IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,465,935
Granted Patent B2
US 12,465,935 · App. 17/941,526 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Unit for storing liquid and apparatus for treating substrate

Inventors: Moon Soon Choi (Cheonan-si, KR); Chae Young Lim (Cheonan-si, KR); Do Gyeong Ha (Daegu, KR); Gu Yeol An (Busan, KR)
Assignee: Semes Co., Ltd.
B05B9/0403B65D1/323H01L21/67017H01L21/67051B05C11/1013B05C11/1042B08B3/02
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Patent No.
US 12,465,935
App. No.
17/941,526
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The inventive concept provides a liquid storage unit. The liquid storage unit includes a tank housing defining a storing space therein; a liquid outlet pipe penetrating into the tank housing and having an outlet formed thereon; and a liquid inlet pipe penetrating into the tank housing and having an inlet formed thereon, and wherein a first guide surface is provided between the outlet and the inlet.

Claims (39)

1 . A liquid storage unit comprising:

a tank housing defining a storing space therein;

a liquid outlet pipe penetrating into the tank housing and having an outlet formed thereon; and

a liquid inlet pipe penetrating into the tank housing and having an inlet formed thereon, and

wherein a first guide surface is provided between the outlet and the inlet,

wherein a part or all of the inlet at least partially overlaps the first guide surface when seen from above.

2 . The liquid storage unit of claim 1 , wherein the first guide surface is configured to be formed so a flow of a liquid introduced from the inlet is guided further away from the outlet.

3 . The liquid storage unit of claim 1 , wherein the first guide surface is provided to have a height which decreases in a direction toward a part at which the inlet is provided from a part at which the outlet is provided.

4 . The liquid storage unit of claim 1 , wherein the outlet is positioned outside of a region at which the first guide surface is projected in an up/down direction.

5 . The liquid storage unit of claim 1 , wherein the first guide surface is a portion among a bottom surface defining the storing space, and

the bottom surface has a center which upwardly protrudes and a height which decreases from the center toward an edge direction, and

wherein the first guide surface is defined as a surface having the height which decreases, and

the liquid outlet pipe is provided penetrating through the center which upwardly protrudes.

6 . The liquid storage unit of claim 1 , wherein the first guide surface is a rounded shape.

7 . The liquid storage unit of claim 2 , wherein a bottom surface includes a second guide surface having a height which increases from an end portion of the first guide surface toward an edge direction.

8 . The liquid storage unit of claim 7 , wherein the second guide surface is a rounded shape.

9 . The liquid storage unit of claim 1 , wherein the inlet of the liquid inlet pipe is positioned adjacent to a bottom surface of the storing space.

10 . The liquid storage unit of claim 9 , wherein the inlet is positioned at a position lower than a top end of the first guide surface or at a same level.

11 . The liquid storage unit of claim 1 , wherein the outlet is positioned at a position higher than a top portion of the first guide surface or at a same level.

12 . The liquid storage unit of claim 1 , wherein the inlet is positioned at a position lower than a top end of the first guide surface or at a same level, and

wherein the outlet is positioned at a position higher than a top portion of the first guide surface or at a same level.

13 . The liquid storage unit of claim 1 , wherein a level of the outlet is higher than a level at which the inlet is positioned.

14 . A liquid storage unit comprising:

a tank housing defining a storing space therein; and

a liquid outlet pipe penetrating into the tank housing and having an outlet formed thereon;

a liquid inlet pipe penetrating into the tank housing and having an inlet formed thereon; and

a first line connecting the liquid outlet pipe and the liquid inlet pipe, and

wherein the outlet is positioned at a position higher than a position of the inlet.

15 . The liquid storage unit of claim 14 further comprising a pump provided at the first line and configured to generate a flow of a liquid from the liquid outlet pipe to the liquid inlet pipe.

16 . The liquid storage unit of claim 14 further comprising a liquid charging line connected through a liquid supply source and a second line, and penetrating into the tank housing.

17 . A liquid storage unit comprising:

a tank housing defining a storing space therein;

a liquid outlet pipe penetrating into the tank housing and having an outlet formed thereon; and

a liquid inlet pipe penetrating into the tank housing and having an inlet formed thereon, and

wherein a first guide surface is provided between the outlet and the inlet, and

the first guide surface is defined as a bottom surface defining the storing space.

18 . The liquid storage unit of claim 17 , wherein the first guide surface is a rounded shape.

19 . The liquid storage unit of claim 18 , wherein the bottom surface includes a second guide surface having a height which increases from an end portion of the first guide surface toward an edge direction.

20 . The liquid storage unit of claim 17 , wherein the outlet is positioned outside of a region at which the first guide surface is projected in an up/down direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2022
From: CHOI, MOON SOON; LIM, CHAE YOUNG; HA, DO GYEONG; AN, GU YEOL
To: SEMES CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0124786 · Sep 17, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230089188A1 · Mar 23, 2023
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