Patent ID: 6330729
Filing Date: 2001-12-18
Classification: B08B,H01L,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A brush alignment apparatus comprising:a cylindrical roller member having first and second ends and an outer surface defining an internal cavity with a plurality of orifices extending from the outer surface to the internal cavity;a hollow cylindrical brush mounted on said cylindrical roller member and radially displaceable with respect to said cylindrical roller member;a first receptacle for the first end of the roller member and having a channel therethrough in fluid communication with the internal cavity of the roller member;a first support arm supporting the first receptacle;a second receptacle for the second end of the roller member;a second support aim supporting the second receptacle of the roller member; anda source of pressurized fluid in fluid communication with the channel in the first receptacle and with the internal cavity of the roller member for radially displacing and aligning said hollow cylindrical brush with respect to said cylindrical roller member.