Patent ID: 8235218

Claim:
A sealing apparatus with an interlocking air inflation device, disposed in a wafer carrier having a wafer container and a cover, wherein the cover is used for closing and opening the wafer container, and the cover and the wafer container can be fastened together through a fastener mechanism, wherein an opening is formed in one side of the wafer container, such that the sealing apparatus is disposed between the opening and the cover for sealing the wafer container and the cover, the sealing apparatus comprises: at least one latch set, being disposed between an inner surface and an outer surface of the cover; at least one interlocked cam, being disposed between the inner surface and the outer surface of the cover and connected to the at least one latch set, the interlocked cam having a first connecting member; an air inflation sealing member, being disposed around the edge of the inner surface of the cover; and at least one air intake/outtake valve, being coupled to the air inflation sealing member and capable of coupling to the first connecting member of the interlocked cam; wherein the interlocked cam is adapted for connecting an interlocking device with an air inflation member, when the interlocking device is connected to the interlocked cam, the air inflation member coupling to the air intake/outtake valve via the first connecting member; wherein when the cover is closed the wafer container and the interlocking device is connected to the interlocked cam, the interlocking device can be controlled for driving the interlocked cam to forwardly rotate a specific angle, so as to make the latch set latch the cover and the wafer container, and meanwhile the air inflation member couples to the air intake/outtake valve through the first connecting member, therefore, an inflating gas being able to enter the air intake/outtake valve via the air inflation member and the interlocked cam, and furthermore, the air intake/outtake valve may inflate the air inflation sealing member, so as to expand the air inflation sealing member; wherein when the air inflation sealing member is inflatable and the interlocking device is connected to the interlocked cam, the air inflation member being able to extend an extension portion thereof into the air intake/outtake valve, then the extension portion makes the air intake/outtake valve deflate the air inflation sealing member, moreover, after the air inflation sealing member is deflated, the interlocked cam can be driven to reversely rotate the specific angle by the interlocking device for opening the latch set.