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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1993
Katsumi Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Masao Takikawa, Sagamihara, JP;
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Tokyo Electron Tohoku Limited, Esashi, JP;
Abstract
A container for storing a plurality of semiconductor wafers comprises two end walls and two side walls. The container has a main opening through which the wafers are inserted into or withdrawn from the container and a sub-opening through which a wafer counter approaches the wafers. A plurality of slots are formed in the container to hold the wafers one by one at intervals. Each slot includes a pair of grooves which are formed in inner surfaces of both the side walls, have a V-shaped cross-section, and which divergently open toward a central portion of the container. One surface of each groove serves as a supporting surface on which a wafer is disposed substantially horizontal when the container is positioned such that the reference plane is horizontal. The supporting surfaces of the pair of grooves have a pair of converging portions which converge toward the second opening. A filling body, having an inner surface which is brought into contact with an edge portion of a wafer, is provided in each converging portion near the sub-opening. The inner surface of the filling body is determined so as to restrict a position of the wafer, such that the wafer can be positioned at the same height of the supporting surfaces of the pair of grooves.