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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1997
Akira Inoue, Chiba, JP;
Seiko Instruments Inc., , JP;
Abstract
A spring is connected to an edge section of a sample side of a spindle receiving a force in the Z-axial direction by a first poise coil motor, and a probe is attached to the tip of the spring. The spindle is supported by an internal tube with a spring. The movement of the spindle is enlarged by the spring to be conveyed to the probe, whereby displacement of the probe is amplified. For this reason, a resonance frequency f0 of a system comprising the movable element of the first poise coil motor, spindle, spring, spring and probe can be increased. If the spring is changed to springs in two stages, a resonance frequency f0 of the system can be increased with comparatively compact configuration.