IP Library Granted Patent US 12,434,753
Granted Patent B2
US 12,434,753 · App. 18/662,726 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Transporting apparatus with shock absorbing elements

Inventors: Yueh-Sheng Hsu (Taoyuan County, TW); Liang-Kun Zhu (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
B62B5/0006B62B3/005B62B3/04B62B3/10B62B5/0096B62B2203/70B62B2501/065
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Patent No.
US 12,434,753
App. No.
18/662,726
Filed
May 13, 2024
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3613
USPC
280/47.34
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a transporting apparatus. The transporting apparatus can include the following components: a first frame support configured to support an object; a second frame support configured to roll the transporting apparatus and to move relative to the first frame support; and a plurality of shock absorbing elements positioned between the first frame support and the second frame support.

Claims (33)

1. A transporting apparatus, comprising:

a first frame support comprising a V-shaped shelf configured to support an object, wherein the V-shaped shelf comprises a horizontal end portion;

a second frame support comprising a vertical portion configured to support the first frame support, wherein the vertical portion is separated from the first frame support; and

a socket structure attached to the vertical portion of the second frame support and configured to hold a shock absorbing element, wherein the shock absorbing element is in contact with the horizontal end portion of the V-shaped shelf.

2. The transporting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the vertical portion is configured to support the horizontal end portion of the V-shaped shelf.

3. The transporting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the shock absorbing element comprises a polymer.

4. The transporting apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the polymer comprises chloroprene rubber, butyl rubber, butadiene rubber, ethylene propylene, nitrile rubber, fluorocarbon, hydrogenated nitrile, poly-acrylate, silicone, or a combination thereof.

5. The transporting apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the polymer has a shore hardness from about 5 shore 00 to about 90 shore A.

6. The transporting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the shock absorbing element comprises a spherical component, an elliptical component, a disk shape component, a cubical component, a conical component, a pyramidal component, a cylindrical component, or a combination thereof.

7. The transporting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the shock absorbing element comprises a hollow element with a gas inside.

8. The transporting apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the gas comprises air with a pressure between about 11 psi and about 18 psi.

9. The transporting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the shock absorbing element comprises a hollow sphere with an outside diameter between about 30 mm and about 50 mm and a thickness between about 2 mm and about 10 mm.

10. The transporting apparatus of claim 1 , further comprises a plurality of wheels connected to the second frame support and configured to move the transporting apparatus.

11. A transporting apparatus, comprising:

a first frame support comprising first and second panels connected to each other at an angle;

a second frame support comprising first and second vertical portions separated from each other;

a first shock absorbing element positioned between the first vertical portion and the first panel and configured to support the first panel; and

a second shock absorbing element positioned between the second vertical portion and the second panel and configured to support the second panel.

12. The transporting apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising a plurality of rollers connected to the second frame support and configured to roll the transporting apparatus.

13. The transporting apparatus of claim 11 , wherein a gap between the first panel and the first vertical portion ranges from about 3 mm to about 15 mm.

14. The transporting apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising:

a first socket structure attached to the first vertical portion of the second frame support and configured to hold the first shock absorbing element; and

a second socket structure attached to the second vertical portion of the second frame support and configured to hold the second shock absorbing element.

15. A transporting apparatus, comprising:

a first frame support comprising a first horizontal end portion and a second horizontal end portion opposite to the first horizontal end portion;

a second frame support comprising first and second vertical portions configured to support the first frame;

a first socket structure attached to the first vertical portion and configured to hold a first shock absorbing element, wherein the first shock absorbing element is in contact with the first horizontal end portion; and

a second socket structure attached to the second vertical portion and configured to hold a second shock absorbing element, wherein the second shock absorbing element is in contact with the second horizontal end portion.

16. The transporting apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the first frame support comprises stainless steel, copper, aluminum, carbon steel, or a combination thereof.

17. The transporting apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the first frame support comprises a first panel connected to a second panel at an angle between about 90 degrees and about 135 degrees.

18. The transporting apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the first panel has a first length between about 350 mm and about 650 mm, and the second panel has a second length between about 250 mm and about 450 mm.

19. The transporting apparatus of claim 15 , wherein each of the first and second shock absorbing elements comprises an air cushion suspension system.

20. The transporting apparatus of claim 15 , wherein each of the first and second socket structures comprises stainless steel, copper, aluminum, carbon steel, or a combination thereof.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 67407 FRAME 46. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jul 22, 2025
From: HSU, YUEH-SHENG; ZHU, LIANG-KUN
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072141/0314 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2024
From: HSU, YUEH-SHENG; ZHU, LIANG-KUN
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 067407/0046 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 18175160 · Feb 27, 2023
Continuation 16442038 · Jun 14, 2019
Provisional Application 62712639 · Jul 31, 2018
Related Publication 20240294202A1 · Sep 5, 2024
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