Automatic case washing system
Abstract
Abstract AN AUTOMATED METHOD OF WASHING REUSABLE CONTAINERS, CASES, CARTONS OR THE LIKE, PARTICULARLY THOSE ADAPTED TO HOUSE BOTTLES THEREIN, WHICH INCLUDES BOTH A WASHING AND RINSING OPERATION. THE CONTAINERS OR THE LIKE ARE FIRST TRANSPORTED TO A WASHING AREA RESTING ON THEIR BOTTOMS, THEN ROTATED 90* TO REST ON THEIR EDGES AT PREDETERMINED INTERVALS AND SCOURED WITH JETS OF WASHING FLUID. THE CONTAINERS OR THE LIKE, AFTER REMOVAL FROM THE WASHING AREA, ARE ROTATED 180* ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS AND INSERTED INTO A RINSING AREA WHEREAT THEY ARE SPRAYED SO AS TO BE RINSED CLEAN OF ANY RESIDUAL WASHING FLUID. THE CONTAINERS, NOW CLEANED AND READY FOR ANOTHER USE, ARE REMOVED FROM THE MACHINE.
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- 👤 H Sadwith
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