US 9,427,784 B2 · Device and method for draining and rinsing containers filled with fluid

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for draining and rinsing containers filled with fluid, comprising an accommodating unit for accommodating the container and comprising a removal unit, which has a removal line, a coupling connected to the removal line for connecting the a removal opening of the container, and a pumping apparatus by means of which the fluid in the container can be pumped out of the container, and comprising a rinsing unit, which has a rinsing pin, a rinsing line connected to the rinsing pin, and a control apparatus, wherein the rinsing pin can be moved by means of the control apparatus in such a way that the rinsing pin automatically pierces a wall of the container and rinses out the container after the container has been drained.

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Dependent claims

A method for draining and rinsing containers filled with fluid, in which

the container is received by a receiving unit;
a removal opening of the container is connected to a coupling of a removal line;
the fluid located in the container is conveyed out of the container;
after the draining of the container, a wall of the container is automatically pierced by a rinsing spike;
and
the container is rinsed out with a rinsing liquid by means of a rinsing line connected to the rinsing spike, wherein the container is rotated about an axis which is not oriented parallel to a vertical axis.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Device and method for draining and rinsing containers filled with fluid

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Device and method for draining and rinsing containers filled with fluid

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Abstract

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