Patent ID: 7674154
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: B08B,B24B,H01L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for polishing objects, said apparatus comprising: a polishing station including at least one polishing unit to polish said objects; a movable object cleaner positioned adjacent to a side of said polishing station, said movable object cleaner including a cleaning station and a drying station; an object transport device positioned to transfer said objects from said polishing station to said movable object cleaner; a guide mechanism operatively connected to said polishing station and said movable object cleaner, said guide mechanism being configured to allow said movable object cleaner to be displaced from an initial position to a subsequent position to provide access to parts of said polishing station, said guide mechanism further being configured to allow said movable object cleaner to be displaced back to said initial position from said subsequent position; a fluid conduit system mounted to said movable object cleaner and one of said polishing station and a floor, said fluid conduit system including first and second tubes that are connected to bend or pivot when said movable object cleaner is displaced.