Patent ID: 8953148
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: G03B,G03F

Abstract:
1. An exposure apparatus that forms a pattern by exposing a substrate, the apparatus comprising: a first frame and a second frame installed on a predetermined surface so as to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in a first direction, each of the first frame and the second frame having a support section that protrudes into a space between the first frame and the second frame such that there is a space above and below each support section in the space between the first frame and the second frame; and an exposure main section arranged within the space between the first frame and the second frame that includes a plurality of high rigidity sections each including a high rigidity component, wherein the plurality of high rigidity sections include at least one high rigidity section that is supported by the support section arranged in the first frame and the support section arranged in the second frame and is inserted into the space and withdrawn from the space along a second direction intersecting the first direction, and the at least one high rigidity section has at least one guide member supported by the support section arranged in the first frame and at least one guide member supported by the support section arranged in the second frame.