Patent ID: 6413355
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A cleaning apparatus for cleaning an object to be processed, said apparatus comprising:a cleaning bath for storing cleaning liquid, the object being immersed in said cleaning liquid, said cleaning bath having an upper portion defining an upper opening; a drying chamber for drying the object, said drying chamber being enclosed by a case arranged above said cleaning bath, said case having a lower portion defining a lower opening, said lower opening being in opposition to and being connected with said upper opening between said case of said drying chamber and said cleaning bath; a transporter for transporting the object between said cleaning bath and said drying chamber through said upper opening and said lower opening; a first blowing nozzle arranged in said drying chamber, for blowing gas containing inert gas against the object in order to dry the object; discharging ports, for discharging gas blown out from said first blowing nozzle, said discharging ports being in said drying chamber and being arranged on both sides of said drying chamber in a lower position than said first blowing nozzle; and a rectifier for communicating with said exhaust port and having a plurality of intake ports for introducing gas which has been blown out from said first blowing nozzle, through a lower section of said drying chamber.