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US 2019/0313841 A1Published application
Fluid conduit cleaning apparatus and method
AssigneeHygienic Innovations Ltd
InventorJonathan Quinn
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Abstract
An apparatus (100) for cleaning open ended conduits such as milk steam wands (10) comprises a container (106) connected to an ultrasonic transducer (132) to clean the conduit (10) immersed in liquid (12).
Claims18
A hand-held cleaning apparatus for an open ended fluid conduit of a food and/or drink production device comprising:
- a container for receiving a liquid, the container having an opening for a fluid conduit;
- and
- an ultrasonic transducer configured to transmit ultrasonic energy into the container in use.
A method of cleaning an open ended fluid conduit of a food and/or drink production device comprising the steps of:
- providing a food and/or drink production device having an open ended fluid conduit attached thereto;
- providing an assembly of a container and an ultrasonic transducer;
- at least partially filling the container with a liquid;
- moving the container into position such that the fluid conduit is at least partially immersed in the liquid whilst still being attached to the food and/or drink production device;
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- activating the ultrasonic transducer to transmit ultrasonic energy to the liquid to clean the fluid conduit.
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