Wine barrel washing apparatus
OwnerThomas E. Beardinventor
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Abstract
An automatic wine barrel washing apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a base portion having a plurality of horizontal and vertical support members, a top portion mounted on said base portion. The top portion comprises a plurality of spaced apart roller support plates, and a plurality of sinks disposed within the top portion. Each of the sinks include a drain and drain lines. Motorized wash tubes having heads are provided, each of wash tube heads adapted for insertion into a wine barrel through the wine barrel bung hole. The wash tubes are in fluid communication with a source of pressurized water. Wash tube elevation means selectively raise and lower the wash tubes, and wash tube rotating means rotate the wash heads during a wash cycle. A barrel wash cycle is controlled by a PLC or microprocessor.
Claims8
A wine barrel washing apparatus, comprising:
- a base portion (12) having a plurality of horizontal and vertical support members;
- a top portion (14) mounted on said base portion;
- wherein said top portion comprises a plurality of spaced apart roller support plates (16), and a plurality of sinks (24/26) disposed within said top portion, each of said sinks having a drain with sink drain lines in fluid communication therewith;
- a plurality of wash tubes (70), each of said tubes having a wash head (72) for insertion into a wine barrel through the wine barrel bung hole;
- a source of pressurized water in fluid communication with said wash tubes;
- wash tube elevation means (56) for raising and lowering said wash tubes, said elevation means mounted on said base portion;
- wash tube rotating means for rotating said wash heads, said rotating means mounted on said base portion;
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- programmable logic means for controlling a barrel washing cycle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.