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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
May. 18, 2023
Applicant:
Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh, Oberkochen, DE;
Inventors:
Philipp Weishaupt, Augsburg, DE;
David Borowski, Koesching, DE;
Thomas Stuebler, Haunsfeld, DE;
Roland Gischa, Bibertal, DE;
Matthias Kestel, Dresden, DE;
Assignee:
Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH, Oberkochen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/18 (2021.01); G02B 7/182 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/181 (2013.01); G02B 7/182 (2013.01);
Abstract
An assembly comprises an element that is mechanically stressed during operation or transport in at least one loading direction, and a decoupling joint for mechanically mounting the element. The decoupling joint effects at least partial decoupling in the loading direction. The decoupling joint is composed of a plurality of separate joint segments. At least two of these joint segments are shifted relative to one another in the loading direction in a stepped arrangement.