Apparatus for cleaning precision components
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsRobert Bruce Prime, Ronald Lee Weaver
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Abstract
A cleaning apparatus for cleaning sensitive components such as those used in the disk drive and semi-conductor industries. The cleaning apparatus of the present invention includes of an adhesive tip mounted on a handle. The adhesive tip may be fixedly or rotatably mounted on the handle, and is further comprised of an adhesive film which may be wrapped about the handle or formed over a more compliant or more resilient surface. The adhesive film is preferably a low residue, low out gassing material which may easily remove particles from the surface of precision components without further contaminating the component.
Claims18
A cleaning apparatus comprising:
- an elongated handle;
- a compliant material disposed on one end of the handle;
- and
- an adhesive tip applied over the compliant material, said adhesive tip further comprising an adhesive material that has low residue and low outgassing properties so as to remove particles from surfaces of precision components without contaminating the components, and being a size adapted for use as a disk drive component cleaning apparatus.
A cleaning apparatus comprising:
- an elongated handle:
- a compliant material disposed on one end of the handle;
- and
- an adhesive tip applied over the compliant material, said adhesive tip further comprising an adhesive material that has low residue and low outgassing properties, and being a size adapted for use as a disk drive component cleaning apparatus, wherein the adhesive tip is rotatably attached to the handle so as to allow axial rotation of said adhesive tip around said handle.
A cleaning apparatus comprising:
- an elongated handle;
- and
- an adhesive tip disposed on one end of the handle, said adhesive tip further comprising an adhesive material that has low residue and low outgassing properties, and being a size adapted for use as a disk drive component cleaning apparatus, wherein the adhesive tip is rotatably attached to the handle so as to allow axial rotation of said adhesive tip around said handle, such that the adhesive tip can roll laterally across a surface when the handle is moved, and wherein the surface of the adhesive tip is cross-linked.
A cleaning apparatus comprising:
- an elongated handle;
- and
- an adhesive tip disposed on one end of the handle, said adhesive tip further comprising an adhesive material that has low residue and low outgassing properties so as to remove particles from surfaces of precision components without contaminating the components, and being a size adapted for use as a disk drive component cleaning apparatus, wherein the adhesive material is further comprised of an adhesive film formed over a flat, paddle shaped surface, wherein the surface of the adhesive tip is cross-linked.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.