CLEANING DEVICE FOR SMALL PARTS

Abstract

The cleaning device for small parts has a treatment container which is permanently attached to a carriage and is rotatably mounted on the carriage. It can be docked with a treatment station while remaining on the carriage.

Claims

1. A device for the gentle cleaning, sterilization and drying of large numbers of small parts, with a container in which the treatment of the small parts is carried out, characterized in that said container is permanently attached to a carriage and is rotatably mounted on the carriage such that it can be docked with a treatment station while remaining on the carriage.

Description

[0011] Subsequently, a preferred embodiment of the inventions is illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In which:

[0012] FIG. 1 shows a top view of a device according to the invention

[0013] FIG. 2 shows side views of said device with different container positions.

[0014] FIG. 3 shows the device with the container in the emptying position

[0015] FIG. 4 shows the device with the container in the inspection position

[0016] The device shown in the drawings consists of a treatment container 1 and a transport carriage 2 to which the treatment container is permanently attached, i. e. a container and a carriage form a respective unit. The container is rotatably mounted on the carriage by bearing means 3. The bearings are configured to enable rotation of the container axis by 240°. Furthermore, one of the bearings is equipped with means known per se for docking the container with a treatment station 4.

[0017] By means of carefully rotating the container on the carriage, a gentle treatment of the small parts will be achieved. The draining of remaining water and condensate and the draining of cavities in the small parts which is required for consistent treatment quality is also achieved by carefully rotating the container. For complete draining, the container axis in the carriage can be rotated to minus 150° and the washing water can be driven out by compressed air. Thanks to this draining feature all particles that were flushed out during washing can be completely removed preventing any back-flow of the washing medium.

[0018] If the fluidized bed is switched off (fluidizing air off), the excess air pressure below the screen is still sufficient such that the water flowing in displaces the air and prevents any back-flow towards the direction of the screen.

[0019] Directly following the washing process, the machine is rotated into the emptying position shown in FIG. 3 such that the washing water can be pushed out completely to the waste water side. Due to the fact that the container can be completely drained downwards, the clean supply line and the screen plate are not traversed with dirty water.

[0020] The carriage also serves as inspection device. In the carriage, the container can be rotated downwards into the position shown in FIG. 4 so as to enable easy access to the container for inspecting the interior of the container. If remaining parts are found in the container, they can be discharged by further rotating the container downwards.

[0021] In case of a batch loss, the container on the carriage can be rotated into the discharge position and the small parts can be discharged downwards without using an additional device.