WO2005088142A1 - 基板収納容器 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a substrate storage container that stores a semiconductor such as silicon or glass, a substrate such as a mask glass, and is used for transporting between factories or transporting or storing in a process.
- the present invention relates to a substrate storage container provided with a means for preventing a mounting member attached to the storage container from loosening.
- Substrate storage containers are highly automated in order to eliminate contamination by human work, as well as high hermeticity in the containers so that stored substrates are not contaminated. Therefore, for example, there has been proposed a substrate storage container that stores a semiconductor wafer as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-306988 and is used for transport and storage in a semiconductor component production factory. .
- such a substrate storage container has an opening in the front, and has a support portion 9 capable of horizontally supporting a plurality of substrates at regular intervals on opposing side walls of the container. It is basically composed of a container body 1 provided, a lid 2 for closing the opening, and a sealing member 11 interposed therebetween. Puru.
- a robotic flange 4 for carrying the substrate storage container on the ceiling.
- a pair of marunoru and handle required for the transfer of the substrate storage container are provided on the left and right outer wall surfaces of the container body 1.
- a pair of side rails 6 and other mounting members for transport are mounted by the screw members 3 respectively.
- a bottom plate provided with a positioning member 7 for accurately positioning and fixing the substrate storage container to the substrate processing apparatus 8 is provided on a bottom surface of the container body 1. ) Is attached by the threaded member 3.
- Factories that use substrate storage containers adopt a mini-environment production method. It has an internal space that is highly clean and partitioned from an external space, and a plurality of substrate processing apparatuses for performing various types of processing on a substrate are installed in the internal space.
- the substrate storage container is docked to such a substrate processing apparatus via a positioning member 7, and after this docking operation, it is opened and closed by a latch mechanism 10 provided inside the lid 2, so that the container main body 1 is closed.
- the substrate 2 is removed, the substrate is taken out from the opening and supplied to the substrate processing apparatus.
- the substrate is inserted again into the substrate storage container, the lid 2 is attached to the container body 1, and the latch mechanism 10 is attached.
- the substrate storage container is automatically transported to the next process. By repeating these operations, semiconductor chips are formed on the substrate surface.
- the automatic transfer device holds, supports, or fixes the transfer mounting member attached to the substrate storage container in each case of the automatic transfer described above. And processed.
- the number of processes is as large as 600, so the frequency of transporting substrate storage containers has become quite high.
- this type of transfer is performed at high speed for cycle up, and the weight of the container storing the substrates is also as heavy as about 8 kg. Will be helpful.
- the substrate storage container is periodically cleaned, and in a subsequent drying step, water droplets attached to the substrate storage container are completely removed and reused. .
- the substrate container is dried at a high temperature of around 90 ° C, so that the container itself expands and contracts due to heating, and the threaded member fixing the mounting member to the substrate container becomes loose. There was a fear.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has been made in consideration of a load applied to a mounting member of a substrate storage container when a substrate is stored and transported or fixed to a substrate processing apparatus.
- a substrate storage container capable of safely transporting, fixing, and storing substrates without causing the threaded member for fixing the mounting member to be loosened even by heat treatment at the time of washing and drying the substrate storage container. The purpose is to provide.
- a substrate storage container of the present invention includes a container main body, a lid, a mounting member attached to the container main body or the lid, and a threaded member for fixing the mounting member to the container main body or the lid.
- the mounting member and the threading member are substrate storage containers having surfaces cooperating with each other when the mounting member is fixed to the container body or the lid by the threading member, wherein the surface of the threading member and the surface of the mounting member are provided.
- the loosening prevention means is preferably constituted by a convex portion provided on one of the surfaces of the threaded member and the mounting member, and a concave portion provided on the other surface so as to mesh with the convex portion. preferable.
- the loosening prevention means further includes a washer interposed between the mounting member and the surface of the threaded member, and the washer contacts the surface of the mounting member and the surface of the threaded member, respectively.
- a surface may be provided, and at least one of the contact surfaces may be provided with a projection that engages with a recess provided on the other surface of the threaded member and the mounting member.
- the recess has an inner surface formed asymmetrically with respect to the rotation direction of the threading member, and one of the inner surfaces has one of the mounting member and one of the threading members against rotation of the threading member in the loosening direction. It is preferable that the threaded member is prevented from rotating by contacting a projection provided on the surface or a projection of the washer.
- both inner side surfaces of the concave portion are formed as inclined surfaces, and the inclination of the one inner side surface is larger than the inclination of the other inner side surface.
- the inclination of one inner surface is preferably 70 ° -90 °, and the inclination of the other inner surface is preferably 10 ° -30 °.
- a second concave portion or a second projection may be provided on the other contact surface of the washer to engage with a convex portion provided on one of the surfaces of the threaded member and the mounting member.
- the protrusion of the washer is formed in a semicircular cross section, and one inner surface of the recess is formed as an arcuate surface having a shape matching the semicircular cross section of the protrusion. It is preferable to form the inner surface as a gentle slope.
- the threaded member is tightened to the container body or the lid with a predetermined torque, and the torque when loosening the screw is measured as an initial torque, and the substrate storage container is maintained at a normal temperature of 20 ° C. for 20 minutes. Heat up to 100 ° C over 30 minutes, maintain this temperature for 30 minutes, gradually cool to room temperature over 50 minutes, repeat 50 heat cycles, then loosen the threaded member When the torque is measured, it is desirable that the ratio of the difference between the initial torque and the torque after the heat cycle and the initial torque is within 20% of the initial torque.
- the substrate storage container of the present invention includes a threading member used for fixing an attachment member, such as a side plate for transport or a bottom plate for positioning to the substrate processing apparatus, to the substrate storage container.
- an attachment member such as a side plate for transport or a bottom plate for positioning to the substrate processing apparatus.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a substrate storage container according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a side rail according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the side rail in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a fixing portion of the side rail of FIG. 2 to a container body.
- FIG. 5 is a front view showing an example of a threaded member according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a plan view of the thread member of FIG. 5.
- FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which an attachment member is attached using a threaded member in one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a plan view of a washer used in another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a sectional view of the washer of FIG. 8 taken along line IX-IX.
- FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the washer of FIG.
- FIG. 11 is a plan view of another example of the washer used in another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the washer of FIG. 11 taken along line ⁇ - ⁇ .
- FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the washer of FIG.
- FIG. 14 is an explanatory view showing an example of a state in which an attachment member is attached using a threaded member in another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is a time schedule showing temperature conditions of a heat cycle test performed in an example.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of the substrate storage container of the present invention.
- the substrate storage container of the present invention includes a container body 1 for storing a substrate, a lid 2, and a plurality of attachment members attached to them.
- a robotic flange 4 for holding the substrate storage container by a ceiling transport device called OHT (Overhead Hoist Transportation) is provided, and AGVs are provided on the left and right outer walls of the container body 1.
- side rails 6 and 6 and manual handles 5 and 5 are provided to protrude, respectively.
- a bottom plate 8 is attached to the bottom surface of the container body 1, and the container body 1 is positioned on the substrate processing apparatus by positioning members 7 having V-grooves arranged at three places. T! /
- a pair of latch mechanisms 10 that can be automatically opened and closed from the outside are built into the lid 2, and a seal member 11 is attached over the entire peripheral edge of the side wall, and the opening of the container body 1 of the lid 2 is provided.
- a retainer 12 having a locking groove for holding the substrate is attached to the surface facing the substrate.
- the mounting members such as the robotic flange 4, the manual handles 5, 5, the side rails 6, 6, and the bottom plate 8 are mounted using the threading member 3 for displacement.
- a loosening prevention means is provided between 3 and the mounting member so that the mounting member is mounted on the substrate storage container.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a side rail having a side wall conforming to the wall shape of the container body, although the mode is slightly different from that shown in FIG.
- the side rail 6 has a flat base and an outer peripheral wall 13 provided around the base, and is divided into a substantially rectangular shape by a plurality of ribs 14 arranged in a grid to reinforce the flat part of the base.
- the lower surface of the base of the side rail 6 has a flat surface.
- a step 16 is provided and is formed flat so as to be able to contact two horizontal claws provided on the transfer device for lifting the substrate storage container.
- the side wall opposite to the step portion 16 has no looseness between a pair of fixing ribs 17, 17 (FIG. 1) formed on the left and right side walls of the container body 1, respectively.
- An insertion ridge 18 formed so as to fit is provided physically.
- a fixing portion 21 having a through hole 20 is provided at both ends of the side rail 6, where a threaded member (male screw) 3 is provided. It is inserted into the through hole 20 and screwed (screwed) by a threaded member (female screw, not shown) provided in the container body 1.
- uneven portions 22 are formed as loosening preventing means along the peripheral edge of the through hole 20 that comes into contact with the threaded member 3 of the fixing portion 21 of the side rail 6.
- the concave / convex portions 22 are provided with concave portions that engage with a plurality of ribs 25 provided on a surface of the threaded member 3 that comes into contact with the peripheral edge of the through hole 20, and an inclined surface that guides the rib 25 of the threaded member 3. And the force are alternately formed in the circumferential direction.
- the inclined surface formed on the side surface of the convex portion has, in the tightening direction of the threaded member 3, an angular force formed by a surface parallel to the plane of the fixing portion 21 and the inclined surface, for example, about 20 °. It is formed on the inclined surface 23, and is formed on the steeply inclined surface 24 having a larger inclination angle than the gentle inclined surface 23, for example, about 87 ° in the loosening direction of the threaded member 3.
- the gently inclined surface 23 has an inclination angle in the range of 10 ° to 30 °, preferably 15 ° to 25 °, and the steeply inclined surface 24 has an inclination angle of 70 ° to 90 °.
- the angle is preferably formed in the range of 80 ° to 88 °, and the gentle slope 23 and the steep slope 24 are desirably formed in an asymmetric shape.
- the side surface of the adjacent convex portion is the inner side surface of each concave portion.
- a plurality of protruding ribs 25 extending outward from the center are formed on the lower surface of the head 19 of the threaded member 3. Is preferably in the range of 1Z2-3Z4, which is the pitch of the threads of the threaded member 3.
- the pitch is 0.8 mm, so the height of the rib 25 may be set to 0.5 mm, which is half or more of the pitch.
- the rib 25 may be formed in a cross section such as a trapezoid, a quadrangle, a circle, or the like, in accordance with the concave portion of the concave / convex portion 22 provided on the fixing portion 21 of the side rail 6.
- FIG. 7 is a partial explanatory view in a case where the side rail 6 is fixed to the container body 1 using such a thread member 3, and provided on the rib 25 of the thread member 3 and the fixing part 21 of the side rail 6.
- the concave and convex portions 22 are fixed so as to engage with each other.
- the material of the threading member 3 an appropriate material is used. However, sufficient rigidity and impact with little release of eluting ions and volatile gas are used so as not to contaminate the substrate stored in the substrate storage container. Preferred are materials having strength and heat resistance.
- materials having excellent mechanical strength such as polyetheretherketone, polyetherimide, polyethersulfone, polyphenylsulfone, and polyamide.
- a threaded member made of polyetheretherketone is particularly suitable.
- FIGS. 8 to 10 show another embodiment of the present invention which is used when the side rail 6 as an attachment member is fixed to the container body 1 using a washer between the threaded member 3 and the attachment member. An example of a pusher is shown. Even when this washer is used, the side rail 6 and the threaded member 3 can be used as they are.
- a plurality of ribs 27 each having a trapezoidal cross section and extending in the outward direction from the center of the washer 26 are provided similarly to the threaded member 3.
- the side rail 6 is arranged so as to mesh with the uneven portion 22 provided on the fixed portion 21, and the other surface is provided with a notch 28 that engages with the rib 25 of the threaded member 3.
- the rib 25 of the threaded member 3 deforms the fastener 26 by tightening and is strongly fixed, so that the rib 27 of the washer 26 and the fixing portion 21 of the side rail 6 have irregularities.
- the ribs 25 of the threaded member 3 and the cutouts 28 of the washers 26 are engaged together with the engagement of the portion 22, so that the threaded member 3 can be effectively prevented from loosening.
- the washer 26 is preferably made of polycarbonate resin which is deformable by the rib 25 of the threaded member 3 and has excellent mechanical strength and elasticity.
- those made of polypropylene resin or polycarbonate resin containing carbon fiber can be used.
- It can be formed from a resin having excellent mechanical strength, such as resin, polyetherimide, polyethersulfone, polyphenylsulfone, and polyamide.
- FIGS. 11 to 13 show another example of the washer used for the substrate storage container according to the present invention. Even when this washer is used, the side rail 6 and the thread member 3 are the same as those described above. Can be used as is.
- a plurality of similar ribs 31 and 32 provided on the threaded member 3 are provided on both the front and back surfaces of the washer 30, respectively, and these ribs 31 and 32 are provided on the fixed portion 21 of the side rail 6.
- the concave and convex portions 22 and the ribs 25 of the threaded member 3 are arranged so as to be engaged with each other, so that loosening of the threaded member 3 can be more effectively prevented.
- the rib 33 of the screw member 3 and the rib 35 provided on at least one surface of the washer 34 Is formed as a ridge having a semicircular cross section, and a recess 36 corresponding to the rib 33 of the threaded member 3 is provided on the other surface of the washer 34.
- the steeply inclined surface 24 of the concave portion of the concave and convex portion 22 provided in the portion 21 has a partially circular cross section, and is formed in an arc shape.
- the cross-sectional shapes of the ribs 33 and 35 semi-circular in this way, the engagement between the threaded member 3 and the mounting member and the mounting member and the washer at the time of tightening! And engagement can be performed easily.
- the unevenness 22 of the fixing portion 21 of the side rail 6 is provided with a steeply inclined surface 24 in the loosening direction of the threading member 3, so that the threading member 3 can be effectively prevented from loosening.
- the shape of such an inclined surface is not limited to a circular cross section, but may be a triangular shape or a square shape.
- the fixing of the mounting member to the substrate storage container by such a threaded member is not limited to the mounting of the side rail, but also as described above, the mounting of the robotic flange 4 and the bottom plate 8, the fixing of other mounting members, Alternatively, it can also be used for attaching and fixing a cover plate.
- the side rails shown in Fig. 2 were provided with irregularities on the fixing part, and the male screws made of polyether ether ketone resin with a rib formed on the head shown in Fig. 5 and having a diameter of 5mm were used. Screw the male screw into the female screw formed on the container body made of polycarbonate resin and tighten it with the specified torque (0.5 N'm) to fix the side rail fixing part to the container body and loosen it.
- the initial torque is measured as the initial torque, and the heat cycle test of the side rail and the container body with the male screw tightened to the specified torque again is performed for 50 cycles. The torque when loosening the screw is measured and the initial value is measured. Was compared.
- the torque was measured with an electric screwdriver capable of displaying or outputting torque.
- the temperature conditions of the heat cycle test were changed as shown in FIG. That is, the temperature was maintained at room temperature of 20 ° C. for 20 minutes, then raised to 100 ° C. over 40 minutes, maintained at this temperature for 30 minutes, and then gradually cooled to room temperature over 50 minutes. Such heating and cooling were repeated 50 times as one cycle.
- Example 2 the same side rail, male screw and container body as in Example 1 were further provided with a polycarbonate resin washer shown in FIG. 8, and the side rail fixing portion was formed in the same manner as in Example 1. After being fixed to the container body, a heat cycle test of the side rail was performed.
- the present invention is not limited to a substrate storage container such as a semiconductor wafer, but is also applicable to a storage container made of a synthetic resin, in which a mounting member is fixedly attached with a threaded member to be mounted in various fields.
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