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Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017

Filed:

May. 15, 2013
Applicant:

Asml Netherlands B.v., Veldhoven, NL;

Inventors:
Assignee:

ASML NETHERLANDS B.V., Veldhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 27/54 (2006.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01); F16C 32/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/70833 (2013.01); F16C 32/0459 (2013.01); G03F 7/704 (2013.01); G03F 7/70058 (2013.01); G03F 7/70816 (2013.01);
Abstract

A support for a movable element includes a stator element, a gravity compensator field inducing element mounted on the stator element, the gravity compensator field inducing element configured to apply a translational force to the movable element by controlling a magnetic field in a gap between the stator element and the movable element, and a plurality of torque compensator field inducing elements mounted on the stator element, the torque compensator field inducing elements configured to apply a torque to the movable element by controlling a magnetic field in the gap between the stator element and the movable element, the torque being about a first axis substantially perpendicular to the direction of the translational force applied by the gravity compensator field inducing element.


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