Apparatus for Cleaning a Refuse Bin

Abstract

Provided is an apparatus (10) for cleaning emptied refuse bins. The apparatus has a platform (14) supporting a reservoir (18) containing a cleaning fluid, a bin cleaning station (20), a pumping arrangement (22) for causing the cleaning fluid in the reservoir to flow through tubes (24 and 26) to a spray device (28) in the cleaning station, and a lifting device (16) arranged to lift and invert a refuse bin (60) to be cleaned over a chute (82). The spray device has a rotating spray head (88) with spray nozzles (98, 100) controllably positionable within the chute for cleaning the side walls of the bin. Other spray nozzles (104, 106) are used to clean the lid (84) of the bin. The chute has a slanting base (108) with a drain outlet (110) arranged for the sprayed cleaning fluid flowing off the bin and the any fluid that misses the bin to flow towards the outlet. A filter arrangement (112) filters the sprayed fluid from the outlet before entering into a sump (114).

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