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(12) PATENT APPLICATION PUBLICATION
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INDIA (21) Application No: 208/MUMNP/2004 A
(22) Date of filing of Application : 05/04/2004
(43) Publication Date: 24/06/2005
(54) Title of the invention: DEVICE FOR RETAINING SUBSTRATES.
(51) International Classification: H 01 L 21/00 (71)
(31) Priority Document No. : 102 15 283.7
(32) Priority Date :
(33) Name of priority country :
(86)
05/04/2002
GERMANY
International Application : PCT/EP03/03312
No. and Filing Date : 31/03/2003
(87) International :
Publication No. WO03/085704 A2
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(62)
Patent of addition to
Application No. : NIL
Filed on N.A.
Divisional to
Application No. : NIL
Filed on : N.A.
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Name of the Applicant:
ASTEC HALBLEITERTECHNOLOGIE
GMBH
Address of the Applicant:
AM ROTHENBUHL 7,
92348 BERG,
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY.
Name of the Inventors:
1. NIESE MATTHIAS
2. FRANZKE JORG
3. SCHWECKENDIEK JURGEN
Filed U/S 5(2) before the
Patents (Amendment)
Ordinance,2004 : NO
(57) Abstract : The invention concerns a device for
accommodating substrates (S), particularly wafers or silicon
substrates used for producing photovoltaic elements. The
inventive device comprises two walls (1) situated opposite one
another, whereby at least two rod-like supporting elements (2,
3) are provided that connect the walls (1), and the supporting
elements (2, 3) are provided with holding means (5) for
holding substrates (S) supported on the supporting elements in
a vertical position oriented parallel to the walls (1). The aim of
the invention is to enable the substrates to float in the
treatment bath while simultaneously enabling an easiest
possible loading and unloading. To this end, at least one rodlike
supporting counter element is provided, which
( Figure: 01 )
connects both walls
and is arranged relative to the supporting elements in such a manner as to limit a vertical movement of the
substrate (S) relative to the walls (1) and to enable the substrates to be loaded or unloaded at an angle to the
vertical direction.
Total Pages : 20.
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