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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2016
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Nobuhira Abe, Miyoshi, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A single crystal production apparatus including a chamber housing a crucible and a heater, to which at least part of the heater is connected, a strain buffering support member connected to the chamber in a manner capable of being horizontally displaced while supporting the chamber in the perpendicular direction, and a base member to which a crucible support shaft and a seed crystal support shaft are directly connected and the chamber is connected via the strain buffering support member, wherein the rigidity of the base member is larger than the rigidity of the strain buffering support member, the chamber has a through hole, the crucible support shaft and the seed crystal support shaft are inserted into the through hole, and the gap between the crucible support shaft and the through hole and the gap between the seed crystal support shaft and the through hole are sealed by a sealing member.