Patent ID: 6171403
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
An object processing system comprising:a processing tank for processing an object therein;carrying means disposed over the processing tank and capable of horizontally moving over the processing tank to carry the object; andobject holding means for holding the object in the processing tank and moving the object between a position in the processing tank and a transfer position above the processing tank;wherein the carrying means is provided with a first support member which supports the object at a lower section of a peripheral portion, and tilt preventing members disposed, respectively, on the outer sides of the first support member so as to engage with side sections of the peripheral portion of the object to prevent the object from tilting,the object holding means is provided with second support members which support the object at the lower section of the peripheral portion,the first support member and the tilt preventing members, and the second support members are arranged so that the first support member and the tilt preventing members do not overlap the second support members as viewed in a plane to prevent the first support member and the tilt preventing members of the carrying means from interfering with the second support members when the second support members are moved vertically with the carrying means located above the processing tank, andthe tilt preventing members of the carrying means can be moved to a position where the tilt preventing members are not interfered with the object or the second support members when the carrying means is moved horizontally with the second support members located a transfer position above the processing tank.