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Single crystal pulling apparatus

US5361721A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 2, 1993
Grant dateNov 8, 1994
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Expiry dateFeb 2, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T117/1068
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A single crystal pulling apparatus of Czochralski technique type including (i) a cylindrical partition adapted to divide the surface portion of the melt into an inner part and an outer part, the former being where the single crystal is grown and the latter being where granular polycrystal material is supplied, (ii) a flat ring having heat reflecting and insulating property held horizontally above the melt, and (iii) a vertically shiftable purge tube suspended centrally into the heating chamber adapted to enter into the inner hole of the flat ring.

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