Pump apparatus and substrate treating apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10790165-B2
Application number	US-201715679631-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 17, 2017
Priority date	Aug 24, 2016
Publication date	Sep 29, 2020
Grant date	Sep 29, 2020

Abstract

A drive mechanism deforms two diaphragms to perform alternate increase and decrease in volume of a supply chamber. At this time, the two diaphragms are provided for the single supply chamber. This leads to possibility of suction and feed out of a desired amount of liquid even with limited deformation of the diaphragms. In addition, the two diaphragms achieve suppression in deformation thereof upon suction and feed out of a desired amount of liquid. This allows selection of the diaphragms each with a short stroke, yielding suppressed stagnation and quality degradation of the liquid.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pump apparatus for feeding a liquid, comprising:
a filter configured to filter the liquid;
an upstream pump that is disposed upstream of the filter; and
a downstream pump that is disposed downstream of the filter;
each of the upstream pump and the downstream pump comprising:
a single supply chamber that is disposed in a casing and passes the liquid;
a first opening, a second opening, and a third opening that are each disposed in the casing and configured to pass the liquid;
a first rolling diaphragm and a second rolling diaphragm attached to an inner wall of the supply chamber to partially form the inner wall of the supply chamber;
a first movable part that is fixed on a center part of the first rolling diaphragm and is disposed outside of the supply chamber, the first movable part reciprocating on a first path in the casing;
a second movable part that is fixed on a center part of the second rolling diaphragm and is disposed outside of the supply chamber, the second movable part reciprocating on a second path in the casing; and
a drive mechanism that deforms the first rolling diaphragm and the second rolling diaphragm by moving the first movable part and the second movable part to perform alternate increase and decrease in volume of the supply chamber;

the first rolling diaphragm including a folded part that is disposed at a clearance between the first movable part and an inner wall of the first path in the casing,
the second rolling diaphragm including a folded part that is disposed at a clearance between the second movable part and an inner wall of the second path in the casing,
the second opening is connected to the supply chamber above the third opening, and
the first opening is connected to the supply chamber below the third opening, the pump apparatus further comprising:
a first liquid flow path that is connected to the first opening on a lower side of the upstream pump and is configured to feed the liquid into the supply chamber in the upstream pump;
a second liquid flow path that is connected to the second opening on an upper side of the upstream pump and is configured to feed the liquid within the supply chamber in the upstream pump to the filter;
a third liquid flow path that is connected to the first opening on a lower side of the downstream pump and is configured to feed the liquid from the filter into the supply chamber in the downstream pump;
a fourth liquid flow path that is connected to the third opening in the downstream pump and is configured to feed out the liquid within the supply chamber in the downstream pump; and
a return flow path that is connected to the second opening on an upper side of the downstream pump and the third opening in the upstream pump and is configured to return the liquid from the second opening on the upper side of the downstream pump to the third opening in the upstream pump.

2. The pump apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the drive mechanism of the upstream pump performs the alternate increase and decrease in volume of the supply chamber of the upstream pump, the increase being made by deforming the first rolling diaphragm of the upstream pump and the second rolling diaphragm of the upstream pump in a first direction away from each other, and the decrease being made by deforming the first rolling diaphragm of the upstream pump and the second rolling diaphragm of the upstream pump in a second direction close to each other, and
the drive mechanism of the downstream pump performs the alternate increase and decrease in volume of the supply chamber of the downstream pump, the increase being made by deforming the first rolling diaphragm of the downstream pump and the second rolling diaphragm of the downstream pump in a first direction away from each other, and the decrease being made by deforming the first rolling diaphragm of the downstream pump and the second rolling diaphragm of the downstream pump in a second direction close to each other.

3. The pump apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the first rolling diaphragm of the upstream pump and the second rolling diaphragm of the upstream pump are disposed to face each other across the supply chamber of the upstream pump, and
the first rolling diaphragm of the downstream pump and the second rolling diaphragm of the downstream pump are disposed to face each other across the supply chamber of the downstream pump.

4. A substrate treating apparatus for treating a substrate, the substrate treating apparatus comprising:
a nozzle that dispenses a liquid to the substrate; and
a pump apparatus that feeds the liquid to the nozzle, the pump apparatus comprising:
a filter configured to filter the liquid;
an upstream pump that is disposed upstream of the filter; and
a downstream pump that is disposed downstream of the filter;
each of the upstream pump and the downstream pump comprising:
a single supply chamber that is disposed in a casing and passes the liquid;
a first opening, a second opening, and a third opening that are each disposed in the casing and configured to pass the liquid;
a first rolling diaphragm and a second rolling diaphragm attached to an inner wall of the supply chamber to partially form the inner wall of the supply chamber;
a first movable part that is fixed on a center part of the first rolling diaphragm and is disposed outside of the supply chamber, the first movable part reciprocating on a first path in the casing;
a second movable part that is fixed on a center part of the second rolling diaphragm and is disposed outside of the supply chamber, the second movable part reciprocating on a second path in the casing; and
a drive mechanism that deforms the first rolling diaphragm and the second rolling diaphragm by moving the first movable part and the second movable part to perform alternate increase and decrease in volume of the supply chamber;

the first rolling diaphragm including a folded part that is disposed at a clearance between the first movable part and an inner wall of the first path in the casing,
the second rolling diaphragm including a folded part that is disposed at a clearance between the second movable part and an inner wall of the second path in the casing,
the second opening is connected to the supply chamber above the third opening, and
the first opening is connected to the supply chamber below the third opening, the pump apparatus further comprising:
a first liquid flow path that is connected to the first opening on a lower side of the upstream pump and is configured to feed the liquid into the supply chamber in the upstream pump;
a second liquid flow path that is connected to the second opening on an upper side of the upstream pump and is configured to feed the liquid within the supply chamber in the upstream pump to the filter;
a third liquid flow path that is connected to the first opening on a lower side of the downstream pump and is configured to feed the liquid from the filter into the supply chamber in the downstream pump;
a fourth liquid flow path that is connected to the third opening in the downstream pump and is configured to feed out the liquid within the supply chamber in the downstream pump; and
a return flow path that is connected to the second opening on an upper side of the downstream pump and the third opening in the upstream pump and is configured to return the liquid from the second opening on the upper side of the downstream pump to the third opening in the upstream pump.

Assignees

• Screen Holdings Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kashiyama Masahito

Classifications

• H10P72/0414

  using mainly spraying means, e.g. nozzles · CPC title

• H10P72/0402 Primary

  Apparatus for fluid treatment (H10P72/0441, H10P72/0448 take precedence) · CPC title

• H10P72/0604

  Process monitoring, e.g. flow or thickness monitoring · CPC title

• H10P72/0424

  using mainly spraying means, e.g. nozzles · CPC title

• H10P72/0404

  for general liquid treatment, e.g. etching followed by cleaning · CPC title