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Patent US8075690 - Diffuser gravity support - Google Patents
An apparatus and method for supporting a substantial center portion of a gas distribution plate is disclosed. At least one support member is capable of engaging and disengaging the diffuser with a mating connection without prohibiting flow of a gas or gases through the diffuser and is designed to provide...http://www.google.com/patents/US8075690?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8075690 - Diffuser gravity support
Publication number US8075690 B2
Application number US 12/234,359
Also published as EP1693880A2, EP1693880A3, US7429410, US20060060138, US20090007846
Publication number 12234359, 234359, US 8075690 B2, US 8075690B2, US-B2-8075690, US8075690 B2, US8075690B2
Patent Citations (205), Non-Patent Citations (44), Referenced by (10), Classifications (12), Legal Events (2)
US 8075690 B2
FIG. 10A is a detail view of the diffuser gravitational support 15 similar to the embodiment depicted in FIG. 8 and incorporating the orifice ring 800. The orifice ring 800 has a first curved member 810 and a second curved member 820 that surrounds the lower portion 59 of the longitudinal support block 50. Each of the curved members have a plurality of orifice ring holes 860 around the outer perimeter that, in one embodiment, are adapted to substantially align with the plurality of transverse bores 19 c. The orifice ring 800 provides a tuning aspect to the flow of a process gas or gases from the longitudinal bore 19 to the processing region 80. By varying the diameter of the holes 860, the gas flow may be restricted to the hole 860 diameter. Additionally or alternatively, the gas flow may be restricted by varying the alignment of the holes 860 and the transverse bores 19 c.
For example, as a gas is flowed through the diffuser gravitational support 15, the gas may travel through the longitudinal bore 19 and to the plurality of transverse bores 19 c virtually unrestricted. The plurality of orifice holes 860 may be of a smaller diameter than the diameter of the plurality of transverse bores 19 c. The gas flowing from the transverse bores 19 c may be restricted by the orifice ring holes 860 and a portion of the gas may be caused to flow into an interstitial space 910. The gas in the interstitial space 910 may then travel downward through the channels 501 and into the annular void 33, thereby supplementing gas flow through the orifice holes 22 from the small plenum 23. Any flow that is not interrupted by the orifice ring 800 may travel through the orifice ring holes 860 into the large plenum 21. The orifice ring 800 may be positioned such that the portion of a gas flowing through the orifice ring holes 860 may impinge on the circumferential chamfer 27, thus redirecting a portion of gas or gases downward. It is also contemplated by the invention that the orifice ring 800 may not form an interstitial space 910, e.g., the orifice ring may be manufactured with only one inner diameter. Alternatively, or in combination, the lower portion 59 of the longitudinal support block 50 may contain an extended bore 19 b to provide a flow path for a gas or gases to the small plenum 23. As has been described, the orifice ring 800 may be manufactured, positioned, and adjusted according to a gas flow rate or volume that is determined by the user.
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International Classification C23C16/455, H01L21/306, C23C16/06, C23F1/00, C23C16/22
European Classification C23C16/455K2, H01J37/32O2
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