B08B11/02

BRUSHLESS CAR WASH SYSTEM INCLUDING A TRAVELING MODULE FOR WASHING SIDE SURFACES OF VEHICLES

A brushless car wash system includes a variable width. The width of the brushless car wash system is adjusted according to a width of a vehicle being washed. By adjusting the width of the brushless car wash system, wash performance of the brushless car wash system is increased.

Cleaning device for a pair of spectacles having bar-shaped cleaning elements
11668960 · 2023-06-06 · ·

A cleaning device for a pair of spectacles, comprising a housing defining a cleaning space, a mounting part for holding the pair of spectacles inside said space, sets of opposing cleaning elements for cleaning opposing faces of glasses of the pair of spectacles, and a drive unit for moving the pair of spectacles and the cleaning elements relative to each other during a cleaning operation. The sets of opposing cleaning elements are positionable relative to each other between an inactive position, that is configured to have at least one of the sets of the cleaning elements lie spaced from at least one of the opposing faces of the respective glasses, and a cleaning position, that is configured to have the sets of opposing cleaning elements lie against both opposing faces of the respective glasses. Each of the cleaning elements is bar-shaped, wherein, in the cleaning position, longitudinal axis of the bar-shaped cleaning elements extend in one or more directions that are substantially parallel to the opposing faces of the glasses, and wherein the drive unit is configured to translate the pair of spectacles and the bar-shaped cleaning elements relative to each other substantially parallel to the opposing faces of the glasses while rubbing or wiping them clean.

Cleaning device for a pair of spectacles having bar-shaped cleaning elements
11668960 · 2023-06-06 · ·

A cleaning device for a pair of spectacles, comprising a housing defining a cleaning space, a mounting part for holding the pair of spectacles inside said space, sets of opposing cleaning elements for cleaning opposing faces of glasses of the pair of spectacles, and a drive unit for moving the pair of spectacles and the cleaning elements relative to each other during a cleaning operation. The sets of opposing cleaning elements are positionable relative to each other between an inactive position, that is configured to have at least one of the sets of the cleaning elements lie spaced from at least one of the opposing faces of the respective glasses, and a cleaning position, that is configured to have the sets of opposing cleaning elements lie against both opposing faces of the respective glasses. Each of the cleaning elements is bar-shaped, wherein, in the cleaning position, longitudinal axis of the bar-shaped cleaning elements extend in one or more directions that are substantially parallel to the opposing faces of the glasses, and wherein the drive unit is configured to translate the pair of spectacles and the bar-shaped cleaning elements relative to each other substantially parallel to the opposing faces of the glasses while rubbing or wiping them clean.

Mirror Cleaning Apparatus
20220048078 · 2022-02-17 ·

A mirror cleaning apparatus for retaining and cleaning a mirror. The mirror is retained by a pair of vertical rails. A horizontal cleaning bar is movably attached to the pair of vertical rails by a pair of slide components that move the horizontal cleaning bar vertically along the rails. The horizontal cleaning bar houses a plurality of nozzles, brushes, and wipers for cleaning a surface of the mirror as the horizontal cleaning bar moves across the mirror surface. A cleaning fluid distribution component provides and dispenses cleaning fluid to the horizontal cleaning bar. A wastewater collection component collects the used cleaning fluid that is wiped off of the mirror surface by the wipers.

Mirror Cleaning Apparatus
20220048078 · 2022-02-17 ·

A mirror cleaning apparatus for retaining and cleaning a mirror. The mirror is retained by a pair of vertical rails. A horizontal cleaning bar is movably attached to the pair of vertical rails by a pair of slide components that move the horizontal cleaning bar vertically along the rails. The horizontal cleaning bar houses a plurality of nozzles, brushes, and wipers for cleaning a surface of the mirror as the horizontal cleaning bar moves across the mirror surface. A cleaning fluid distribution component provides and dispenses cleaning fluid to the horizontal cleaning bar. A wastewater collection component collects the used cleaning fluid that is wiped off of the mirror surface by the wipers.

SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD
20170243735 · 2017-08-24 ·

A substrate processing apparatus includes a driving magnet that is disposed correspondingly to a movable pin and that has a predetermined polar direction with respect to a radial direction of a rotary table, a pressing magnet that has a magnetic pole that gives an attractive magnetic force or a repulsive magnetic force between the driving magnet and the pressing magnet and that presses a support portion against a peripheral edge of a substrate by urging the support portion toward a contact position by means of the attractive magnetic force or the repulsive magnetic force, and a pressing-force changing unit that changes a magnitude of a pressing force against the peripheral edge of the substrate pressed by the support portion while keeping the magnitude higher than zero in response to rotation of the rotary table.

SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD
20170243735 · 2017-08-24 ·

A substrate processing apparatus includes a driving magnet that is disposed correspondingly to a movable pin and that has a predetermined polar direction with respect to a radial direction of a rotary table, a pressing magnet that has a magnetic pole that gives an attractive magnetic force or a repulsive magnetic force between the driving magnet and the pressing magnet and that presses a support portion against a peripheral edge of a substrate by urging the support portion toward a contact position by means of the attractive magnetic force or the repulsive magnetic force, and a pressing-force changing unit that changes a magnitude of a pressing force against the peripheral edge of the substrate pressed by the support portion while keeping the magnitude higher than zero in response to rotation of the rotary table.

CONTAINER FOR CLEANING AND STERILIZING MENSTRUAL CUPS
20220031898 · 2022-02-03 ·

A container for cleaning and sterilizing a menstrual cup includes a vessel with an inner cavity made of elastic material having a bell-shaped portion for collecting menses and gripping means for insertion and removal during menstrual cycle; a lid closing an open-top, the vessel and the lid being made of materials suitable for exposure to microwave radiation, holding means for connecting the menstrual cup to the lid with the gripping means, wherein the lid is reversible for fitting on the open-top in two mounting positions, the first mounting position with the holding means directed towards the inner cavity such that, when attached to the lid, the menstrual cup projects at least partially into the inner cavity, and the second mounting position with the lid reversed and the holding means directed away from the inner cavity such that, when attached to the lid, the menstrual cup projects outwardly.

CONTAINER FOR CLEANING AND STERILIZING MENSTRUAL CUPS
20220031898 · 2022-02-03 ·

A container for cleaning and sterilizing a menstrual cup includes a vessel with an inner cavity made of elastic material having a bell-shaped portion for collecting menses and gripping means for insertion and removal during menstrual cycle; a lid closing an open-top, the vessel and the lid being made of materials suitable for exposure to microwave radiation, holding means for connecting the menstrual cup to the lid with the gripping means, wherein the lid is reversible for fitting on the open-top in two mounting positions, the first mounting position with the holding means directed towards the inner cavity such that, when attached to the lid, the menstrual cup projects at least partially into the inner cavity, and the second mounting position with the lid reversed and the holding means directed away from the inner cavity such that, when attached to the lid, the menstrual cup projects outwardly.

SUBSTRATE HOLDING MODULE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD
20170236727 · 2017-08-17 ·

According to the present disclosure, there is provided a substrate holding module that is capable of accommodating a substrate transferred by a transfer robot. The substrate holding module includes a pedestal including a holding mechanism configured to hold the substrate, a cover configured to cover the pedestal, and a moving mechanism configured to move the cover away from the pedestal.