Patent ID: 8599359

Claim:
An exposure apparatus that exposes an object with an energy beam, the apparatus comprising: a first movable body that is movable at least along a two-dimensional plane including a first axis and a second axis that are orthogonal to each other, the first movable body including a first section and a second section that are configured to come close to and separate from each other; a first drive system that separates the first section and the second section; a holding member that holds the object and that is supported by the first movable body, the holding member being relatively movable by the first movable body with respect to the first movable body, at least within a plane parallel to the two-dimensional plane; and a delivery device that is configured to be used in a delivery of the holding member performed with the first movable body, a part of the delivery device being movable in at least one direction within a plane parallel to the two-dimensional plane or a direction parallel to a third axis orthogonal to the two-dimensional plane, or movable in the at least one direction within the plane parallel to the two-dimensional plane and the direction parallel to the third axis.