Patent AU-2013257497-B2 (AU)
Title: Circular disk cleaning arrangement for washing disks and a method of cleanning said disks thereof
Inventor: MAHMUD SHAIFULBAHARI
IPC: B08B1/04
Filed: 2013-01-31
Granted: 2015-09-17
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date W O 2014/051414 Al 3 April 2014 (03.04.2014) W I PO I P CT (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every B24B 29/02 (2006.01) B24B 5/36 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (21) International Application Number: BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, PCT/MY2013/000020 DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, Fl, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (22) International Filing Date: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, 31 January 2013 (31.01.2013) KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, (25) Filing Language: English NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, (26) Publication Language: English RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, (30) Priority Data: ZM, ZW. PI 2012004361 28 September 2012 (28.09.2012) MY (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (71) Applicant: KOBE PRECISION TECHNOLOGY SDN. kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, BHD. [MY/MY]; Plot 39, Phase IV, Bayan Lepas Industri- GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, al Estate, 11900 Penang (MY). UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, (72) Inventors: MAHMUD, Shaifulbahari; c/o Kobe Preci- TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, sion Technology Sdn. Bhd., Plot 39, Phase IV, Bayan EE, ES, FI, FR, GB , R, H, RO, IS, IS, ST, L, LV, Lepas Industrial Estate, 11900 Penang (MY). ZAHARI, MCK,MK, MT, NL, CF, P, PT, R, GS, S, S , SM, Mohammad Shuhir Amri; c/o Kobe Precision Techno- ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). logy Sdn. Bhd., Plot 39, Phase IV, Bayan Lepas Industrial Estate, 11900 Penang (MY). Published: (74) Agent: HUANG, Peter; c/o Peter Huang & Richard, 368- - with international search report (Art. 21(3)) 3-1 & 2 Bellisa Row, Jalan Burma, 10350 Penang (MY). (54) Title: CIRCULAR DISK CLEANING ARRANGEMENT FOR WASHING DISKS AND A METHOD OF CLEANING SAID DISKS THEREOF (57) Abstract: A circular disk cleaning arrangement for washing aluminium substrate disks having a central mount adapted to rotat ably support a disk for cleaning, a pair of opposing cleaning brushes adapted to -engage the respective sides of the disk; said clean ing brushes each supported on an assembly including a main support shaft for the brush wherein the support shaft includes at least f4 three definable positions, a first position wherein the cleaning brush support shaft is in a retracted position, a second position wherein the cleaning brush support shaft is extended to a predetermined position in close proximity but without engaging the sides of a disk mounted upon the central mount and a third position characterised in being incrementally transitional across the defined gap.