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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1994
Tokyo Electron Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tokyo Electron Tohoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Iwate, both, JP;
Abstract
A thermal processing furnace provided with a helical-shaped heating resistance element along an inner wall surface of a cylindrical insulating member, wherein support members support the heating resistance element that has been divided into a plurality of parts in an axial direction of the insulating member. Each of the support members is formed of a plurality of support pieces that extend in a radially outward direction with respect to the furnace and at a pitch corresponding to that of the heating resistance element, on a base portion positioned on an inner side of the heating resistance element, and tip portions of the support pieces are embedded in the insulating member. Since this enables a simplification of the structure, it is possible to improve the practicability of the process and reduce the fabrication time, with a simple fabrication design, and it is also possible to improve the accuracy of the pitch at which the heating resistance element is arrayed.