Glass substrate cassette

• US 20060032826A1
• Filed: 03/30/2005
• Published: 02/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
• Original Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
• Inventors: Liu, Shiang-Chiang
• Granted Patent: US 7,334,691 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 211/41.180
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 21/6734 specially adapted for supporting large square shaped substrates containers and packaging elements for glass sheets B65D85/48, transporting of glass products during their manufacture C03B35/00

Abstract

A glass substrate cassette includes a bottom structure, a top structure, and a pair of side supports affixed to space the bottom structure and the top structure for forming an accommodation space in between. A plurality of support plates are horizontally affixed between the side supports. Each of the support plates is shaped as a corrugated plate structure for supporting thereon a glass substrate. The corrugated support plate has recess portions for allowing a delivering device to load and/or unload the glass substrates.

Claims

1. A substrate cassette comprising:

a bottom frame;

a top frame;

a pair of side supports facing each other and affixed to space said bottom frame and said top frame; and

at least one support plate, affixed in between to said pair of side supports, having recess portions configured to allow a delivery device to be inserted into said one of more recess portions for loading a glass substrate to the support plate or unloading a glass substrate upon the support plate.

2. The substrate cassette of claim 1, wherein said delivery device is a robot.

3. The substrate cassette of claim 1, wherein said support plate and said pair of side supports are connected by screw bolts.

4. The substrate cassette of claim 1;

wherein said support plate has a plurality of through holes.

5. The substrate cassette of claim 1, wherein said support plate is made of reinforced fiberglass.

6. The substrate cassette of claim 1, wherein said support plate is made of a material containing reinforced carbon fibers.

7. The substrate cassette of claim 1, wherein said support plate is made of a metal.

8. The substrate cassette of claim 1, further comprising a rear support affixed to said bottom frame and said top frame.

9. A substrate cassette comprising:

a container; and

at least one support plate, affixed inside said container, having recess portions configured to allow a delivery device to be inserted into said recess portions for loading/unloading a glass substrate to/upon the support plate.

10. The substrate cassette as claimed in claim 9, wherein said recess portions are formed in a parallel pattern.

11. The substrate cassette as claimed in claim 9, wherein said delivery device is a robot.

12. The substrate cassette of claim 9, wherein said support plate has a plurality of through holes.

13. The substrate cassette of claim 9, wherein said support plate is made of reinforced fiberglass.

14. The substrate cassette of claim 9, wherein said support plate is made of a material containing reinforced carbon fibers.

15. The substrate cassette of claim 9, wherein said support plate is made of a metal.