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EP 0167679 B1 19880330 - POLISHING APPARATUS

Title (en)

POLISHING APPARATUS

Publication

EP 0167679 B1 19880330 (EN)

Application

EP 84201060 A 19840713

Priority

EP 84201060 A 19840713

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0167679A1] A polishing apparatus including a driving source (3), a polishing member (4) driven by the driving source (3), and a pair of guide members (23) and (30). The polishing member 4 is composed of a pair of rigid support plates (51) and (52) and an elastic body (50) sandwitched between the pair of rigid support plates (51) and (52). The lower-positioned support plate (52) is formed with a polishing face (5).

IPC 1-7

B24B 29/00; B24B 23/02

IPC 8 full level

B24B 23/02 (2006.01); B24D 9/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B24B 23/028 (2013.01); B24D 9/08 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0167679 A1 19860115; EP 0167679 B1 19880330; DE 3470124 D1 19880505

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 84201060 A 19840713; DE 3470124 T 19840713