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Ion beam treating apparatus
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1986-06-20
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Granted: 1988-03-22
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Expires: 2006-06-20
Abstract
Abstract A tilting mechanism tilts the wafer holding portions for wafers in any direction with respect to the direction of ion beams emitted from an ion source. The tilting mechanism is comprised of a linking mechanism for transmitting the rotation of the receiving plates to the wafer holding portions, tilted links for tilting the wafer holding portions, and a shaft being coupled to the tilted links and moving in the rotary disc. The wafer holding portions provide spherical portions, and the spherical portions are inserted in the receiving plates. A pin of the preceiving plates is fitted into the groove of the wafer holding portion. The distances between the ion source and the respective wafers are maintained equal. The ion beam irradiates uniformly the respective wafers and treats uniformly the respective wafers.
Inventors
- 👤 Masamichi Narita
- 👤 Yoshio Miura
- 👤 Hideaki Kikuchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 11:47
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P72/00; H10P72/50; G; G21; G21K; G21K5/00; G21K5/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
An ion beam treating apparatus comprising: a vacuum vessel; a plurality of work piece holding portions for holding work pieces that are to be treated in said vacuum vessel; rotary receiving plates on which said work piece holding portions are mounted; a rotary disc for rotating said rotary receiving plates; a driving device for driving said rotary disk; and a tilting mechanism for tilting said work piece holding portions in any direction with respect to the direction of ion beam emitted from an ion source; wherein said tilting mechanism is comprised of a linking mechanism for transmitting the rotation of said rotary receiving plates to said work piece holding portions, titled links for tilting said work piece holding portions, a shaft being coupled to said tilted links and mounted for axial movement in said rotary disk at the center thereof, and moving means for moving said shaft, so that distances are maintained equal between the ion source and the work pieces to be treated, and each of the work pieces are irradiated with the ion beam with a uniform intensity.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
An ion beam treating apparatus comprising: a vacuum vessel; a plurality of work piece holding portions for holding work pieces that are to be treated in said vacuum vessel; rotary receiving plates on which said work piece holding portions are mounted; a rotary disc for rotating said rotary receiving plates; a driving device for driving said rotary disk; and a tilting mechanism for tilting said work piece holding portions in any direction with respect to the direction of ion beam emitted from an ion source; wherein said tilting mechanism is comprised of a linking mechanism for transmitting the rotation of said rotary receiving plates to said work piece holding portions, titled links for tilting said work piece holding portions, a shaft being coupled to said tilted links and mounted for axial movement in said rotary disk at the center thereof, and moving means for moving said shaft, so that distances are maintained equal between the ion source and the work pieces to be treated, and each of the work pieces are irradiated with the ion beam with a uniform intensity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
An ion beam treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said work piece holding portions provide spherical portions at low ends thereof, and said spherical portions of said work piece holding portions are inserted in said rotary receiving plates.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
An ion beam treating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a groove is formed in the spherical portion of said work piece holding portions, a pin is provided to said rotary receiving plates, and said pin of said rotary receiving plates is fitted into said groove of said work piece holding portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
An ion beam treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an internal gear is secured to the inner bottom surface of said vacuum vessel, and said internal gear assumes the form of a cylindrical ring and has teeth formed on the inside thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
An ion beam treating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein each of said rotary receiving plates has a gear that meshes with said internal gear and further has a spherical hole with which is engaged each of said spherical portions of said work piece holding portions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
An ion beam treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said tilting mechanism is further comprised of a plate mounted on said shaft, and said plate is slidably coupled to said tilted links.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
58 words
An ion beam treating apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said tilted links have oblong holes formed therein on a side opposite to the side where said work piece holding portions are supported, said plate being fastened to radial stays, and said radial stays are slideably coupled by a pin in said oblong holes of said tilted links.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
55 words
An ion beam treating apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said plate is mounted via bearing means on an end of said shaft so as to rotate with respect to said shaft, and said shaft is slideable up and down in response to an actuator that is secured on the outside of said vacuum vessel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
An ion beam treating apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said work piece holding portions are disposed on a common circle line surrounding said shaft.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1991-03-22 | 1991-09-21 | 1992-03-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1995-03-22 | 1995-09-21 | 1996-03-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1999-03-22 | 1999-09-21 | 2000-03-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |