Patent ID: 6406601
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: C23C

Abstract:
An apparatus for coating electromagnetic wave shielding films, the apparatus comprising:a cylindrical chamber having a door at a front face of the chamber and a plurality of pumps disposed at both sides of the chamber; a cylindrical rotating jig disposed in the chamber, the rotating jig having a plurality of coating objects loaded in the rotating jig; means for rotating the rotating jig at a predetermined speed, said rotating means being disposed at a back side of the rotating jig; means for moving the rotating jig to be put into and drawn out of the chamber so as to load and unload the coating objects in and out of the rotating jig, said moving means being disposed under the rotating jig; targets disposed inside and outside of the rotating jig, the targets functioning as cathodes; and a controller for controlling operation of the apparatus, the controller being disposed at one side of the chamber; wherein the rotating jig has a shape of a circular ring, and comprises a pair of fixing plates spaced apart from each other, a plurality of fixing members disposed between the fixing plates, and a plurality of clamping means for fixing the coating objects, the clamping means being disposed outside of the fixing members; and wherein each of the clamping means comprises a moving clamp disposed outside of each of the fixing members, a bolt extending through said each of the fixing members and the moving clamp, and a tightening screw assembled with the bolt so as to tighten and loosen the moving clamp.