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Automated lap washer

US6871378B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 24, 2002
Grant dateMar 29, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 18, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF26B15/143
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention is an automated lap washer and rack system for washing and drying aluminum laps used in the processing of opthalmic lenses and consists of an enclosure containing a washing and a drying chamber through which special mounting trays, removably attached to a table top conveyor, carry aluminum laps first through the washing stage and then through the drying chamber.

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