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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 1978
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1977
Joachim Wiendahl, Dortmund, DE;
Klaus Jendrichowski, Holzwickede, DE;
Wolfgang Sushradt, Dortmund, DE;
Holstein und Kappert Aktiengesellschaft, Dortmund, DE;
Abstract
A spraying device for use in a bottle cleaning machine is disclosed having a conveyor chain which is movable through the cleaning machine. A plurality of bottle receiving receptacles are supported from the chain and the bottles to be cleaned are carried in the receptacles. A plurality of spray tubes having a nozzle for directing the spray in a fixed direction with respect to the tube are mounted for pivotal movement so that the spray from each tube is directed through a predetermined spraying zone into a bottle as the conveyor chain moves through the cleaning machine and as the spray tubes are pivoted through a spraying zone. The spray tubes are aligned in series so that the spray from each tube is directed into one of the bottles and so that the axes of the sprays from the different tubes are parallel, and coupling means connect each of the spray tubes with each other so that they pivot through the zone together. A driving pin is carried by each of the bottles and a driver arm is carried by at least one of the spray tubes so that the arm is engaged by the driving pin at a starting position of the spraying zone and as the bottles move through the spraying zone the driving pin continues to engage the driver arm thus causing pivotal movement of each of the spray tubes through a predetermined angle defining the spraying zone. Means are connected with the tubes for returning them to the starting position when the driving pin and driver arm become disengaged at the end position of the spraying zone.