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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2006
Applicant:
Juraj Makarovic, Eindhoven, NL;
Inventor:
Juraj Makarovic, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
ASML Netherlands B.V., Veldhoven, NL;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 27/58 (2006.01); G03B 27/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An eddy current damper has an electrically conducting body having a face, and an array of magnets extending over the face of the conducting body. Each magnet generates a magnetic field directed essentially transversely to the face of the conducting body. The magnet array generates oppositely directed magnetic fields each having a field width. At least one of the magnetic fields generated by the magnets has a field width that is smaller than a field width of an adjacent magnetic field. The conducting body may have an opening having a width that is smaller than a field width of a corresponding magnetic field.