Patent ID: 7527497
Filing Date: 2009-05-05
Classification: F27B,H01L

Abstract:
1. A heat treating apparatus comprising: a heating plate for heating a substrate coated with a coating liquid; a cooling plate for cooling the substrate, the cooling plate being moved by a drive mechanism between a home position for transferring the substrate between the cooling plate and an external conveyer mechanism and an upper position above the heating plate for transferring the substrate between the cooling plate and the heating plate; a heat pipe provided in the cooling plate; a cooling chamber being moved together with the cooling plate by the drive mechanism and accommodating a cooling liquid for cooling one end side of the heat pipe; a circulation passage provided in the heat treating apparatus to circulate the cooling liquid in the cooling chamber; a circulation pump for circulating the cooling liquid in the circulation passage; and a heat radiating member provided on the circulation passage to radiate the heat received by the cooling chamber to the outside of the heat treating apparatus.