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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2017
Osaka University, Osaka, JP;
Hayato Yamashita, Osaka, JP;
Masayuki Abe, Osaka, JP;
OSAKA UNIVERSITY, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a scanner capable of achieving both a wide range of measurements and a high-speed and high-precision measurement. A scanner comprising: an outer frame; a first inner frame disposed inside the outer frame; a wide range Y actuator for moving the first inner frame relative to the outer frame in the Y direction; a second inner frame disposed inside the first inner frame; a wide range X actuator for moving the second inner frame relative to the first inner frame in the X direction orthogonal to the Y direction; a third inner frame disposed inside the second inner frame; a narrow range Y actuator for moving the third inner frame relative to the second inner frame in the Y direction; a movable foundation disposed inside the third inner frame; and a narrow range X actuator for moving the movable foundation relative to the third inner frame in the X direction.