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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2003
Stuart D. Downes, Milford, MA (US);
Deborah Fragoza, Upton, MA (US);
Eric Ren, Marlborough, MA (US);
Thomas E. Knight, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Stuart D. Downes, Milford, MA (US);
Deborah Fragoza, Upton, MA (US);
Eric Ren, Marlborough, MA (US);
Thomas E. Knight, Hopkinton, MA (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
A circuit board processing system includes a wash tank configured to contain cleaning fluid, and a positioning subsystem configured to immerse a set of circuit boards into the wash tank. The system further includes a flow control subsystem having (i) a first set of nozzles disposed within the wash tank, (ii) a second set of nozzles disposed within the wash tank, and (iii) a controller. The controller is configured to direct the cleaning fluid through the first set of nozzles to provide a flow of the cleaning fluid in a first direction relative to the set of circuit boards. The controller is further configured to direct the cleaning fluid through a second set of nozzles to provide a flow of the cleaning fluid in a second direction relative to the set of circuit boards after providing the flow of the cleaning fluid in the first direction.