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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
May. 07, 2010
Applicants:
Timo Jakob, Framersheim, DE;
Steffen Kappel, Bad Kreuznach, DE;
Thomas Stolte, Bad Kreuznach, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KHS GmbH, Dortmund, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 9/093 (2006.01); B08B 9/00 (2006.01); B08B 9/42 (2006.01); B08B 9/30 (2006.01); B08B 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 9/30 (2013.01); B08B 9/00 (2013.01); B08B 9/42 (2013.01); B08B 5/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Internal cleaning of inverted cans includes engaging a can's cylindrical wall with a wall-conforming vacuum or adhesive gripper, causing a spraying unit to travel axially in and out of the can's opening while the can is inverted on a circular conveyor, and using a supporting arm or bottom stop to subject the can to a counterforce against a flushing force from sprayed cleaning medium. This prevents the can from being pressed out of a receptacle in which it sits during cleaning.