Mat washing system

Abstract

A brushless system for washing a large flat object having a length greater than a width, the width defining a cross-section, said system including a frame defining a longitudinal path and including a first end; a second end; and a wash chamber positioned between said first and second ends. A transport system secured to the frame and adapted to transport said object positioned thereon; said transport system including a plurality of idle rollers located along said longitudinal path and adapted to support said object as it travels along the longitudinal path; a drive system to provide mechanical transport motion to said object along the longitudinal path from said first end of the frame to said second end of the frame, said drive system being positioned outside the wash chamber; and first end including a loading mechanism to position the object on at least one of the plurality of rollers, and said second end including an unloading mechanism to remove the object from at least one of the plurality of rollers; said wash chamber including an entrance located proximate the first end and an exit located proximate the second end, and a series of high pressure water jets positioned within the wash chamber and adapted to spray the entire surface of said object when such transits through the washing chamber. The entire cross-section of said object is untouched by the system at at least one point during its transit through the wash chamber.