Patent ID: 6575178
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: B08B,G11B,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A cleaning and drying apparatus having a cleaning chamber for cleaning an object and a drying chamber positioned above said cleaning chamber for drying said object, said apparatus comprising:carrying means for carrying said object between said cleaning chamber and said drying chamber, said carrying means being in contact with a first portion of said-object when said carrying means carries said object; holding means provided in said drying chamber for holding said object in a second portion thereof, said second portion being different from said first portion; an enclosure defining said drying chamber and having an opening at a bottom portion thereof, said opening allowing said carrying means to carry said object from said cleaning chamber into said drying chamber; and a shutter adapted to close said opening and to sealingly engage with said bottom portion of said enclosure so that said shutter separates an atmosphere in said drying chamber from an atmosphere in said cleaning chamber; wherein said drying chamber has a semi-circular cross section.