Treatment apparatus for treating a surface of a body

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10468277-B2
Application number	US-201113045437-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 10, 2011
Priority date	Mar 31, 2010
Publication date	Nov 5, 2019
Grant date	Nov 5, 2019

Abstract

The invention relates to a treatment apparatus (1) for treating a surface (21) of a body (2) with a first treatment medium (31) and a second treatment medium (32). In this respect, the treatment apparatus (1) includes a holding device (5) rotatable about an axis of rotation (4) for receiving and holding the body (2) and a rotary drive (6) rotationally fixedly coupled to the rotatable holding device (5) as well as a supply device (7) for supplying the first treatment medium (31) and the second treatment medium (32) to the surface (21) of the body (2) held in the holding device (5). The treatment apparatus includes a collection container (8) having a separation element (80) which separation element (80) divides the collection container (8) into a first chamber (81) and into a second chamber (82) such that the first treatment medium (31) can be collected in the first chamber (81) and the second treatment medium (32) can be collected separately in the second chamber (82). In accordance with the invention, the collection container (8) includes a base chamber part (800) not movable with respect to the holding device (5) and the separation element (80) is movably arranged between a first position (A) and a second position (B) such that the first treatment medium (31) can be led off into the first chamber (81) in the first position (A) and the second treatment medium (32) can be led off into the second chamber (82) in the second position (B).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A treatment apparatus for treating a surface of a body with a first treatment medium and a second treatment medium, the apparatus comprising:
a process chamber;
a holding device disposed within the process chamber, wherein the holding device is rotatable about an axis of rotation, and wherein the holding device is configured to receive and hold the body within the process chamber;
a bearingless motor comprising:
a stator; and
a rotor, wherein the rotor is magnetically journalled in a bearingless manner with respect to the stator, wherein the rotor is rotationally fixedly coupled to the holding device, and wherein the rotor is disposed within the process chamber;

a supply device configured to supply the first treatment medium and the second treatment medium to the surface of the body when the body is held in the holding device; and
a collection container, comprising:
a plurality of separation elements, wherein each of the separation elements divides the collection container into two chambers, wherein each separation element is movable between a first position and a second position, wherein each separation element is movable independently from each of the other separation elements, wherein, when the apparatus is in use, the first treatment medium is collected in a first one of the chambers when each separation element is at the first position, and the second treatment medium is separately collected in a second one of the chambers when at least one of the separation elements is at the second position; and
a base chamber part, wherein the base chamber part is not displaceable with respect to the holding device.

Assignees

• Schoeb Reto
• Levitronix Gmbh

Inventors

• Schoeb Reto

Classifications

• H10P72/0424

  using mainly spraying means, e.g. nozzles · CPC title

• H10P72/0414

  using mainly spraying means, e.g. nozzles · CPC title

• H10P72/0448 Primary

  Apparatus for applying a liquid, a resin, an ink or the like · CPC title

• H01L21/67051

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L21/6715 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic