Patent ID: 9184071
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: B05C,C23C,G03F,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A substrate treating apparatus comprising: a treating section having a layered structure including an upper story and a lower story; said treating section includes a plurality of treating blocks juxtaposed horizontally including a first adjoining treating block and a second adjoining treating block; said treating blocks are vertically divided where an upper story of the first adjoining treating block and an upper story of the second adjoining treating block form the upper story of the treating section and a lower story of the first adjoining treating block and a lower story of the second adjoining treating block form the lower story of the treating section; wherein the lower story of the first adjoining treating block and the lower story of the second adjoining treating block are on a same story of the treating section and are at a same height, the upper story of the first adjoining treating block and the upper story of the second adjoining treating block are on a same story of the treating section and are at a same height, and the upper story of the treating section and the lower story of the treating section are at a different height each of the plurality of treating blocks including a plurality of stories arranged vertically, wherein a number of the stories included in each treating block is the same; and each of the plurality of stories having treating units for treating substrates and a main transport mechanism for transporting the substrates to and from the treating units arranged on each of the plurality of stories; each treating block includes a single main transport mechanism; wherein the treating units in a a lower story treating block includes same treating units in same layout as the upper story treating block directly above the lower story treating block; wherein the substrates are transportable between the upper story of the first adjoining treating block and the upper story of the second adjoining treating block, between the upper story of the first adjoining treating block and the lower story of the second adjoining block, between the lower story of the first adjoining treating block and the upper story of the second adjoining treating block, and between the lower story of the first adjoining treating block and the lower story of the second adjoining treating block, the substrates follow a transport path through the first adjoining treating block and the second adjoining treating block; a first transport path extends on one story of the treating section; a second transport path extends on at least part of the upper story and on at least part of the lower story of the treating section; the apparatus further comprising: a plurality of fixed receivers provided for the respective stories, said plurality of fixed receivers are arranged between the treating blocks, the substrates are transportable between different stories; and a receiver transport mechanism for transporting the substrates from a fixed receiver provided for one of the stories to a fixed receiver provided for another of the stories; wherein said plurality of fixed receivers are arranged vertically; said receiver transport mechanism is disposed between the treating blocks where the substrates are transportable between different stories, and is disposed laterally of said plurality of fixed receivers; and wherein the main transport mechanism further comprises: two third guide rails providing vertical guidance, wherein the two third guide rails are fixed vertical and parallel to each other at one side of a transporting space in each treating block; a fourth guide rail providing horizontal guidance, wherein the fourth guide rail is vertically slidably attached to the two third guide rails; and a base for holding substrates, said base is horizontally slidable along the fourth guide rail between the two third guide rails, thereby enabling the base to move vertically and horizontally.