mechanism 31 mainly includes a lid locking claw 32 serving as a locking fitting portion provided so as to protrude from the peripheral edge of the lid 4, and a lid receiving step of the container body 2.
- the fitting portion 28 provided on the vertical plate portion 27A facing the lid locking claw 32, and the lid locking claw 32 on the lid 4 side are integrally attached.
- Arm 34 that releases the lid locking claw 32 from the fitting portion 28 by being pressed down, and the lid locking claw 32 from the fitting portion 28 by the arm 3 4.
- a lifting mechanism (not shown) for slightly lifting the lid 4 from the container body 2 when detached.
- the lid locking claw 32 is elastically supported by the lid 4. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the lid locking claw 32 is formed by rising from one end of the fixed plate part 32 A fixed to the lid 4. 3 2 B, formed outward.
- the fixed plate portion 32A and the upright plate portion 32B are integrally formed of an elastic synthetic resin. When the upright plate portion 32B is elastically bent, the lid locking claw 32 is formed.
- the fixing plate 32A is fixed to the cover 4 by screwing, adhesive or welding.
- the arm portion 34 is provided integrally with the standing plate portion 32B so as to extend horizontally from the upper end thereof. Thus, by pushing down the arm portion 34, the upright plate portion 32B is bent so that the lid locking claw 32 is disengaged from the fitted portion 28.
- the lid locking claw 32, the arm portion 34, the fixed plate portion 32 A, and the upright plate portion 32 B are provided at four corners of the lid 4.
- the rising wall 4A of the lid 4 is provided with cutouts 4B in which the four corners are cut out at two places and removed, and each of the cutouts 4B has two of the above members.
- the two arm portions 34 have their tips fixed integrally with a pressing plate 32C so that they can be easily pressed.
- the fixing of the pressing plate 3 2 C to each arm 34 is performed by the fixing As with the fixing of the plate portion 32A to the lid 4, the fixing is performed by screwing, adhesive or welding.
- the lifting mechanism is constituted by the gasket capable of slightly lifting the lid 4 from the container body 2 with elasticity.
- the lid 4 can be easily removed from the container body 2.
- the thin plate support 3 is detachably attached to a support 21 in the container body 2.
- the specific configuration of the thin plate support 3 is formed as shown in FIGS. 16 to 24.
- the thin plate supporting portions 3 are mainly arranged in parallel with a large number of at regular intervals, and the tooth plate portions 36 for supporting each semiconductor wafer one by one and the tooth plate portions 36 are fixed in parallel.
- the support plate 37 which supports them integrally at three places in a state where they are spaced apart from each other, and the inner surface of the backmost support plate 37A (contact with the semiconductor wafer) And V-shaped groove 38 formed on the surface.
- the support plate portion 37 is provided at three positions, ie, the innermost side (lowermost portion in FIG. 16), the middle and the entrance side (uppermost portion in FIG. 16) of each tooth plate portion 36.
- the V-shaped groove 38 is formed by a V-shaped bottom as shown in FIG. 22.
- a supporting step 37D for supporting is formed.
- the supporting step 37D is formed to be slightly inclined downward (for example, about 1 degree) in a horizontal state, and comes into contact with the semiconductor wafer mounted thereon with a minimum area. ing.
- each tooth plate portion 36 is formed to be curved in an arc along the peripheral edge of the circular semiconductor wafer.
- the tooth plate portion 36 is supported in a slightly overlapping state along the periphery of the semiconductor wafer, and the adverse effect on the surface of the semiconductor wafer is minimized.
- each tooth plate section 36 is constructed.
- the formed synthetic resin generates a small amount of gas.
- the overlapping area between the tooth plate portion 36 and the semiconductor wafer is small, the chance of the generated gas contacting the surface of the semiconductor wafer is reduced. Thereby, the adverse effect of the gas on the surface of the semiconductor wafer is minimized.
- a lower support hole portion 3 9 that fits with the lower support protrusion 23 of the support base 2 1 to support a lower portion of the thin plate support portion 3, and an upper support protrusion 2 4 And an upper support hole 40 for supporting the upper portion of the thin plate support 3 by fitting with the upper end.
- the lower support holes 39 are provided at both ends and at the center of the lower end of the thin plate support 3. All three lower support holes 39 are formed in the same circular hole shape.
- the upper support holes 40 are provided at both ends and the center of the upper end of the thin plate support 3. Of these three upper support holes 40, the upper support holes 4OA and 40B on both sides are formed in a circular hole shape, while the center upper support hole 40C is formed in an elliptical shape.
- the two upper support projections 24 can be fitted simultaneously. Further, a locking claw 25 is locked to the upper end edge of the upper support hole 40C so that the support plate 37 is fixed so as not to fall off from each of the support projections 23, 24. It has become.
- the thin plate supporting portion 3 is formed of a synthetic resin which is finished with high dimensional accuracy and has excellent moldability. Specifically, it is composed of high-purity PBT.
- Other members such as the container body 2 are made of inexpensive polycarbonate or the like.
- the top flange 5 is a portion that is gripped by the arm of the transfer device when the thin plate supporting container 1 is transferred by the transfer device. As shown in FIGS. 25 to 28, the top flange 5 has a plate portion 5A to be gripped by the arm of the transfer device, a fitting hole 5B into which a part of the arm fits, a container And a fitting plate portion 5C which is fitted to the flange mounting plate 14 of the main body 2 and mounts the top flange 5 on the container main body 2.
- Connection plate portions 5D for fixing the fitting plate portion 5C to the plate portion 5A are attached to front and rear ends (upper and lower end portions of FIG. 25) of the fitting plate portion 5C.
- the mating plate 5C is It has a part that protrudes from both sides, and this part is
- a locking claw 5E is provided at the tip of the protruding portion of the fitting plate portion 5C (the upper end in FIG. 25). This locking claw 5E is
- top edge of 14 (the top edge in Fig. 8) to prevent the top flange 5 from falling off. Also, the top flange attached to the flange mounting plate 14
- the top flange 5 can be easily removed from the flange mounting plate 14 simply by removing the locking claw 5 E from the flange mounting plate 14.
- the carrying handle 6 is a handle that is gripped when an operator holds the thin plate supporting container 1 by hand. As shown in FIGS. 29 to 33, the carrying handle 6 has four plates 16 A, 16 B, 16 C, and 16 D respectively fitted to the four plate members 16 A, 16 B, 16 C, and 16 D of the container body 2. Fitting plate 6E with fitting pieces 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D and four fitting pieces 6A, 6
- Each fitting piece 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D is formed so as to be inclined by 45 degrees with respect to the fitting plate 6E.
- the four plate members 16 A, 16 B, and 16 of the container body 2 arranged in the upper right direction at an angle of 45 degrees
- the carrying handle 6 By inserting the four fitting pieces 6 A, 6 B, 6 C, and 6 D in parallel into C and 16 D, the carrying handle 6 is inclined at 45 degrees with respect to the container body 2. In such a state, it can be installed. At this time, the locking claw 6F is locked on the distal edge of the outer plate 16A, 16D, and the base end of the outer fitting piece 6A, 6D closed in a bag shape is the plate 1
- the handle mounting plate 16 is fixed to the container body 2 by being locked to the base edges of 6A and 16D. To remove the handle mounting plate 16 from the container body 2, simply remove the locking claw 6F from the edge of the outer plate material 16A, 16D and shift the handle mounting plate 16.
- Each mating piece 6 A, 6 B, 6 C, 6 D comes off the plate material 16 A, 16 B, 16 C, 16 D, and the handle mounting plate 16 can be easily removed from the container body 2. You can do it.
- Two carrying handles 6 having the above configuration are formed in a symmetrical shape, and are attached to the side walls 2C and 2D, respectively.
- the filter 7 is for adjusting the internal pressure of the thin plate supporting container 1.
- This file The filter 7 is attached to the container body 2 or the lid 4 of the thin plate supporting container 1, and allows gas to pass between the inside and the outside of the thin plate supporting container 1, and restricts the passage of dust and the like. With this, the internal pressure of the thin plate supporting container 1 is adjusted to an optimum state while the internal clean state is maintained, thereby preventing the lid 4 from becoming difficult to come off.
- the filter 7 is specifically configured as shown in FIGS.
- the filter 7 is provided at an arbitrary position on the container main body 2 or the lid 4 of the thin plate supporting container 1 and at a position where other functions and the like are not impaired.
- reference numeral 42 denotes an opening provided in the thin plate supporting container 1 or the lid 4.
- the opening 42 is formed by drilling in a circular shape, and communicates the inside and outside of the thin plate supporting container 1. Thereby, the inside and outside of the thin plate supporting container 1 are allowed to enter and exit the gas, and the inside pressure and the outside pressure are adjusted to be the same.
- cutouts 42A are provided for fitting locking claws 46 of the filter 7 described later.
- the filter 7 removes dust and the like contained in the external gas when gas enters and exits the inside and outside of the thin plate supporting container 1 through the opening 42 to allow only the gas to pass.
- the filter 7 has such a performance that dust and the like can be removed, and is set so as to allow gas to pass smoothly. That is, when gas enters and exits the inside and outside of the thin plate supporting container 1 through the opening 42, the performance is set to such a degree that the gas does not become too large and the gas can easily pass. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 34 and 35, the filter 7 includes a cylindrical body 44, a flange 45, a locking claw 46, and a filter medium 47.
- the cylindrical body 44 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and has a diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of the opening 42.
- the flange portion 45 is provided on one side of the cylindrical body 44 (below in the figure), and contacts with one side surface of the edge of the opening 42 when the cylindrical body 44 is fitted into the opening 42. They are in contact.
- An annular gasket 48 is provided on the inner surface of the flange 45. The gasket 48 has a shape in which the cylindrical body 44 fits into the opening 42 and the flange 45 contacts one side of the edge of the opening 42. Press tightly against the edge of the airtight seal.
- Each locking claw 46 has a wedge-shaped cross section. That is, the surface of the locking claw 46 on the side of the flange 45 is inclined.
- the cylindrical body 44 is fitted into the opening 42 with the respective locking claws 46 being aligned with the notches 42 of the opening 42, and the whole is rotated. Is pressed against the other side surface of the edge of the opening 42, and the filter 7 is fixed to the thin plate supporting container 1 side.
- the filter medium 47 is mounted in the cylinder 44 so as to remove dust and the like from the gas passing through the cylinder 44. That is, when the gas around the thin plate supporting container 1 flows into the thin plate supporting container 1 through the opening 42, dust and the like in the gas are removed and only the gas passes. As described above, the filter medium 47 is set to such a performance that dust and the like can be removed and gas can smoothly pass therethrough. That is, when gas enters and exits inside and outside the thin plate supporting container 1 through the opening 42, the filter medium 47 does not have a large resistance and the gas can easily pass through. Then, the gas easily passes through the filter medium 47, so that even if the pressure around the thin plate supporting container 1 suddenly changes, it is possible to respond quickly.
- the thin plate supporting container 1 configured as described above is used as follows.
- the container main body 2 When storing the semiconductor wafer in the container main body 2, the container main body 2 is placed sideways, and the semiconductor wafer is introduced from the opening 2F by the wafer transport robot. At this time, the semiconductor wafer is inserted between the tooth plate portions 36 of the thin plate support portion 3 and placed on the tooth plate portion 36.
- the container body 2 When the semiconductor wafers are stored and transported, the container body 2 is placed vertically by the operator manually holding the carrying handle 6 or by the robot automatically gripping the top flange 5. At this time, the semiconductor wafer is supported in contact with the V-shaped groove 38 of the tooth plate portion 36. The semiconductor wafer placed on the slope of the V-shaped groove is projected on the slope, falls into the bottom of the groove, and is supported at the center between the tooth plates 36. The upper part of the semiconductor wafer is supported on the upper part of each tooth plate part 36. As a result, interference between semiconductor wafers is reliably prevented.
- the lid 4 is attached to the lid receiving step 27 of the container body 2 manually or automatically, and the opening 2F of the container body 2 is closed by the lid 4.
- lid 4 Press from above As a result, the standing plate portion 3 2 B of the simple attaching / detaching mechanism 31 is bent, the lid locking claw 32 is fitted to the fitted portion 28, and the lid 4 is fixed to the container body 2.
- the thin plate supporting container 1 is transported.
- packing for transport remove the top flange 5 and the carrying handle 6. That is, the locking claws 5E and 6F are removed, and the top flange 5 and the carrying handle 6 are shifted and removed. Thereby, the thin plate supporting container 1 is packed in a small size. At this time, the top flange 5 and the carrying handle 6 are packed together with the thin plate supporting container 1.
- the surrounding pressure of the thin plate supporting container 1 may change during the transportation.
- the filter 7 suppresses the entry of dust and the like, and matches the internal pressure with the external pressure.
- the internal pressure of the thin plate supporting container 1 and the external pressure can always be made to match.
- the lid 4 of the thin plate supporting container 1 is opened, the phenomenon that the internal pressure is lower than the external pressure and the opening becomes difficult is eliminated.
- the thin plate supporting container 1 may be stacked.
- the foot 18 of the thin plate supporting container 1 on which the thin plate is placed is placed on the thin plate supporting container 1 on which the thin plate is placed.
- the top flange 5 and the carrying handle 6 are attached with one touch.
- the operator sometimes holds the carrying handle 6 by hand and replaces the thin plate supporting container 1 from the vertical position to the horizontal position or from the horizontal position to the vertical position.
- the carrying handle 6 is set at an angle of 45 degrees, it is not necessary to turn the wrist extremely, and workability is improved.
- the pressing plate 32C When removing the lid 4 from the container body 2, the pressing plate 32C is pushed down manually or automatically. As a result, the upright plate portion 32 B is bent via the arm portion 34. Accordingly, the lid locking claw 32 is disengaged from the fitted portion 28, and the locking of the lid 4 to the container body 2 is released. Thereby, the gasket slightly lifts the lid 4 from the container body 2. As a result, the lid 4 comes off the container body 2. Thereafter, the lid 4 is manually or automatically lifted up and removed from the container body 2, and the semiconductor wafer inside the container body 2 is taken out. When the number and size of semiconductor wafers to be handled are different, the thin plate support 3 is selected in accordance with the difference, and the thin plate support 3 is mounted on the support 21 in the container body 2.
- the lower support hole 39 and the upper support hole 40 of the thin plate support portion 3 are fitted and attached to the lower support protrusion 23 and the upper support protrusion 24 of the support base 21.
- various types of thin plate supporting portions 3 are prepared in advance according to conditions such as the number and size of semiconductor wafers to be handled.
- a plurality of types of thin plate supporting portions are prepared as the thin plate supporting portions in which the number of supporting thin plates, the arrangement interval, the interval between two opposed thin plate supporting portions, and the like are appropriately changed, and the size of the thin plates and the number of stored sheets are provided. Select and use the thin plate support according to the requirements. Thereby, it is possible to easily and quickly cope with various use modes.
- the thin plate supporting container 1 is washed after the transfer operation or the like is completed. At this time, remove the thin plate support 3 attached to the container body 2. Also remove filter 7. These are then individually washed. As a result, the container body 2 and the thin plate supporting portion 3 can be easily and sufficiently washed down to the details. Further, the filter 7 can be efficiently cleaned. As described above, since the simple attaching / detaching mechanism 31 is provided on the lid 4, the lid 4 can be attached to and detached from the container body 2 very easily. Moreover, the attachment and detachment of the lid 4 becomes easy regardless of whether it is manual or automatic.
- the container body 2 is provided with the feet 18 and the lid 4 is provided with the feet receiving portions 30, the plurality of thin plate supporting containers 1 can be stably stacked.
- the thin plate supporting part 3 is detachably provided on the container body 2, by removing the thin plate supporting part 3, the container main body 2 and the thin plate supporting part 3 can be easily and sufficiently cleaned to the smallest detail. Can be.
- the semiconductor wafer Since the V-shaped groove 38 is provided in the support plate 3 7 of the thin plate support 3, the semiconductor wafer When the semiconductor wafer is placed in the V-shaped groove 38, the semiconductor wafer is guided by the slope of the V-shaped groove 38 and falls into the groove bottom. As a result, the semiconductor wafer is supported at the center between the tooth plate portions 36 at the innermost portion, and it is possible to reliably prevent interference between the semiconductor wafers. Since the tooth plate portion 36 is formed in an arc shape in conformity with the semiconductor wafer, the area where the tooth plate portion 36 and the semiconductor wafer slightly overlap each other is reduced, and the adverse effect on the surface of the thin plate can be eliminated. it can.
- the semiconductor wafer Since the dimensional accuracy of the thin plate supporting portion 3 can be maintained at a high level, the semiconductor wafer can be reliably supported, and at the time of transportation or the like, interference between adjacent semiconductor wafers can be prevented.
- top flange 5 and the carrying handle 6 are provided detachably, they can be removed when transporting the thin-plate supporting container 1, so that it can be packed in a small size without bulk, and the efficiency of the transport operation can be improved. it can.
- the carrying handle 6 was attached at an angle of 45 degrees between the vertical and horizontal positions of the container body 2, that is, the worker held the carrying handle 6 by hand, When changing from portrait to landscape or from landscape to portrait, you no longer need to turn your wrists excessively. As a result, the workability is improved without placing a burden on the worker.
- the internal pressure of the thin plate supporting container 1 can be adjusted to an optimum state by the filling plate 7 even if the air pressure greatly changes during the transport of the thin plate supporting container 1. As a result, it is possible to prevent the lid 4 from being easily detached.
- the filter 7 Since the filter 7 is detachably attached, the filter 7 can be removed when the thin plate supporting container 1 is washed, and the washing operation can be performed efficiently.
- the semiconductor wafer has been described as an example. However, the same operation and effect as those of the above embodiment can be obtained when other thin plates such as a storage disk and a liquid crystal glass substrate are used.
- a liquid crystal glass substrate In the case of a liquid crystal glass substrate, it is formed in a square shape, so that the shape of the thin plate supporting portion 3 is formed in accordance with the shape.
- the present invention may be applied to a wafer carrier used for chemical solution treatment, cleaning, and the like with a fin or the like. That is, even when the thin plate supporting portion 3 is detachably attached to the wafer carrier, the same operation and effect as those of the above embodiment can be obtained.
- the carrying handle 6 is attached at an angle of 45 degrees.
- the angle is not limited to 45 degrees, and the same operation and effect can be achieved as long as the angle is close to 45 degrees.
- the support step portion 37D is formed on the entrance side of the tooth plate portion 36, and the surface thereof is formed slightly inclined downward.
- a wafer support may be provided to minimize the area of contact with the semiconductor wafer.
- the gasket is used as the lifting mechanism.
- the lifting mechanism may be configured using another elastic member such as a spring.
- the thin plate supporting portion 3 may be formed by using PEEK (polyetheretherketone), PBN (polybutylene naphthalate) or the like. .
- the groove bottom of the V-shaped groove 38 is formed at the exact center position equidistant from the two adjacent tooth plates 36, but is not limited to the exact center position, but may be near the center. As a result, the same operation and effect as described above can be obtained.
- the shape of the V-shaped groove 38 is not limited to the steep V-shape, but may be a gentle V-shape.
- the inclined surface of the V-shaped groove 38 is not limited to a flat surface, but may be formed to be slightly curved inward or outward. Any shape is acceptable as long as it can guide the semiconductor wafer and the like to the bottom of the groove. As described above, according to the thin plate supporting container of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
- the lid Since the lid is provided with the simple attaching / detaching mechanism, the lid can be attached / detached to / from the container body very easily. Moreover, the attachment and detachment of the lid is easy, whether manually or automatically.
- the container 1 can be stably stacked.
- the thin plate support is detachably provided on the container main body, by removing the thin plate support, the container main body and the thin plate support can be easily and sufficiently cleaned to the smallest detail.
- the size of the thin plate it can easily and quickly respond to various usage modes according to the number of sheets stored.
- the V-shaped groove is provided in the support plate portion of the thin plate support portion, the semiconductor wafer is supported at the center between the tooth plate portions, and the interference between the thin plates can be reliably prevented.
- the tooth plate portion is formed in an arc shape in conformity with the thin plate, the area where the tooth plate portion and the thin plate slightly overlap each other is reduced, and the adverse effect on the surface of the thin plate can be eliminated.
- top flange and the carrying handle are detachably provided, by removing them when transporting the thin plate supporting container, it is possible to pack it in a small package without bulk and to improve the efficiency of the transporting operation. .
- the thin-plate supporting container 1 can be used as a base for semiconductor ware, a hard memory disk (magnetic disk), or a compact disk (CD) that needs to absolutely suppress the generation of dust and the like. It is useful for a carrier that conveys etc. It is also useful as a carrier for transport in these manufacturing processes.
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