IP Library Granted Patent US 12699327
Granted Patent B2
US 12699327 · App. 18/456,264 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Substrate processing apparatus

Inventor: Jun Komori (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
G03F7/70808G03F7/70058
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Patent No.
US 12699327
App. No.
18/456,264
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A substrate processing apparatus includes a cup, an exhaust duct, a mist collecting member and a lid portion. The cup surrounds a substrate being processed with use of a processing liquid. The exhaust duct has an opening in a portion not overlapping with the cup in a plan view and forms an exhaust flow path for exhausting a gas in the cup. The mist collecting member is provided at a position overlapping with the opening and collects mist of the processing liquid in the exhaust duct. The lid portion closes the opening of the exhaust duct.

Claims (36)

1 . A substrate processing apparatus comprising:

a cup surrounding a substrate that is being processed with use of a processing liquid,

an exhaust duct that has an opening in a portion not overlapping with the cup in a plan view and forms an exhaust flow path for exhausting a gas in the cup;

a mist collecting member that is provided at a position overlapping with the opening and collects a mist component of the processing liquid in the exhaust duct; and

a lid portion that closes the opening of the exhaust duct,

wherein at least part of the lid portion is formed of a light transmitting member.

2 . The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the exhaust duct has a bent portion not overlapping with the cup in the plan view,

the opening is formed in the bent portion, and

the mist collecting member is provided in the bent portion.

3 . The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the opening is formed in an upper surface of the exhaust duct.

4 . The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the lid portion includes

a light transmitting portion formed of the light transmitting member, and

a frame to which the light transmitting portion is attached.

5 . The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the lid portion forms part of the exhaust flow path.

6 . The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a base portion that supports the cup and the exhaust duct.

7 . A substrate processing apparatus comprising:

a cup surrounding a substrate that is being processed with use of a processing liquid;

an exhaust duct that has an opening in a portion not overlapping with the cup in a plan view and forms an exhaust flow path for exhausting a gas in the cup;

a mist collecting member that is provided at a position overlapping with the opening and collects a mist component of the processing liquid in the exhaust duct;

a lid portion that closes the opening of the exhaust duct; and

a surrounding member that surrounds the cup, wherein

the opening is formed in a portion of the exhaust duct not overlapping with the surrounding member in the plan view.

8 . The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

the exhaust duct has a bent portion not overlapping with the cup in the plan view,

the opening is formed in the bent portion, and

the mist collecting member is provided in the bent portion.

9 . The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

the opening is formed in an upper surface of the exhaust duct.

10 . The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

the lid portion forms part of the exhaust flow path.

11 . The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 7 , further comprising a

base portion that supports the cup and the exhaust duct.