Patent ID: 7345466
Filing Date: 2008-03-18
Classification: B08B,G01R

Abstract:
1. A cleaning device comprising: a substrate supporter for supporting a substrate to be cleaned; a scrub pad mounting plate; a chuck coupling to said substrate supporter and said scrub pad mounting plate, said chuck configured to move said substrate supporter and said scrub pad mounting plate; a scrub pad load/unload station configured to hold said scrub pad, wherein said scrub pad load/unload station further comprises a robotic element configured to perform at least one of holding said scrub pad, holding multiples of said scrub pads, moving said scrub pad to and from said load/unload station, unloading said scrub pad from said scrub pad mounting plate, loading said scrub pad onto said scrub pad mounting plate, treating said scrub pad, and identifying one or more characteristics of said scrub pad; and a scrub pad mountable to and moveable from said scrub pad mounting plate, wherein said scrub pad, when mounted to said scrub pad mounting plate, is higher than said substrate when mounted on said substrate supporter.