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US 2019/0009312 A1Published application
Automated washing or rinsing apparatus for packages, containers, and associated lids
AssigneeEcolab USA Inc.
InventorsAmit Gupta, Brian Pawlik
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to washing or rinsing of packages, containers, and associated lids. More particularly, the disclosure pertains to a washing or rinsing apparatus for cleaning packaging for biocides. A rinsing apparatus is that includes a housing, which has a wash section and a drain section. The rinsing apparatus includes a stop plate disposed within the housing that divides the wash section from the drain section. The apparatus includes a solution distribution nozzle disposed within the wash section of the housing.
Claims20
A rinsing apparatus, comprising:
- a housing having a wash section and a drain section;
- a stop plate disposed within the housing, wherein the stop plate divides the wash section from the drain section and comprises at least one perforation;
- a solution distribution nozzle disposed within the wash section of the housing;
- a solution line in fluid communication with the solution distribution nozzle and a solution source;
- and
- a valve on the solution line to control flow of a rinsing solution to the solution distribution nozzle.
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A method, comprising:
- placing a container or package in a housing of a rinsing apparatus, wherein the rinsing apparatus comprises
- a stop plate disposed within the housing and connected to an inner wall of the housing, wherein the stop plate divides a wash section from a drain section and comprises at least one perforation,
- a solution distribution nozzle disposed within the wash section of the housing,
- a solution line in fluid communication with the solution distribution nozzle and a solution source, and
- a valve on the solution line to control flow of a rinsing solution to the solution distribution nozzle,
- wherein the solution distribution nozzle is positioned such that the rinsing solution can contact the inside of the container or package;
- rinsing the container or package by opening the valve to allow the rinsing solution to flow through the solution line to the solution distribution nozzle;
- allowing the rinsing solution to pass through the at least one perforation in the stop plate into the drain section of the housing;
- and
- draining the rinsing solution through a drain in the drain section of the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.