摘要 |
A carrier supporting apparatus is configured to support a carrier containing a plurality of plate-like objects to be processed, such that each object to be processed is arranged vertically at an interval in a horizontal attitude. The carrier includes multiple sets of supporting stages each arranged vertically at an interval, wherein each set of the supporting stages are configured to support the periphery of a bottom face of one object to be processed. The carrier supporting apparatus comprises a placing table adapted to place the carrier thereon, a lifting member that can be raised and lowered relative to the placing table, and a drive mechanism adapted to drive the lifting mechanism. When raised, the lifting member raises a bottom face of the object to be processed, which is supported on a set of the lowermost supporting stages in the carrier, and lifts it up from the supporting stages. |