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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2009
Krassimir Todorov Krastev, Eindhoven, NL;
Krassimir Todorov Krastev, Eindhoven, NL;
ASML Netherlands B.V., Veldhoven, NL;
Abstract
A guide for guiding cables and/or hoses between two parts that are moveable relative to each other, the guide including a band having a length, width and thickness, and having a torsional stiffness about a longitudinal axis of the band, a bending stiffness about an axis in the width direction, and a shear stiffness in the thickness direction, multiple blocks fitted to the band, and a deformable member provided between two adjacent blocks, the deformable member being connected to the adjacent blocks and having a torsional stiffness about the longitudinal axis of the band, a shear stiffness in the thickness direction, and a bending stiffness about the axis in the width direction, wherein the torsional stiffness of the deformable member is substantially greater than the torsional stiffness of the band, and wherein the shear stiffness of the deformable member is substantially greater than the shear stiffness of the band.