Parts Washing Machine
OwnerFrank Raymond Jasperinventor
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Abstract
A parts washing machine comprising a housing defining washing chamber and having an opening associated with a closure which provides controlled access to the chamber through the opening, the chamber accommodating a basket adapted to support components to be cleaned, the basket being rotatable about a central upright axis, a drive associated with the basket to effect rotation of the basket, spray means adapted to direct a washing solution into the chamber, wherein the outer face of the side wall of the basket is generally smooth, a braking means adapted to engage the side wall of the basket to render the basket stationary.
Claims36
A parts washing machine comprising a housing defining a washing chamber and having an opening associated with a closure which provides controlled access to the chamber through the opening, the chamber accommodating a basket adapted to support components to be cleaned, said basket being rotatable about a central upright axis, a drive associated with the basket to effect rotation of the basket, spray means adapted to direct a washing solution into the chamber, wherein at least a circumferential zone of the outer face of the side wall of the basket is generally smooth, a braking means adapted to be able to engage the zone of the side wall to render the basket stationary, wherein the braking means comprises a brake shoe supported from the housing and being mounted to be moveable radially relative to the central axis into and out of engagement with the side wall of the basket to frictionally engage the side wall and wherein the shoe is supported from a guide to enable said radial movement of the shoe but to resist angular movement of the shoe relative to the central axis, the braking means further comprising a drive adapted to cause said radial movement of the brake shoe.
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A parts washing machine comprising a housing defining washing chamber and having an opening associated with a closure which provides controlled access to the chamber through the opening, the chamber accommodating a basket adapted to support components to be cleaned, said basket being rotatable about a central upright axis, a drive associated with the basket to effect rotation of the basket, spray means adapted to direct a washing solution into the chamber, a braking means adapted to engage the basket to render the basket stationary, the braking means comprising a brake shoe supported from the housing and being mounted to be moveable radially relative to the central axis into and out of engagement with the side wall of the basket to frictionally engage the side wall and wherein the shoe is supported from a guide to enable said radial movement of the shoe but to resist angular movement of the shoe relative to the central axis, the braking means further comprising a drive adapted to cause said radial movement of the brake shoe.
A parts washing machine as claimed wherein each guide comprises a roller which supports the ends from the housing to permit the radial movement.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.