Patent ID: 6678911
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: B08B,H01L

Abstract:
An apparatus for cleaning a surface of a workpiece, the apparatus comprising:(a) a first pair of spaced-apart brushes; (b) a second pair of spaced-apart brushes; (c) a first set of support rollers, the rollers comprising surfaces adapted for supporting an edge of a workpiece thereon to hold the workpiece in a vertical orientation between the first pair of spaced-apart brushes; (d) a second set of support rollers, the rollers comprising surfaces adapted for supporting an edge of a workpiece thereon to hold the workpiece in a vertical orientation between the spaced-apart second pair of brushes; and (e) a controller for controlling rates of rotation of each of the first pair of spaced-apart brushes and second pair of spaced-apart brushes.