Patent ID: 6241079
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: G11B,H01L

Abstract:
A device for conveying substrates (7) through a substrate treatment device (11), said device comprising:a base transport belt (2) defining a transport plane;two lateral transport belts (4, 6) positioned at a first spacing above said base transport belt (2);said two lateral transport belts (4, 6) laterally spaced a at second spacing to one another;each one of said two lateral transport belts (4, 6) defining a lateral transport plane;each one of said lateral transport planes positioned at a slant to said transport plane of said base transport belt (2);wherein said two lateral transport belts (4, 6) and said base transport belt (2) have cutouts for receiving substrates (7) positioned in a vertical position;wherein at least one of said first spacing and said second spacing is changeable;wherein a slant angle of said slant between at least one of said lateral transport planes to said transport plane of said base transport belt (2) is changeable.