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Cleaning apparatus

US12179240B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 5, 2021
Grant dateDec 31, 2024
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Expiry dateMay 4, 2043

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB08B7/02
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a cleaning apparatus for cleaning, in particular, electrical components by means of a gaseous cleaning medium, comprising a cleaning chamber with an inner space and a wall arrangement enclosing same, a receptacle for the component in the inner space and a flow device for the cleaning medium, which comprises a pressurization device and comprises or forms at least one inlet into the inner space and at least one outlet from the inner space, wherein a pressure difference between the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet is providable by means of the flow device, and wherein the flow device is formed such that the cleaning medium forms a vortex flow at least in sections in the inner space from the at least one inlet to the at least one outlet.

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