IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0296437
(2000-06-01)
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국제출원번호 |
PCT/JP00/003551
(2000-06-01)
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§371/§102 date |
20021122
(20021122)
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국제공개번호 |
WO01/091928
(2001-12-06)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Ishikawa,Toshio
- Ohyama,Koji
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Dainichi Shoji Kabushiki Kaisha
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
0 인용 특허 :
11 |
초록
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To clean the inside and outside of a container capable of containing dust-free objects for carrying, a cleaning apparatus is used within a clean room or a housing in which the cleaning apparatus is installed. The clean room or housing is kept highly cleaned. By the cleaning apparatus, the container
To clean the inside and outside of a container capable of containing dust-free objects for carrying, a cleaning apparatus is used within a clean room or a housing in which the cleaning apparatus is installed. The clean room or housing is kept highly cleaned. By the cleaning apparatus, the container is separated into a container body and a lid, the separated container body and lid are subject to cleaning conducted by cleaning means. Coupling means allows the cleaned container body and lid to be coupled again into the container. This coupling operation is performed automatically, the inside of the container that has already been cleaned will not be spoiled in its clean level.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A cleaning apparatus contained in a high cleanness housing for cleaning an inside and outside of a container containing a dust-free object for carrying, the apparatus comprising: loading means to load the container with a lid into a carrying-in opening of the housing in a hor
What is claimed is: 1. A cleaning apparatus contained in a high cleanness housing for cleaning an inside and outside of a container containing a dust-free object for carrying, the apparatus comprising: loading means to load the container with a lid into a carrying-in opening of the housing in a horizontal direction, while keeping the lid in a vertical position; separating means for separating the container into a container body and the lid; cleaning means for cleaning the separated container body and lid separately, wherein each of the cleaning means is disposed in each separated booth defined in the housing; coupling means for coupling again the cleaned container body and lids; and transporting means for returning the container body coupled with the lid to a carrying-out opening, while keeping the lid in the vertical position. 2. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of the separating, cleaning, and coupling means is disposed within a clean room kept at a higher clean level. 3. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of the separating, cleaning, and coupling means is disposed within the housing equipped with the openable and closable carrying-out/in opening for carrying out or in the container and kept at a higher clean level. 4. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the cleaning means comprising container-body cleaning means and lid cleaning means disposed separately from each other, in which each of both the cleaning means is installed in individual cleaning booths partitioned within the housing, and carrying means for carrying the separated container body or the separated lid to each of the cleaning booths as well as from each of the cleaning booths after the cleaning. 5. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning means comprises either one means or a plurality of means selected from a group of means of spraying gas, spraying a chemical, spraying water, and rotating a brush, a plurality of selected means being combined with each other. 6. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning means is composed of means for spraying water, and the apparatus further comprising dry means that perform a drying action after the cleaning. 7. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning apparatus comprises two respective cleaning apparatuses, being disposed in a separate booth, for the container and the lid, which are transported to the booths and cleaned there, and transported to the carrying-out opening through which the container is carried out from the housing. 8. The cleaning apparatus according to any of claims 1, wherein the cleaning means further comprises dry means that performs drying the container body and the lid after the cleaning. 9. A cleaning apparatus for cleaning an inside and outside of a container containing a dust-free object for carrying, the apparatus comprising: (a) a housing having a plurality of partitioned booths closable in a shielded manner which are kept in a higher clean level; (b) a carrying-in opening through which the container is carried in the housing and a carrying-out opening through which the container is carried out from the housing in an opposite direction of the carrying-in direction, the carrying-in and carrying-out openings being formed on a wall of the housing; (c) opening and closing shutters arranged at the carrying-in and carrying-out openings, respectively; (d) loaders or unloaders for locating the container, the loaders or unloaders being disposed on an outside of both the carrying-in and carrying-out openings, respectively; (e) outer-surface cleaning means, which is disposed in a separation booth located on an inner side of the carrying-in opening, for cleaning an outer surface of the container before being separated and separation means for separating the container into a container body and a lid; (f) container-body cleaning means disposed in a container-body cleaning booth next to the separation booth; (g) container-body drying means disposed in a container-body drying booth next to the container-body cleaning booth; (h) coupling means for re-coupling both of the container body and the lid to each other, the coupling means being disposed in a coupling booth next to the container-body drying booth and directly leading to the carrying-out opening; (i) container-body carrying means for carrying the container body from the loader, the separation booth, the container-body cleaning booth, the container-body drying booth, and to the coupling booth; (j) lid cleaning means and lid drying means both disposed in a lid cleaning booth next to the separation booth; and (k) lid carrying means for carrying the lid, together with the separation means that is engaged in the separation, from the separation booth, the lid cleaning booth, and to the coupling booth.
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