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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2014
Rohm Co., Ltd., Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, JP;
Nobuhisa Kumamoto, Kyoto, JP;
ROHM CO., LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A suction-holding apparatus includes a suction plate made of an air-permeable material, a holding member formed with a through-hole in which the suction plate is placed, and a base to which the holding member is attached. The suction plate includes a jutting-out portion so that the outer edge of the rear face is disposed outwardly from the outer edge of the front face. The through-hole includes a first edge and a second edge spaced apart from each other in the thickness direction. The first edge is adjacent to the base. The holding member includes an eaved portion so that the second edge of the through-hole is disposed inwardly from the outer edge of the rear face.