Patent ID: 7448862

Claim:
A transcript apparatus comprising: a table having a placement surface on which a forming material is placed; a die holder, disposed in opposition to the table, for fixedly holding a transcription die made of an ultraviolet transmitting material, the die holder being made of an ultraviolet transmitting material; a gimbal mechanism, guiding ultraviolet rays therein, that includes a first gimbal member having one side to hold the die holder body and the other side formed with a convex spherical surface, and a second gimbal member formed with a concave spherical surface facing the convex spherical surface; a movable body, holding the second gimbal member, that is movable in a vertical direction to the placement surface; movable body drive means driving the movable body in the vertical direction; attitude adjustment and holder means for adjusting and holding an attitude of the first gimbal member; an ultraviolet ray generator; and an ultraviolet ray path for guiding ultraviolet rays emitted from the ultraviolet ray generator onto the forming material through the transcription die.