Patent ID: 8268079

Claim:
A vacuum film deposition apparatus which forms a film on a substrate by a vacuum film deposition technique, comprising: an evaporation source for forming a film on a substrate; a deposition preventing member annularly surrounding said evaporation source for preventing film deposition at undesired positions within the apparatus; a substrate holding means for holding said substrate comprising a holding means body which moves vertically so as to get closer to or farther from said deposition preventing member, and a substrate holder which holds said substrate and is detachably mounted on said holding means body using an attachment/detachment mechanism which automatically attaches or detaches said substrate holder to or from said holding means body; a contacting means for causing said vertical movement of said holding means body closer to and further from said deposition preventing member, such that said substrate or said substrate holding means is brought into contact with said deposition preventing member; and a transport mechanism for transporting said substrate through transport of said substrate holder, the movement being substantially horizontal with respect to the vertical movement of said substrate holding means.