Stage, film-forming apparatus, and film-processing apparatus
AssigneeNHK Spring Co., Ltd.
InventorsToshihiko Hanamachi, Arata Tatsumi, Kenji Sekiya, Naoya Aikawa, Masaya Takanashi
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Abstract
Disclosed is a stage including a first supporting plate, a second supporting plate under the first supporting plate, a shaft under the second supporting plate and overlapping with the first supporting plate and the second supporting plate, and at least one sheath heater passing through the second supporting plate. The at least one sheath heater is arranged so as to extend on a first surface and a second surface which are parallel to an upper surface of the second supporting plate and which are different in distance from the first supporting plate from each other.
Claims18
A stage comprising:
- a first supporting plate;
- a second supporting plate located under the first supporting plate and having a first through hole and a second through hole;
- a shaft located under the second supporting plate and overlapping with the first supporting plate and the second supporting plate;
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- at least one sheath heater comprising a heater wire, an insulator surrounding the heater wire, a metal sheath surrounding the insulator and configured to receive thermal energy from the heater wire, and a lead wiring electrically connected to the heater wire,
- wherein the metal sheath passes through the first through hole and the second through hole of the second supporting plate and includes an upper portion and a lower portion respectively extending on a first plane and a second plane which are parallel to an upper surface of the second supporting plate and which are different in distance from the first supporting plate,
- wherein the metal sheath has two bent portions respectively bent at the first through hole and the second through hole,
- the upper portion extends from the first through hole to the second through hole,
- the metal sheath contains stainless steel,
- the first supporting plate and the second supporting plate each contain aluminum, and
- wherein the upper portion is exposed from the upper surface of the second supporting plate, and
- the lower portion extending on the second plane is exposed from a lower surface of the second supporting plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.