Elastic clamping structure and substrate carrier
AssigneeGroup Up Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorAn-Shun Chen
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Abstract
An elastic clamping structure for mounting on a load-bearing member is disclosed to include a fastener structure, which has each of both ends thereof fixed to the load-bearing member through a fastener, and a clamping structure, which has one end connected to the. fastener structure through a spring member, the other end provided with a clamping member and the central body formed by a cover. The clamping member has both ends respectively mounted with a rolling element and a middle part connected to one end of the cover. The other end of the cover is close to the fastener structure. The clamping member is in the shape of a long strip.
Claims11
An elastic clamping structure for mounting to a load-bearing member, the elastic clamping structure comprising:
- a fastener structure, said fastener structure having two opposite ends thereof respectively fixed to said load-bearing member through a fastener;
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- a clamping structure, said clamping structure having one end thereof coupled to said fastener structure through a spring member, an opposite end thereof terminating in a clamping member and a central body formed by a cover between the two opposite ends thereof, the cover configured to cover an opening of the load-bearing member, said spring member biasing said cover to cover the opening, said clamping member having two opposite ends thereof respectively mounted with a cylindrical rolling element and a middle part thereof connected to one end of said cover, said cover having an opposite end thereof disposed adjacent to said fastener structure, said clamping member being in the shape of a strip;
- wherein said clamping member is parallel to said fastener structure;
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- wherein said rolling elements are configured to roll when clamping a substrate sliding with respect to the load-bearing member to prevent damage to the substrate during the sliding.
A substrate carrier used to hold a flexible substrate vertically and transfer said flexible substrate vertically through a tool end of a transfer device, said flexible substrate having a thickness of 0.2 mm to 3 mm, said substrate carrier comprising:
- a load-bearing member comprising an upper frame plate, a lower frame plate, a first side frame plate and a second side frame plate, said first side frame plate and said second side frame plate being respectively connected to both ends of said upper frame plate and said lower frame plate, so that a central portion of said loadbearing member defined by inner edge surfaces of the upper frame plate, the lower frame plate, the first side frame plate and the second side frame plate is an opening, each of four corners of said central portion being respectively provided with a first arc-shaped groove, said upper frame plate, said first side frame plate and said second side frame plate each having at least one through hole, the inner edge surface of said lower plate frame comprising at least one second arc-shaped groove configured to accept a robotic arm holding the flexible substrate;
- a plurality of fastener structures respectively arranged next to said through holes, each said fastener structure having two ends thereof respectively fixed to said load-bearing member through a fastener;
- a plurality of clamping structures respectively arranged on said upper frame plate, said first side frame plate and said second side frame plate and used to jointly clamp said flexible substrate in a vertical position, each said clamping structure having one end thereof coupled to one respective said fastener structure through a spring member, an opposite end thereof terminating in a clamping member and a central body formed by a cover between the two opposite ends thereof, said cover located in front of a respective one of said through holes, said clamping member having two opposite ends thereof respectively mounted with a rolling element and a middle part thereof connected to one end of said cover, said cover having an opposite end thereof disposed adjacent to a respective one of said fastener structures, said clamping member being in the shape of a strip;
- at least one support member respectively set on said lower frame plate through one respective said fastener, said at least one support member being used to support said flexible substrate in vertical;
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- a plurality of positioning members arranged on said first side frame plate and said second side frame plate configured to position the flexible substrate within the central portion of the load-bearing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.