IP Library Granted Patent US 7,914,620
Granted Patent B2
US 7,914,620 · App. 11/335,740 · Granted Mar 29, 2011

Supporting device for heating crucible and deposition apparatus having the same

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Patent No.
US 7,914,620
App. No.
11/335,740
Granted
Mar 29, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device for supporting a heating crucible includes a supporting table having an upper surface in which a plurality of holes are formed, and a contamination prevention plate arranged at an entrance of each of the holes of the supporting table and having an opening portion corresponding to the hole and a shield portion extending along an inner wall of the hole.

Claims (37)

1. A device for supporting a heating crucible, comprising:

a supporting table having an upper surface in which a plurality of holes are formed;

a heating wire arranged in each of the holes of the supporting table, the heating crucible positioned within each of the holes of the supporting table; and

a contamination prevention plate arranged at an entrance of each of the holes of the supporting table, the contamination prevention plate including an opening portion corresponding to the hole and extending outside of the hole, and a shield portion extending along only a partial portion of an inner wall of the hole, wherein:

a portion of the heating wire is between a lower portion of the shield portion of the contamination prevention plate and an upper portion of the heating crucible, and

substantially an entire length of the shield portion that extends along the inner wall of the hole and surrounds the heating crucible has a constant radius, and

the contamination prevention plate includes a protruding portion extending toward a central axis of the hole and overlapping the heating wire.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the holes of the supporting table are circularly arranged.

3. The device of claim 1 , further comprising an actuator to rotate the supporting table.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the protruding portion extends above the hole.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the opening portion of the contamination prevention plate extends across a partial portion of the upper surface of the supporting table that surrounds the hole, and the contamination prevention plate is separable from the upper surface of the supporting table.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the opening portion of the contamination prevention plate extends across a partial portion of the upper surface of the supporting table that surrounds the hole, and the contamination prevention plate is separable from the upper surface of the supporting table.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the opening portion and the shield portion are integrally formed as one continious plate, such that the opening portion of the contamination prevention plate is separable from the upper surface of the supporting table surrounding the hole, and the shielding portion is separable from the partial portion of the inner wall of the hole adjacent to the upper surface of the supporting table.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the heating crucible and the contamination prevention plate are spaced apart, and an upper portion of the heating wire is between a lowermost portion of the shield portion of the contamination prevention plate and an uppermost portion of the heating crucible.

9. A deposition apparatus, comprising:

a supporting member supporting a substrate on which a deposition film is formed;

a supporting device including:

a supporting table having an upper surface in which a plurality of holes are formed,

a heating wire arranged in each of the holes of the supporting table, and

a contamination prevention plate arranged at an entrance of each of the holes of the supporting table, the contamination plate including an opening portion corresponding to the hole and extending outside of the hole, and a shield portion extending along only a partial portion of an inner wall of the hole, wherein:

a portion of the heating wire is between a lower portion of the shield portion of the contamination prevention plate and an upper portion of the heating crucible, and

substantially an entire length of the shield portion that extends along the inner wall of the hole and surrounds a heating crucible has a constant radius, and the heating crucible arranged in each of the holes of the supporting table, and

the contamination prevention plate includes a protruding portion extending toward a central axis of the hole and overlapping the heating wire.

10. The deposition apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the holes of the supporting table are circularly arranged.

11. The deposition apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising an actuator to rotate the supporting table.

12. The deposition apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the protruding portion extends above the hole.

13. The deposition apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the opening portion of the contamination prevention plate extends across a partial portion of the upper surface of the supporting table that surrounds the hole, and the contamination prevention plate is separable from the upper surface of the supporting table.

14. The deposition apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the opening portion of the contamination prevention plate extends across a partial portion of the upper surface of the supporting table that surrounds the hole, and the contamination prevention plate is separable from the upper surface of the supporting table.

15. The deposition apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the opening portion and the shield portion are integrally formed as one continious plate, such that the opening portion of the contamination prevention plate is separable from the upper surface of the supporting table surrounding the hole, and the shielding portion is separable from the partial portion of the inner wall of the hole adjacent to the upper surface of the supporting table.

16. The deposition apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the heating crucible and the contamination prevention plate are spaced apart, and an upper portion of the heating wire is between a lowermost portion of the shield portion of the contamination prevention plate and an uppermost portion of the heating crucible.

17. A device for supporting a heating crucible, comprising:

a supporting table having an upper surface in which a plurality of holes are formed;

a heating wire arranged in each of the holes of the supporting table, the heating crucible positioned within each of the holes of the supporting table; and

a contamination prevention plate arranged at an entrance of each of the holes of the supporting table, the contamination prevention plate including an opening portion corresponding to the hole and extending outside of the hole, and a shield portion extending along only a partial portion of an inner wall of the hole, wherein:

a portion of the heating wire is between a lower portion of the shield portion of the contamination prevention plate and an upper portion of the heating crucible,

substantially an entire length of the shield portion that extends along the inner wall of the hole and surrounds the heating crucible has a constant radius, and

the heating crucible and the contamination prevention plate are spaced apart, and an upper portion of the heating wire is between a lowermost portion of the shield portion of the contamination prevention plate and an uppermost portion of the heating crucible.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Sep 11, 2012
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029096/0174 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2008
From: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021998/0771 →