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US 9,830,934 B2Granted
Phonograph record cleaner
AssigneeKoolance, Inc.
InventorsKioan Cheon, AnKuk Song
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Abstract
Methods, systems and apparatus for cleaning phonograph records are disclosed. In some embodiments, a phonograph record can be cleaned in a liquid basin using ultrasonic transducers, wherein the liquid basin has a dampening structure. Also, the ultrasonic transducers are disposed on a flexible wall for reducing vibrations of the cleaner.
Claims9
A record cleaner comprising:
- a case having a slot-like opening within which to vertically place a record for cleaning;
- rollers for rotating the record during a washing or drying cycle;
- a liquid basin into which the record partially extends when placed in the slot-like opening, the liquid basin having a sidewall comprising a vertically extending elastomeric wall portion and a vertically extending rigid wall portion, with at least a section of the rigid wall portion disposed above the elastomeric wall portion;
- wherein at least one ultrasonic transducer is connected to a solid plate member which is in turn connected to the elastomeric wall portion at a vertical location in the liquid basin that is above a bottom of the liquid basin;
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- wherein a dampening structure is positioned near a top portion of the liquid basin connected to the rigid wall portion, the dampening structure extending laterally inward above a liquid run-off level within the liquid basin toward a record face position, and then extending vertically downward into the liquid basin below the liquid run-off level within the liquid basin, but not extending to the bottom of the liquid basin.
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