Ultrasonic washing cabinet

Abstract

A washing cabinet for cleaning a part. The washing cabinet comprising: a sonication tank configured to contain a volume of liquid; at least one ultrasonic transducer configured to direct ultrasonic energy into the liquid in the sonication tank; a spray chamber disposed above the sonication tank; a spray system configured to direct liquid into the spray chamber; a part holder configured to support a part to be cleaned in the washing cabinet; a catch tray; an actuator system coupled to the part holder and the catch tray; the actuator system configured to move the part holder between an upper spray position in the spray chamber and a lower sonication position in the volume of liquid in the sonication tank; the actuator system configured to move the catch tray between a first tray position in the spray chamber and a second tray position; the catch tray positioned between the part holder and the sonication tank when the part holder is in the upper spray position and the catch tray is in the first tray position in the spray chamber; a liquid retaining tank separate from the sonication tank; and the catch tray having a tray outlet configured to direct liquid into the liquid retaining tank when the catch tray is in the first tray position in the spray chamber.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.