Front Opening Unified Pod with latch component

Abstract

A wafer container includes a container body, the internal of which is disposed with a plurality of slots for supporting wafers and an open front is formed on one sidewall of which for importing and exporting said plurality of wafers, and a door with an outer surface and an inner surface, which is joined with opening of the container body with its inner surface for protecting the plurality of wafers within the container, the characteristic in that: at least one latch component including a cam and a pair of moving bars is disposed between outer surface and inner surface of the door, wherein a pair of cam grooves are disposed on the cam for being connected with guide bar on one end of the pair of moving bars, and each moving bar includes a slide groove for being fixed in by roller disposed between outer surface and inner surface of the door, which in turn allows the rotation of the cam to cause to-and-fro movement of another end of the moving bars.

1 . A wafer container including a container body that having a plurality of slots therein for placing a plurality of wafers and having an opening formed on a sidewall of said wafer container for exporting said plurality of wafers or importing said plurality of wafers, at least a pair of socket holes being disposed at the edge of said opening of said container body; and a door with an outer surface and an inner surface with at least a pair of latch holes corresponding to said pair of socket holes being disposed at the edge of said door, said door joining with said opening of said container body via said inner surface for protecting said plurality of wafers in said container body, the characteristic in that:
 a recess is disposed on said inner surface of said door and located between two platforms, and in each of said platform is disposed with a latch component, said latch component including a cam and a pair of moving bars, a pair of cam grooves being disposed on said cam and connecting with guide bar on one end of said pair of moving bars, and each of said moving bars including a slide groove for being fixed in by at least one roller fastened in said platform, which in turn allowing the rotation of said pair of cams to cause to-and-fro movement of another end of said moving bars between said pair of socket holes and said latch holes.   
   
   
       2 . The wafer container according to  claim 1 , wherein a locating spring is further disposed on said moving bars with one end of said locating spring being fixed to said moving bars and the other end being fixed to said door. 
   
   
       3 . The wafer container according to  claim 1 , wherein a locating spring is further disposed on said moving bars and said locating spring is integrated with said moving bars. 
   
   
       4 . The wafer container according to  claim 1 , wherein a pair of rocker arm are further disposed on said other end of said moving bars. 
   
   
       5 . The wafer container according to  claim 4 , wherein a roller is further disposed on each of said pair of rocker arm. 
   
   
       6 . The wafer container according to  claim 4 , wherein a locating spring is further disposed on said moving bars with one end of said locating spring being fixed to said moving bars and the other end being fixed to said rocker arm. 
   
   
       7 . The wafer container according to  claim 1 , wherein a restraint module is further disposed on each of said two platforms. 
   
   
       8 . A wafer container including a container body that having a plurality of slots therein for placing a plurality of wafers and having an opening formed on a sidewall of said wafer container for exporting said plurality of wafers or importing said plurality of wafers, at least a pair of socket holes being disposed at the edge of said opening of said container body; and a door with an outer surface and an inner surface with at least a pair of latch holes corresponding to said pair of socket holes being disposed at the edge of said door, said door joining with said opening of said container body via said inner surface for protecting said plurality of wafers in said container body, the characteristic in that:
 a recess is disposed in said inner surface of said door and said recess is located between two platforms, a latch component being disposed in each of said platforms and said latch component including a cam on which is disposed with a pair of cam grooves, a pair of moving bars with a guide bar disposed on one end of which for being connected with said cam grooves on said cam, at least a roller being disposed in said platforms and for being fixed in one slide groove of said moving bars, and a locating spring with one end of which being connected with said moving bars and another end connected with said door, which in turn allowing the rotation of said pair of cams to cause to-and-fro movement of another end of said moving bars between said pair of socket holes and said latch holes.   
   
   
       9 . The wafer container according to  claim 8 , wherein a pair of rocker arm are further disposed on another end of said moving bars. 
   
   
       10 . The wafer container according to  claim 9 , wherein a roller is further disposed on each of said pair of rocker arm respectively. 
   
   
       11 . The wafer container according to  claim 8 , wherein a restraint module is further disposed on each of said two platforms respectively. 
   
   
       12 . A wafer container including a container body that having a plurality of slots therein for placing a plurality of wafers and having an opening formed on a sidewall of said wafer container for exporting said plurality of wafers or importing said plurality of wafers, at least a pair of socket holes being disposed at the edge of said opening of said container body; and a door with an outer surface and an inner surface with at least a pair of latch holes corresponding to said pair of socket holes being disposed at the edge of said door, said door joining with said opening of said container body via said inner surface for protecting said plurality of wafers in said container body, the characteristic in that:
 a latch component is disposed between said inner surface and said outer surface of said door and said latch component includes a cam and a pair of moving bars, a pair of cam grooves being disposed on said cam for being connected with a guide bar on one end of said pair of moving bars, each of said moving bars including a slide groove for being fixed in by at least one roller disposed between said inner surface and said outer surface of said door, which in turn allowing the rotation of said pair of cams to cause to-and-fro movement of another end of said moving bars between said pair of socket holes and said latch holes.   
   
   
       13 . The wafer container according to  claim 12 , wherein a locating spring is further disposed on said moving bars with one end of said locating spring being fixed to said moving bars and the other end being fixed to said door. 
   
   
       14 . The wafer container according to  claim 12 , wherein a locating spring is further disposed on said moving bars and said locating spring is integrated with said moving bars. 
   
   
       15 . The wafer container according to  claim 12 , wherein a pair of rocker arm are further disposed on said other end of said pair of moving bars. 
   
   
       16 . The wafer container according to  claim 15 , wherein a roller is further disposed on each of said pair of rocker arm respectively. 
   
   
       17 . The wafer container according to  claim 15 , wherein a locating spring is further disposed on said moving bars with one end of said locating spring being fixed to said moving bars and the other end being fixed to said rocker arm. 
   
   
       18 . The wafer container according to  claim 12 , wherein at least a restraint module is further disposed near the central area of said inner surface of said door. 
   
   
       19 . The wafer container according to  claim 12 , wherein at least a restraint module is further disposed on said inner surface of said door. 
   
   
       20 . A wafer container including a container body that having a plurality of slots therein for placing a plurality of wafers and having an opening formed on a sidewall of said wafer container for exporting said plurality of wafers or importing said plurality of wafers, at least a pair of socket holes being disposed at the edge of said opening of said container body; and a door with an outer surface and an inner surface with at least a pair of latch holes corresponding to said pair of socket holes being disposed at the edge of said door, said door joining with said opening of said container body via said inner surface for protecting said plurality of wafers in said container body, the characteristic in that:
 at least a latch component is disposed between said inner surface and said outer surface of said door, said latch component including a cam on which is disposed with a pair of cam grooves, a pair of moving bars with a guide bar disposed on one end of which for being connected with said cam grooves on said cam, at least a roller being disposed between said inner surface and said outer surface of said door and being fixed in one slide groove of said moving bars, and a locating spring with one end of which being connected with said moving bars and another end connected with said door, which in turn allowing the rotation of said pair of cams to cause to-and-fro movement of another end of said moving bars between said pair of socket holes and said latch holes.   
   
   
       21 . The wafer container according to  claim 20 , wherein a pair of rocker arm are further disposed on said other end of said pair of moving bars. 
   
   
       22 . The wafer container according to  claim 21 , wherein a roller is further disposed on each of said pair of rocker arm respectively. 
   
   
       23 . The wafer container according to  claim 20 , wherein at least a restraint module is further disposed near the central part of said inner surface of said door. 
   
   
       24 . The wafer container according to  claim 20 , wherein at least a restraint module is further disposed on said inner surface of said door.