Patent ID: 7395573

Claim:
A dust remover comprising: a rotary brush for removing dust from a workpiece; a workpiece carrying unit for carrying the workpiece in a direction intersecting with the axis of the rotary brush; a brush rotation unit for rotating the rotary brush around its axis in synchronization with the movement of the workpiece carrying unit; and a back-and-forth brush movement unit for moving the rotary brush back and forth along its axis in synchronization with the movement of the workpiece carrying unit, wherein the brush rotation unit includes: a motor as a drive source; and a power transmitter that transmits rotary force of the motor to the rotary brush while allowing the rotary brush to move back and forth; and wherein the back-and-forth brush movement unit includes: an actuator as a drive source; and a power transmitter that converts power of the actuator to a back-and-forth motion for the rotary brush and transmits the back-and-forth motion to the rotary brush while allowing the rotary brush to rotate.