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US 2006/0231118 A1Published application
Tape cleaning device and tape cleaning method
AssigneeMitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
InventorsTetsuyuki Narabaysahi, Shinji Kunimoto, Hiroyuki Atsuumi
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Abstract
Disclosed is a tape cleaning device and tape cleaning method which can improve tape cleaning efficiency. The tape cleaning device includes a cleaning section structured in such a way so as to hold dipping water in a dipping tank, in which second and third guide rollers are dipped to dip the tape being transferred. The dipping tank holds an ultrasonic cleaning means which faces a fourth guide roller.
Claims25
A tape cleaning device, comprising:
- a tape transferring means for transferring a tape,
- a dipping tank holding a solution in which the tape being transferred is dipped, and
- ultrasonic cleaning means for removing foreign matter attached to the tape by spraying an ultrasonically vibrating solution onto the tape after the tape is dipped in the tank.
A tape cleaning method for cleaning a tape being transferred, comprising:
- a dipping step for dipping the tape, and
- an ultrasonic cleaning step for removing foreign matter attached to the dipped tape by spraying an ultrasonically vibrating solution onto the dipped tape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.