Patent ID: 9687889
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: B05B,B08B,B65G,G05D,H01L

Claim:
1. A cleaning apparatus comprising an air blower for blowing air to a ceiling transport vehicle for traveling along a travel rail provided on a ceiling side in a clean room to clean the ceiling transport vehicle, comprising a partition for defining closed off space which is closed off from exterior space, and a vertically moving device for maintenance having a casing which the ceiling transport vehicle traveling on the travel rail can enter, and that includes, within the casing, a vertically moving mechanism for moving the ceiling transport vehicle away from the ceiling side toward a floor, wherein the partition is configured to allow the ceiling transport vehicle to enter the closed off space by traveling, wherein the closed off space is defined by the casing as the partition, wherein the air blower is provided within the casing, and wherein the air blower performs a cleaning operation on the ceiling transport vehicle that is stationary in the closed off space.