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Coil, positioning device, actuator, and lithographic apparatus

US8680721B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 2010
Grant dateMar 25, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 2, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K2201/18
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A positioning device includes a planar motor having a stator and a translator, one of the stator and the translator including a periodic magnet structure and another of the stator and the translator including at least one coil that is adapted to carry an electric current, wherein the coil includes a wound strip of sheet-like electrically conductive material, and wherein an edge of the coil is provided with a rounded profile.

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