Glass substrate cassette

{
  "publication_number": "US7334691B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Glass substrate cassette",
  "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 hollow container having a transport gate open in a front side thereof; a delivery device; and a plurality of support plates, horizontally and parallel affixed inside the container, every two said adjacent support plates being separated by a predetermined interval, the support plate being formed as a corrugated plate structure having at least two recess portions on top thereof, each of the recess portions communicating in space with the transport gate so as to allow the delivery device to enter thereto for either loading a glass substrate on top of the respective support plate or unloading the glass substrate supported on the respective support plate; and wherein one of the corrugated plates has corrugation peaks and corrugation troughs with corrugation sides extending between and interconnecting the peaks and troughs.",
    "2. The substrate cassette according to claim 1, wherein said support plate further has a flange formed at an edge thereof for providing a screw connection with said hollow container.",
    "3. The substrate cassette according to claim 1, wherein said support plate further has a plurality of through holes for a draining purpose during a rinse operation upon said substrate cassette and for arranging dynamic performance of said cassette.",
    "4. The substrate cassette according to claim 1, wherein said support plate is made of a reinforced fiberglass.",
    "5. The substrate cassette according to claim 1, wherein said support plate is made of a material containing reinforced carbon fibers.",
    "6. The substrate cassette according to claim 1, wherein said support plate is made of a metal.",
    "7. The substrate cassette according to claim 1, wherein said delivery device has a two-arm fork structure to meet said respective recess portions of said support plate.",
    "8. The substrate cassette according to claim 1, wherein said corrugated plate structure of said support plate has a shape of a square wave plate.",
    "9. A substrate cassette comprising: a hollow container having a transport gate open in a front side thereof; and a plurality of support plates, horizontally and parallel affixed inside the container, every two of the support plates being separated by a predetermined interval, one of the support plates being formed as a corrugated structure which is substantially horizontally oriented; and wherein one of the corrugated plates has corrugation peaks and corrugation troughs with corrugation sides extending between and interconnecting the peaks and troughs.",
    "10. A substrate cassette of claim 9, wherein the corrugated structure having recess portions communicated in space with the transport gate.",
    "11. A substrate cassette of claim 9, wherein the support plate further having a plurality of through holes thereon.",
    "12. A substrate cassette of claim 11, wherein the corrugated structure having recess portions communicated in space with the transport gate.",
    "13. A substrate cassette comprising: a hollow container having a transport gate open in a front side thereof; and a plurality of support plates, horizontally and parallel affixed inside the container, every two of the support plates being separated by a predetermined interval, one of the support plates having a first corrugated surface and a second corrugated surface, wherein the first corrugated surface and the second corrugated surface are conformed with each other; and wherein one of the corrugated plates has corrugation peaks and corrugation troughs with corrugation sides extending between and interconnecting the peaks and the troughs.",
    "14. A substrate cassette of claim 13, wherein the support plate further having a plurality of through holes thereon."
  ],
  "cpc": [
    "H10P 72/17"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "AU OPTRONICS CORP"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2005-03-30",
  "publication_date": "2008-02-26",
  "grant_date": "2008-02-26",
  "priority_date": "2004-08-13",
  "application_number": "US-9276705-A",
  "family_id": "35798996",
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}