Rinsing machine
US4423745A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB08B9/42
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A rinsing machine for articles of glassware or the like comprises a pair of endless conveyors, each of the conveyors defining a travel path comprising a flight path and a return path. Each flight path extends from a lower level article-intake segment, through an upwardly-extending article-inversion segment, along an upper flight segment of appreciable length, through a downwardly-extending article-re-inversion segment, and to a lower level article-discharge segment. Each return path is generally parallel to, but horizontally spaced from, the flight path. The machine also includes converging wheels for bringing the conveyors into article-grasping juxtaposition at the article-intake segment, diverging wheels for bringing the conveyors into article-releasing juxtaposition at the article-discharge segment, and retaining guides for retaining the conveyors in the article-grasping juxtaposition between the article-intake and article-discharging segments. The articles traveling along the upper flight segments are rinsed, andthen allowed to drip dry.
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