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Rotary cleaning nozzle, and cleaning system for cleaning surfaces in a beverage bottling installation

US11279605B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KRONES AG · DE

Inventors

Juergen Soellner · Beratzhausen, DE
Matthias Stubenhofer · Neutraubling, DE
Holger Mueller · Möhrendorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 18, 2019
Grant date	Mar 22, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 19, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02K11/049
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A rotary cleaning nozzle for cleaning surfaces of a beverage bottling installation using a fluid, comprising a nozzle assembly which has a feed duct for the fluid, and a nozzle head which is mounted rotatably on the nozzle assembly and has at least one nozzle outlet opening from which, during operation, fluid flowing through the feed duct and the nozzle head emerges in the form of a cleaning jet. The rotary cleaning nozzle furthermore comprises an electrical generator for the induction of electrical energy by way of rotation of the nozzle head, and a control unit for indicating a rotation of the nozzle head in dependence on the induced electrical energy.

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