Cleaning apparatus
AssigneeYugen Kaisha Showa Kogyosho
InventorYorihisa Yamaguchi
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Abstract
A cleaning apparatus for cleaning cylindrical articles includes a container that defines a process chamber. The process chamber is adapted to receive cylindrical articles that have been soiled by dust. The process chamber is substantially closed except for an inserting/removing opening formed in the container. A dust duct is connected to the container so as to communicate with the process chamber. A device is provided for producing a gas-liquid mixture jet within the dust duct so as to induce airflow directed from the process chamber toward the dust duct. Therefore, dust will be drawn into the dust duct and will not scatter to the surrounding environment. The liquid may further wet the dust suspended within the dust duct in order to simplify the process for disposing of the dust removed from the article.
Claims15
A cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a container defining a process chamber for receiving an article to be cleaner;
- a dust discharge pipe connected to the container and in communication with the process chamber;
- an aspirator that generates a flow of air from the process chamber toward the dust discharge pipe;
- and
- a source of liquid disposed within the dust discharge pipe, wherein the liquid wets dust that enters into the dust discharge pipe.
The method for cleaning an article, comprising:
- providing an article into a process chamber;
- applying a high-speed airflow to the article to remove dust adhered thereto;
- aspirating dust blown off the article into a dust discharge pipe connected to the process chamber;
- and,
- applying an atomized liquid to the dust that enters into the dust charge pipe in order to wet the dust to prevent from scattering to the surrounding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.