A bottle cleaner includes a housing defining a chamber therein. A support frame is disposed within the housing to support one or more bottles. A base is disposed below the housing. A bottom liner is at least partially received within the housing. The bottom liner defines a plurality of openings and a fluid reservoir. At least one pump is disposed within the base to pump liquid from within the fluid reservoir to one or more spray jets for cleaning the bottles. Further, a blower and heater are disposed within the base. The blower discharges air into the chamber through the plurality of openings to dry the bottles. A heater element produces steam which aids in steam sterilization functionality.

A container-treatment machine includes a rotatable transport element having container holders and arranged to be pivotable by a pivoting device about a horizontal axis to pivot the container holders between feeding and treatment positions. In the feeding position, container openings of containers held by the container holders point upward. In the treatment position, they point downward. A pivot drive pivots the pivot arm, which holds the transport element so that it is rotatable by a rotary drive.

A containment basket adapted for bottles or similar containers includes: sidewalls, a base including grids or slots, an open side opposite to the base, and a fastening system on opposite first sidewalls of the basket; for securing fixed grids parallel to the base of the basket. The fixed grids include apertures for housing the bottles. Lateral guides on opposite second sidewalls of the basket are adapted for housing a lever system for positioning a sliding grid parallel to the fixed grids in a height-adjustable position. The sliding grid includes apertures suitable for housing the bottles. First windows on the second sidewalls are adapted to cooperate with the lever system to allow the height-adjustable positioning of the sliding grid and to allow the sliding grid to slide between a first bottle retaining position and a second bottle releasing position.

An apparatus and associated methods are disclosed for washing a plurality of beverage containers. The apparatus may include an enclosure, a holder positioned in the enclosure, a receptacle for a beverage container in the holder, and an injector coupled to the enclosure. The holder may rotate in the enclosure about an axis of rotation. As the holder rotates, the receptacle may move (e.g., rotate) through a plurality of positions about the axis of rotation. The receptacle may be positioned to receive a beverage container in a first position about the axis of rotation. When rotated to a second position about the axis of rotation, the receptacle may be aligned with the injector and the injector may provide a fluid inside the beverage container in the receptacle. The receptacle may be positioned to drain the fluid from the beverage container in the receptacle in the second position or after being rotated to a third position.

The present disclosure provides a compact and automated single device capable of washing, drying, and sterilizing a bottle and its accessories, along with preparing and filing milk in the cleaned bottle. The device receives the bottle and the accessories in two separate towers, and wash them properly by creating a whirl of heated water inside and around the bottle and accessories. Further, the device dries the washed bottle and accessories with clean and filtered heated air to prevent contamination of the bottle and accessories during drying. UV lights are also provided inside the two towers to completely sterilize the dried bottle and accessories to kill any microorganism present on their surface. The device further includes an inbuilt milk dispenser to prepare and dispense milk in the cleaned bottle. The device is remotely operable as well as monitorable by users using mobile devices.

An automated can adjustment system for a can cleaning system and associated method is disclosed. The automated can adjustment system can store different stage height information corresponding to various cans with different heights in a controller. The stage height information corresponding to the different can heights is associated with and recallable by various preset buttons operatively coupled with the controller. The controller is configured to communicate with the one or more drive mechanisms to adjust one or more stage heights based on the stage height information recalled when a particular preset button is selected. Different stage heights may be changed by then selecting a different preset button associated with a can having a different height.

A container-treatment machine includes a rotatable transport element having container holders and arranged to be pivotable by a pivoting device about a horizontal axis to pivot the container holders between feeding and treatment positions. In the feeding position, container openings of containers held by the container holders point upward. In the treatment position, they point downward. A pivot drive pivots the pivot arm, which holds the transport element so that it is rotatable by a rotary drive.

The present disclosure provides a compact and automated single device capable of washing, drying, and sterilizing a bottle and its accessories, along with preparing and filing milk in the cleaned bottle. The device receives the bottle and the accessories in two separate towers, and wash them properly by creating a whirl of heated water inside and around the bottle and accessories. Further, the device dries the washed bottle and accessories with clean and filtered heated air to prevent contamination of the bottle and accessories during drying. UV lights are also provided inside the two towers to completely sterilize the dried bottle and accessories to kill any microorganism present on their surface. The device further includes an inbuilt milk dispenser to prepare and dispense milk in the cleaned bottle. The device is remotely operable as well as monitorable by users using mobile devices.

Provided is a washing machine for washing empty containers. The machine includes a conveyor having seats for respective containers to convey a plurality of containers in their respective seats along a washing path. The machine includes at least one treatment station including a tank for holding a cleaning medium for washing the containers, the washing path extending through the tank, and at least one ultrasonic wave generator arranged adjacent to the washing path. Also included is a sensor unit for sequentially inspecting each seat for detecting the presence of containers therein downstream of the inlet station, and for generating signals correlated to the absence of containers in the inspected seats. Also included is a control unit configured to receive said signals and to control the ultrasonic wave generator based on the received signals for modulating a level of ultrasonic wave generation.