Semiconductor Storage Container Driver Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional containers for semiconductor devices suffer from instability in fastening members, leading to friction and contamination during operation, which compromises the cleanliness and integrity of the devices due to direct fixation and rotation issues.
Innovation Solution
A container design featuring a cover, receiving body, and seal plate with a fastening member that includes a driver and fasteners, where the driver is pivoted and stabilized to reduce friction, using guiding members and rolling parts to ensure smooth operation and minimize contact areas, and a wear-resistant part to reduce contamination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the driver is directly fastened and fixed in the container, then the fastening member structure is simple, but the rotation of the driver becomes unstable and friction occurs between components
Solution Approach 1:
The driver is divided into multiple components: a driver body, a rotating member, and a fastening member. The rotating member acts as an intermediary between the driver body and the fastening member, allowing the driver body to remain stationary while the rotating member performs the actual rotation. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by maintaining structural simplicity while achieving stable rotation through functional separation.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotating member serves as an intermediary element between the driver body and the fastening member. It transfers the rotational motion from the driver body to the fastening member while being isolated from direct fastening to the container. This intermediary structure eliminates the instability caused by direct fastening while maintaining a relatively simple overall design.
2Ease of manufacture
If the driver is directly fastened in the container, then the fastening mechanism is straightforward, but contaminants are produced due to friction between components
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the driver into a driver body and a rotating member that can move independently, the friction between components is significantly reduced. The rotating member rolls or rotates with minimal contact friction compared to the sliding friction that would occur in a directly fastened mechanism. This segmentation maintains ease of manufacture while eliminating contaminant generation.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces the traditional sliding mechanical connection with a rotating or rolling mechanism. Instead of the fastening member sliding against the container walls, it rotates on an axis, converting high-friction sliding contact into low-friction rotational motion. This mechanical substitution eliminates contaminant production while keeping the mechanism simple to manufacture.
3Device complexity
If the driver is directly fastened and fixed, then the structure is simple, but the container opening and closing operation becomes unstable
Solution Approach 1:
The invention introduces dynamic elements to the container structure: the rotating member can rotate freely, and the fastening member can move in and out smoothly. This dynamic design allows the container to be opened and closed smoothly without the instability and binding that occurs in rigid, directly-fastened structures. The dynamic components adapt to operational forces while maintaining a simple overall container structure.
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AI summary
A container for storing semiconductor devices is revealed. The container includes a receiving body, a seal plate, and a cover. At least one fastener and at least one driver are mounted in the receiving body. The seal plate is fastened under the receiving body and against the driver so as to fix the driver on the receiving body. When the driver is rotated, the fastener is driven to move in the receiving body by the driver. At least one fixing part of the fastener is moved toward at least one fastening part of the cover. By the fixing part locked in the fastening part, the cover is fixed on the receiving body. Thus a force opposite to the rotating shaft will not be generated around a periphery of the driver. Therefore stability of the rotating driver is improved and the container is opened and closed smoothly.