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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2010
Cornelia Folz, Berlin, DE;
Jan Momsen, Bredstedt, DE;
Heinz Humele, Thalmassing, DE;
Timm Kirchhoff, Westerholz, DE;
Klaus-karl Wasmuht, Ellingen, DE;
Bernd Hansen, Rantrum, DE;
Thomas Islinger, Lappersdorf, DE;
Christoph Weinholzer, Straubing, DE;
Cornelia Folz, Berlin, DE;
Jan Momsen, Bredstedt, DE;
Heinz Humele, Thalmassing, DE;
Timm Kirchhoff, Westerholz, DE;
Klaus-Karl Wasmuht, Ellingen, DE;
Bernd Hansen, Rantrum, DE;
Thomas Islinger, Lappersdorf, DE;
Christoph Weinholzer, Straubing, DE;
Krones AG, Neutraubling, DE;
Abstract
A method for cleaning containers, in particular bottles of glass or plastics, and a cleaning machine with at least one cleaning medium, with the containers cleaned at least in one station preferential for the cleaning result and/or in a procedure step with at least essentially chemical-free cleaning media. The cleaning medium is advantageously a granular material, in particular granular ice, carried under pressure with compressed air or compressed water. The cleaning machine suited for carrying out the method includes downstream of an unpacking and presoaking station, a pre-cleaning station with a high pressure water blasting pre-cleaning section, and subsequently an intensive cleaning station with at least one intensive cleaning section to which a pressure blasting system for chemical-free, granular material and a carrier medium are associated, and a disinfection station following the intensive cleaning station.