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Stage feeding device

US5939852A · kind A · utility

31Cited by
12References
16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 28, 1997
Grant dateAug 17, 1999
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/49276
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A stage feeding device has a movable guide which is guided on a reference surface of a platen to be movable in the Y-direction, a Y-linear motor for moving the movable guide in the Y-direction, a movable stage which is supported by the movable guide to be movable in the X-direction, and carries an object, and an X-linear motor for moving the movable stage in the X-direction. The stator of the X-linear motor is supported by a second stationary guide to be movable in only the Y-direction independently of the movable guide, and is moved in the Y-direction by a driving mechanism. The stator of the Y-linear motor and the second stationary guide are fixed to the base, and mount members for removing vibrations are arranged between the base and the platen.

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