Patent ID: 6184972
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: G03F,Y10S

Abstract:
A transport apparatus provided with:a first holding member having a mounting face with substantially the same shape as that of a substrate to be processed for supporting a substrate on said mounting face,a second holding member for holding a rear face of a substrate, which projects from one portion of the mounting face of said first holding member at a time of transporting the substrate, in order to hold the substrate in an upper side space of the mounting face of said first holding member, anda transport arm member for moving a substrate between at least one of a standby position and a carry out position, and the upper side space of said first holding member in order to transport the substrate from a predetermined standby position onto the mounting face of said first holding member, or to transport the substrate on said mounting face to a predetermined transport position, whereinsaid second holding member comprises a plurality of spoke shape mounting portions which are arranged so as to extend in a radial direction from an approximately central portion of the mounting face of said first holding member, and radial through portions or cavity portions are formed on the mounting face of said first holding member for accommodating said plurality of spoke shape mounting portions.