Turntable Type Patents (Class 134/80)
-
Patent number: 9125545Abstract: A rotary dinnerware washing apparatus includes a housing defining therein a washing chamber, a washing mechanism mounted in the housing for spaying hot water over the washing chamber, and a rotating rack rotatably mounted in the washing chamber, a power drive arranged below the washing chamber for rotating the rotating rack in the washing chamber. The rotating rack has partitions radially suspending in the washing chamber and respectively kept in contact with the peripheral wall of the washing chamber and dividing the washing chamber into multiple separately enclosed zones, for example, two cleaning zones, two buffer zones at two opposite lateral sides of the cleaning zones and one dinnerware access zone between the buffer zones.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2011Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Inventor: Shane Y. Hong
-
Publication number: 20150144163Abstract: A tonometer tip disinfection apparatus for disinfecting and rinsing a tonometer tip includes a first basin configured to hold a disinfecting solution, a second basin configured to hold a rinsing solution, a holding platform configured to receive at least one tonometer tip, a tonometer tip support arm configured to support a tonometer tip having a tip end in an orientation allowing the tip end to reside at least in part within the first and second basins, and a transportation assembly configured to automatically move the tonometer tip support arm between the first and second basins and the holding platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventor: Andrew Peter Davis
-
Publication number: 20140137896Abstract: A washing device that may include a conveyor frame having a carousel shape with a plurality of carrier sections along an outside section of the conveyor frame. The conveyor frame may rotate to transport at least one object through at least one processing station along a circular path. A first processing station may be positioned along the circular path. In certain embodiments, a second processing station may be positioned further along the circular path. The processing stations may include a washing station and a drying station. The object may be a tote container.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2013Publication date: May 22, 2014Inventors: Barry Margolis, Burton N. Margolis
-
Publication number: 20120031437Abstract: The invention relates to machine for treating parts, for example for cleaning metal parts with solvents, transported in a basket in a treatment station, said machine including a plurality of treatment stations and a cylinder including a number of chambers at least equal to the number of stations, said chambers receiving at least one basket with said parts, the cylinder including sealing means and transporting the baskets into the chambers in the consecutive treatment stations of the machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2010Publication date: February 9, 2012Inventor: Roberto Beguin
-
Patent number: 8109281Abstract: A cleaning assembly for containers, particularly for bottles, having a conveying device on which the containers are arranged by means of a receptacle means. To economically and ecologically improve the cleaning assembly, the receptacle means contains a liquid-tight tubular for an individual cleaning of the containers.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2009Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Heinz Humele, Franz Gmeiner, Kersten Thomas, Uerike Thoms, legal representative, Timm Kirchhoff, Bernd Hansen, Jan Momsen
-
Patent number: 7267128Abstract: A substrate treating apparatus for treating substrates includes a treating tank for receiving and treating the substrates, a holding device movable, while holding the substrates in a cantilever mode, between a treating position in the treating tank and a transfer position above the treating tank, a transport device for supporting the substrates and transferring the substrates to and from the holding device in the transfer position, a detecting device for detecting a posture variation of the holding device, and a correcting device for correcting a position of the holding device or the transport device. The correcting device performs a correction according to the posture variation of the holding device detected by the detecting device in time of transfer of the substrates between the holding device and the transport device.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2003Date of Patent: September 11, 2007Assignee: Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshio Hiroe, Koji Hasegawa, Ichiro Mitsuyoshi, Yoshihiro Nishina
-
Patent number: 6779533Abstract: A method and machine for on-line treating and/or processing containers (2), whereby a container (2) is fed along a production line (45), a portion of which is defined by an endless conveyor (3) extending through a loading station (43; 55) and an unloading station (41; 55) for containers (2); the container (2), as it is fed along by the conveyor (3), being subjected to a treatment and/or processing operation inside a respective cell (17), which is movable with the conveyor (3) to receive the container (2) at the loading station (43; 55) and to release the container (2) at the unloading station (41; 55).Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2002Date of Patent: August 24, 2004Assignee: G.D Societa Per AzioniInventor: Mario Spatafora
-
Patent number: 6755202Abstract: A rinsing device having a plurality of rinse modules, each of which has at least one circular turret adapted to transport containers through the rinsing device. The turrets are arranged to rotate about a substantially horizontal axis, the axis being offset from the horizontal by an angle sufficient to ensure drainage of cleaning fluid from the containers under the influence of gravity. The containers are preferably supported around the periphery of the turret with their longitudinal axes parallel to the axis of rotation of the turret.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2002Date of Patent: June 29, 2004Assignee: Crown Cook & Seal Technologies CorporationInventors: Ian Kenneth Scholey, Ralph Frederick Hussey, Andrew Goldsbrough
-
Patent number: 6727494Abstract: A method and an apparatus for detecting contaminating species such as metal particles on a wafer edge from a semiconductor fabrication process are disclosed. In the method, a wafer is suspended and rotated in a container with a volume of solvent at a bottom portion of the container such that only an edge portion of the wafer is exposed to the solvent. After the wafer is turned in the solvent such that the entire edge portion of the wafer has been exposed to the solvent, the solvent may be removed for analyzing in an electronic instrument for detecting the species of contaminating particles. The apparatus further includes a wafer mounting device for supporting the wafer which can be adjusted in height to suit wafers of different diameters.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2001Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ying-Chuan Lin
-
Patent number: 6691718Abstract: A system and method for cleaning carriers used for handling semiconductor wafers including a box cleaner having a rotor within an enclosure. Box holder assemblies on the rotor include upper and lower hooks for securing boxes to the rotor. A box door holder assembly is also provided on the rotor. The box door holder assembly preferably has a plurality of box door holding positions. Each box door holding position advantageously has a door guide and door hooks for holding a door. The box door holder assembly allows both the boxes and their doors to be cleaned with the centrifugal cleaner, avoiding the need for separate cleaning of the doors. In one configuration, the rotor is provided with an even number of box holder assemblies symmetrically spaced about the rotor and an even number of door holder assemblies symmetrically spaced about the rotor.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2002Date of Patent: February 17, 2004Assignee: Semitool, Inc.Inventors: Dan Bexten, Jerry Norby
-
Patent number: 6629539Abstract: This invention is to provide a processing system suitable for manufacturing, e.g., an SOI substrate. A processing system includes a turntable on which holding mechanisms for holding bonded substrate stacks are mounted at a substantially equal angular interval, a driving mechanism for pivoting the turntable through a predetermined angle to move the bonded substrate stacks or separated substrates held by said holding mechanisms to operation positions and a centering apparatus, separating apparatus, and cleaning/drying apparatus for processing the bonded substrate stacks or separated substrates at the operation positions.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 1999Date of Patent: October 7, 2003Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazutaka Yanagita, Kazuaki Ohmi, Kiyofumi Sakaguchi
-
Patent number: 6616771Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for cleaning a contaminated cannula so that it may be reused includes moving the contaminated cannula from a drug reconstitution station where the cannula is used to prepare a drug solution into a first rinsing station where the cannula is cleaned. A database is referred to to determine what drug solution the cannula has been contaminated with, and to determine a first amount of cleaning fluid that needs to be passed internally through the cannula, and a second amount of cleaning fluid that needs to be passed externally about the cannula so that there is effectively no contaminant remaining inside and outside of the cannula. The first amount of cleaning fluid is passed internally through the cannula. The second amount of cleaning fluid is passed externally about the cannula. After the cannula is cleaned, the cannula is moved to the drug reconstitution station to prepare another drug solution.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2001Date of Patent: September 9, 2003Assignee: Forhealth Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Joel A. Osborne, Dennis Tribble, William C. Aven
-
Patent number: 6539960Abstract: The present invention provides a cleaning system for removing ink from the surface of a semiconductor wafer. The cleaning system comprises a first cleaning station, a second cleaning station and a drying station. The first cleaning station spins the wafer and uses an N-Methyl-Pyrolidone (NMP) solution to dissolve the ink on the surface of the semiconductor wafer. The second cleaning station also spins the wafer and uses another cleaning solution to clean the ink off the surface of the wafer. The drying station spins the wafer and uses a gas to blow the surface of the wafer so as to remove residue from the surface of the wafer.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2000Date of Patent: April 1, 2003Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Hsiu-Chu Hsieh, Jason Horng, Jason Hsia
-
Publication number: 20030051744Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning molds for making optical lenses includes seven stations arranged in a circular array with a rotatably mounted central hub in the middle of them. Seven radial arms extend from the central hub, one for each station, and a workpiece holder depends from the radially outermost end of each arm and holds the molds as they travel from station to station. A drive motor lifts and lowers the central hub and hence the molds, an index motor rotates the molds from station to station, and an oscillation motor oscillates the workpiece holders when the molds are immersed in a cleaning solution or rinse water. The rinse water is filtered and circulated continuously. After a final rinse, the rinse water is drained slowly so that the surface tension of the water removes all water spots and the cleaned molds are delivered to a discharge station. The entire process is microprocessor controlled.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2001Publication date: March 20, 2003Inventor: Philip J. Sullivan
-
Publication number: 20030024554Abstract: A high-speed object washer may be provided for receiving a plurality of objects at an entrance portion, engaging a retention turntable and progressing into a cover. While traveling in the cover in a rotary direction, various cleaning operations may be performed to the object in order to remove various contaminates. After traveling in the rotary direction under the cover, the object may egress from the object washer at an exit portion. The object egresses from the exit portion clean and contaminate-free.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2001Publication date: February 6, 2003Inventors: Robert H. Schultz, Jack Kowal
-
Patent number: 6415802Abstract: An automated acid etching machine for glass and ceramic items includes a plurality of horizontal arms rotatable about a central hub, a vertically translatable arm attached to each of the horizontal arms, a carrier head attached to each of the vertically translatable arms, and item gripping means located on the carrier head. Treatment stations are circumferentially located about the hub. After the items are secured by a gripper, the horizontal arm indexes to the first treatment station, and the vertically translatable arm inserts and then retracts the items into the treatment station. The items are indexed among the plurality of stations until the etching process is complete. The stations have slotted roofs allowing the carrier heads to index from station to station without completely exiting the structure. Items secured to each of the carrier heads are treated in the various different treatment stations simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2000Date of Patent: July 9, 2002Assignee: CD Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Dennis Clixby, Glenn Pocock
-
Patent number: 6412502Abstract: A cleaning system for cleaning boxes or containers used to carry semiconductor wafers has box holder assemblies and a box door holder assembly attached to a rotor within an enclosure. Upper and lower hooks on the box holder and box door holder assemblies hold boxes and doors as the rotor spins. Boxes and their doors, such as front opening unified pods (FOUP) are both efficiently cleaned and handled.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2000Date of Patent: July 2, 2002Assignee: Semitool, Inc.Inventors: Daniel P. Bexten, Jerry R. Norby
-
Patent number: 6321760Abstract: The invention relates to an industrial cleaning facility comprising at least one treatment chamber (8) which can be put in an open position or a closed position (operating position). To ensure that the treatment chamber (8) can be loaded and unloaded without difficulty and to permit easy adaptation to a discontinuous production line (2; 3), the treatment chamber is divided up and consists of at least one lower part (13) and at least one upper part (26). The lower parts (13) can be fixed to a rotating column (9) having several arms and the upper parts (26) can be fixed to immovable holding posts (7) and be height-adjustable. In holding stations (7) the upper parts (26) and the lower parts (13) can be connected by means of lifting devices (38) and moved into the operating position.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1999Date of Patent: November 27, 2001Assignee: MOB Maerkische Oberflaechenanlagen & Behaelterbau GmbHInventor: Werner Meissner
-
Publication number: 20010029970Abstract: A washing and rinsing station intended for treatment of work pieces fastened onto a pallet. The station comprises a pallet table which is arranged to receive and deliver the pallet and to lock it at its place, wherein the pallet table is connected to a rotation axle for turning the work piece by inclining it away from the change position and to the treatment position. At least one pallet table is further connected on said rotation axle in a manner that said pallet tables swivel around the rotation axle at the same time and in the same direction along a circular route, when one pallet table is turned from the change position to the treatment position for washing, cleaning and drainage, wherein another pallet table is arranged at the same time to turn from the treatment position to the change position for a pallet change.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2001Publication date: October 18, 2001Inventor: Juhana Kantola
-
Patent number: 6286523Abstract: Drive mechanism suitable for a parts treating machine comprises a housing defining a chamber containing a rotatable carriage wheel with a fixture journalled for rotation thereon. A carriage wheel drive is provided for indexing the carriage wheel and a fixture drive for rotating fixtures carried by the carriage wheel at a predetermined position. The carriage wheel drive includes a motor and a gear reducer operatively connected to the carriage wheel. The fixture drive includes a motor and a gear reducer operatively connected to a gear on a shaft extending upwardly from the fixture by an endless belt. The carriage wheel may be moved from a load station to a treating station, where spray nozzles or the like may spray treating material onto the parts to be treated as they are rotated together with the fixture at the treating station.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2000Date of Patent: September 11, 2001Assignee: CAE Ransohoff Inc.Inventors: Karle M. Wilson, Jeffrey D. Bourgoin
-
Patent number: 6276374Abstract: A parts cleaning machine comprises a housing having a wheel with a fixture journalled for rotation thereon. The wheel comprises one or more pockets within which the fixtures may rotate. Drive mechanism comprising a wheel drive for indexing the wheel and a fixture drive for rotating the fixture at a predetermined location or locations during indexing of the wheel is provided in the housing. The wheel drive is actuated by a motor and a gear reducer operatively connected to the pocketed wheel. The fixture drive is actuated by a motor and an endless belt, or the like, is operatively connected to a drive gear on a shaft extending upwardly from the fixture. The wheel may be moved from a load station to a wash station, where spray nozzles may spray wash liquid onto the parts to be cleaned as they are rotated in the fixture at the wash station.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2000Date of Patent: August 21, 2001Assignee: CAE Ransohoff Inc.Inventor: Karle M. Wilson
-
Patent number: 6058584Abstract: A casing has a processing chamber and a drying chamber defined therein by a partition mechanism. The processing chamber houses an impelling mechanism for impelling a mixed stream of glass beads and water toward a gear. First and second drying mechanisms are successively brought into the drying chamber by the partition mechanism. While the gear is being processed, i.e., peened, by the impelling mechanism in the processing chamber, a previously processed gear is dried in the drying chamber. Gears can quickly and efficiently be peened, washed, and dried successively in the casing.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 1997Date of Patent: May 9, 2000Assignee: Honda Giken Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Taizo Matsuyama, Hiroshi Honda, Koji Ujihashi, Takashi Ogawa
-
Patent number: 5875800Abstract: A cleaning device for cutlery, includes a cleaning chamber with a spraying device acting in the cleaning chamber, the cleaning chamber being disposed so that it can be removed from the cleaning device. Also in a method for cleaning and disinfecting cutlery, the disinfecting and the cleaning are carried out consecutively in this or in the reverse order in the same cleaning chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1997Date of Patent: March 2, 1999Inventor: Jan Hendrik Hulskotte
-
Patent number: 5653247Abstract: A wheel cleaning assembly which has a rotatable carousel which supports a number of wheel raising and lowering arms. The carousel turns in time sectors and has a delay period after the carousel has turned one sector. For instance, at one station a wheel is lowered into a tank and retained in a lowered position for a time period after which it is raised and the carousel turns one sector. Each position of delay is a wheel cleaning station and wheel-cleaning stations, including a hot water soak, a spinning and spraying station, a cold water spray and a spinning and air drying station are included.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 1995Date of Patent: August 5, 1997Assignee: D.I.S. Inc.Inventor: Frank A. Murakami
-
Patent number: 5577590Abstract: The machine comprises an identification device for accepting suitable or ejecting unsuitable used cups, which on being accepted are conveyed through an inlet mouth towards a bin, following a journey whereon are situated one or more operative groups, through which the cups pass and are treated such as to render them easier to contain.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 1994Date of Patent: November 26, 1996Assignee: C.M.S. S.p.A.Inventor: Luciano Salda
-
Patent number: 5425385Abstract: A control system for a high-speed rotary washer spraying system designed particularly for plastic returnable bottles automatically regulates each process of the wash spraying system, namely, sequentially feeding bottles from an infeed conveyor means, inverting them by a worm/inverter means, receiving and simultaneously rotating each bottle in an inverted position through a plurality of washing, neutralizing and sanitizing treatment zones, and inverting each bottle to its original neck-up orientation for further processing. During the entire process, a programmable logic controller maintains, manages, and controls all pumps, valves, solenoids, and drive motor speeds as required by the process, and also provides for monitoring and adjusting fluid levels, alkalinity/acidity concentrations, and temperatures of the wash and neutralizing solutions.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 1993Date of Patent: June 20, 1995Assignee: PepsiCo. Inc.Inventors: Ken Kuta, Antonio Fernandez
-
Patent number: 4688586Abstract: In a conveying apparatus for castings in a cleaning device, there are tooth-type casting holders which rotate about a horizontal or slightly inclined axis and comprise two gripping parts of which the upper part serves as a tension member for tensioning the casting piece, while the lower stationary gripping part is comprised of two or more supports for the casting that promote the cleaning operation by means of a revolving movement. The supports are positioned at an angle to the axis of rotation and are spaced by substantially equal distances at both sides. These supports hold the casting in a corresponding angular position relative to the axis of rotation. The upper gripping part can comprise one or more pendulously supported beams which, in the tensioning position, transmit tensioning or securing forces to the casting.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 1984Date of Patent: August 25, 1987Assignee: BMD Badische Maschinenfabrik Durlach GmbHInventors: Martin Weis, Adolf Scholz
-
Patent number: 4420003Abstract: A glass washing machine which includes a circular glass rack supported for rotation and divided into three separate sections by partitions. The rack may be turned to successively move each section from a glass loading station to a wash compartment wherein the glasses are washed and rinsed, and finally to an unloading station which is accessible for removal of the clean glasses. The bottom and side edges of the partitions bounding the wash compartment are sealed to the housing of the machine by seal strips. Sealing curtains seal the top portions of the partitions on their surfaces which face into the wash compartment.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 1981Date of Patent: December 13, 1983Assignee: T.C.A., Inc.Inventors: Quarterman Lee, Larry E. Watson, Glenn E. Montgomery
-
Patent number: 4337608Abstract: A method of cleaning bottle filling devices after bottle breakage in filling stations circulating in bottle filling machines, especially counterpressure filling machines. That filling station in which the bottle breakage has occurred is freed of glass fragments by spraying liquid thereagainst, while continuing with the machine rotation and still during the same circulation. At least during the first machine circulation subsequent to the bottle breakage and the liquid spraying, the filling device is rinsed with the liquid supplied to the bottle to be filled. After discharge from the machine circulation, the filled bottle is separated from the filled bottles of the remaining filling stations.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 1980Date of Patent: July 6, 1982Assignee: Seitz-Werke GmbHInventors: Hermann Schlosser, Felix Zelder, Rudolf Riedel, Klaus Borberg
-
Patent number: 4295503Abstract: Bottle filling machines are known in which bottles travel in a circular path and, while doing so, are filled with liquid under pressure, e.g. beer, by individually associated filler mechanisms. If, because of the pressure, a bottle explodes, glass fragments can adhere to the associated filler mechanism and it is important that these be removed, to keep glass from entering the next bottle coming in. Resort has been made to using water sprays but heretofore such means have been relatively ineffective and in some cases, very messy in operation. The present invention provides apparatus which can thoroughly clean a filler mechanism in the event of an exploding bottle. A broken bottle sensor is located between the infeed mechanism and outfeed mechanism on the bottle filling machine.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 1979Date of Patent: October 20, 1981Assignee: Auto-Flush Systems Ltd.Inventor: Alfred J. Gilmour
-
Patent number: 4215928Abstract: Apparatus for treating the surfaces of cylindrical objects in a number of sequential steps and, more particularly, for treating photopolymer printing cylinders in alignment with separate treatment bays. The cylinders are individually rotated in each compartment about their individual axes.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 1979Date of Patent: August 5, 1980Assignee: Uniroyal LimitedInventors: Barry J. Bayley, Austin Brittain, Kenneth Graham, Clive S. Thawley
-
Patent number: 4207932Abstract: In a known type of bottle filling machine, a bottle travels on a platform which is raised so that the bottle encircles a filler tube and sealingly engages a filler bell which is slidable up and down on the filler tube. If a bottle explodes during filling, particles of glass can adhere to the filler tube and the filler bell and it is obviously desirable to clean off these glass particles so that they cannot get into a subsequent bottle. However, with the presently known filler machine, when a bottle explodes the filler bell drops to the end of the filler tube and is suspended just above the platform on which a bottle rides. This makes access to the underside of the bell difficult and hence makes it difficult to spray water to clean off the underside of the filler bell and the filler tube. At present, it is known to have an operator manually flush the tube and bell with a low pressure water spray but this is a slow and inefficient operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 1978Date of Patent: June 17, 1980Inventor: Alfred J. Gilmour
-
Patent number: 4174722Abstract: Apparatus for emptying successive sample containers, by inverting the containers, one at a time, draining the contents of each container, washing, again draining each container and restoring each container to its initial position. Each container is held in a holder mounted for rotation in a vertical plane about a hinge near the bottom of the holder. A hook is adapted to engage a holder and pivot about a separate hinge bringing the holder and its container to an inverted position where a nozzle sprays washing fluid into the inverted sample container. After draining, the sample container is restored to an upright position.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 1978Date of Patent: November 20, 1979Assignee: Manning Environmental Corp.Inventors: Richard P. Fleenor, Henry W. Cassady, Jr.
-
Patent number: 4092952Abstract: An automatic slide stainer has a hollow enclosed framework including a base and a cover, the cover having a top annular platform. A dish is mounted upon said platform for containing a stain solution. A dish of increased width is mounted upon said platform adjacent said first dish and adapted to contain another stain solution. A reservoir tank having an outlet is mounted upon said framework and adapted to contain a rinse solution. A rinse tank is connected to said reservoir and projected up through said platform adjacent said stain dish and has an inlet. A pump is mounted upon said framework having an intake and an outlet. Conduits respectively interconnect the reservoir outlet and pump inlet, and the pump outlet and rinse tank inlet. A power-rotated upright hub is journalled upon said framework centrally of said platform and projects above said cover. A disc-shaped slide retainer plate is mounted upon and centrally secured to said hub for rotation therewith radially inward of said dishes and rinse tank.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 1977Date of Patent: June 6, 1978Inventors: Ronald N. Wilkie, Arman Mooradian
-
Patent number: 4074654Abstract: An automatic closure cleansing machine has at least two rotary carriers each having a plurality of receptacles arranged in equally spaced relation to each other and also in equally spaced relation to the axis of rotation of the corresponding rotary carrier, and first and second cleansing liquid applicators being positioned adjacent the rotary carriers, respectively, for spraying a cleansing liquid under pressure towards the closure members carried by the rotary carrier by the effect of a suction force. For this purpose, the receptacles on each rotary carrier are successively communicated to a source of vacuum. One of the opposed sides of each of the closure members is cleansed during the transportation of the closure member by the first rotary carrier while the other of the opposed sides of the closure member is cleansed during the transportation of the closure member by the second rotary carrier.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 1976Date of Patent: February 21, 1978Assignee: Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yukihide Noguchi, Takeshi Nishimura, Jotaro Kishimoto, Yoshio Nishida
-
Patent number: 3970471Abstract: Wafer-like articles are inserted through an input port into one of a plurality of slots in a rotatable disc having a slotted periphery. The disc is disposed in a vertical plane between a pair of closely-spaced parallel plates which laterally retain the articles in the slots. The slots advantageously are inclined toward the direction of rotation so that the wafers tend to remain therein as rotation and treating proceeds. The rotating disc urges each article between the plates to an aperture in one of the plates through which one side of the article is exposed to a treating medium, such as a scrubbing brush and detergent solution. Further rotation of the disc brings each article to an aperture in the opposing plate through which another side of the article is exposed to another treating medium of like or different kind.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 1975Date of Patent: July 20, 1976Assignee: Western Electric Co., Inc.Inventors: Robert B. Bankes, Walter W. Gladney
-
Patent number: 3942545Abstract: A fully automatic washer for glassware that is activated on demand to continuously supply its delivery station with washed glasses. The apparatus is characterized by a turn table that receives glasses at a loading station and advances them through a spray curtain to be operated upon by circumferentially sequential pre-rinsing, wash, and final rinse stations; and after which the glasses eminate through a spray curtain to then successively engage a stop means which deactivates the apparatus until removal of said engaged glass or glasses, which reactivates the turn table to advance other glasses that have been placed in the loading station and advanced through the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 1974Date of Patent: March 9, 1976Inventor: Edward W. Flynn