Substrate floating apparatus and method of manufacturing liquid crystal display apparatus using the same

An apparatus for floating a substrate by a predetermined height, comprising:

• a body into which floating fluid is supplied and which stores the floating fluid;
• a floating board placed on the top of the body, through which the floating fluid is sprayed to float the substrate to the predetermined height and which has a groove at the outer circumference thereof;
• a cover that is placed to have the same plane with the surface of the floating board and to enclose the outer circumference of the floating board and which has a protrusion fixedly inserted into the groove;
• and
• a connecting member that is provided at one or more positions of the periphery of the body and which connects the body with the cover.

An apparatus for floating a substrate by a predetermined height, comprising:

• a body into which floating fluid is supplied and which stores the floating fluid;
• a floating board placed on the top of the body, through which the floating fluid is sprayed to float the substrate to the predetermined height and which has a groove at the outer circumference thereof;
• a cover that is placed to have the same plane with the surface of the floating board and to enclose the outer circumference of the floating board and which has a supporting projection for supporting the floating board while pressing and bending the periphery of the floating board;
• and
• a connecting member that is provided at one or more positions of the periphery of the body and which connects the body with the cover.

An apparatus for floating a substrate by a predetermined height, comprising:

• a body into which floating fluid is supplied and which stores the floating fluid;
• a floating board placed on the top of the body, through which the floating fluid is sprayed to float the substrate to the predetermined height;
• and
• a connecting member that is provided at one or more positions of the periphery of the body and which connects the body with the cover.

A method of manufacturing liquid crystal display (LCD) devices, comprising the steps of:

• loading a substrate to place the substrate on the top of a substrate floating apparatus;
• floating the substrate to a predetermined height by spraying fluid from the substrate floating apparatus to the substrate;
• and
• performing a predetermined process for the floated substrate.