Patent ID: 7122084

Claim:
A device for treating disk-shaped objects ( 10 ) using liquids, including: 1.1 a carrier ( 1 ) for receiving the disk-shaped object; 1.2 a liquid supply device ( 17 ) for applying liquid onto a disk-shaped object located on the carrier; and 1.3 a liquid catch ring ( 2 ), which is positioned substantially coaxially to the carrier ( 1 ) and is rotatable around the axis of the liquid catch ring, the liquid catch ring being movable relative to the carrier, wherein at least two annular chambers ( 4 , 4 ′), having openings facing inward and in which liquid thrown off of the liquid catch ring ( 2 ) may be collected, are positioned around the liquid catch ring ( 2 ), and wherein the openings facing inward are positioned one below the other, and devices ( 25 ) are provided for axial displacement of chambers ( 4 , 4 ′) and liquid catch ring ( 2 ) in relation to one another.