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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2022
Kokusai Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shinya Morita, Toyama, JP;
Seiyo Nakashima, Toyama, JP;
Kokusai Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A technique for connecting a nozzle to a reaction tube while preventing the nozzle from collapsing includes a substrate processing apparatus including: a gas introduction structure comprising a non-metallic material penetrating a side wall of a process vessel and integrated with the side wall as a single structure, wherein a front end thereof protrudes into the process vessel; a nozzle made of a non-metallic material and including: a first straight portion inserted into the gas introduction structure and fluidically communicating with the gas introduction structure; and a second straight portion fluidically communicating with the first straight portion and extending along an inner wall of the process vessel; and a fixing block provided at an inner side of the process vessel and above the gas introduction structure, wherein the fixing block has a groove where the nozzle can be moved in a radial direction of the process vessel.