Wafer scrubbing device
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1. A scrubbing device for cleaning a thin disk, comprising:
- a disk holder;
a brush mechanism including a pair of brushes, means for rotating each of the brushes at a constant speed in opposite directions, means for clamping together and unclamping the brushes with the disk positioned therebetween, and means for extending the brushes back and forth radially across surfaces of the disk, rotation of the brushes inducing variable rotation of the disk, the radial movement of the brushes creating a speed differential between the constant rotational speed of the brushes and the variable rotational speed of the disk due to the relative position of the brushes on the disk, the differential causing frictional scrubbing of the surfaces and edge of the disk.
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Abstract
A wafer scrubbing device for cleaning the surfaces of a thin disk disposed on a stationary spin chuck employs a double brush arrangement whereby brush rotation induces rotation of the disk to be cleaned and whereby the speed differential between the constant rotational speed of the brushes and the variable rotational speed of the disk due to the relative position of the brushes on the disk causes the scrubbing of both surfaces and the edge of the disk.
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20 Claims
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1. A scrubbing device for cleaning a thin disk, comprising:
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a disk holder; a brush mechanism including a pair of brushes, means for rotating each of the brushes at a constant speed in opposite directions, means for clamping together and unclamping the brushes with the disk positioned therebetween, and means for extending the brushes back and forth radially across surfaces of the disk, rotation of the brushes inducing variable rotation of the disk, the radial movement of the brushes creating a speed differential between the constant rotational speed of the brushes and the variable rotational speed of the disk due to the relative position of the brushes on the disk, the differential causing frictional scrubbing of the surfaces and edge of the disk. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A scrubbing device for cleaning a thin disk, comprising:
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a disk holder; plural brush mechanisms, each of the brush mechanisms including a pair of brushes, means for rotating each of the brushes at a constant speed in opposite directions, means for clamping together and unclamping the brushes with the disk positioned therebetween, and means for extending the brushes back and forth radially across surfaces of the disk, rotation of the brushes inducing variable rotation of the disk, the radial movement of the brushes creating a speed differential between the constant rotational speed of the brushes and the variable rotational speed of the disk due to the relative position of the brushes on the disk, the differential causing frictional scrubbing of the surfaces and edge of the disk. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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