US1141139A - Cleaning apparatus. - Google Patents

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F. H. UGILVIE.

CLEANING APPARATUS;

APPLICATION FILED APR.v28| 1914.

Patented-June 1, 1915.

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A TTOR/VEY FREDERICK H. OGILVIE, OF JERSEY CITY, NEWJJERSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 WISN-ER'MANU- JEACTURING COMPANY, OF NEW Y0, 1\T., Y., A CORJPOBA'TIDN OF NEW YORK- cnnanme APPARATUS.

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' Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certainnew and useful Improve ments in Cleaning'Apparatus, of which the following-is a specification. 1

My invention relates to cleaning apparatus; and particularlytoapparatus of the kind mentioned,-- for milk cans and other storage vessels which have to be especially treated after they have been-emptied of their 1 contents, to be further use.

The primary object of my invention is to provide. a construction which is formed to engage milk cans and the like, in such a manner that they'will be retained for a definite period of time; whereby such vessels cannot be withdrawn until the a paratus hasthoroughly effected and comp eted the cleaning operation. To this end I make my put in sanitary condition for apparatus of such size as to accommodate a which it can 'be freely removed, allthe steps v broken. away at one sideto expose the in-- number of vessels; which are started atone end of the apparatus and removed at the other; after being cleaned and dried at intermediate points.

My invention also includes means at one end which will prevent the withdrawal of a milk can, or similar'vessel, after ithas once been started, until it hasp'assed successively through the difi'erent positions which it must take in order to. be treated as required; -and by the time it reaches the other end, at

in the operation of cleaning the vessel have been. performed, and the desired result has been achieved. A i

Further objects and advantages'of my invention will a pear from the following specification ta en in connection with the accompanying drawings, the same characters of reference indicating the samev parts on all the views. f t Unsaid drawings Figure 1 is aside elevation of my apparatus, showing the same terior; Fig. 2 is a top plan of the same; and

Fig. 3 is-a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fi .1. r

[In the particular description of the draw ings, I emi oy the numeral 1 to indicate the: 'or body of my apparatusvvl imighf a Q frame war is mountedupon legs or standards Specification of. Letters llatent.

Application filed April 2%, 1514. Serial No. 834,911.

the end last mentioned. the bars tatentedllnne a, rate.

frame work as well as the legs. 2 are preferably constituted of lengths of angle bars riveted togethen; and the legs 2 are connected by cross beams at the bottom, forming feet; and braced by barsjoin'ing the 1e 5 to the framework 1, in any suitable way. his frame work I'carries atrough 3 which has closed ends 4, but is substantially open at the I top; and in the top is a support upon which the milk cans or other. vessels are placed, when it is desired to clean the same. "The support mentioned comprises a plate 5, which is of less length than the frame work "1; and is mounted upon cross bars 6, se-

pured to the sides of the frame work 1; the plate being fastened to these cross bars in any suitable fashion. Fromthe ends of the plate to the ends of the frame work 1' ex-' tend longitudinal bars 7, which are spaced from one another and form a continuation of the support in the top of the trough, of

which the plate 5'is a, part. [This plate 5 has an opening 8 and two openings 9 through it, and below, these. openings are nozzles 10. The nozzle 10 in line with the opening 8 delivers water and the other two nozzles are connected to asource of steam supply. The plate 5 is long enough to ac-- commodate three milkcans orthe like at one Fig. 2, my apparatus is long enough to ac commodate three milk cans on the plate 5,

another can on the bars 7. at the left of this plate and two more milk cans on the bars 7 at the other endof the'-'frnme work 1. At

framework 1, or the sides of thetrough 3,

at Qtheir' ends. The bars 7 along the sides of this coil are long enough to accommodate two milk cans after the latter have passed 0d the plate 5, and as there is no obstruction abovethe coil. 11, heated air will naturally risefi'rito the cans and dry the s v ame,

pipe which eupplies l. may exheating coil leads through one end of the trough 3; and the other end of the coil is connected to the nozzles 10, below the. holes indicated at 9; also the water pipe, which supplies liquid to the nozzle 10 below the aperture 8, enters through the same end of the trough; and this pipe, shown at 13, as

well as the pipe leading from the steam coil,"

maybe secured in any suitable fashion in tln trough, 3.

The nozzles 10 are each provided with valves inside the same, and having external projecting stems 14. These valves normally close the nozzles, and may be kept shut by suitable springs; and each stem 14 is en gaged by a bell crank lever 15, pivotally mounted in any suitable fashion adjacent to the stem 14:. One arm of each of these levers will extend through the plate 5, which will be recessed to the extent required; and the edges of the arms above the plate may be beveled. As a result when the milk cans are moved along the plate the rims of the mouths thereof will -engage the upper arms of these bell cranks and force them downward. The bell cranks will thus force the stems 14: to open the valves and the nozzles andallow these nozzles to discharge into the cans. The nozzle 10 below the aperture 8 has a drain cock. with handle 17; and the two steam nozzles 10 are connected together by a short length of drain pipe which has a drain cock 18. The trough 3 may be provided at any convenient point with a drain cock- 19.

Between any two of the bars 7 at the end opposite that carrying the steam coil 11, I secure a one way movable stop 20 which is mounted in a U-shaped strap 22 secured to the bars 7 and extending below them. This stop is in the form of a lever or pawl; and

its spindle 21 may carry a sprin which normally holds one end of this pawl down against the strap 22' and the other end above the level of the plate 5. I also arrange along the sidesof'the plate 5 retaining flanges 24; utilizing angle irons of sufiicient length for this purpose; and the retaining flanges are placed far enough apart to allow along the front edge .of the frame work 1 which is large enough to permit a milk can to be withdrawn therethrough; and a, curved rail or bar 25, forming a guide, may be secured to the --rear and adjacent end of the frame work 1 to direct the cans by turns oil' the support through this space, and over the front edge of the frame work 1. The back flange will run the full length of the frame 1 to prevent a can at the left being pushed over the rear edge.

The utility and'mode of operation of my apparatus will now be pointed out.

Fig. 2 illustrates, by means of broken circles, the position of the milk cans on the support carried by the frame work 1 in the top of the trough 3, and it will be apparent that my apparatus can accommodate one half a dozen cans, all of which are placed bottom upward on the support comprising the plate 5 and bars 7 at once. Three cans will be on the plate 5 in position to be sprayed out by the nozzles 10; two will rest upon the bars 7 over the heating coil; and another will be carried upon the bars 7 adjacentthe stop 20, in readiness to be moved on the plate 5 when the line of cans is moved up, after one is taken off around the opposite end of the front flange 24:.

In Fig. 3 I illustrate in broken lines the shape of a milk can at the mouth thereof,

and it will be seen that these cans are re.- ceived between the flanges 24 and retained upon the support until they reach the heating coil 11. When a can is placed upon the bars 7 at the forward edge of the plate 5, the stop 20 allows it to be moved upon the plate over the aperture 8; but after it has passed the stop, it cannot be taken off the apparatus until it has traversed the row of nozzles and passed off the apertured plate 5. Of course, as each can comes over each aperture, it presses down the upper arm of the bell crank associated therewith, and causes the nozzle below the aperture to deliver fluid to its interior. Each can is thus first sprayed with water and then twice with steam. It is next dried by the coil 11 and guided off the apparatus by the rail 25, when the attendant moves it ahead to make room for the cans behind it. A single attendant can operate my apparatus and it will be apparent that he cannot keep the cans moving across the support in the top of the trough too fast for the operation of cleaning to be thoroughly performed. As he takes one off at the right of the apparatus, he must then move the remaining five forward far enough to make room for another at the left; and the removal and replacement of the cans, one at a time, in this way, Will insure each can remaining in position to be sprayed first with water and then twicewith steam, the required interval in each instance; and the same will be true of the space of time during which each can will remain on the bars 7 above the heating coil 11 to be dried.

The position'and length of therail 25 of cans, such as two, rest upon the section of the supporting frame work 1 above which the rail is located; that is, directly above the coil 11; the next three cans, when pushed up close behind the first two, will in every case be directly over the nozzles 10. The

rail 25 therefore serves not only to cause the cans to pass over the front edge of the apparatus at the delivery end of the same,

but also as a device for gaging the proper positions of the cans on the plate 5. In

other words, so long as'the first can about to come off rests upon the frame work approximately as shown in broken lines in Fig. 2, and the other four are as close to the first as possible, the third, fourth and fifth cans will necessarily-be in place to be sprayed by the nozzles, and the attendant will not have to look to see whether the- The operation of my apparatus will there-- fore, be substantially continuous and a large number of cans can be cleaned with a minimum expenditure of time and labor. practice of my invention a skilled dairy man will have no difficulty in keeping the cans moving through the apparatus without lagging in his work and at the same time without pushing them through too rapidly to clean them as thoroughly as the strictestmunicipal regulations may specify.

From the above description it will be seen that l have produced an advantageous, yet simple construction, to serve my purpose. I do not wish to be limited to the exact structural details herein set forth as the same may be varied within wide limits and I, therefore, reserve the right to make such changes in the shape, size and arrangement of the parts as fairly fall within the scope and spirit of my invention. Having described my invention, what ll believe to be new, andv desire to secure and protect by Letters Patent of the United States is l. The combination or means for supporting thereon a plurality of inverted storage vessels having mouths with outward extending rims, retaining means extending along the supporting means to engage the rims of the mouths of said vessels on opposite sides of the same, whereby said vessels cannot be displaced from the supporting means except by movement along the latter, and one or more devices for delivering- In thecleaning agent to the vessels as they are moved along the supporting means.

2. The combination of means for supporting thereon a plurality of inverted storage vessels having months with outward extending rims, a one-way movable stop at one end of said means, retaining means extending away from said stop along the supporting means to engage the rims of the mouths of .said vessels on opposite sides of the same,

whereb said vessels cannot be displaced from the supporting means except by movement along the supporting means, and one I or more devices for delivering cleaning agent to the vessels as they are moved along the supporting means.

3. The combinationof means for supporting thereon a plurality of inverted storage vessels having mouths with outward extending rims, angle-iron retainers extending along the supporting means to engage the rims of the mouths of the said storage vessels on opposite sides of the sauna-whereby said vessels cannot be displaced from the supporting means except by movement along the latter, and one or more devices for delivering cleaning agent to the vessels as they are moved along the supporting means.

4. The combination of means for supporting thereon a plurality of inverted storage vessels having mouths with outward extending rims, a one-way movable stop at one end of said means, angle iron retainers extending away from the stop along the supporting means to engage the rims of the mouths "of the vessels on opposite sides thereof,

whereby said vessels cannot be displaced fromthe supporting means except by movement along the latter, and one or more devices for delivering cleaning agent to the vessels as they are moved along the supporting means.

5. The combination of means for support ing thereonaplurality of storage vessels, a U-shaped strap transversely. mounted on said means and carried below the same, a pivot carried by upper part of said strap, a stop movably" mounted on the pivot and extending above the level of the supporting means, and resilient means for holding the lower end of the stop against the bottom of the strap.

6. The combination of means for supporting thereon a plurality of inverted storage vessels having months with outward extending rims, retaining means extending along said means to engage the rims of said months on opposite sides thereof, whereby said vessels cannot be displaced from the supporting means except by movement along the latter, one or more devices for delivering cleaning agent to saidvessels as they are moved along the supporting means, and a rail carried by the supporting means beyond said the distances between of said means, a drying coil at the other end of said means, a plurality of devices for delivering cleaning agent to said vessel located between said stop and said coil, retaining means extending along the supporting.

means ad] acent said devices to engage the runs of said mouths on opposite sides of the same, whereby the vessels. cannot be dis-' placed from the supporting means except by movement over said devices, and a rail carried by the supporting means above said coil, the devices being spaced apart according to the size of said vessels, and the sec- ,tion of said supporting means adjacent said rail and coil being of sufiicient extent to accommodate an integral number of said vessels, whereby the rail may serve to gage the correct positions of said vessels with respect to said devices.

Signed at New York in the countyof New York and State of New York this 6th day of April A. D. 1914.

FREDERICK H. OGILVIE.

Witnesses: v

WM. F. NICKEL, C. W. Bmnnnny.

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