Carrier for flat panel displays
US4815601A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 1987 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/6734
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A carrier for large glass panels or substrates coated with material being processed into flat panel displays, the carrier including end panels with planar portions offset endways outwardly of the carrier to permit access to the end most panels in the carrier, a multiplicity of sidewall segments spaced from each other and spaced around the periphery of said end wall panels to define three sidewalls of the carrier, leaving one side open for access into the interior of the carrier, the sidewall segments having grooves and ribs for receiving and supporting the edges of the glass panels, the sidewall segments being welded to the end walls in an integral one piece structure, the wall segments having mounting panels at their ends, the mounting panels and the end walls having oblong annular ribs extending along the peripheries of the end walls and being welded together for rigidly attaching the sidewall segments to the end walls in an integral one piece construction.
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