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US4448404A
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Device for holding a sheet-like sample
Assignee: Nikon Corp
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Filing: 1983-06-02
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Granted: 1984-05-15
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Expires: 2003-06-02
Abstract
Abstract A device for holding a sheet-like sample includes table means including a reference surface capable of intimately contacting the surface of the sample and a groove formed in the reference surface and capable of being covered by the surface of the sample during the intimate contact, the groove being formed in the shape of a continuous spiral having its center substantially at the center of the reference surface, and exhaust means for exhausting the air in the groove covered by the surface of the sample.
Inventors
- 👤 Koji Ogawa
- 👤 Yoshihiko Ohtsuki
- 👤 Yoshihiko Kudo
- 👤 Hideo Maeda
- 👤 Naoto Kihara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-27 11:42
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25B; B25B11/00; B25B11/005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A device for holding a sheet-like sample having a circular outline, comprising: (a) table means including a reference surface capable of intimately contacting the surface of said sample, the reference surface having a width equal to or larger than the surface prescribed by said circular outline of said sample, and at least one groove formed in said reference surface and open along its length at said reference surface so as to be capable of being covered by the surface of said sample during said intimate contact, said groove being formed in the shape of at least one continuous circular spiral extending toward the periphery of said reference surface and having its center substantially at the center of said reference surface, said sample being located so that the center of the sample is at the center of said reference surface; and (b) exhaust means for exhausting the air in said groove covered by the surface of said sample at a position that is spaced from the center of said reference surface by a distance less than the radius of said sample.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
180 words
A device for holding a sheet-like sample having a circular outline, comprising: (a) table means including a reference surface capable of intimately contacting the surface of said sample, the reference surface having a width equal to or larger than the surface prescribed by said circular outline of said sample, and at least one groove formed in said reference surface and open along its length at said reference surface so as to be capable of being covered by the surface of said sample during said intimate contact, said groove being formed in the shape of at least one continuous circular spiral extending toward the periphery of said reference surface and having its center substantially at the center of said reference surface, said sample being located so that the center of the sample is at the center of said reference surface; and (b) exhaust means for exhausting the air in said groove covered by the surface of said sample at a position that is spaced from the center of said reference surface by a distance less than the radius of said sample.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said exhaust means includes a through-hole opening formed into said groove for exhausting the air therefrom.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A device according to claim 2, wherein the opening of said through-hole is provided in said groove between the center of said spiral and a portion intermediate the center and the perimeter of said reference surface.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
182 words
A device for holding a sheet-like sample having a circular outline, comprising: (a) table means including a reference surface capable of intimately contacting the surface of said sample, the reference surface having a width equal to or larger than the surface prescribed by said circular outline of said sample, and at least one groove formed in said reference surface and open along its length at said reference surface so as to be capable of being covered by the surface of said sample during said intimate contact, said groove being formed in the shape of at least one continuous circular spiral extending toward the periphery of said reference surface and having its center substantially at the center of said reference surface, said sample being located so that the center of the sample is at the center of said reference surface; and (b) exhaust means for exhausting the air in said groove covered by the surface of said sample, said exhaust means including a plurality of exhaust holes opened into said groove at positions spaced different distances from said center of said reference surface.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
182 words
A device for holding a sheet-like sample having a circular outline, comprising: (a) table means including a reference surface capable of intimately contacting the surface of said sample, the reference surface having a width equal to or larger than the surface prescribed by said circular outline of said sample, and at least one groove formed in said reference surface and open along its length at said reference surface so as to be capable of being covered by the surface of said sample during said intimate contact, said groove being formed in the shape of at least one continuous circular spiral extending toward the periphery of said reference surface and having its center substantially at the center of said reference surface, said sample being located so that the center of the sample is at the center of said reference surface; and (b) exhaust means for exhausting the air in said groove covered by the surface of said sample, said exhaust means including a plurality of exhaust holes opened into said groove at positions spaced different distances from said center of said reference surface.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A device according to claim 4, wherein said exhaust means includes means for exhausting the air from one exhaust hole independently of another exhaust hole that is farther from the center of said reference surface.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
197 words
A device for alternatively holding a plurality of plate members including a first plate member and a second plate member having a larger diameter than that of the first plate member, each of said plate members having a circular outline, comprising: (a) table means including a reference surface having a larger diameter than said first plate member and capable of intimately contacting the surface of each of said plate members, and at least one groove formed in said reference surface and open along its length at said reference surface so as to be capable of being covered by the surface of said each plate member during said intimate contact, said groove being formed in the shape of a continuous circular spiral having its center substantially at the center of said reference surface and extending toward the periphery of said reference surface; and (b) exhaust means for exhausting the air in said groove covered by the surface of said each plate member, said exhaust means including an exhaust hole opened in said groove at a position that is spaced from the center of said reference surface by a distance less than the radius of said first plate member.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
197 words
A device for alternatively holding a plurality of plate members including a first plate member and a second plate member having a larger diameter than that of the first plate member, each of said plate members having a circular outline, comprising: (a) table means including a reference surface having a larger diameter than said first plate member and capable of intimately contacting the surface of each of said plate members, and at least one groove formed in said reference surface and open along its length at said reference surface so as to be capable of being covered by the surface of said each plate member during said intimate contact, said groove being formed in the shape of a continuous circular spiral having its center substantially at the center of said reference surface and extending toward the periphery of said reference surface; and (b) exhaust means for exhausting the air in said groove covered by the surface of said each plate member, said exhaust means including an exhaust hole opened in said groove at a position that is spaced from the center of said reference surface by a distance less than the radius of said first plate member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
191 words
In an exposure device for transferring a pattern of a mask onto the surface of a semiconductor wafer in the shape of a disk, a device for holding said wafer, comprising: (a) table means including a reference surface capable of intimately contacting a rear surface of said wafer and having a diameter equal to or larger than that of the disk of said wafer, and at least one groove formed in said reference surface and open along its length at said reference surface so as to be capable of being covered by said wafer, said wafer being arranged on said reference surface so that the center of the wafer is substantially at the center of said reference surface and said groove being formed in the shape of at least one continuous circular spiral having its center substantially at the center of said reference surface and extending toward the periphery of said reference surface; and (b) exhaust means for exhausting the air in said groove covered by said wafer at a position that is spaced from the center of said reference surface by a distance less than the radius of said wafer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
191 words
In an exposure device for transferring a pattern of a mask onto the surface of a semiconductor wafer in the shape of a disk, a device for holding said wafer, comprising: (a) table means including a reference surface capable of intimately contacting a rear surface of said wafer and having a diameter equal to or larger than that of the disk of said wafer, and at least one groove formed in said reference surface and open along its length at said reference surface so as to be capable of being covered by said wafer, said wafer being arranged on said reference surface so that the center of the wafer is substantially at the center of said reference surface and said groove being formed in the shape of at least one continuous circular spiral having its center substantially at the center of said reference surface and extending toward the periphery of said reference surface; and (b) exhaust means for exhausting the air in said groove covered by said wafer at a position that is spaced from the center of said reference surface by a distance less than the radius of said wafer.
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