Patent ID: 7527083

Claim:
A laminated body composed of first and second substrates and having a planar portion in combination with an apparatus for adjusting a gap width of the laminated body, comprising: an extendable cylinder; a frame attached to said extendable cylinder; a flexible film attached to said frame; a first chamber having a first closed space for accommodating said laminated body and provided with said flexible film adapted for contacting said planar portion of said laminated body, said first chamber comprising: a mounting stage for mounting said laminated body disposed below said flexible film, wherein said first closed space is formed by driving said extendable cylinder to descend said frame until the frame tightly contacts a surface of said mounting stage, and the elevation of said surface of said mounting stage is lower than the elevation of said planar portion of said laminated body; a second chamber having a closed space for enclosing said first chamber, said extendable cylinder and said frame; a decompressor for applying a decompression force to said first chamber; and a pressurizer for applying a pressurization force to said second chamber.