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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2007
Applicant:
Jun Yamashita, Amagasaki, JP;
Inventor:
Jun Yamashita, Amagasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/00 (2006.01); C23F 1/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/306 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A processing apparatus includes an openable/closable lid disposed on a process container, and an opening/closing mechanism configured to open/close the lid. The opening/closing mechanism includes a hinge structure swingably coupling the lid to one end of the process container, and a drive structure configured to swing the lid. The hinge structure includes a main shaft used as a rotation axis when the lid is swung by the drive structure, and an adjusting shaft located on a distal end side relative to the main shaft, for adjusting an angle of the lid.