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Internal caddy cleaning apparatus

US4403369A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 26, 1981
Grant dateSep 13, 1983
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B23/505
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The walls of a video disc caddy are vibrated at or near their resonant frequency to dislodge foreign matter adhering to the inside surfaces of the walls. The separated foreign matter is collected by the pressurized air circulating inside the caddy enclosure, and removed therefrom by means of a vacuum.

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