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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hee-Soo Lee, Kwangju, KR;
Assignee:
Kwangju Electronics Co., Ltd., Kwangju, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67B / ; B67D / ; B08B / ; G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
222-1 ; 222148 ; 2221291 ; 356356 ; 134 34 ;
Abstract
An automatic washing apparatus and method for washing an inner part of a drink mixing part of an automatic beverage vending machine is disclosed. The apparatus and method enables the drink mixing part to be automatically washed depending on the pollution level in the part. Thus, a purchaser of goods from the machine can use a clean vending machine. The automatic washing apparatus has a pollution detecting part for detecting the pollution level in the drink mixing part. If it is determined that the drink mixing part has a pollution level higher than desired, a control part generates a signal to supply hot water to wash the drink mixing part.