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US 2014/0174479 A1Published application
Parts washer assembly with clean rinse module
OwnerRudy Publinventor
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Abstract
A parts washer assembly including a reservoir that may have a contaminated fluid solution at a level and a cover with an opening formed therein on an open end of the reservoir. A clean rinse module including a flange, a tank, a first pump and a second pump that may be disposed in the reservoir contiguous with the cover so that the tank and the first and second pumps depend from the flange into the reservoir. The tank may include an opening above the level of the contaminated fluid solution. The first pump may be connected to the flange and in fluid communication with the tank.
Claims20
A parts washer assembly comprising:
- a reservoir including a contaminated fluid solution at a level and having a cover surmounted on an open end of the reservoir, the cover including an opening formed therein;
- a clean rinse module including a flange, a tank, a first pump and a second pump, the clean rinse module contiguous with the cover such that the flange covers the opening and the tank and the first and second pumps depend from the flange into the reservoir;
- an overflow opening formed in the tank above the level of the contaminated fluid solution;
- the first pump connected to the flange, and in fluid communication with the reservoir and a first fitting connected to the flange;
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- the second pump connected to the flange, and in fluid communication with the tank and a second fitting connected to the flange.
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A parts washer system comprising:
- a reservoir including a contaminated fluid solution at a level and a cover surmounted on an open end of the reservoir, the cover including an opening formed therein;
- a clean rinse module including a flange, a tank, a first pump and a second pump, the clean rinse module contiguous with the cover such that the flange covers the opening and the tank and the first and second pumps depend from the flange into the reservoir;
- an overflow opening formed in the tank above the level of the contaminated fluid solution;
- a cleaning basin having a drain in fluid communication with the reservoir via a first fitting connected to the flange, in fluid communication with the first pump via a tube connected to a second fitting connected to the flange, and in fluid communication with the second pump via a third fitting connected to the flange;
- the second pump connected to the flange and in fluid communication with the tank by an inlet on the second pump and in fluid communication with the cleaning basin by the third fitting connected to the flange;
- a parts washer unit in fluid communication with the tank via a tube coupled to a fourth fitting connected to the flange;
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- the first pump connected to the flange, and in fluid communication with the reservoir by an inlet on the first pump and in fluid communication with the cleaning basin by the second fitting connected to the flange.
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A method of providing a clean rinse to a part disposed of in a parts washer assembly comprising:
- storing a contaminated fluid solution at a level in a reservoir, the reservoir having a cover surmounted on an open end of the reservoir with the cover including an opening formed therein;
- storing a clean fluid in a tank of a clean rinse module, the clean rinse module including a flange, a tank, a first pump and a second pump, the flange of the clean rinse module contiguous with the cover such that the flange covers the opening and the tank and the first and second pumps depend from the flange into the reservoir;
- transferring the clean fluid from the tank to the reservoir by an overflow opening formed in the tank above the level of the contaminated fluid solution;
- providing the clean fluid to the cleaning basin by the second pump, the second pump in fluid with communication with the cleaning basin by a tube connected to a second fitting on the flange;
- providing contaminated fluid to the cleaning basin from the reservoir by the first pump, the first pump in fluid communication with cleaning basin by a tube connected to a first fitting on the flange;
- receiving contaminated fluid from the cleaning basin by a drain on the cleaning basin, the drain in fluid communication with the reservoir by a tube an opening on the cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.