Washing and cleaning system for container treatment machines of the food industry
AssigneeKHS GmbH
InventorHartmut Evers
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Abstract
The invention relates to a container treatment machine, in particular a filling, closing or rinsing unit for containers, such as bottles, cans, barrels, kegs etc., comprising a container feed, a container discharge, at least one feed line for at least one product, and a cleaning device (3) for cleaning the outer surfaces by means of a cleaning fluid (13), characterized in that the cleaning device (3) comprises a robot (4) and a track (5), wherein the track (5) runs around the rotational axis thereof in at least one angular region, wherein the robot (4) is arranged on or at said track (5) and can be driven by means of a linear drive (8).
Claims19
1-14. (canceled)
An apparatus for treating containers, said apparatus comprising:
- a container treatment machine having
- a container feed,
- a container discharge, and
- a feed line for a product, and
- a cleaning device for cleaning outer surfaces of said container treatment machine with cleaning fluid, said cleaning device including
- a track that runs around a rotational axis thereof over an angle range, and
- a robot arranged on or at said track, said robot being configured to be driven by a linear drive.
A method for cleaning a container treatment machine, said method comprising:
- providing a container treatment machine having a container feed, a container discharge, and a feed line for product,
- providing a cleaning device having a robot on a track that runs around a rotational axis thereof over an angle range, and
- moving said robot along said track using a linear drive.
An apparatus for treating containers, said apparatus comprising:
- a container treatment machine having a container feed, a container discharge, and a feed line for a product;
- and
- means for cleaning outer surfaces of said container treatment machine with cleaning fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.