Patent 7303629 was granted and assigned to SUMCO on December, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An apparatus for pulling single crystal comprises a quartz crucible provided in a chamber for storing raw melt of a single crystal, a heater that heats the raw melt of the single crystal, and a crucible driving unit that rotates the quartz crucible. A quartz crucible deformation prevention unit using an arm or gas blowout is provided in the chamber, whereby deformation of a wall part of the quartz crucible during manufacture thereof can be prevented, and a deformed quartz crucible can be repaired.