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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
May. 17, 2021
Hitachi High-tech Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi High-Tech Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sample holder with high versatility is provided. A sample holderincludes a holder shaft, a placement uniton which a sample SAM is placeable, a moving mechanismthat moves the holder shaft in a first direction, rotating mechanismthat rotates the holder shaftin a first rotation direction with a center of the holder shaftas a rotation axis, a protrusion unitthat is fixed to the holder shaftso as to protrude in a second direction intersecting the first direction and whose position is changed according to the rotation and movement of the holder shaft, and a guide unitthat surrounds an outer periphery of the holder shaftand whose position is not changed according to the rotation and movement of the holder shaft. The guide unitis provided with a through hole () and a through hole (). A width of the through hole () in the first rotation direction is larger than a width of the through hole () in the first rotation direction. The protrusion unitis movable inside the through hole () and inside the through hole ().