WO2009131016A1 - リテーナ、及びリテーナを備えた基板収納容器 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a retainer for holding a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer, a mask glass, a mask glass with a pellicle, and a pellicle, and a substrate storage container including the retainer.
- Such a substrate storage container includes, for example, a container main body in which an opening is formed in the front, which is the front side, and a substrate is stored therein, a lid that can open and close the opening of the container main body, and an inner wall surface of the lid And a retainer for holding the front peripheral edge of the substrate and sandwiching the substrate between the container body and the container body.
- the retainer is provided with a pair of elastic pieces each having a holding groove for holding the substrate formed at the tip thereof with respect to the substrate, and the pair of elastic pieces are arranged along the substrate.
- the lid is fitted or removed from the container body manually or by a lid opening / closing device.
- the retainer is provided with a locking portion such as a locking projection or a locking recess. The retainer is fixed to the lid (or the container main body) by fitting the retaining portion of the retainer into the mating retaining portion.
- the elastic piece is greatly bent, and the elastic piece is accompanied by the reaction.
- the substrate may be damaged by being removed from the holding groove, or even if the substrate is not damaged, particles may be generated due to rubbing between the substrate and the substrate container and the substrate may be contaminated.
- the shape of the holding groove for example, V-shaped, deepen the depth of the groove, and narrow the width of the groove.
- the substrate and the holding groove are rubbed due to contact and the substrate is easily contaminated, and that the substrate is caught in the holding groove.
- the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and includes a retainer capable of stably holding a substrate and capable of reducing the risk of substrate contamination, and the retainer. Another object is to provide a substrate storage container.
- a retainer according to the present invention is a retainer which is provided in a substrate storage container for storing a substrate and holds a substrate supported by being aligned at regular intervals along the plate thickness direction in the vertical direction, and extends in the vertical direction.
- a frame having a pair of left and right portions extending in the left and right direction intersecting with the pair of vertical portions and a pair of left and right portions; an elastic piece protruding inward from the vertical direction portion and capable of regulating the position of the substrate;
- a connecting piece extending in the vertical direction and having both end portions connected to the left and right direction portion and an inclined surface that is inclined in a direction intersecting the substrate and capable of contacting the peripheral edge of the substrate are formed. And a projecting portion projecting inward of the container.
- the frame body includes a connecting piece having both ends connected to the left-right direction portion and extending in the up-down direction, and a protruding portion that protrudes to the inside of the substrate storage container is formed on the connecting piece. Since the protruding portion has an inclined surface that is inclined in a direction intersecting with the substrate and can be brought into contact with the peripheral edge of the substrate, the inclined surface can easily guide the substrate and rub the substrate. And the position of the substrate can be regulated.
- the protruding portion is disposed between adjacent substrates in the vertical direction, and has a first inclined surface formed at the upper end and made contactable with one substrate as an inclined surface, and formed on the other substrate at the lower end. It is preferable that the configuration includes a second inclined surface that can be contacted. According to such a structure, two board
- the protrusions are provided on both sides of the substrate in the up-down direction, and the protrusions provided on both sides of the substrate are arranged so as to form a gap larger than the thickness of the substrate in the up-down direction.
- the substrate and the protruding portion do not contact each other, and the substrate and the protruding portion can be contacted only when the substrate is displaced.
- the occurrence of particles can be suppressed by reducing the friction between the substrate and the protruding portion.
- the protrusions provided on both sides of the substrate are arranged at different positions in the left-right direction. Thereby, a board
- a receiving portion that protrudes outward from the connecting piece and is capable of coming into contact with the lid body to which the frame body is attached and restricts the movement of the connecting piece.
- a receiving part is formed in the center of a connection piece, and protrudes in the outward of the wall body side from the frame.
- a substrate storage container includes a container main body that has an opening and stores the substrate, a lid that closes the opening, and the retainer that is attached to the inner wall or the lid of the container main body. It is characterized by that.
- the frame body includes a connecting piece having both ends connected to the left-right direction portion and extending in the up-down direction, and a protruding portion that protrudes to the inside of the substrate storage container is formed on the connecting piece. Since the protruding portion has an inclined surface that is inclined in a direction intersecting with the substrate and can be brought into contact with the peripheral edge of the substrate, the inclined surface can easily guide the substrate and rub the substrate. And the position of the substrate can be regulated.
- a substrate storage container can be provided.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of the substrate storage container shown in FIG. It is a rear view of the cover body in which the retainer in FIG. 1 was attached. It is a perspective view of the retainer in FIG. It is a front view which expands and shows the retainer shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along VI-VI in FIG. 3. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the board
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the substrate storage container according to the first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II of the substrate storage container shown in FIG.
- a substrate storage container 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a storage container for storing one or a plurality of substrates W (for example, 6, 13, 25) and used for transporting, transporting, and storing the substrates W.
- the substrate storage container 1 is formed with an opening 3 on the front side for allowing the substrate W to be taken in and out in the front-rear direction Y, and a container main body 2 for aligning and storing the substrates W in the vertical direction Z at regular intervals, and the opening of the container main body 2 And a detachable lid 4 fitted into the portion 3.
- the substrate W accommodated in the substrate storage container 1 is made of, for example, a disc-shaped silicon wafer having a diameter of 300 mm, and both front and back surfaces of the substrate W are mirror-finished.
- the substrate W is taken in and out of the container body 2 in a state where the left and right side edges are handled by a dedicated robot.
- a notch N (see FIG. 6) that facilitates discrimination and alignment of the crystal direction is formed.
- the notch N has, for example, a semicircular shape in plan view.
- the substrate storage container 1, the container body 2, the lid 4, the robotic flange 7, the handle 10, etc. are, for example, polypropylene, cycloolefin polymer, polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyether ether ketone, polyacetal, It can be formed using a synthetic resin such as polyetherimide.
- An appropriate amount of an additive such as an antistatic agent, a charge imparting agent (carbon or metal fiber), an ultraviolet absorber, or a reinforcing agent (glass fiber or carbon fiber) may be added to these synthetic resins or thermoplastic elastomers.
- the container body 2 is molded using a predetermined resin such as polycarbonate having excellent transparency and high rigidity.
- the container body 2 is a front open box type that opens to the front.
- Teeth 17 for horizontally supporting the substrate W are formed on the inner wall surfaces of the side walls 21 of the container body 2.
- a plurality of teeth 17 are arranged at a predetermined pitch in the vertical direction Z shown in the figure. By the teeth 17, the substrates W are aligned and stored in the vertical direction Z in a horizontal state.
- Each tooth 17 may be configured to support the substrate W, and the shape thereof is not limited. Examples of the shape of the teeth 17 include a rectangular shape, a “ ⁇ ” shape (V shape), and a semicircular arc shape in a plan view.
- the teeth 17 have a shelf portion formed along the periphery of the substrate W, and a substrate contact portion formed on the shelf portion and having a flat surface in contact with the substrate W.
- a positioning portion for positioning with respect to a predetermined device is formed on the outer surface of the bottom plate (bottom portion) of the container body 2.
- the positioning portions are installed at three locations and arranged in a Y shape.
- a V-shaped groove (concave portion) is formed in the positioning portion.
- the cross-sectional shape of the positioning portion is not limited to the V shape, and is formed in, for example, an M shape, an inverted V shape, an inverted Y shape, or a concave oval shape.
- a robotic flange 7 having a rectangular shape in plan view is formed on the outer surface of the top plate 22 of the container body 2.
- the robotic flange 7 may be formed integrally with the container body 2, or may be formed as a separate part and detachable from the container body 2.
- the substrate storage container 1 is transported in the factory with the robotic flange 7 held by an automatic transport mechanism (not shown) called OHT (overhead hoist transfer).
- the retainer 8 includes a frame body 32 having a rectangular outer shape, and the frame body 32 includes a pair of vertical direction portions 34 extending in the vertical direction Z so as to face each other, and It has a pair of left-right direction parts 36 which oppose each other and extend in the left-right direction X.
- the retainer 8 is made of synthetic resin such as polypropylene, polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyetheretherketone, polyacetal, polyetherimide, polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer, polyolefin-based thermoplastic elastomer, polystyrene-based thermoplastic elastomer, polyurethane. It can be formed from various thermoplastic elastomers such as a thermoplastic elastomer. In addition, an appropriate amount of an additive such as an antistatic agent, a conductivity imparting agent such as carbon or metal fiber, an ultraviolet absorber, or a reinforcing agent such as glass fiber or carbon fiber can be added to these resins and thermoplastic elastomers. .
- synthetic resin such as polypropylene, polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyetheretherketone, polyacetal, polyetherimide, polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer, polyo
- the vertical portion 34 has a flat plate-like piece 34 a extending in the vertical direction Z and a plurality of side walls 34 b protruding from the plate-like piece 34 a in the front-rear direction Y.
- the plate-like pieces 34a are connected to both ends in the longitudinal direction of the pair of left and right direction portions 36, and are arranged with the plate thickness direction as the front-rear direction Y.
- the side walls 34b intersect at the outer ends along the vertical direction Z of the plate-like piece 34a, are formed with the plate thickness direction as the horizontal direction X, and are formed in a plurality at a predetermined pitch in the vertical direction Z.
- a holding portion 40 that is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and that has a holding groove for holding the substrate W on the surface facing the substrate W is provided at the distal end portion 38 a of the elastic piece 38.
- the holding groove of the holding unit 40 is formed so that a cross section intersecting with the substrate W has, for example, a V shape and is along the periphery of the substrate W.
- the surface constituting the holding groove is inclined with respect to the vertical direction Z, and the substrate W can be guided to a predetermined position in the vertical direction Z.
- the surface on which the holding groove is formed may be a curved surface.
- a holding groove having a U-shaped cross section may be used instead of the holding groove having a V-shaped cross section.
- the retainer 8 includes a connecting piece 42 that extends in the up-down direction Z and whose both ends in the longitudinal direction are connected to the left-right direction portion 36.
- the connecting piece 42 has a flat plate shape, and is arranged so that the main surface faces the peripheral edge of the substrate W with the plate thickness direction as the front-rear direction Y.
- the connecting piece 42 is disposed at the center of the retainer 8 in the left-right direction X.
- the inclined surface 44e first inclined surface
- the inclined surface 44f second inclined surface
- the tip side of the convex rib pieces 44A and 44B is the convex rib pieces 44A and 44B. It is inclined so as to be located upward in the up-down direction Z from the base end side.
- the convex rib pieces 44A and 44B adjacent to the vertical direction Z are arranged at different positions in the horizontal direction X.
- the convex rib piece 44A is arranged on the right side (see FIG. 5) from the center of the substrate storage container 1, and the convex rib piece 44B is arranged on the left side of the substrate storage container 1 in the figure. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the convex rib pieces 44 ⁇ / b> A and 44 ⁇ / b> B are spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction X and are arranged at positions that do not overlap the notch N of the substrate W in the up-down direction Z. Further, the convex rib pieces 44A arranged on the right side and the convex rib pieces 44B arranged on the left side are alternately arranged in the vertical direction Z, and are arranged on the same straight line as shown in FIG.
- the tip end portions of the convex rib pieces 44 ⁇ / b> A and 44 ⁇ / b> B are provided so as to overlap a part of the peripheral edge of the substrate W in the vertical direction Z in a normal state.
- the position restriction of the substrate W by the retainer 8 configured as described above will be described.
- the peripheral edge of the substrate W in the left-right direction X is supported by the teeth 17 so that the substrate W is kept horizontal in the substrate storage container 1.
- the movement of the substrate W is restricted forward by the position restricting step 18, and the backward movement is restricted by the inner wall surface portion 19 of the side wall 21.
- the front edge of the substrate W is held by the holding portion 40 supported by the elastic piece 38, and movement to the front side is restricted.
- the substrate W is disposed between the convex rib pieces 44A and 44B in the vertical direction Z and is not in contact with the convex rib pieces 44A and 44B.
- the substrate W when a force that moves the substrate W forward acts, such as when the substrate storage container 1 is inclined forward (retainer 8 side), the substrate W is restored by the restoring force of the elastic piece 38. Pushed back to return to the same position as normal.
- the substrate W comes into contact with the inclined surfaces 44f of the convex rib pieces 44A and 44B of the connecting piece 42 of the retainer 8. Then, the movement of the substrate W is restricted by the inclined surface 44f, guided to the intermediate position between the adjacent convex rib pieces 44A and 44B in the vertical direction Z, and returned to the same position as in the normal state.
- the substrate W comes into contact with the inclined surfaces 44e of the convex rib pieces 44A and 44B of the connecting piece 42 of the retainer 8.
- the movement of the substrate W is restricted by the inclined surface 44e, and is guided in the middle of the adjacent convex rib pieces 44A and 44B in the vertical direction Z, and returns to the same position as in the normal state.
- the position of the substrate W can be regulated by the elastic piece 38 projecting inward from the vertical portion 34 of the frame 32. Even if the position is shifted, the elastic piece 38 can return the position of the substrate W to the original position.
- the retainer 8 includes a connecting piece 42 that extends in the up-down direction Z with both ends in the longitudinal direction (the up-down direction Z shown in the figure) being connected to the left-right direction portion 36 of the frame 32.
- a plurality of convex rib pieces 44 ⁇ / b> A and 44 ⁇ / b> B projecting inward of the storage container 1 are formed.
- the convex rib pieces 44A and 44B have inclined surfaces 44e and 44f that can be brought into contact with the peripheral edge of the substrate W, the inclined surfaces 44e and 44f can easily place the substrate W at the same position as in the normal state.
- the position of the substrate W can be regulated by reducing the rubbing of the substrate W.
- the convex rib pieces 44A and 44B are disposed between the substrates W adjacent in the vertical direction Z, the two substrates W adjacent in the vertical direction Z are guided by the single convex rib pieces 44A and 44B. Can do. As a result, the number of parts can be reduced, the configuration can be simplified, and the manufacturing cost can be suppressed.
- the convex rib pieces 44A and 44B are arranged so as to form a gap P larger than the plate thickness t of the substrate W in the vertical direction Z, the convex rib pieces 44A and 44B are convex with the substrate W in the normal state in which the substrates W are aligned.
- the ribs 44A and 44B do not come into contact with each other, and the substrate W and the convex rib pieces 44A and 44B are brought into contact only when the substrate W is displaced. With such an arrangement, rubbing between the substrate W and the convex rib pieces 44A and 44B can be reduced, and generation of particles can be suppressed.
- the convex rib pieces 44A and 44B provided on both sides in the vertical direction Z across the substrate W are arranged at different positions in the horizontal direction X, the convex rib pieces 44A and 44B adjacent in the vertical direction A The substrate W is not pinched.
- the holding groove of the holding portion 72 provided at the distal end portion 38a of the elastic piece 38 has a two-step inclined surface as shown in FIG. 13 in addition to a V shape like the holding groove of the holding portion 40 of the first embodiment. It can be a shape.
- the angle ⁇ 1 formed by the inclined surfaces 72a facing each other on the opening side of the holding groove is preferably set in the range of 100 ° to 120 ° in order to regulate the position of the substrate W. If the angle ⁇ 1 is 100 ° or more, the substrate W that is misaligned from the holding groove can be guided into the holding groove in a wide range. If the angle ⁇ 1 is 120 ° or less, the substrate W can be reliably guided into the holding groove without being caught in the middle of the inclined surface.
- the angle ⁇ 2 formed by the inclined surface 72b at the back of the holding groove is preferably set in a range of 35 ° to 55 ° so that the substrate W can be stably held. If the angle ⁇ 2 is 35 ° or more, it is possible to prevent the substrate W from being dragged out by the retainer 70 when the substrate W is sandwiched between the holding grooves and the lid body 4 is released. Further, if the angle ⁇ 2 is 55 ° or less, the substrate W can be hardly ejected from the holding groove when vibration or the like occurs.
- the depth h of the holding groove is preferably set to a depth that is 1.5% to 3.0% of the radius of the substrate.
- the depth h is set to 2.25 mm to 4.5 mm. If the depth h is 2.25 mm or more, the substrate W can be hardly ejected from the holding groove when vibration or the like occurs. If the depth h is 4.5 m or less, it is possible to prevent the holding portion 72 from being so large that it protrudes from the surface of the lid body 4 and not to impair the spring property of the elastic piece 38.
- FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a retainer, a lid, and a substrate according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the difference between the retainer 50 according to the second embodiment and the retainer 8 according to the first embodiment is that the retainer 50 has a receiving portion 52 that protrudes forward from the connecting piece 42.
- the receiving portion 52 is formed on the main surface of the connecting piece 42 facing the lid body 4 and protrudes toward the lid body 4.
- the receiving portions 52 have, for example, a trapezoidal shape in a side view, and a plurality of the receiving portions 52 are provided at a predetermined pitch in the vertical direction. In the vertical direction Z, it is provided at a position corresponding to the convex rib piece 44A.
- the receiving portion 52 is disposed at the center of the connecting piece 42 in the left-right direction X. Note that the shape of the receiving portion 52 is not limited as long as it can contact the lid 4.
- the same operations and effects as the first embodiment are exhibited. Furthermore, in the retainer 50 of the second embodiment, since the receiving portion 52 protruding forward from the connecting piece 42 is formed, the receiving portion 52 and the lid 4 are brought into contact with each other, so that the connecting piece 42 is moved forward. Movement can be regulated. As a result, the forward movement of the connecting piece 42 can be suppressed, and the movement of the substrate W can be more suitably restricted, and the rubbing of the substrate W can be reduced.
- the receiving part 52 is configured to project forward from the side wall 34b of the retainer 50 (to the wall body 4 side).
- the position of the connection piece 42 in the front-rear direction can be suitably adjusted by changing the height of the receiving part 52 (length in the front-rear direction Y).
- the receiving portion 52 may be circular, rectangular, flat, or other shape as viewed from the front-rear direction Y.
- FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a retainer, a lid, and a substrate according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- the difference between the retainer 54 according to the third embodiment and the retainer 50 according to the second embodiment is that the shape of the receiving portion 56 is different.
- FIG. 10 is a partial front view of a retainer according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- the front surface of the retainer is the surface on the substrate W side.
- the difference between the retainer 58 according to the fourth embodiment and the retainer 8 according to the first embodiment is that the retainer 58 has convex rib pieces (projections) 60A and 60B that are different in shape and position from the convex rib pieces 44A and 44B.
- the convex rib pieces 60A and 60B of the retainer 58 according to the fourth embodiment are formed in a block shape and have a width in the left-right direction X than the convex rib pieces 44A and 44B of the first embodiment.
- the side surface shape of the convex rib pieces 60A and 60B is the same shape as the convex rib pieces 44A and 44B, and is formed in, for example, a mountain shape (substantially trapezoidal shape).
- substrate W are comprised.
- the inclined surface 60e that is the upper end surface of the convex rib pieces 60A, 60B is the convex rib pieces 60A, 60B on the tip side of the convex rib pieces 60A, 60B (the rear side of the substrate storage container 1). It inclines so that it may be located below from the base end side (connection piece 42 side). Further, the inclined surface 60f (second inclined surface) which is the lower end surface of the convex rib pieces 60A and 60B is such that the tip side of the convex rib pieces 60A and 60B (the rear side of the substrate storage container 1) is the convex rib pieces 60A and 60B. It inclines so that it may be located above the base end side.
- the convex rib pieces 60A, 60B are arranged in two rows along the vertical direction Z, the convex rib pieces 60A are arranged on the right side in the figure, and the convex rib pieces 60B are arranged on the left side in the figure.
- the convex rib pieces 60 ⁇ / b> A and 60 ⁇ / b> B are arranged so as to partially overlap in the left-right direction X as viewed from the up-down direction Z. For example, they are arranged so as to overlap approximately half in the left-right direction X.
- the inclined surfaces 60e and 60f of the convex rib pieces 60A and 60B are preferably formed in a wider range than the width in the left-right direction X of the notch N (see FIG. 6) formed in the substrate W. Even in the retainer 8 of the fourth embodiment configured as described above, the same operational effects as the retainer 8 of the first embodiment can be obtained.
- FIG. 11 is a partial front view of a retainer according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- the difference between the retainer 62 according to the fifth embodiment and the retainer 8 according to the first embodiment is that the structure for supporting the holding portion 40 is different, and instead of the holding portion 40 supported by the cantilever structure.
- the holding portion 40 is supported by a double-supported beam structure.
- the retainer according to the fifth embodiment includes a connecting elastic piece 64 that supports the holding portion 40 from the inner side in the left-right direction X.
- the connecting elastic piece 64 extends in the left-right direction X, one end 64 a is connected to the connecting piece 42, and the other end 64 b is connected to the holding part 40.
- the holding portion 40 is supported from both sides in the left-right direction X by the elastic piece 38 and the connecting elastic piece 64. Even in the retainer 62 of the fifth embodiment configured as described above, the same operational effects as the retainer 8 of the first embodiment are exhibited.
- FIG. 12 is a front view of a retainer according to a modification of the present invention.
- the difference between the retainer 66 according to the modified example and the retainer 8 according to the first embodiment is that, instead of the connecting piece 42, a connecting elastic piece 68 that connects the holding portions 40 adjacent in the left-right direction X is provided, and the convex rib piece 44A. , 44B is fixed over two connecting elastic pieces 68 adjacent in the vertical direction.
- receiving portions (52, 56) protruding from the connecting elastic piece 68 toward the lid body 4 are formed. It is preferable.
- the substrate storage container of the present invention is described as storing a semiconductor wafer.
- the substrate to be stored is not limited to a semiconductor wafer, and other precision substrates such as mask glass are used. But you can.
- the size of the substrate to be accommodated is not limited to 300 mm, and may be other sizes such as 450 mm. Further, the number of stored sheets is not limited to 1 to 25, and may be 26 or more.
- the attachment position of the retainer 8 is set as the inner wall surface of the side wall 21 of the container main body 2, and the inner wall surface of a back wall. Also good.
- the positioning projections and positioning recesses which are positioning portions when the retainer 8 is attached to the lid body 4, are provided at positions that are left-right symmetric in the vertical direction portion 34 of the frame body 32.
- a positioning part may be formed.
- the positioning portion is formed asymmetrically in this manner, the direction in the vertical direction Z can be obtained when the retainer 8 is attached, so that the substrate W and the wall surface forming the holding groove of the holding portion 40 can be accurately formed. It can be made to contact.
- the positioning portion between the lid and the retainer and the retaining claw of the retainer may be formed not only on one side wall but also on the other side wall.
- connection piece 42 and the convex rib piece replaces with the receiving parts 52 and 56 provided in the back side of the retainers 50 and 54, and forms a receiving part in the back surface (main surface by the side of a retainer) of the cover body 4 so that the connection piece 42 and the convex rib piece.
- the forward movement of 44A and 44B may be restricted.
- Example 1 First, a substrate storage container 1 provided with the retainer 8 (see FIG. 4) of the first embodiment was prepared, and 25 substrates W were stored in the substrate storage container 1. Each of the stored substrates W is horizontally supported by the teeth 17.
- Example 2 A retainer 70 according to a modified example of the first embodiment, in which a substrate storage container including a retainer 70 including a holding portion 72 (see FIG. 13) in which a holding groove has two-step inclined surfaces 72a and 72b, is prepared.
- a substrate storage container including a retainer 70 including a holding portion 72 in which a holding groove has two-step inclined surfaces 72a and 72b.
- 25 substrates W were stored in the substrate storage container. Thereafter, the same drop test as in Example 1 was performed on the substrate storage container.
- Example 3 A substrate storage container (see FIG. 8) provided with the retainer 50 of the second embodiment was prepared, and 25 substrates W were stored in the substrate storage container as in Example 1. Thereafter, the same drop test as in Examples 1 and 2 was performed on the substrate storage container.
- Example 4 A substrate storage container (see FIG. 9) provided with the retainer 54 of the third embodiment was prepared, and 25 substrates W were stored in the substrate storage container as in Example 1. Thereafter, the same drop test as in Examples 1 to 3 was performed on the substrate storage container.
- Example 5 A substrate storage container (see FIG. 10) provided with the retainer 58 of the fourth embodiment was prepared, and 25 substrates W were stored in the substrate storage container as in Example 1. Thereafter, the same drop test as in Examples 1 to 4 was performed on the substrate storage container.
- Example 6 A substrate storage container (see FIG. 11) provided with the retainer 62 of the fifth embodiment was prepared, and 25 substrates W were stored in the substrate storage container as in Example 1. Thereafter, the same drop test as in Examples 1 to 5 was performed on this substrate storage container.
- the substrate W is detached from the holding groove in the drop test at the drop height of 30 cm, and the damage due to the removal is caused. It occurred on the substrate W.
- the substrate W did not come out of the holding groove even in the drop test at a drop height of 70 cm to 80 cm (“Good” in the table indicates that the substrate W did not come off). meaning). Therefore, according to the retainer according to the present embodiment, it is possible to withstand a drop height of three times or more compared to the retainer of the comparative example, and the substrate W can be held more stably.
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まず、第1実施形態のリテーナ8(図4参照)を備えた基板収納容器1を準備し、この基板収納容器1に基板Wを25枚収納させた。収納された各基板Wは、ティース17によって水平に支持されている。
第1実施形態の変形例のリテーナ70であって、保持溝が2段傾斜面72a,72bを有する保持部72(図13参照)を含むリテーナ70を備えた基板収納容器を準備し、実施例1と同様に基板収納容器に基板Wを25枚収納させた。その後、この基板収納容器に対して、実施例1と同様の落下試験を行った。
第2実施形態のリテーナ50を備えた基板収納容器(図8参照)を準備し、実施例1と同様に基板収納容器に基板Wを25枚収納させた。その後、この基板収納容器に対して、実施例1~2と同様の落下試験を行った。
第3実施形態のリテーナ54を備えた基板収納容器(図9参照)を準備し、実施例1と同様に基板収納容器に基板Wを25枚収納させた。その後、この基板収納容器に対して、実施例1~3と同様の落下試験を行った。
第4実施形態のリテーナ58を備えた基板収納容器(図10参照)を準備し、実施例1と同様に基板収納容器に基板Wを25枚収納させた。その後、この基板収納容器に対して、実施例1~4と同様の落下試験を行った。
第5実施形態のリテーナ62を備えた基板収納容器(図11参照)を準備し、実施例1と同様に基板収納容器に基板Wを25枚収納させた。その後、この基板収納容器に対して、実施例1~5と同様の落下試験を行った。
第1実施形態のリテーナ8から連結片42を取り除いたリテーナを比較用リテーナとして、この比較用リテーナを備えた基板収納容器を準備した。その後、この基板収納容器に対して、実施例1~6と同様の落下試験を行った。
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- 基板を収納する基板収納容器に設けられ、板厚方向が上下方向に沿って一定間隔で整列されて支持された基板を保持するリテーナであって、
上下方向に延在する一対の上下方向部及び前記一対の上下方向部と交差する左右方向に延在する一対の左右方向部を有する枠体と、
前記上下方向部から内側に突出し、前記基板の位置を規制可能な弾性片と、
上下方向に延在し両端部が前記左右方向部に連結された連結片と、
前記基板と交差する方向に傾斜し前記基板の周縁と当接可能とされた傾斜面が形成され、前記連結片から前記基板収納容器の内側へ突出する突出部と、を備えることを特徴とするリテーナ。 - 前記突出部は、上下方向において隣接する基板間に配置され、
前記傾斜面として、
上端に形成され一方の基板に当接可能とされた第1の傾斜面と、
下端に形成され他方の基板に当接可能とされた第2の傾斜面と、を有することを特徴とする請求項1記載のリテーナ。 - 前記突出部は、上下方向において基板の両側に設けられ、
基板の両側に設けられた突出部は、上下方向において基板の板厚より大きな隙間を形成して配置されていることを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載のリテーナ。 - 基板の両側に設けられた前記突出部は、左右方向において異なる位置に配置されていることを特徴とする請求項3記載のリテーナ。
- 前記連結片から外側に突出し、前記枠体が取り付けられる壁体と当接可能とされ、前記連結片の移動を規制する受け部を有することを特徴とする請求項1~4の何れか1項に記載のリテーナ。
- 前記受け部は、前記連結片の中央に形成され、前記枠体より前記壁体側の外方に突出していることを特徴とする請求項5記載のリテーナ。
- 開口部を有し基板を収納する容器本体と、
前記開口部を閉鎖する蓋体と、
前記容器本体の内壁又は前記蓋体に取り付けられた請求項1~6の何れか1項に記載のリテーナと、を備えることを特徴とする基板収納容器。
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