Global Patent Index - EP 3765653 A1

EP 3765653 A1 20210120 - CARRIER WITH VERTICAL GRID FOR SUPPORTING SUBSTRATES IN COATER

Title (en)

CARRIER WITH VERTICAL GRID FOR SUPPORTING SUBSTRATES IN COATER

Title (de)

TRÄGER MIT VERTIKALEM GITTER ZUM TRAGEN VON SUBSTRATEN IN EINEM BESCHICHTER

Title (fr)

SUPPORT AVEC GRILLE VERTICALE POUR SOUTENIR DES SUBSTRATS DANS UN DISPOSITIF D'ENDUCTION

Publication

EP 3765653 A1 20210120 (EN)

Application

EP 19712449 A 20190307

Priority

  • US 201862642525 P 20180313
  • US 201862681008 P 20180605
  • US 2019021227 W 20190307

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2019177871A1] Various embodiments herein relate to carriers for supporting one or more substrate as the substrates are passed through a processing apparatus. In many cases, the substrates are oriented in a vertical manner. The carrier may include a frame and vertical support bars that secure the glass to the frame. The carrier may lack horizontal support bars. The carrier may allow for thermal expansion and contraction of the substrates, without any need to provide precise gaps between adjacent pairs of substrates. The carriers described herein substantially reduce the risk of breaking the processing apparatus and substrates, thereby achieving a more efficient process. Certain embodiments herein relate to methods of loading substrates onto a carrier.

IPC 8 full level

C23C 14/50 (2006.01); C23C 16/458 (2006.01); H01L 21/677 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP)

C23C 14/50 (2013.01 - CN EP); C23C 16/4587 (2013.01 - EP); G02F 1/153 (2013.01 - CN); G03F 7/16 (2013.01 - CN); H01L 21/6715 (2013.01 - EP); H01L 21/67712 (2013.01 - EP); H01L 21/67754 (2013.01 - EP); H01L 21/6776 (2013.01 - EP); H01L 21/68728 (2013.01 - EP); H01L 21/68764 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2019177871 A1 20190919; CN 111868295 A 20201030; CN 111868295 B 20230811; CN 117026195 A 20231110; EP 3765653 A1 20210120; TW 201940246 A 20191016; TW 202332513 A 20230816; TW I799531 B 20230421

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2019021227 W 20190307; CN 201980018837 A 20190307; CN 202311023061 A 20190307; EP 19712449 A 20190307; TW 108108191 A 20190312; TW 112113685 A 20190312