Patent ID: 8240061

Claim:
A drying device for exposing a workpiece contained in a collection vessel to air, thereby drying the workpiece, wherein the drying device comprises: a receiving plate on which the collection vessel is placed; a hood for hermetically closing, from above and below, the collection vessel placed on the receiving plate; and air supply and exhaust means for supplying air to and exhausting air from the inside of the hood, wherein the receiving plate has a through hole at its portion that faces a filter member constituting a bottom of the collection vessel, and wherein the air supply and exhaust means has: a blower for delivering air; a supply pipe through which air from the blower is supplied to a region located above the receiving plate; and an exhaust pipe through which air is exhausted from below the receiving plate, wherein the air supply and exhaust means is configured to supply air laterally to above the collection vessel through the supply pipe and is configured to exhaust air passed through the bottom of the collection vessel and the through hole of the receiving plate from the top to the bottom.