JP2009253079A - Light irradiation device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a light irradiation device capable of increasing luminous energy of light emitted from a light source and irradiating an irradiation object with itself. <P>SOLUTION: An ultraviolet irradiation device irradiates a laminated wafer W as an irradiation object arranged below a shade mask M with ultraviolet rays UV emitted from a lamp 40 as an ultraviolet source (light source), and having permeated the shade mask M arranged below the lamp 40. The ultraviolet irradiation device is provided with suction tubes 30 suspended and supported by holder members 24 as support members arranged above the shade mask M, having optical transparency, and sucking and holding the shade mask M by vacuum suction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a light irradiation apparatus used in a bonding process of two light-transmitting substrates used for a flat panel display (FPD) such as a liquid crystal display.

  Conventionally, in this type of, for example, an ultraviolet irradiation device, the sealing material is irradiated by irradiating ultraviolet rays through the substrate to a sealing material made of an ultraviolet curable resin interposed between light-transmitting bonded substrates. The substrates are cured and bonded together. In such a light irradiation apparatus, for example, in the one disclosed in Patent Document 1, a substrate is placed on a work stage disposed below a lamp that emits ultraviolet rays, and a light shielding mask is provided between the substrate and the lamp. Has been placed. The light shielding mask has a desired mask pattern formed on the surface of a glass plate, and ultraviolet rays from the lamp are partially shielded by the light shielding mask. In such a light irradiation apparatus, it becomes possible to irradiate only the sealing material part of the substrate with ultraviolet rays by the light shielding mask, and the liquid crystal sealed between the substrates by the sealing material changes in characteristics due to the irradiation of ultraviolet rays. It can be suppressed.

By the way, as a holding structure of the light shielding mask as described above, for example, in the structure of Patent Document 1, the light shielding mask is sucked and held on the lower surface of a plate-like mask holding member having light transmittance. The peripheral edge of the mask holding member is supported, and a suction groove or the like communicating with the vacuum source is formed on the lower surface of the mask holding member. Then, the light shielding mask is held in close contact with the mask holding member by vacuum suction from the suction groove. In such a light irradiation apparatus, ultraviolet rays from the lamp are irradiated to the substrate through the mask holding member and the light shielding mask.
JP 2006-66585 A

  However, in the ultraviolet irradiation apparatus such as the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, since the ultraviolet rays from the lamp are transmitted through not only the light shielding mask but also the mask holding member, the amount of ultraviolet rays applied to the substrate by the mask holding member is small. There was a problem of being lowered. In recent years, FPDs and the like are required to have a larger screen, and the substrate to be bonded is increased in size. Therefore, in the ultraviolet irradiation apparatus, it is necessary to increase the size of the light shielding mask and the mask holding member. When the thickness dimension of the holding member is increased, the problem of a decrease in the amount of ultraviolet rays as described above appears remarkably.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a light irradiation apparatus that can increase the amount of light emitted from a light source and irradiated on an irradiated object. is there.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to an object to be irradiated that is irradiated with light emitted from a light source and transmitted through a light shielding mask disposed below the light source. A light irradiating device for irradiating the light shielding device, comprising a suction tube that is suspended and supported by a support member provided above the light shielding mask, has light permeability, and sucks and holds the light shielding mask by vacuum suction. Is the gist.

  In the present invention, since the light shielding mask is directly sucked and held by the suction tube, a plate-like mask holding member is not required, and as a result, it is possible to increase the amount of light irradiated to the irradiated object. . Furthermore, since the adsorption tube has light transmittance, unevenness of light irradiated to the irradiated object can be suppressed.

The gist of the invention according to claim 2 is that, in the light irradiation device according to claim 1, the support member is provided at a position deviated from an optical path of light emitted from the light source.
In this invention, it can prevent that the light radiate | emitted from a light source is interrupted by a support member, and can suppress the nonuniformity of the light irradiated to a to-be-irradiated body more.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the light irradiation device according to the first or second aspect, the adsorption tube includes a first pipe member suspended and supported by the support member, and a lower end portion of the first pipe member. The gist of the present invention is that it is composed of the second pipe material into which is inserted.

  In this invention, since the light incident from the upper end surface of the second tube material can be guided to the lower side of the second tube material, the amount of light irradiated to the irradiated object is increased even under the adsorption tube. Can do. Thereby, it is possible to further suppress unevenness of light irradiated to the irradiated object.

The gist of the invention according to claim 4 is that, in the light irradiation device according to claim 3, the axial end surface of the second tube material is a polished polishing surface.
In this invention, since the axial end surface of the second tube material is a polished polishing surface, diffusion of light incident on the axial end surface of the second tube material or light emitted from the axial end surface is suppressed. The amount of light irradiated to the irradiated object can be further increased.

The gist of the invention according to claim 5 is that, in the light irradiation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the adsorption tube is made of quartz glass.
In the present invention, the amount of light irradiated to the irradiated object can be further increased by using quartz glass having a relatively high light transmittance for the adsorption tube.

The gist of the invention according to claim 6 is that, in the light irradiation device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the support member is provided so as to be movable in the horizontal direction.
In the present invention, the arrangement position of the adsorption tube can be changed by moving the support member holding the adsorption tube in the horizontal direction. As a result, when the type of the light shielding mask is changed, the light can be adsorbed at a position corresponding to the light shielding portion of the light shielding mask, and as a result, the light from the light shielding mask is not transmitted through the adsorption tube. It becomes possible to irradiate the part.

  Invention of Claim 7 is a light irradiation apparatus of any one of Claims 1-6, is supported by the support body provided in the side of the said light shielding mask, has light transmittance, The gist of the invention is that it includes a peripheral edge suction tube that sucks and holds the peripheral edge of the light shielding mask by vacuum suction.

  In this invention, since the peripheral portion of the light shielding mask is adsorbed and held by the peripheral edge adsorption tube supported by the support on the side of the light shielding mask, the light shielding mask can be stably held. In addition, the wobbling of the adsorption pipe supported by being suspended by the support member can be suppressed.

  Therefore, according to the above-described invention, it is possible to increase the amount of light emitted from the light source and applied to the irradiated object.

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in an ultraviolet irradiation apparatus used in a panel manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel will be described with reference to the drawings.
The ultraviolet irradiation apparatus shown in FIG. 1 irradiates ultraviolet rays UV onto a sealing material S (see FIG. 2) made of an ultraviolet curable resin interposed between bonded substrates W constituting the liquid crystal panel (upper center in the figure). By doing so, it is for hardening the sealing material S. The bonded substrate W with the sealing material S interposed is formed by a sealing material application process, a liquid crystal dropping process, and a pressing process in the panel manufacturing apparatus. By these steps, the sealing material S is formed in a frame shape along the plate surface between the bonded substrates W, and the dropped liquid crystal L exists in the frame of the sealing material S (see FIG. 2). ).

  As shown in FIG. 1, a work stage portion 11 for placing a bonded substrate W transported after the pressing step is provided on a base portion 1 having a flat surface. The work moving mechanism 12 at the lower stage of the work stage unit 11 is provided so as to be movable in a direction along the upper surface of the base 1 and is provided to be rotatable in the horizontal direction with respect to the upper surface of the base 1. An upper stage of the work moving mechanism 12 is provided with a drive unit 13 for moving the work stage unit 11 up and down. A pair of lift pins 14 is erected on the drive unit 13, and a support base 15 that straddles the lift pins 14 is fixed at an intermediate position in the vertical direction of the lift pins 14. Between each lift pin 14 in the drive part 13, the columnar movable part 16 inserted in the support stand 15 is provided so that it can move to an up-down direction.

  A work stage main body 17 as a mounting table is fixed to the upper end of the movable portion 16, and a flat mounting surface 17 a is formed on the upper surface of the work stage main body 17. The work stage main body 17 moves and rotates in a plane with the operation of the work moving mechanism 12 and moves up and down with the operation of the movable portion 16. The work stage main body 17 is formed with through holes 17b through which the lift pins 14 are inserted, and through holes 17c are formed at both sides of the through holes 17b. During the irradiation processing, the bonded substrate W is placed on the placement surface 17a of the work stage main body 17 as described above.

  The first frame body 21 erected on the base 1 around the work stage portion 11 has an upper end bent inward, and a rectangular opening 21a is formed at the upper end. The opening 21a is formed larger than the planar size of the bonded substrate W and the light shielding mask M. The first frame body 21 is provided so that the bonded substrate W can be inserted from the side and placed on the work stage main body 17. In addition, an alignment camera 21c for aligning the work stage portion 11 passes through the pair of support portions 21b provided so as to extend inwardly at an intermediate position in the vertical direction of the first frame body 21. It is fixed at a position directly below the hole 17c.

  The second frame body 22 supported by the first frame body 21 extends upward from the first frame body 21 and has an opening 22a formed at an upper portion thereof. The second frame body 22 is formed above the opening 22a. The support beam 23 is constructed so as to extend horizontally. A plurality of support beams 23 are arranged in parallel in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 1). Each support beam 23 is provided with a plurality of holder members 24 as support members arranged in the longitudinal direction of the support beam 23. Each holder member 24 supports an adsorption tube 30 for holding the light shielding mask M above the bonded substrate W. Each holder member 24 can be changed in position in the longitudinal direction of the support beam 23, can be slightly moved in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the support beam 23, and can be rotated in the horizontal direction with respect to the support beam 23. The holding position of the adsorption tube 30 can be freely changed within a predetermined range.

  Each adsorption pipe 30 includes a first pipe member 31 that is suspended and supported by the holder member 24, and a second pipe member 32 that is fixed to the lower end portion of the first pipe member 31. The first and second pipe members 31 and 32 are each formed in a cylindrical cross section, and quartz glass is used as the material thereof. Each first tubular member 31 is inserted into the holder member 24, and a lid 33 fixed to the upper opening end of the first tubular member 31 is placed on the upper portion of the holder member 24. The pipe material 31 is suspended and supported so as to be movable in the axial direction. Each first pipe member 31 is connected to a vacuum pump 35 as a vacuum source via a joint 34 provided on the lid 33, and a negative pressure can be supplied from the vacuum pump 35 into the first pipe member 31. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the lower end of the first pipe member 31 is inserted into the open end of the second pipe member 32, and the first and second pipe members 31, 32 are fixed to each other so as to be coaxial. Yes. In FIG. 2, hatching showing the cross sections of the first and second pipe members 31 and 32 is omitted in order to prevent the drawing from becoming complicated. The first tubular material 31 is inserted up to the axial intermediate portion of the second tubular material 32, and the first and second tubular materials 31, 32 are the outer peripheral surface of the second tubular material 32 and the inner peripheral surface of the first tubular material 31. Are fixed by an adhesive (not shown) made of an ultraviolet curable resin having a light transmission property interposed therebetween.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a lamp 40 as an elongated ultraviolet light source (light source) is disposed below the support beam 23 at a position where it does not interfere with the adsorption tube 30. The lamp 40 is arranged so that its longitudinal direction is along the longitudinal direction of the support beam 23. A plurality of lamps 40 are juxtaposed so as to be arranged between the adsorption tubes 30 in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 1). Each lamp 40 emits ultraviolet rays UV so as to spread downward at a predetermined angle when viewed from the longitudinal direction of the lamp 40. Further, the support beam 23 and the holder member 24 are provided at a position deviated from the optical path of the ultraviolet ray UV irradiated to the light shielding mask M from the lamp 40. Thereby, the ultraviolet rays UV emitted from the lamp 40 are prevented from being blocked by the support beam 23 and the holder member 24.

  Each suction tube 30 sucks and holds the light shielding mask M at the lower end of the second tube member 32 by vacuum suction from the vacuum pump 35. As shown in FIG. 2, the light shielding mask M has a light shielding portion Mb formed in a desired pattern on the surface of the glass plate Ma. The light shielding portion Mb shields ultraviolet rays UV from above and transmits a light transmitting portion ( Ultraviolet rays UV are transmitted through a portion other than the light shielding portion Mb. The light shielding mask M is held such that the light shielding portion Mb is positioned above the liquid crystal L between the bonded substrates W and the light transmitting portion is positioned above the sealing material S between the bonded substrates W. The planar size of the light shielding mask M is set to be approximately equal to the planar size of the bonded substrate W. A slight gap is set between the light shielding mask M and the bonded substrate W. Such a light shielding mask M is prepared in a plurality of types according to the type of the bonded substrate W, and can be exchanged according to a change in the type of the bonded substrate W.

  The horizontal position of the suction tube 30 can be adjusted according to the type of the light shielding mask M, and each suction tube 30 can be configured to suck the light shielding mask M above the light shielding portion Mb. It has become. Thereby, it becomes possible to irradiate the sealing material S without transmitting the ultraviolet light UV from the lamp 40 to the adsorption tube 30, and it is possible to improve the amount of ultraviolet light irradiated to the sealing material S. In FIG. 2, for convenience of explanation, a case is shown in which the suction tube 30 sucks and holds the light shielding mask M above the light transmitting portion, not the light shielding portion Mb of the light shielding mask M.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a support 41 for supporting a peripheral edge suction tube 47 that sucks and holds the peripheral edge Mc of the light shielding mask M is provided on the upper portion of the first frame 21. A plurality are provided along Mc. As shown in FIG. 3, each support body 41 has a base portion 42 fixed to the first frame body 21. The upper surface of the base portion 42 is formed horizontally, and a movable holding portion 43 is mounted on the upper surface. Is placed. The base portion 42 and the movable holding portion 43 are connected to each other by a leaf spring 44 as an elastic member on the end surface opposite to the light shielding mask M. The movable holding portion 43 is formed with a flange portion 43a (only one side is shown) extending from the lower end to both sides. A plurality of pressing portions 45 having compression springs 45 a are provided on the upper end surface of each flange portion 43 a, and the movable holding portion 43 comes into pressure contact with the base portion 42 by the urging force from the pressing portion 45. In FIG. 1, the pressing portion 45 is not shown for the sake of simplicity.

  A base end of a communication tube 46 extending above the light shielding mask M is inserted and fixed in the movable holding portion 43, and a peripheral edge adsorption tube 47 made of quartz glass is fixed to the distal end of the communication tube 46. A through hole 47 a is formed at a position corresponding to the communication pipe 46 in the peripheral edge adsorption pipe 47, and the peripheral edge adsorption pipe 47 communicates with the movable holding part 43 through the communication pipe 46. Further, the upper end of the peripheral edge adsorption tube 47 is sealed by a sealing member 48, and the lower end surface of the peripheral edge adsorption tube 47 is formed to be perpendicular to the axis of the peripheral edge adsorption tube 47. A reinforcing rib 49 is provided between the peripheral edge adsorption pipe 47 and the communication pipe 46 to strengthen the fixation. In the support body 41 as described above, the peripheral edge suction pipe 47 is stably supported without shaking by the frictional force generated between the movable holding portion 43 and the base portion 42.

  The movable holding portion 43 is connected to the vacuum pump 35, and a negative pressure can be supplied from the vacuum pump 35 into the peripheral edge adsorption pipe 47. In such a support body 41, the peripheral edge Mc of the light shielding mask M is sucked and held at the lower end of the peripheral edge suction pipe 47 by vacuum suction from the vacuum pump 35. Thus, in the ultraviolet irradiation device of this embodiment, since the peripheral edge Mc of the light shielding mask M is held by the support 41, the light shielding mask M is stably held, and the light shielding mask M and the suction tube 30 are wobbled. It is suppressed. Moreover, in the said support body 41, it is possible to move the peripheral edge adsorption | suction pipe | tube 47 upwards against the urging | biasing force of the leaf | plate spring 44 and the press part 45. FIG. Further, when the movable holding portion 43 is in pressure contact with the base portion 42, it is difficult for the movable holding portion 43 to move in the horizontal direction due to the frictional force with the base portion 42.

  In the ultraviolet irradiation apparatus as described above, as shown in FIG. 2, the ultraviolet UV emitted from the lamp 40 (broken arrow in FIG. 2) reaches the light shielding mask M directly, or the adsorption tube 30 and the peripheral portion adsorption tube 47. , And reaches the light shielding mask M. A part of the ultraviolet rays UV passes through the light transmitting portion of the light shielding mask M to reach the bonded substrate W, and is irradiated onto the sealing material S between the substrates W. Thus, in the configuration in which the light shielding mask M is held by the suction tube 30, a plate-like mask holding member as in the conventional technique is not necessary, and as a result, the ultraviolet ray UV emitted from the lamp 40 and irradiated onto the bonded substrate W. It becomes possible to increase the amount of ultraviolet rays.

  Further, among the ultraviolet UV transmitted through the adsorption tube 30, a part of the ultraviolet UV incident on the second tubular material 32 from the upper end surface 32 a of the second tubular material 32 is totally reflected in the second tubular material 32. The light is emitted downward from the lower end surface 32b. That is, the second tube material 32 serves as a guide tube for guiding the ultraviolet light UV, and the amount of ultraviolet light UV below the adsorption tube 30 is increased. Thereby, the amount of ultraviolet rays UV irradiated to the bonded substrate W can be increased also below the adsorption tube 30, and as a result, unevenness of the ultraviolet UV irradiated to the bonded substrate W can be suppressed. It is like that. Further, the upper end surface 32a and the lower end surface 32b of the second pipe member 32 are polished surfaces. Thereby, the diffusion of the ultraviolet rays UV when passing through the upper end surface 32a and the lower end surface 32b is suppressed, and as a result, the amount of ultraviolet rays of the ultraviolet rays UV below the adsorption tube 30 is further increased. It should be noted that the ultraviolet rays UV that enter the suction pipe 47 from the upper end surface of the peripheral edge suction pipe 47 are also guided to the lower side of the peripheral edge suction pipe 47 as in the case of the second pipe member 32. Yes. Thereby, the amount of ultraviolet rays UV below the peripheral edge adsorption tube 47 is increased.

  In the ultraviolet irradiation apparatus as described above, when the light shielding mask M is attached, the work stage main body 17 is first lowered sufficiently, and after the light shielding mask M is placed on the placement surface 17a, the work stage main body 17 is raised. . Then, the light shielding mask M is brought into contact with each suction pipe 30 and each peripheral edge suction pipe 47, and the work stage main body 17 is raised to a position where the respective suction pipe 30 and each peripheral edge suction pipe 47 are pushed up slightly. As a result, the lower opening ends of the suction pipes 30 and the peripheral edge suction pipes 47 are aligned on the same plane, and the lower opening ends are all covered with the light shielding mask M. In this state, negative pressure is first supplied from the vacuum pump 35 to the suction pipe 30 to suck the light shielding mask M, and then negative pressure is supplied from the vacuum pump 35 to the peripheral edge suction pipe 47 to allow the peripheral edge of the light shielding mask M to be sucked. Mc is adsorbed. When removing the light shielding mask M, supply of negative pressure from the vacuum pump 35 to each suction pipe 30 and each peripheral edge suction pipe 47 is stopped to release the suction holding state of the light shielding mask M. It has become. With such a holding structure of the light shielding mask M by the suction pipe 30 and the peripheral edge suction pipe 47, the light shielding mask M is easily attached and detached, and the exchangeability of the light shielding mask M is improved.

Next, characteristic effects of the present embodiment will be described.
(1) In this embodiment, the suction tube 30 is suspended and supported by a holder member 24 as a support member provided above the light shielding mask M, has light permeability, and sucks and holds the light shielding mask M by vacuum suction. Is provided. According to this configuration, since the light shielding mask M is directly sucked and held by the suction tube 30, a plate-like mask holding member is not required, and as a result, the light is emitted from the lamp 40 as an ultraviolet ray source (light source) and irradiated. It becomes possible to increase the amount of ultraviolet rays UV irradiated to the bonded substrate W as a body. Furthermore, since the adsorption tube 30 has light transmittance, it is possible to suppress unevenness of the ultraviolet rays UV irradiated to the bonded substrate W. Further, the light shielding mask M can be easily attached and detached, and the exchangeability of the light shielding mask M can be improved.

  (2) In the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent the ultraviolet UV emitted from the lamp 40 from being blocked by the holder member 24, and to further suppress the unevenness of the ultraviolet UV irradiated to the bonded substrate W.

  (3) In the present embodiment, the adsorption tube 30 includes a first tube member 31 supported by being suspended by the holder member 24 and a second tube member 32 into which the lower end portion of the first tube member 31 is inserted. Is done. According to this configuration, since the ultraviolet ray UV incident from the upper end surface 32a of the second tube member 32 can be guided to the lower side of the second tube member 32, the bonded substrate W is also irradiated below the adsorption tube 30. Therefore, it is possible to further suppress the unevenness of the ultraviolet rays UV irradiated to the bonded substrate W.

  (4) In the present embodiment, since both axial end surfaces (upper end surface 32a and lower end surface 32b) of the second pipe member 32 are polished surfaces, ultraviolet rays UV pass through the upper end surface 32a and the lower end surface 32b. Diffusion at the time of passing is suppressed, and as a result, the amount of ultraviolet rays UV irradiated to the bonded substrate W can be further increased.

  (5) In this embodiment, by using quartz glass having a relatively high light transmittance for the adsorption tube 30, the amount of ultraviolet rays UV irradiated to the bonded substrate W can be further increased.

  (6) In the present embodiment, since the holder member 24 that holds the adsorption tube 30 is provided so as to be movable in the horizontal direction, the arrangement position of the adsorption tube 30 can be changed. As a result, when the type of the light shielding mask M is changed, it is possible to cause adsorption at a position corresponding to the light shielding portion Mb in the light shielding mask M. Thereby, it becomes possible to irradiate the sealing material S without transmitting the ultraviolet light UV from the lamp 40 to the adsorption tube 30, and it is possible to improve the amount of ultraviolet light irradiated to the sealing material S.

  (7) In the present embodiment, a peripheral edge suction tube that is supported by the support body 41 provided on the side of the light shielding mask M, has light transmittance, and sucks and holds the peripheral edge Mc of the light shielding mask M by vacuum suction. 47. According to this configuration, the light shielding mask M can be stably held, and the wobbling of the suction pipe 30 suspended and supported by the light shielding mask M and the holder member 24 can be suppressed.

  (8) In this embodiment, since the light shielding mask M is held by the suction tube 30, it is possible to absorb distortion caused by thermal expansion of the light shielding mask M caused by UV energy absorption, and as a result, the light shielding mask M is bent. Can be suppressed. In addition, since the movable holding portion 43 that holds the peripheral edge suction tube 47 is provided so as to be movable in the horizontal direction, the holding portion 43 can also absorb the distortion due to the thermal expansion of the light shielding mask M. The occurrence of bending of the mask M can be suppressed.

In addition, you may change embodiment of this invention as follows.
-In the said embodiment, although quartz glass was used for the 1st pipe material 31 and the 2nd pipe material 32, you may use highly transmissive glass, i wire glass, etc. other than this, for example.

  In the above embodiment, the adsorption tube 30 is configured by the first and second tube materials 31 and 32. However, for example, the adsorption tube 30 may be configured by only the first tube material 31. Further, as the adsorption tube 30, a tube material having a shape in which the first tube material 31 and the second tube material 32 are integrally formed may be used.

  In the above embodiment, the lower end portion of the first tube member 31 is positioned at the middle part of the second tube member 32. However, the lower end surface of the first tube member 31 and the lower end surface of the second tube member 32 are configured. 32b may be located on the same plane, or the lower end surface of the first tube 31 may be slightly protruded from the second tube 32.

  In the above embodiment, after the light shielding mask M is sucked and held, the movable holding portion 43 of the support body 41 may be fixed to the base portion 42 by vacuum suction or the like from the base portion 42. Thereby, the light shielding mask M can be held more stably.

The schematic block diagram which shows the ultraviolet irradiation device of this embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows the ultraviolet-ray irradiated to a bonding board | substrate. The schematic block diagram which shows a peripheral part adsorption pipe.

Explanation of symbols

  M ... light shielding mask, Mc ... peripheral edge of light shielding mask, UV ... ultraviolet light, 24 ... holder member as support member, 30 ... suction tube, 31 ... first tube material, 32 ... second tube material, 40 ... ultraviolet light source ( Lamp as light source 41, 41 support, 47 peripheral edge adsorption tube.

Claims (7)

A light irradiating apparatus that irradiates an irradiated object disposed under the light shielding mask with light emitted from the light source and transmitted through the light shielding mask disposed under the light source,
A light irradiation apparatus comprising: a suction tube that is suspended and supported by a support member provided above the light shielding mask, has light permeability, and sucks and holds the light shielding mask by vacuum suction. In the light irradiation apparatus of Claim 1,
The light irradiation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the support member is provided at a position deviating from an optical path of light emitted from the light source. In the light irradiation apparatus of Claim 1 or 2,
The light irradiating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the adsorption pipe is configured by a first pipe member suspended and supported by the support member, and a second pipe member into which a lower end portion of the first pipe member is inserted. In the light irradiation apparatus of Claim 3,
The light irradiation apparatus, wherein an end face in the axial direction of the second tube material is a polished polishing surface. In the light irradiation apparatus of any one of Claims 1-4,
The light irradiation device, wherein the adsorption tube is made of quartz glass. In the light irradiation apparatus of any one of Claims 1-5,
The light irradiation apparatus, wherein the support member is provided to be movable in a horizontal direction. In the light irradiation apparatus of any one of Claims 1-6,
Light irradiation characterized by comprising a peripheral edge suction tube supported by a support provided on the side of the light shielding mask, having light transparency, and suctioning and holding the peripheral edge of the light shielding mask by vacuum suction. apparatus.

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