Patent ID: 7615118

Claim:
A substrate processing apparatus that performs a predetermined process of a substrate, comprising: a) a processing chamber having on an inside thereof a processing space for performing a predetermined process of a substrate; b) a transporting part that transports a substrate between the inside of said processing chamber and an outside thereof, through an opening part formed at an upper part of said processing chamber, said transporting part comprising: b-1) a driving part disposed on the outside of said processing chamber; b-2) a holding part that holds a substrate and moves between the inside and the outside of said processing chamber by driving of said driving part; and b-3) a frame part disposed between said driving part and said holding part, and c) a cover that opens and closes said opening part, wherein, when said holding part is moved to the inside of said processing chamber, and said cover is closed, said frame part is interposed between a fringe portion of said opening part and said cover, thereby sealing an interior of said processing chamber, and when said holding part is moved to the outside of said processing chamber, and said cover is closed, said cover contacts with said fringe portion of said opening part, thereby sealing the interior of said processing chamber.