Pallet washing apparatus and method
US6129099A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB08B2230/01
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and apparatus for cleaning articles such as pallets, totes, containers, bins, trays, carts, and other like articles. The apparatus includes a main housing having a conveyor system on which articles are transported into and through a washing chamber. The apparatus is versatile and employs adjustable guide rails to hold in place a wide variety of different sizes and configurations of a wide assortment of articles. A plurality of high pressure, jet-stream spray nozzles rotating at high speeds are supplied with a high pressure wash fluid. The spray nozzles provide rapid, powerful, knife-like jet streams of wash fluid which impact the surfaces of the articles moving through the washing chamber repeatedly to lift and blast off contaminants adhered to the articles. The apparatus is portable and includes a closed-loop water reclamation system having a plurality filter assembly and is environmentally friendly. Contaminant-entrained wash fluid is collected in a collection tank, filtered and supplied back to a clean tank for reuse. The apparatus does not require heated water nor a constant supply of fresh water for operation and has an extremely high throughput capacity to clean larg…
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