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Apparatus for and method of smoothing substrate surface

US6908369B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 9, 2003
Grant dateJun 21, 2005
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Expiry dateSep 2, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB24B21/004
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for smoothing a surface of a rotatably supported substrate includes a base plate, a block having an extending arm structure and being attached to the base plate so as to be movable along the surface of the base plate, a roller attached to a tip portion of the arm structure in a direction perpendicular to the base plate, a mobile member attached to the arm structure so as to be movable perpendicularly to the axial direction of the roller, a tape-running device attached to the base plate for feeding and taking up a polishing tape through the roller so as to advance the tape around the mobile member, and a moving device attached to the arm structure of the block for moving the mobile member.

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