Patent · US Expired

Disk cleaner

US6312320A · kind A · utility

15Cited by
12References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 14, 1999
Grant dateNov 6, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 14, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB24B37/04
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A disk cleaner includes a polishing member which is adapted to be rotated while being engaged with a surface of the disk, thereby to polish the surface of the disk. The polishing member is disposed such that the rotational axis of the polishing member is kept perpendicular to the surface of the disk, thereby to cause the disk to rotate in one direction due to a frictional force between the polishing member and the surface of the disk. The rotational axis of the polishing member is spaced apart from a rotational axis of the disk in the radial direction of the disk, whereby only part of the polishing member engages the surface of the disk.

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