JP4066532B2 - Etching part manufacturing method - Google Patents

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JP4066532B2
JP4066532B2 JP26001698A JP26001698A JP4066532B2 JP 4066532 B2 JP4066532 B2 JP 4066532B2 JP 26001698 A JP26001698 A JP 26001698A JP 26001698 A JP26001698 A JP 26001698A JP 4066532 B2 JP4066532 B2 JP 4066532B2
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、周辺雰囲気を遮断するための隔壁と、周辺雰囲気の気圧より高くなるよう清浄な空気を隔壁内に供給する手段と、前記隔壁に設けられた、物品搬出入用の開口部とを少なくとも有するクリーンルームを用いたエッチング部品の製造方法に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
カラー受像管に用いられるシャドウマスク、または、半導体集積回路装置に用いられるリードフレーム等の電子部品は、鉄、鉄合金または銅等からなる金属薄板を素材とし、周知のフォトエッチング法にて製造することが主流となっている。
【0003】
フォトエッチング法を用いて製造されるエッチング部品は、少なくとも以下の製造工程にて製造されるといえる。
すなわち、まず、金属薄板表面の洗浄と金属薄板表面の整面処理等を行う整面工程にて、金属薄板を洗浄、整面処理する。次いで、塗布ロールを用いたロールコーター法または浸漬法等による感光性樹脂(レジスト液)の塗布、乾燥等を行うフォトレジスト膜(以下単にレジスト膜と記す)形成工程にて、金属薄板の少なくとも一方の面にレジスト膜を形成する。
次いで、所定の遮光パターンを有する露光用パターンマスクを介しパターン露光を行うパターン露光工程にて、金属薄板上のレジスト膜にパターン露光を行う。次いで、パターン露光後のレジスト膜に現像、硬膜処理等を行う現像工程にて、パターン露光の際、未露光、未硬化となったレジスト膜部位を溶解除去し、所定のパターンに従って金属薄板を露出したレジスト膜を得る。
【0004】
次いで、塩化第2鉄液等をエッチング液として用い、金属薄板にエッチング液を接触させるエッチング工程にて、レジスト膜より露出した金属薄板部位に選択的にエッチングを行い、金属薄板に所定のエッチングパターンを形成する。
【0005】
次いで、エッチングの終了した金属薄板にアルカリ液等の剥膜液を接触させた後、水洗洗浄を行う剥膜工程にて、金属薄板上に形成されたレジスト膜の剥膜を行う。
【0006】
しかる後、金型等を用いた金属薄板の断裁、不要部の除去等の断裁工程を行い、エッチング部品(フォトエッチング法にて製造した部品)を得るものである。
フォトエッチング法を用いたエッチング部品の製造においては、上記の工程を少なくとも有している。なお、エッチング部品がシャドウマスクであった場合には、エッチング工程を二段階に分け、第一段階目のエッチング後に、金属薄板の一方の面にエッチング防止ニスを塗布し、しかる後、第二段階目のエッチングを他方の面より行った後、剥膜工程を行う場合もある。
【0007】
エッチング部品の製造においては、図3に示すように、巻きロール2より供給された長尺帯状の金属薄板1が素材として用い、搬送用ローラー10等の搬送手段上を略水平方向に搬送される長尺帯状の金属薄板1に、上述した例に記した各製造工程を流れ作業的に連続して行うことが主流となっている。
【0008】
ここで従来より、エッチング部品の製造においては、製造工程の周辺雰囲気中に浮遊する異物が金属薄板1等に付着し、不良を発生させるという問題が生じていた。
例えば、金属薄板1にレジスト膜を塗布形成するレジスト膜形成工程4では、塗布された直後の生乾き状態のレジスト膜に、レジスト膜形成工程もしくは隣接する製造工程の雰囲気中に浮遊する異物が付着しやすいといえる。レジスト膜に異物が付着した場合、後工程のパターン露光で異物が影となり不要なレジストパターンが形成され、結果としてエッチング部品が不良となる。
また、パターン露光工程で用いられる露光用パターンマスクに、パターン露光工程もしくは隣接する製造工程の周辺雰囲気中に浮遊する異物が付着した、もしくは、金属薄板1に一旦付着した異物が、露光用パターンマスクに再付着した場合、露光用パターンマスクに不要なパターンが形成されたことになり、共通の不良を有するエッチング部品が多数製造されてしまう。
【0009】
このため、エッチング部品の製造においては、所定の製造工程をクリーンルーム内に設置することが一般的となっている。
【0010】
すなわち、所定の製造工程(例えばレジスト膜形成工程4、パターン露光工程5等)を、図2に示すように、クリーンルーム21内に設置するものである。図2の例では、製造工程の置かれた建屋の天井から床面まで届く隔壁22を設けており、建屋の天井、床面、壁面および、隔壁22にて、クリーンルーム21を構成している。隣接する製造工程との雰囲気は、隔壁22にて遮断している。クリーンルーム21内には、異物除去用フィルター等で異物の除去された清浄な空気23が空気供給手段26より供給されており、また、クリーンルーム21内の気圧を隔壁22で隔てられた隣室30の気圧より高くなるよう設定することが一般的である。なお、図2の例では、レジスト膜形成工程4(すなわち、レジスト膜形成に使用する各種機器)をクリーンルーム21内に設けた例を模式的に示している。また、図2の例では、空気の取り入れ口を建屋の外としているが、隣接する製造工程の空間より空気を取り入れることであっても構わない。クリーンルーム21内の気圧が隣室30の気圧より高くなるよう清浄な空気23でクリーンルーム21内を満たすことで、隣室30中に浮遊する異物がクリーンルーム21内に侵入することが防がれ、金属薄板1への異物付着を防止しようとするものである。
【0011】
しかし、エッチング部品の製造に用いられるクリーンルーム21においては、図2の例に示すように、エッチング部品の素材であり帯状に連続して搬送される金属薄板1をクリーンルーム21内に搬出入するため、隔壁22に開口部24を設ける必要がある。
【0012】
このため、従来のクリーンルーム21では、クリーンルーム21内の高圧とした空気が開口部24より常時、低圧である隣室30に流出していたものである。クリーンルーム21内の雰囲気は単に清浄とするだけでなく、所定の温度、湿度に維持する必要もある。例えば、クリーンルーム21内にレジスト膜形成工程4を設けた場合、レジスト液を所定の条件に保ちつつ所望する膜厚にて金属薄板1に塗布する等のため、クリーンルーム21内の室温、湿度を所定の条件に保つ必要がある。
そのため、クリーンルーム21内(例えばレジスト膜形成工程4内)に、異物除去フィルターを通した清浄かつ、所定の温度および湿度とした空気23を、空気供給手段26より供給していた。しかるに、クリーンルーム21内の空気が開口部24より隣室30に常時流出し続けた場合、クリーンルーム内の雰囲気を所定条件(所定の温度および湿度)に維持し続けるには、流出分を補うため所定条件に調節した空気を常時供給し続けねばならず、そのためには空気供給手段26等を運転維持する費用が膨大なものとなり、ひいては、エッチング部品の製造コストを上げる要因ともなるといえる。
【0013】
さらに、クリーンルーム21を構成する隔壁22に設けた開口部24から、隣室30へ空気の流出が生じているため、金属薄板1に異物が付着するという問題も生じる。この点につき、レジスト膜形成工程4を例にとり、以下に説明する。
【0014】
図2の例に示すように、レジスト膜形成工程4をクリーンルーム21内に設けた場合、隔壁22に設けた開口部24より、クリーンルーム21内の空気が隣室30に設置された整面工程3側に噴出することになる。整面工程3よりも清浄とはいえ、レジスト膜形成工程4の雰囲気中には、作業者の出す埃、機械装置から出た金属粉等の異物に加えて、金属薄板1にレジスト液が塗布された際に飛び散ったり、または、乾燥時に金属薄板1より剥がれ落ちたレジスト膜片等よりなる微細な異物25が浮遊している。このため、開口部 24aから整面工程3側にクリーンルーム21内の空気が流出する際、クリーンルーム内(レジスト膜形成工程4内)の異物25も高速で整面工程3側に噴出することとなる。すなわち、隔壁22に設けた開口部 24a近傍にて、整面工程3で洗浄された金属薄板1表面にレジスト膜形成工程4内の異物25を含む空気が接触し、清浄であるべきレジスト塗布前の金属薄板1表面に異物25が付着し汚染されることになる。
【0015】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
本発明は、上述した問題に鑑みなされたものである。すなわち本発明は、隣室との雰囲気を遮断するための隔壁と、隣室の気圧より高くなるよう清浄な空気を隔壁内に供給する手段と、前記隔壁に設けられた物品搬出入用の開口部とを少なくとも有するクリーンルームであって、クリーンルーム内の空気が開口部から隣室に流出することを防止し、クリーンルーム内の雰囲気条件を容易に管理しうるクリーンルームを用いたエッチング部品の製造において、隔壁に設けた開口部からの異物の流出で生じる金属薄板の汚染を防止し、不良の無い品質の良いエッチング部品が得られる製造方法を提供しようとするものである。
【0016】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明は、上述した課題に基づきなされたもので、請求項1においては、長尺帯状の金属薄板を素材とし、金属薄板の整面を行なう工程と、金属薄板上にレジスト膜を形成する工程と、レジスト膜にパターン露光を行なう工程と、金属薄板に現像、硬膜処理を行い、所定のパターンに従って金属薄板を露出する開孔部を有したレジスト膜とする工程と、金属薄板にエッチングを行なう工程と、レジスト膜を剥膜する工程とを少なくとも有するエッチング部品の製造方法において、隣室との雰囲気を遮断するための隔壁と、前記隔壁で隔てられた隣室への物品搬出入用に隔壁に設けた開口部と、隣室の気圧より高くなるよう清浄かつ所定の温湿度とした空気を隔壁で囲まれた空間内に供給する手段とを少なくとも有するクリーンルームであって、搬出入中の物品の周囲を囲むよう前記開口部に隔壁と連結して設けた、帯状に前記開口部より搬出入される金属薄板が接触しないよう金属薄板の周囲を囲む中空の筒状の小部屋と、クリーンルーム外より取り込み清浄とした空気を前記小部屋内に供給する、上記空気供給手段とは別途に設けた空気供給手段とを具備し、小部屋内の空気が、隔壁内からの空気の流出を妨げるよう、小部屋内の気圧と隔壁で囲まれた空間内の気圧を同一に設定したクリーンルーム内にレジスト膜形成工程を設置したことを特徴とするエッチング部品の製造方法としたものである。
【0017】
また、請求項2においては、クリーンルームが、隔壁で囲まれた空間内と小部屋内との差圧、あるいは、隣室と小部屋内との差圧を検出する手段、もしくは、隔壁と小部屋との境界、あるいは、隣室と小部屋との境界における風向きを検出する手段と、前記検出手段から得られた検出結果に基づき、小部屋内に供給する清浄な空気の量を制御する手段とを具備したことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のエッチング部品の製造方法としたものである。
【0019】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明の実施形態の例を模式的に示す図面に基づき、以下に本発明の説明を行う。
【0020】
<実施例>
図1中の金属薄板1は、巻きロール2より供給された鉄合金(例えば、ニッケル42%、残部鉄とした鉄−ニッケル合金等)からなる長尺帯状の素材(板厚0.12mm)である。帯状の金属薄板1は、搬送用ローラー10等の搬送手段上を略水平方向に図中右から左に搬送されている。図1中の金属薄板1は、整面工程3(図示せず)より搬送されてきたもので、整面工程3にて表面の洗浄、整面処理が行われている。
【0021】
整面工程3にて表面の洗浄、整面処理が行われた金属薄板1は、レジスト膜形成工程4に搬入される。
レジスト膜形成工程4では、従来通り、塗布ロールを用いたロールコーター法または浸漬法等により、金属薄板1に感光性樹脂(レジスト液)を塗布した後、乾燥等を行い金属薄板1の少なくとも一方の面にレジスト膜を形成している。
次いで、レジスト膜が形成された金属薄板1は、レジスト膜形成工程4より搬出され、パターン露光工程5(図示せず)に搬送されている。
ここで本実施例では図1に示すように、レジスト膜形成工程4を、本発明に係わるクリーンルーム11内に設置している。レジスト膜形成工程4の前後に、製造工程の置かれた建屋の天井から床面まで届く隔壁12を設けており、建屋の天井、床面、壁面および、隔壁12にて、クリーンルーム11となる空間を構成している。また、クリーンルーム11は、クリーンルーム11内に清浄な空気を供給する手段(第一空気供給手段16)を有している。なお、以下の記述において、隔壁12内とは、建屋の天井、床面、壁面および、隔壁12で囲まれた空間領域を示している。
【0022】
隔壁12には、隔壁12で隔てられた隣室 30aよりクリーンルーム11内に金属薄板1を搬入する、および、クリーンルーム11内より隣室 30bへ金属薄板1を搬出するための開口部14が設けられている。また、第一空気供給手段16は、従来のクリーンルームに設けられていたものと同様に、異物除去フィルター、送風ポンプ、空気を加熱冷却する装置、および、空気を加湿除湿する装置等から構成されている。第一空気供給手段16は、クリーンルーム外の周辺雰囲気から取り込み異物除去フィルターにて異物を除去した清浄な空気13を、必要により加熱冷却装置、および加湿除湿装置にて所定の温度、湿度としたうえで、隔壁12内の気圧が隣室30の気圧より高くなるよう、供給している。ちなみに本実施例では、隔壁12内の気圧は隣室30の気圧より0.5mm/H2 O高く設定した。
なお、本実施例の第一空気供給手段16は、建屋の外から空気を取り入れているが、クリーンルーム11と隣接する隣室30の空間より空気を取り入れることであっても構わない。
【0023】
本発明に係るクリーンルームの特徴の一つは、図1に示すように、クリーンルーム11と隣室30とを隔てる隔壁12の開口部14( 14aおよび 14b)に、隔壁12に連結した小部屋18( 18aおよび 18b)を設けたことにある。小部屋18は、帯状に開口部14より搬出入される金属薄板1が接触しないよう金属薄板1の周囲を囲む中空の筒状としたもので、本実施例では小部屋18の断面形状を、開口部14の形状と略同一形状とした。また、金属薄板1が搬出入される小部屋18の開口部19は、小部屋18内からの空気の流出を少なくするため、搬送中の金属薄板1が接触しない範囲で小さくすることが望ましい。さらに、金属薄板1の搬送方向の小部屋18の長さも、後述する隔壁12内の空気の流出が防止できる範囲で短くすることが望ましい。
【0024】
上記小部屋18には、第一空気供給手段16とは別途に設けた第二空気供給手段17より、清浄な空気33を供給している。なお本実施例では、第二空気供給手段17を各小部屋18毎に設けているが、第二空気供給手段17を兼用とし、各小部屋18に空気を分配することであっても構わない。
第二空気供給手段17は、異物除去フィルター、送風ポンプ等から構成され、金属薄板1が搬出入される隣室30から取り込み、異物除去フィルターにて異物除去し清浄とした空気33を、温湿度の調節を行なうこと無しに小部屋18内に供給している。すなわち後述するように、小部屋18内の空気は、開口部14からの空気の流出を妨げる役目を持たせるだけであり、隔壁12内の空気のようにエッチング部品の製造上所望される温湿度に調節する必要がない。しかし、小部屋18内空気に異物が有ると、小部屋18内空気が隔壁12内および隣室に侵入した場合、隔壁12内および隣室を異物で汚染することになる。このため、第二空気供給手段17は、清浄としただけで温湿度の調節を行っていない空気を小部屋18内に供給すれば、足りるものである。
【0025】
ここで、小部屋18内の気圧は、隔壁12内の気圧と略同一に設定、または、隣室30の気圧より高く、かつ、隔壁12内より僅かに低くく設定している。すなわち、小部屋18内の気圧を隔壁12内の気圧より高く設定した場合、温湿度の調節を行っていない小部屋18内の空気が隔壁12内に流入することとなり、隔壁12内の温湿度条件が変動してしまうためである。
【0026】
かかる構成のクリーンルームとすることで、隣接した製造工程側(本実施例では、整面工程3側およびパターン露光工程5側)に流出する隔壁12内の空気の量を、著しく減らすことが可能となるものである。
【0027】
すなわち、小部屋18内の気圧を、隔壁12内の気圧と略同一した場合、隔壁12内の空気と小部屋18内の空気が平衡を保っているため、開口部14からの流出が減る。また、小部屋18内の気圧を隔壁12内より僅かに低くくした場合、隔壁12内の空気は小部屋18内に流入するが、気圧差が小さいためその流入量は少ないものとなる。すなわち、従来のクリーンルームでは、開口部14から、低圧である隣室30に一気に隔壁12内の空気が流出していたが、本発明のクリーンルームでは、隣室30の気圧より高めに設定した小部屋18を設けたことで、小部屋18内がバッファーとなるため、隔壁12内の空気の流出が減らせるものである。
【0028】
所定の製造工程(本実施例では、レジスト膜形成工程4)を隔壁12で覆った空間は、内部容積を大きくせざるをえず、空気供給手段16の設備が大型となる。
このため、前述した(従来の技術)の項で記したように、開口部14より空気が隔壁外に直接に常時流出する従来のクリーンルームでは、大型の設備を常時稼働し容積の大きなクリーンルーム内部を所定の温湿度条件に維持するため、膨大な維持費用が掛かっていた。しかるに、本発明のクリーンルームでは、上述した小部屋18を設け隔壁12内の空気の流出を妨げており、製造工程の置かれたクリーンルーム内(隔壁12内)を所定の温湿度条件に維持することが容易となり、クリーンルーム内(隔壁12内)の温湿度条件の維持のための費用が安価ですむ。ここで、小部屋18の開口部19からは、小部屋18内の空気が流出し続けることになり、小部屋18内に清浄な空気33を供給し続ける費用は新たに発生するといえる。しかし、小部屋18は隔壁12の開口部14に設けるだけで内部容積は小さいものであり、第二空気供給手段17は小型なもので足りる。また、第二空気供給手段17は空気を清浄とするだけで温湿度の調整は行わないため、構造的にも簡略なもので足りる。そのため、第二空気供給手段17の稼働のための維持費用は、従来の内部容積の大きなクリーンルーム内を所定の温湿度条件に維持しつづけるよりは、はるかに安価ですむといえる。
【0029】
また、小部屋18の開口部19からは小部屋18内の空気が隣室30に流出することになるが、空気とともに開口部19から流出し、搬送される金属薄板1に接触する異物の量は、従来より少なくなっている。すなわち、上述したように、異物を含む隔壁12内の空気は、清浄である小部屋18内の空気により妨げられ、開口部19方向への流出が減るためである。
このため、小部屋18の開口部19から流出した空気が金属薄板1と接触しても、金属薄板1への異物の付着は減る。
【0030】
また、小部屋18内の空気は、隔壁12内からの空気の流出を妨げるだけで、小部屋18内を通過する金属薄板1の搬送をなんら妨げない。すなわち、本発明では、小部屋18内を搬送される金属薄板1が接触するのは小部屋18内の空気だけであり、小部屋18内を搬送中の金属薄板1に擦り傷や異物付着は生じない。
【0031】
上述したように、本発明では、小部屋18内の気圧は隔壁12内の気圧と略同一、または、僅かに低めに設定するものである。このため、本実施例では、隔壁12の開口部14に、風向風力を検出する検出手段20を設けている。
【0032】
検出手段20は開口部14における風向き、風力を検出するものである。すなわち本発明では、小部屋18内の気圧は隔壁12内の気圧と略同一、または、僅かに低めに設定する。このため、開口部14に生じる空気の流れは、流れが生じないか、または、開口部14から小部屋18に向かうことになる。風向きを検知し、開口部14に生じた空気の流れが小部屋18から開口部14の場合、小部屋18内の気圧が隔壁12内より高いためであり、その場合、別途設けた制御手段(図示せず)により第二空気供給手段17から供給する清浄な空気33の量を減らす。しかし、第二空気供給手段17から供給する空気33の量を減らしすぎた場合、開口部14より流出する隔壁12内の空気13の量が増えることとなる。このため、小部屋18内と隔壁12内とが所望される気圧差となったときに生じる風力を予め設定しておき、検出手段20で検出した風力が所定の風力となるよう制御手段(図示せず)にて第二空気供給手段17から供給する空気の量を調整すれば、開口部14より小部屋18側に流出する隔壁12内の空気の量を減らせ、第一空気供給手段16の稼働量を減らすことができる。
【0033】
また、検出手段20が隔壁12内と小部屋18内との差圧を検出するものであった場合には、検出手段20にて検出した隔壁12内と小部屋18内との差圧が、所定の差圧となるよう制御手段(図示せず)にて第二空気供給手段17から供給する空気の量を適宜調整する。
【0034】
本実施例では、上述した小部屋18を有するクリーンルーム11(レジスト膜形成工程4)より搬出された金属薄板1に対し、パターン露光工程5、エッチング工程6、剥膜工程7等の従来通りの製造工程を行いエッチング部品を得た。
【0035】
以上、本発明の実施形態の一例につき説明したが、本発明の実施形態は、上述した説明および図面に限定されるものではなく、本発明の趣旨に基づき種々の変形を行っても構わないことはいうまでもない。
【0036】
例えば上記実施例では、クリーンルームを構成する隔壁の一部を、製造工程の設置された建屋の一部(例えば、天井、床、壁面)で兼ねさせたが、建屋と独立した隔壁にて製造工程を覆い、隣接する製造工程から遮断された空間を形成することであって構わない。
【0037】
また、上述した説明では、小部屋18を搬出入両側の開口部14に設けているが、隣接する製造工程で設定される気圧等に応じ、どちらか一方の開口部14に設けることであっても構わない。さらに、小部屋18の断面形状および、金属薄板1の搬送方向の小部屋18の長さも適宜選択して構わない。
さらに、エッチング部品の製造にあたり、レジスト膜形成工程4に限らず、パターン露光工程5やエッチング工程6等の他の製造工程も、適宜上述した構成としたクリーンルーム内に設けても構わない。
【0038】
【発明の効果】
上述したように、本発明に係るクリーンルームにおいては、従来空気が流出しつづけていた物品搬出入用の開口部に小部屋を設けたものであり、所定の雰囲気としたクリーンルーム内空気流出を防止している。このため、異物を含むクリーンルーム内の空気が搬出入中の物品に接触することが減り、物品表面に異物が付着し汚染されること、および、高速で噴出する空気中の異物が接触し物品表面に傷が生じることを防止できる。また、容積の大きなクリーンルーム内からの空気の流出が無くなるため、クリーンルーム内の雰囲気を所定の雰囲気に維持する費用が低減でき、かつ、クリーンルーム内の雰囲気を所定の雰囲気に管理することも容易となる。さらにまた、本発明に係るクリーンルームをエッチング部品の製造に用いれば、隔壁に設けた開口部からのクリーンルーム内異物の流出が減らせるため、従来生じていた、クリーンルーム内に設置された製造工程からクリーンルーム外の製造工程に流出した異物の付着により生じるエッチング部品の不良が無くなる。すなわち、本発明のエッチング部品の製造方法によれば、品質の良いエッチング部品を低コストで得ることが可能となる。
【0039】
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明に係わるクリーンルームの一実施例の要部を模式的に示す説明図。
【図2】従来のクリーンルームの一例の要部を示す説明図。
【図3】エッチング部品の製造工程の一例を示す説明図。
【符号の説明】
1 金属薄板
2 巻きロール
3 整面工程
4 レジスト膜形成工程
5 パターン露光工程
6 現像工程
7 エッチング工程
8 剥膜工程
9 断裁工程
10 搬送用ローラー
11、21 クリーンルーム
12、22 隔壁
13、23、33 空気
14、24 開口部
25 異物
16、26 空気供給手段
17 空気供給手段
18 小部屋
19 開口部
20 検出手段
30 隣室
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention comprises a partition for blocking the surrounding atmosphere, a means for supplying clean air into the partition so as to be higher than the atmospheric pressure of the surrounding atmosphere, and an opening for loading and unloading articles provided in the partition. at least a method of manufacturing an etching component using the clean room with.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Electronic parts such as shadow masks used in color picture tubes or lead frames used in semiconductor integrated circuit devices are made of a thin metal plate made of iron, iron alloy, copper, or the like, and manufactured by a well-known photo-etching method. It has become mainstream.
[0003]
It can be said that the etched part manufactured using the photoetching method is manufactured at least by the following manufacturing process.
That is, first, the metal thin plate is cleaned and leveled in a leveling process of cleaning the surface of the metal thin plate and leveling the surface of the metal thin plate. Next, in the step of forming a photoresist film (hereinafter simply referred to as a resist film) in which a photosensitive resin (resist solution) is applied, dried, or the like by a roll coater method or a dipping method using a coating roll, at least one of the metal thin plates A resist film is formed on the surface.
Next, pattern exposure is performed on the resist film on the metal thin plate in a pattern exposure process in which pattern exposure is performed through an exposure pattern mask having a predetermined light-shielding pattern. Next, in the development process of developing, hardening, etc. on the resist film after pattern exposure, unexposed and uncured resist film portions are dissolved and removed during pattern exposure, and a metal thin plate is formed according to a predetermined pattern. An exposed resist film is obtained.
[0004]
Next, using a ferric chloride solution or the like as an etchant, the metal thin plate portion exposed from the resist film is selectively etched in an etching process in which the etchant is brought into contact with the metal thin plate, and a predetermined etching pattern is formed on the metal thin plate. Form.
[0005]
Next, after the metal thin plate after etching is brought into contact with a stripping solution such as an alkali solution, the resist film formed on the metal thin plate is stripped in a stripping step of washing with water and washing.
[0006]
Thereafter, a cutting process such as cutting of a thin metal plate using a mold or the like and removal of unnecessary portions is performed to obtain an etched part (part manufactured by a photoetching method).
In manufacturing an etched part using a photo-etching method, at least the above-described steps are included. If the etched part is a shadow mask, the etching process is divided into two stages, and after the first stage etching, an anti-etching varnish is applied to one surface of the metal sheet, and then the second stage. In some cases, the film-peeling step is performed after the eye is etched from the other surface.
[0007]
In the production of etching parts, as shown in FIG. 3, a long strip-shaped thin metal plate 1 supplied from a winding roll 2 is used as a material, and is transported in a substantially horizontal direction on a transport means such as a transport roller 10. It has become mainstream to perform each manufacturing process described in the example mentioned above on the long strip-shaped metal thin plate 1 continuously in a flow manner.
[0008]
Heretofore, in the manufacture of etched parts, there has been a problem that foreign matter floating in the ambient atmosphere of the manufacturing process adheres to the metal thin plate 1 or the like and causes defects.
For example, in the resist film forming step 4 in which a resist film is applied and formed on the metal thin plate 1, foreign substances that float in the atmosphere of the resist film forming step or an adjacent manufacturing process adhere to the raw dry resist film immediately after being applied. It can be said that it is easy. When foreign matter adheres to the resist film, the foreign matter becomes a shadow by pattern exposure in a later process, and an unnecessary resist pattern is formed, resulting in defective etched parts.
In addition, the exposure pattern mask used in the pattern exposure process has adhered to the foreign matter floating in the ambient atmosphere of the pattern exposure process or the adjacent manufacturing process, or the foreign substance once attached to the metal thin plate 1 is the exposure pattern mask. When it adheres again, an unnecessary pattern is formed on the exposure pattern mask, and many etching parts having a common defect are manufactured.
[0009]
For this reason, in the manufacture of etched parts, it is common to install a predetermined manufacturing process in a clean room.
[0010]
That is, a predetermined manufacturing process (for example, a resist film forming process 4, a pattern exposure process 5 and the like) is installed in the clean room 21 as shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 2, a partition wall 22 that reaches from the ceiling of the building where the manufacturing process is placed to the floor surface is provided, and the ceiling, floor surface, wall surface, and partition wall 22 of the building constitute a clean room 21. The atmosphere with the adjacent manufacturing process is blocked by the partition wall 22. In the clean room 21, clean air 23 from which foreign matter has been removed by a foreign matter removing filter or the like is supplied from the air supply means 26, and the air pressure in the clean room 21 is separated from the air pressure in the adjacent chamber 30 separated by the partition wall 22. Generally, it is set to be higher. In the example of FIG. 2, an example in which the resist film forming process 4 (that is, various devices used for forming the resist film) is provided in the clean room 21 is schematically shown. In the example of FIG. 2, the air intake is outside the building, but air may be taken in from the space of the adjacent manufacturing process. Filling the clean room 21 with clean air 23 so that the air pressure in the clean room 21 is higher than the air pressure in the adjacent room 30, preventing foreign matter floating in the adjacent room 30 from entering the clean room 21, and the thin metal plate 1 It is intended to prevent foreign matter from adhering to the surface.
[0011]
However, in the clean room 21 used for manufacturing the etched part, as shown in the example of FIG. 2, the metal thin plate 1 that is a material of the etched part and is continuously conveyed in a strip shape is carried into and out of the clean room 21. It is necessary to provide an opening 24 in the partition wall 22.
[0012]
For this reason, in the conventional clean room 21, the high-pressure air in the clean room 21 has always flowed out from the opening 24 into the adjacent room 30 that is at a low pressure. The atmosphere in the clean room 21 needs to be maintained at a predetermined temperature and humidity as well as simply clean. For example, in the case where the resist film forming step 4 is provided in the clean room 21, the room temperature and humidity in the clean room 21 are determined in order to apply the resist solution to the metal thin plate 1 with a desired film thickness while maintaining the predetermined conditions. It is necessary to keep in the condition of.
Therefore, the air 23 is supplied from the air supply means 26 into the clean room 21 (for example, in the resist film forming step 4), with clean air having a predetermined temperature and humidity passed through a foreign matter removal filter. However, if the air in the clean room 21 always flows out from the opening 24 to the adjacent room 30, the predetermined condition (in order to supplement the outflow) is to maintain the atmosphere in the clean room at the predetermined conditions (predetermined temperature and humidity). Therefore, it can be said that the adjusted air is constantly supplied, and for that purpose, the cost of operating and maintaining the air supply means 26 and the like becomes enormous, which in turn increases the manufacturing cost of the etched parts.
[0013]
Furthermore, since the outflow of air from the opening 24 provided in the partition wall 22 constituting the clean room 21 to the adjacent chamber 30 occurs, there is a problem that foreign matter adheres to the metal thin plate 1. This point will be described below by taking the resist film forming step 4 as an example.
[0014]
As shown in the example of FIG. 2, when the resist film forming step 4 is provided in the clean room 21, the air in the clean room 21 is installed in the adjacent chamber 30 from the opening 24 provided in the partition wall 22. Will be ejected. Although it is cleaner than the leveling step 3, in the atmosphere of the resist film forming step 4, a resist solution is applied to the metal thin plate 1 in addition to foreign matters such as dust generated by the operator and metal powder from the mechanical device. The fine foreign matter 25 made of a resist film piece or the like that is scattered when it is applied or peeled off from the metal thin plate 1 during drying is floating. For this reason, when the air in the clean room 21 flows out from the opening 24a to the leveling process 3 side, the foreign matter 25 in the clean room (inside the resist film forming process 4) is also ejected to the leveling process 3 side at a high speed. . That is, in the vicinity of the opening 24a provided in the partition wall 22, the air containing the foreign matter 25 in the resist film forming step 4 is brought into contact with the surface of the metal thin plate 1 cleaned in the leveling step 3, and before the resist coating to be cleaned is performed. The foreign material 25 adheres to the surface of the thin metal plate 1 and is contaminated.
[0015]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems. That is, the present invention provides a partition for shutting off the atmosphere with the adjacent chamber, means for supplying clean air into the partition so as to be higher than the pressure in the adjacent chamber, and an opening for loading and unloading articles provided in the partition. and at least a clean room to prevent the air in the clean room flows out to the adjacent chamber from the opening, in the manufacture of etched parts had use a clean room atmosphere conditions in the clean room can manage easily, provided in the partition wall An object of the present invention is to provide a manufacturing method capable of preventing contamination of a thin metal plate caused by the outflow of foreign matter from an opening, and obtaining a good etched part free from defects.
[0016]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention has been made on the basis of the above-mentioned problems. In claim 1, the step of adjusting the surface of the thin metal plate using a long strip-shaped thin metal plate, and the step of forming a resist film on the thin metal plate And a step of exposing the resist film to a pattern, a step of developing and hardening the thin metal plate to form a resist film having an opening that exposes the thin metal plate according to a predetermined pattern, and etching the thin metal plate. In a manufacturing method of an etched part having at least a step of performing and a step of stripping a resist film, a partition wall for blocking an atmosphere from the adjacent chamber, and a partition wall for loading and unloading articles to and from the adjacent chamber separated by the partition wall and provided openings, comprising at least a clean room and means for supplying air to the temperature and humidity of the clean or one where the constant to be higher than the pressure in the next room in the space surrounded by the partition Provided in conjunction with the partition wall in the opening so as to surround the circumference of the article in the loading and unloading, hollow cylindrical small thin metal plate that is loading and unloading from the opening in the belt surrounds the periphery of the sheet metal so as not to contact A room and air supply means provided separately from the air supply means for supplying clean air taken from outside the clean room into the small room, and the air in the small room is air from inside the partition wall. Etching parts manufacturing method characterized by installing a resist film forming process in a clean room where the air pressure in the small room and the air pressure in the space enclosed by the partition walls are set to be the same so as to prevent the outflow It is.
[0017]
In the second aspect, clean room is, the differential pressure between the enclosed space and the small room in a septum wall or, means for detecting the differential pressure between the adjacent room and small room in, or the partition wall Means for detecting the wind direction at the boundary with the small room or the boundary between the adjacent room and the small room, and means for controlling the amount of clean air supplied into the small room based on the detection result obtained from the detection means The method of manufacturing an etched part according to claim 1, wherein:
[0019]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings schematically showing examples of embodiments of the present invention.
[0020]
<Example>
A thin metal plate 1 in FIG. 1 is a long strip-shaped material (plate thickness of 0.12 mm) made of an iron alloy (for example, 42% nickel, iron-nickel alloy made of iron, etc.) supplied from a winding roll 2. . The strip-shaped metal thin plate 1 is conveyed on the conveying means such as the conveying roller 10 in a substantially horizontal direction from right to left in the figure. The metal thin plate 1 in FIG. 1 has been transported from a leveling step 3 (not shown), and the surface is cleaned and leveled in the leveling step 3.
[0021]
The thin metal plate 1 that has been subjected to surface cleaning and leveling in the leveling step 3 is carried into a resist film forming step 4.
In the resist film forming step 4, at least one of the metal thin plates 1 is dried by applying a photosensitive resin (resist solution) to the metal thin plate 1 by a roll coater method or a dipping method using a coating roll as usual. A resist film is formed on the surface.
Next, the metal thin plate 1 on which the resist film is formed is unloaded from the resist film forming step 4 and is transferred to a pattern exposure step 5 (not shown).
Here, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the resist film forming step 4 is installed in the clean room 11 according to the present invention. Before and after the resist film forming step 4, a partition wall 12 that reaches from the ceiling of the building where the manufacturing process is placed to the floor surface is provided, and the space that becomes the clean room 11 on the ceiling, floor surface, wall surface, and partition wall 12 of the building Is configured. The clean room 11 also has means (first air supply means 16) for supplying clean air into the clean room 11. In the following description, the inside of the partition wall 12 indicates the ceiling, floor surface, wall surface, and space area surrounded by the partition wall 12.
[0022]
The partition wall 12 is provided with an opening 14 for carrying the thin metal plate 1 into the clean room 11 from the adjacent room 30a separated by the partition wall 12, and for discharging the thin metal sheet 1 from the clean room 11 to the adjacent room 30b. . The first air supply means 16 is composed of a foreign matter removal filter, a blower pump, a device for heating and cooling air, a device for humidifying and dehumidifying air, and the like, similar to those provided in a conventional clean room. Yes. The first air supply means 16 takes in clean air 13 that has been taken in from the ambient atmosphere outside the clean room and removed foreign matter with a foreign matter removal filter, and is heated to a predetermined temperature and humidity with a heating / cooling device and humidifying / dehumidifying device as necessary. Thus, the pressure is supplied so that the pressure in the partition wall 12 becomes higher than the pressure in the adjacent chamber 30. Incidentally, in the present embodiment, the pressure in the partition wall 12 was set higher by 0.5 mm / H 2 O than the pressure in the adjacent chamber 30.
Although the first air supply means 16 of the present embodiment takes in air from outside the building, it may take air from the space of the adjacent room 30 adjacent to the clean room 11.
[0023]
One feature of the clean room according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the opening 14 of the partition wall 12 separating the clean room 11 and adjacent chamber 30 (14a and 14b), small room 18 (18a linked to the partition wall 12 And 18b). The small chamber 18 has a hollow cylindrical shape surrounding the thin metal plate 1 so that the thin metal plate 1 carried in and out of the opening 14 does not come into contact with the belt. In this embodiment, the sectional shape of the small chamber 18 is The shape was substantially the same as the shape of the opening 14. Further, it is desirable that the opening 19 of the small room 18 into which the thin metal plate 1 is carried in / out is made small so that the thin metal plate 1 being conveyed does not come into contact with the opening 19 in order to reduce the outflow of air from the small room 18. Furthermore, it is desirable that the length of the small chamber 18 in the conveying direction of the thin metal plate 1 is also shortened within a range in which the outflow of air in the partition wall 12 described later can be prevented.
[0024]
The small chamber 18 is supplied with clean air 33 from second air supply means 17 provided separately from the first air supply means 16. In the present embodiment, the second air supply means 17 is provided for each small room 18, but the second air supply means 17 may also be used to distribute air to each small room 18. .
The second air supply means 17 is composed of a foreign matter removal filter, a blower pump, and the like. The second air supply means 17 takes in the air 33 that is taken in from the adjacent chamber 30 where the metal thin plate 1 is carried in and out, removed foreign matter by the foreign matter removal filter, Supplying into the small room 18 without making any adjustments. That is, as will be described later, the air in the small chamber 18 only serves to hinder the outflow of air from the opening 14, and the temperature and humidity desired for manufacturing the etched part like the air in the partition wall 12. There is no need to adjust. However, if there is a foreign object in the air in the small room 18, when the air in the small room 18 enters the partition wall 12 and the adjacent room, the inside of the partition wall 12 and the adjacent room are contaminated with the foreign object. For this reason, it is sufficient for the second air supply means 17 to supply clean air that has not been adjusted in temperature and humidity into the small room 18.
[0025]
Here, the air pressure in the small chamber 18 is set to be substantially the same as the air pressure in the partition wall 12, or is set higher than the air pressure in the adjacent chamber 30 and slightly lower than in the partition wall 12. That is, if the air pressure in the small room 18 is set higher than the pressure in the partition wall 12, the air in the small room 18 that has not been adjusted in temperature and humidity flows into the partition wall 12, and the temperature and humidity in the partition wall 12 This is because the conditions fluctuate.
[0026]
By setting it as the clean room of this structure, it becomes possible to reduce significantly the quantity of the air in the partition 12 which flows out into the adjacent manufacturing process side (a surface adjustment process 3 side and the pattern exposure process 5 side in a present Example). It will be.
[0027]
That is, when the air pressure in the small chamber 18 is substantially the same as the air pressure in the partition wall 12, the air in the partition wall 12 and the air in the small chamber 18 are kept in balance, so the outflow from the opening 14 is reduced. Further, when the air pressure in the small chamber 18 is made slightly lower than that in the partition wall 12, the air in the partition wall 12 flows into the small chamber 18, but the inflow amount is small because the pressure difference is small. That is, in the conventional clean room, the air in the partition wall 12 has flowed out from the opening 14 into the adjacent chamber 30 having a low pressure, but in the clean room of the present invention, the small room 18 set higher than the pressure in the adjacent chamber 30 By providing, the inside of the small chamber 18 becomes a buffer, so that the outflow of air in the partition wall 12 can be reduced.
[0028]
The space in which the predetermined manufacturing process (in this embodiment, the resist film forming process 4) is covered with the partition wall 12 has to increase the internal volume, and the equipment of the air supply means 16 becomes large.
For this reason, as described in the above section (Conventional Technology), in a conventional clean room where air always flows directly out of the partition wall from the opening 14, a large facility is always in operation and the interior of a large clean room is required. Enormous maintenance costs have been incurred to maintain the predetermined temperature and humidity conditions. However, in the clean room of the present invention, the above-described small room 18 is provided to prevent the outflow of air in the partition wall 12, and the clean room (in the partition wall 12) where the manufacturing process is placed is maintained at a predetermined temperature and humidity condition. The cost for maintaining the temperature and humidity conditions in the clean room (in the bulkhead 12) can be reduced. Here, it can be said that the air in the small room 18 continues to flow out from the opening 19 of the small room 18, and the expense of continuing to supply clean air 33 into the small room 18 is newly generated. However, the small chamber 18 is only provided in the opening 14 of the partition wall 12 and has a small internal volume, and the second air supply means 17 may be small. Further, since the second air supply means 17 merely cleans the air and does not adjust the temperature and humidity, a simple structure is sufficient. Therefore, it can be said that the maintenance cost for the operation of the second air supply means 17 is far less expensive than the conventional maintenance of a clean room having a large internal volume at a predetermined temperature and humidity condition.
[0029]
In addition, air in the small chamber 18 flows out from the opening 19 of the small chamber 18 into the adjacent chamber 30, but the amount of foreign matter that flows out of the opening 19 together with the air and contacts the metal sheet 1 to be conveyed is as follows. , Less than before. That is, as described above, the air in the partition wall 12 containing foreign matter is hindered by the clean air in the small room 18, and the outflow toward the opening 19 is reduced.
For this reason, even if the air which flowed out from the opening part 19 of the small room 18 contacts the metal thin plate 1, adhesion of the foreign material to the metal thin plate 1 reduces.
[0030]
Further, the air in the small chamber 18 only prevents the outflow of air from the partition wall 12, and does not prevent the conveyance of the thin metal plate 1 passing through the small chamber 18. That is, in the present invention, the metal thin plate 1 conveyed in the small chamber 18 contacts only the air in the small chamber 18, and scratches and adhesion of foreign substances occur on the metal thin plate 1 being conveyed in the small chamber 18. Absent.
[0031]
As described above, in the present invention, the air pressure in the small chamber 18 is set to be substantially the same as or slightly lower than the air pressure in the partition wall 12. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the detection means 20 for detecting the wind direction wind force is provided in the opening 14 of the partition wall 12.
[0032]
The detection means 20 detects the wind direction and wind force at the opening 14. That is, in the present invention, the air pressure in the small room 18 is set to be substantially the same as or slightly lower than the air pressure in the partition wall 12. For this reason, the flow of air generated in the opening 14 does not generate a flow, or goes from the opening 14 to the small room 18. This is because the air flow generated in the opening 14 is detected from the small room 18 to the opening 14 because the air pressure in the small room 18 is higher than that in the partition wall 12, and in that case, a separately provided control means ( The amount of clean air 33 supplied from the second air supply means 17 is reduced by not shown). However, if the amount of air 33 supplied from the second air supply means 17 is reduced too much, the amount of air 13 in the partition wall 12 flowing out from the opening 14 will increase. Therefore, the wind power generated when the desired atmospheric pressure difference between the small chamber 18 and the partition wall 12 is set in advance, and the control means (see FIG. If the amount of air supplied from the second air supply means 17 is adjusted with the second air supply means 17, the amount of air in the partition wall 12 flowing out from the opening 14 to the small room 18 side can be reduced. The amount of operation can be reduced.
[0033]
Further, when the detection means 20 detects a differential pressure between the partition wall 12 and the small room 18, the differential pressure between the partition wall 12 and the small room 18 detected by the detection means 20 is The amount of air supplied from the second air supply means 17 is appropriately adjusted by a control means (not shown) so as to obtain a predetermined differential pressure.
[0034]
In this embodiment, conventional manufacturing such as a pattern exposure process 5, an etching process 6, and a film removal process 7 is performed on the metal thin plate 1 carried out from the clean room 11 (resist film forming process 4) having the small chamber 18 described above. Etching parts were obtained by performing the process.
[0035]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above description and drawings, and various modifications may be made based on the spirit of the present invention. Needless to say.
[0036]
For example, in the above embodiment, a part of the partition wall constituting the clean room is also used as a part of the building where the manufacturing process is installed (for example, ceiling, floor, wall surface). However, the manufacturing process is performed using the partition wall independent of the building. And forming a space that is cut off from adjacent manufacturing steps.
[0037]
In the above description, the small chambers 18 are provided in the openings 14 on both sides of the loading / unloading, but depending on the atmospheric pressure set in the adjacent manufacturing process, it is provided in either one of the openings 14. It doesn't matter. Furthermore, the cross-sectional shape of the small chamber 18 and the length of the small chamber 18 in the conveying direction of the thin metal plate 1 may be appropriately selected.
Furthermore, when manufacturing the etched parts, not only the resist film forming process 4 but also other manufacturing processes such as the pattern exposure process 5 and the etching process 6 may be provided in the clean room having the above-described configuration as appropriate.
[0038]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the clean room according to the present invention , a small room is provided in the opening for carrying in / out the article, where air has been continuously flowing out, and it prevents the outflow of air in the clean room to a predetermined atmosphere. ing. For this reason, the air in the clean room containing the foreign matter is less likely to come into contact with the article being carried in and out, the foreign matter adheres to the article surface and is contaminated, and the foreign substance in the air ejected at high speed comes into contact with the article surface. Scratches can be prevented from occurring. Moreover, since there is no outflow of air from the clean room with a large volume, the cost of maintaining the atmosphere in the clean room in a predetermined atmosphere can be reduced, and the atmosphere in the clean room can be easily managed in the predetermined atmosphere. . Furthermore, if the clean room according to the present invention is used for the manufacture of etching parts, the outflow of foreign matter in the clean room from the opening provided in the partition wall can be reduced. Defects in etched parts caused by adhesion of foreign matter that has flowed out to the outside manufacturing process are eliminated. That is, according to the etching component manufacturing method of the present invention, it is possible to obtain a high-quality etching component at a low cost.
[0039]
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view schematically showing a main part of an embodiment of a clean room according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a main part of an example of a conventional clean room.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing an example of a manufacturing process of an etched part.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Metal thin plate 2 Winding roll 3 Leveling process 4 Resist film formation process 5 Pattern exposure process 6 Development process 7 Etching process 8 Stripping process 9 Cutting process
10 Transport roller
11, 21 Clean room
12, 22 Bulkhead
13, 23, 33 Air
14, 24 opening
25 Foreign matter
16, 26 Air supply means
17 Air supply means
18 small room
19 opening
20 Detection means
30 Adjacent room

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長尺帯状の金属薄板を素材とし、金属薄板の整面を行なう工程と、金属薄板上にレジスト膜を形成する工程と、レジスト膜にパターン露光を行なう工程と、金属薄板に現像、硬膜処理を行い、所定のパターンに従って金属薄板を露出する開孔部を有したレジスト膜とする工程と、金属薄板にエッチングを行なう工程と、レジスト膜を剥膜する工程とを少なくとも有するエッチング部品の製造方法において、
隣室との雰囲気を遮断するための隔壁と、前記隔壁で隔てられた隣室への物品搬出入用に隔壁に設けた開口部と、隣室の気圧より高くなるよう清浄かつ所定の温湿度とした空気を隔壁で囲まれた空間内に供給する手段とを少なくとも有するクリーンルームであって、搬出入中の物品の周囲を囲むよう前記開口部に隔壁と連結して設けた、帯状に前記開口部より搬出入される金属薄板が接触しないよう金属薄板の周囲を囲む中空の筒状の小部屋と、クリーンルーム外より取り込み清浄とした空気を前記小部屋内に供給する、上記空気供給手段とは別途に設けた空気供給手段とを具備し、小部屋内の空気が、隔壁内からの空気の流出を妨げるよう、小部屋内の気圧と隔壁で囲まれた空間内の気圧を同一に設定したクリーンルーム内にレジスト膜形成工程を設置したことを特徴とするエッチング部品の製造方法。
Using a long strip of thin metal plate as a raw material, the step of leveling the thin metal plate, the step of forming a resist film on the thin metal plate, the step of performing pattern exposure on the resist film, the development and hardening processing on the thin metal plate And producing a resist film having a hole having an opening that exposes the metal thin plate according to a predetermined pattern, a step of etching the metal thin plate, and a step of stripping the resist film In
The partition wall for blocking the atmosphere of the next room, and the opening provided in the partition wall in an article unloading needful to adjacent chamber separated by the partition wall, and the temperature and humidity of the clean or One where the constant to be higher than the pressure of the adjacent room A clean room having at least means for supplying air into the space surrounded by the partition wall, the opening portion being connected to the partition wall so as to surround the periphery of the article being carried in and out, and provided in a band shape Separately from the hollow cylindrical small room surrounding the metal thin plate so that the metal thin plate to be carried in and out does not contact, and the air supply means for supplying clean air taken from outside the clean room into the small room The air pressure in the small room and the air pressure in the space surrounded by the partition are set to be the same so that the air in the small room prevents the air from flowing out of the partition . resist in a clean room Makugata Manufacturing method of etching component, characterized in that they have installed process.
クリーンルームが、隔壁で囲まれた空間内と小部屋内との差圧、あるいは、隣室と小部屋内との差圧を検出する手段、もしくは、隔壁と小部屋との境界、あるいは、隣室と小部屋との境界における風向きを検出する手段と、前記検出手段から得られた検出結果に基づき、小部屋内に供給する清浄な空気の量を制御する手段とを具備したことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のエッチング部品の製造方法。The clean room detects the pressure difference between the space enclosed by the bulkhead and the small room, or the pressure difference between the adjacent room and the small room, or the boundary between the bulkhead and the small room, or the adjacent room and the small room. A means for detecting a wind direction at a boundary with the room and a means for controlling the amount of clean air supplied into the small room based on a detection result obtained from the detection means. The manufacturing method of the etching components of 1 .
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