Patent ID: 6164297
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A cleaning and drying apparatus for cleaning and drying an object to be processed, said apparatus comprising:a processing container having a cleaning chamber which accommodates cleaning liquid for cleaning the object to be processed therein and a drying chamber which is arranged above said cleaning chamber to dry the object to be processed;a shutter arranged between said cleaning chamber and said drying chamber of said processing container, for dividing said processing container into said cleaning chamber and said drying chamber;a shutter driving unit arranged outside said processing container, for opening and closing said shutter;a communication aperture formed in an outer wall of said processing container;a connecting member arranged so as to extend through said communication aperture, for connecting said shutter with said shutter driving unit; andliquid sealing means for sealing up said communication aperture through which said connecting member passes, with liquid.