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US7029013B2
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Seal member, and substrate storage container using the same
Assignee: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co Ltd
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Filing: 2001-12-07
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Granted: 2006-04-18
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Expires: 2021-12-07
Abstract
Abstract A seal member for a substrate storage container disposed between an opening end portion of a container body and a cover, which container body and cover form the container and which container body has the opening end portion and stores substrates, is disclosed. The seal member comprises a base body section formed of a first material and a covering section formed of a second material and covering at least a part of the base body section, wherein the covering section includes a seal forming portion for forming a seal in contact with one of the container body and the cover.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshitsugu Yajima
- 👤 Toshiyuki Kamada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 10:21
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P72/00; H10P72/50; H10P72/10; H10P72/19; H10P72/1916; F; F16; F16J; F16J15/00; F16J15/02; F16J15/021; F16J15/022; F16J15/024; F16J15/025; F16J15/06; F16J15/062; F16J15/10; F16J15/104; B; B29; B29C; B29C45/00; B29C45/16; B29C45/1676
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
A seal member to be interposed between an opening end portion of a substrate storage container and a cover, said container comprising a container body which includes said opening end portion on a front side thereof and which stores a substrate and said cover, said cover being provided with a fitting groove formed on an inner surface thereof; said seal member comprising a base body section formed of a rigid thermoplastic resin material and a covering section formed of a flexible thermoplastic elastomer material; said base body section including an engaging protrusion adapted to be fitted in said fitting groove of said cover; said covering section being fixed to an inner periphery side surface of said base body section to cover said engaging protrusion of said base body section; and said covering section including a seal forming portion adapted to contact said opening end portion of said container body to form a seal, said seal forming portion being formed to become gradually thinner toward a tip end thereof and to extend obliquely.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
172 words
A seal member to be interposed between an opening end portion of a substrate storage container and a cover, said container comprising a container body which includes said opening end portion on a front side thereof and which stores a substrate and said cover, said cover being provided with a fitting groove formed on an inner surface thereof; said seal member comprising a base body section formed of a rigid thermoplastic resin material and a covering section formed of a flexible thermoplastic elastomer material; said base body section including an engaging protrusion adapted to be fitted in said fitting groove of said cover; said covering section being fixed to an inner periphery side surface of said base body section to cover said engaging protrusion of said base body section; and said covering section including a seal forming portion adapted to contact said opening end portion of said container body to form a seal, said seal forming portion being formed to become gradually thinner toward a tip end thereof and to extend obliquely.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A seal member according to claim 1 , wherein said thermoplastic resin material comprises a thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate and polybutylene terephthalate, and said thermoplastic elastomer material comprises a thermoplastic polyester elastomer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A seal member according to claim 1 , wherein said thermoplastic resin material comprises a thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of polypropylene and polyethylene, and said thermoplastic elastomer material comprises a thermoplastic polyolefine elastomer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
173 words
A substrate storage container comprising a container body which includes an opening end portion on a front side thereof and stores a substrate, a cover, and a seal member interposed between said opening end portion and said cover, said cover being provided with a fitting groove formed on an inner surface thereof; said seal member comprising a base body section which is formed of a first rigid thermoplastic resin material and a covering section which is formed of a flexible thermoplastic elastomer material; said base body section including an engaging protrusion adapted to be fitted in said fitting groove of said cover; said covering section being fixed to an inner periphery side surface of said base body section to cover said engaging protrusion of said base body section; and said covering section including a seal forming portion which comes in contact with said opening end portion of said container body to form a seal, said seal forming portion being formed to become gradually thinner toward a tip end thereof and to extend obliquely.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
173 words
A substrate storage container comprising a container body which includes an opening end portion on a front side thereof and stores a substrate, a cover, and a seal member interposed between said opening end portion and said cover, said cover being provided with a fitting groove formed on an inner surface thereof; said seal member comprising a base body section which is formed of a first rigid thermoplastic resin material and a covering section which is formed of a flexible thermoplastic elastomer material; said base body section including an engaging protrusion adapted to be fitted in said fitting groove of said cover; said covering section being fixed to an inner periphery side surface of said base body section to cover said engaging protrusion of said base body section; and said covering section including a seal forming portion which comes in contact with said opening end portion of said container body to form a seal, said seal forming portion being formed to become gradually thinner toward a tip end thereof and to extend obliquely.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
A substrate storage container according to claim 4 , wherein said thermoplastic resin material comprises a thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate and polybutylene terephthalate, and said thermoplastic elastomer material comprises a thermoplastic polyester elastomer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
A substrate storage container according to claim 4 , wherein said thermoplastic resin material comprises a thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of polypropylene and polyethylene, and said thermoplastic elastomer material comprises a thermoplastic polyolefine elastomer.
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