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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2009
Tatsuya Miyatani, Chiba, JP;
Yukimitsu Kijima, Chiba, JP;
Masatoshi Nonoyama, Chiba, JP;
Sakura Finetek Japan Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To provide a thin-section manufacturing apparatus capable of firmly receiving and transferring a thin-section made by sectioning an embedded block by bringing a transfer belt into a wet state, a thin-section manufacturing apparatusincludes a cutterof sectioning an embedded block B, a cutter fixing portionhaving a fixing baseof supporting the cutterand an cutter holderof squeezing the cutterfrom an upper side, a sample base of fixing the embedded block B, feeding meansfor moving the sample baserelative to the cutterin a predetermined feeding direction X, a liquid batharranged on a rear side of a cut edgeof the cutterfor storing a liquid W, and a transfer beltin an endless shape having a first turn back portionprovided on an upper side of the cutterand a second turn back portionprovided at an inner portion of the liquid bathfor transferring a thin-section Bto the liquid bath, an upper face of the cutter holderis formed with a liquid storing portionof storing the liquid W, and the first turn back portionof the transfer beltis arranged at an inner portion of the liquid storing portion