Patent ID: 7972486

Claim:
Machine for coating a substrate, comprising: a coating chamber, wherein the coating chamber is modular, with one module having: a chamber section that defines a space for receiving a substrate and within which such a substrate can be coated, the chamber section defining a pair of vertical slots for receiving a substrate that is to be coated in the chamber section, the vertical slots also defining a plane; a first support that is located adjacent to the chamber section, at least one process tool attached to the first support; a second support that is located adjacent to the first support such that the first support is disposed between the chamber section and the second support, at least one pump attached to the second support; and a common carriage system for supporting both the first and second supports, defining a linear path that is perpendicular to the plane defined by the slots and that each of the first and second supports is constrained to follow when moved, allowing each of the first and second supports to be moved relative to the chamber section along the path, allowing movement of the first and second supports relative to one another along the path, maintaining the relative position of the first and second supports such that the first support is located between the chamber section and the second support.