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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2016
Applicants:
Ihi Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Ihi Machinery and Furnace Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuhiko Katsumata, Inuyama, JP;
Masatoshi Mitsuzuka, Kakamigahara, JP;
Osamu Sakamoto, Kamo-gun, JP;
Takahiro Nagata, Kamo-gun, JP;
Assignees:
IHI CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
IHI MACHINERY AND FURNACE CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 3/10 (2006.01); C23G 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 3/10 (2013.01); C23G 5/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cleaning apparatus includes: a cleaning chamber that accommodates an object to be cleaned; a drying chamber connected to the cleaning chamber; a connecting member connecting a first opening provided in the cleaning chamber and a second opening provided in the drying chamber; a valve element positioned inside the cleaning chamber and facing the first opening; a valve seat facing the valve element; and an actuator that drives the valve element.