Patent · US Expired

Spinner

US4393807A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 15, 1980
Grant dateJul 19, 1983
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Expiry dateSep 15, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/162
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A spinner comprises a rotating spindle for causing a workpiece to spin at a high speed, and a cup disposed around the spindle and provided at a bottom wall thereof with a port for air evacuation. The cup comprises a deflector ring disposed in the interior of the cup and extending inwardly, the deflector ring having an annular barrier at the inner peripheral edge for defining steps projecting from the upper and lower surfaces of the ring, respectively, and the barrier having an inner peripheral surface formed to diverge at least upwardly with respect to the axis of the spindle.

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