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Positioning apparatus and exposure apparatus

US7602091B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 18, 2005
Grant dateOct 13, 2009
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Expiry dateJun 4, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/70758
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A positioning apparatus includes a beam which is driven in a first direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the beam, a movable member which surrounds at least a part of the beam and moves with the beam moving in the first direction, an actuator which generates a force in the first direction between the beam and the movable member to control a positional relationship in the first direction between the beam and the movable member, and a position regulator arranged between the beam and the movable member and which regulates the positional relationship in the first direction between the beam and the movable member.

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