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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2007
Applicant:
Atsushi Ito, Utsunomiya, JP;
Inventor:
Atsushi Ito, Utsunomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 27/42 (2006.01); G03B 27/58 (2006.01); G03B 27/62 (2006.01); H02K 41/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a stage apparatus which comprises a first stage that is movable with respect to a horizontal plane that is defined by a first axis and a second axis that intersect each other at right angles, and a second stage that is movable on the first stage at least in the axial direction and in a rotational direction around a third axis, where a regulating member for restricting a movable range of the second stage is provided at a location in which a movable unit of the second stage faces the first stage through a gap.