Polishing head with a floating knife-edge

A polishing head with a floating knife-edge mechanism includes a base, a retaining ring secured to the base defining a pocket area beneath the base, and a lower assembly floating within the pocket area via a diaphragm seal. The lower assembly includes a disk-shaped support plate having a plurality o...

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Main Authors LIN WENIN, CHEN TZU-SHIN, LIN CHIN-KUN, KAO MING-HSING
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 25.09.2003
Edition7
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Summary:A polishing head with a floating knife-edge mechanism includes a base, a retaining ring secured to the base defining a pocket area beneath the base, and a lower assembly floating within the pocket area via a diaphragm seal. The lower assembly includes a disk-shaped support plate having a plurality of apertures distributed in a center region of the support plate, a clamp ring used to secure the diaphragm seal along a rim region of the support plate, and the floating knife-edge mechanism positioned between the rim region and the center region of the support plate.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20020063127