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US 10,882,079 B2Granted
Cleaning device and electrospinning apparatus
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorSatomi Sakai
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a cleaning device cleans a nozzle provided on a nozzle head of an electrospinning apparatus. The device includes a storage part and a cleaning part. The storage part is box-shaped, and one surface of the storage part is open. The cleaning part is provided inside the storage part, is flexible, and is capable of holding a solution.
Claims5
A cleaning device for cleaning a plurality of nozzles arranged in a line in an arrangement direction on a nozzle head of an electrospinning apparatus, the device comprising:
- a cleaner configured to rotate around an axis and to remove at least one of a droplet of a source material liquid and a polymer substance adhered to the plurality of the nozzles, the cleaner being flexible;
- an adjuster configured to adjust a relative position between the cleaner and the plurality of nozzles in the arrangement direction;
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- a slit configured to suction at least one of the droplet of the source material liquid and the polymer substance removed from the plurality of nozzles by the cleaner.
1 more element
An electrospinning apparatus, comprising:
- a nozzle head comprising a plurality of nozzles arranged in a line in an arrangement direction;
- a source material supply configured to supply a source material liquid to the nozzle head;
- a power supply configured to apply a voltage having a prescribed polarity to the nozzle head;
- a cleaner configured to rotate around an axis and to remove at least one of a droplet of the source material liquid and a polymer substance adhered to the plurality of the nozzles, the cleaner being flexible;
- an adjuster configured to adjust a relative position between the cleaner and the nozzle head in the arrangement direction;
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- a slit configured to suction at least one of the droplet of the source material liquid and the polymer substance removed from the plurality of nozzles by the cleaner.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.