Patent ID: 7412926

Claim:
An imprint apparatus comprising: a first press plate having a first press face on which a substrate to be transferred with a concave and convex pattern of a portion to be pressed is placed, the portion to be pressed having an imprint stamper formed on a surface thereof with the concave and convex pattern and the substrate; a second press plate having a second press face opposed to the first press face, which is arranged such that the second press face presses a face of the imprint stamper which is opposed from a face thereof on which the concave and convex pattern is formed; a pressure applying unit which applies a pressure on a face of the second press plate which is opposed from the second press face; a first supporting member which supports a face of the first press plate which is opposed from the first press face and has a section equal to or smaller than a bottom face of the substrate in size; a frame structure which has a second supporting member supporting the first supporting member, a third supporting member supporting the pressure applying unit, and coupling members coupling respective both ends of the second supporting member and the third supporting member; a bolster which is provided between the second supporting member and the first supporting member; a first die which is provided between the first supporting member and the first press plate and which is fixed with the first press plate and has a face broader than that of the first press plate; a second die which is fixed with a face of the second press plate which is opposed from the second press face, and has a face broader than that of the face of the second press plate; a pressure receiving member whose one end is fixed with a face of the second die which is opposed from the second press plate and whose other end receives a pressure from the pressure applying unit, and which has a section equal to or smaller than a size of a face of the imprint stamper which is opposed from a face of the imprint stamper where the concave and convex pattern is formed; a guide pin which is provided on one of two opposing faces of the first die and the second die; and a guide which is provided on the other of the two opposing faces of the first die and the second die and has a hole through which the guide pin slides.