Container washing facility

A container washing facility for washing an inner surface of a container before the container is filled with a material, the container washing facility comprising:

• a conveyor comprising an inverted-posture-conveying area configured to convey the container at least in a posture of being inverted with an opening of the container facing downward;
• and
• a cleaning air jetting unit and a washing water jetting unit located along a conveying path of the container conveyed by the conveyor, the cleaning air jetting unit including an air nozzle to jet cleaning air and being configured to jet the cleaning air to the inner surface of the container through the opening of the container while the container is being conveyed, and the washing water jetting unit including a water nozzle to jet washing water and being configured to jet the washing water to the inner surface of the container through the opening of the container while the container is being conveyed,
• wherein
• the conveyor further comprises a lying-flat-posture-conveying area that conveys the container in a posture of lying flat with the opening facing in a lateral direction in an area upstream of the inverted-posture-conveying area, and
• in the conveyor, the conveying path is twisted to cause the container to change the posture from lying flat to being inverted;
• the cleaning air jetting unit is located to jet the cleaning air into the opening of the container being conveyed in the lying-flat-posture-conveying area.