Ultrasonic slat washer
OwnerJeff Grass, Michael Giboneyinventors
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Abstract
An ultrasonic cleaner apparatus is disclosed which includes a support housing, a tub supported by the housing and an ultrasound and sensor transducer contacting the bottom of the cleaning tank. A fixture assembly for holding items to be cleaned is configured for insertion into the cleaning tank. The fixture assembly comprises a predetermined number of slots, which are positioned around the perimeter of a pair of end disks disposed on the fixture assembly. The slots are configured to receive the distal ends of slats or other items to be cleaned. Rotation of the fixture assembly in the cleaning solution and ultrasonic energy effectively cleans the items while the fixture assembly securely holds the items during cleaning, rinsing and drying.
Claims15
An ultrasonic cleaner comprising:
- a tub having a bottom and an open top for containing a liquid for cleaning;
- an ultrasound unit, wherein the ultrasound unit engages the bottom of the tub;
- a water unit for providing cleaning liquid and a rinse liquid to the tub;
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- a fixture assembly for holding items to be cleaned,
- wherein the fixture assembly is disposed within the tub, wherein the fixture assembly comprises
- a first end disk having a perimeter and a center axis and
- a second end disk having a perimeter and a center axis, and wherein the first end disk and the second end disk are spaced apart by a shaft engaging said end disks along said center axis and
- wherein the first and second end disks comprise a plurality of slots spaced along their respective perimeters, the slots of the first end disk being aligned respect to the slots of the second end disk.
An ultrasonic cleaner for cleaning slats used in a slat counting device comprising:
- a tub having a bottom and a top for containing a liquid for cleaning,
- an ultrasonic unit, wherein the ultrasonic unit engages the bottom of the tub;
- a rinse water unit for providing cleaning liquid and a rinse liquid to the tub;
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- a fixture assembly for holding a plurality slats to be cleaned, wherein the fixture assembly is disposed within the tub, and wherein the fixture assembly comprises
- a first end disk having a perimeter and a center axis and
- a second end disk having a perimeter and a second axis, and
- wherein the first and second end disks are spaced apart by a shaft engaging said end disks along said center axis and
- wherein the first end disk and the second end disk comprise a plurality of slots along their respective perimeters the slots of the first end disk being aligned respect to the slots of the second end disk.
An ultrasonic cleaner for cleaning slats used in a slat counting device comprising:
- a tub having a bottom and a top for containing a liquid for cleaning;
- an ultrasonic unit, wherein the ultrasonic unit engages the bottom of the tub;
- a rinse water unit for providing cleaning liquid and a rinse liquid to the tub;
- and
- a fixture assembly for holding a plurality slats to be cleaned, wherein the fixture assembly is disposed within the tub, and wherein the fixture assembly comprises
- a first end disk having a perimeter and a center axis and
- a second end disk having a perimeter and a second axis, and
- wherein the first and second end disks are spaced apart by a shaft engaging said end disks along said center axis and
- wherein the first end disk comprises slots having closed ends to form closed slots and wherein the second end disk comprises slots having open ends to form open slots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.