EP0352496A2 - Apparatus for cleaning vertical blinds, curtains or the like - Google Patents

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EP0352496A2
EP0352496A2 EP89111850A EP89111850A EP0352496A2 EP 0352496 A2 EP0352496 A2 EP 0352496A2 EP 89111850 A EP89111850 A EP 89111850A EP 89111850 A EP89111850 A EP 89111850A EP 0352496 A2 EP0352496 A2 EP 0352496A2
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  • the invention relates to a method for cleaning curtain slats, curtains or the like, which are used in particular for window decoration, and a device for performing this method.
  • Slats, curtains, curtains or the like used for window decoration get dirty over time and therefore have to be cleaned at certain time intervals. This proves to be labor-intensive and time-consuming, in particular in the case of curtain slats, in that, for the purpose of cleaning, the soiled slats have to be dismantled, cleaned piece by piece by washing and brushing and then reassembled.
  • the invention is intended to provide a method and a device by means of whose curtain slats, curtains or the like can be cleaned quickly and easily and under the same physical conditions for the entire good.
  • this object is achieved in that, in a first step, the material to be cleaned is pushed together to form a block in the installed position on a running rail, which then in a second step detergent medium and then in a third step rinsing liquid in each case from above in the circuit are passed over the pushed-together items to be cleaned and that the items to be cleaned are finally dried in a fourth step.
  • the curtain slats, curtains or the like to be cleaned do not need to be removed and then hung up again for the purpose of cleaning, but rather remain in their intended hanging position. It can be seen that this has created an inexpensive and quickly feasible cleaning process which, moreover, subjects all parts of the items to be cleaned to the same physical cleaning conditions.
  • the items to be cleaned can be dried either in the pushed-together state, that is to say in a block in which rinsing liquid liquid still contained in the items to be cleaned drips under gravity, or else freely suspended. It has proven to be expedient if the items to be cleaned are clamped between terminal strips and are thereby kept in shape.
  • a washing device 1 which can be hung in a guide rail that guides the material to be cleaned and whose main components consist of a stop, a nozzle assembly, a jacket that extends downward from the latter and, in the application case, encloses a tubular jacket and a collecting trough consist.
  • the stop and the nozzle assembly can expediently be enclosed by a frame which, in turn, carries the jacket enclosing the items to be cleaned in the form of a hose in the application case.
  • stop and nozzle assembly can have clamping elements which enable the cleaning items suspended on a running rail to be locked in the pushed-together state.
  • the distance between the nozzle assembly and the collecting trough is expediently adjustable in order to be able to adapt to different lengths of the items to be cleaned.
  • the drip pan in the the sheath enclosing the material to be cleaned should protrude into it, can advantageously be connected to the frame enclosing the nozzle assembly and the stop via adjustable suspension means.
  • an auxiliary vessel is arranged between the collecting trough and a pump for the optional conveying of washing-active medium or the rinsing liquid at the lowest point of the circuit, which has a larger capacity than the storage containers and can optionally be switched to one storage container each , so that the entire supply of washing-active medium on the one hand and rinsing liquid on the other hand can be accommodated in the auxiliary vessel.
  • a suitable piping scheme, assigned valves and a pump ensure that washing-active medium and then rinsing liquid (water) can be pumped in succession from above over the items to be cleaned.
  • the auxiliary vessel stands on the floor and the associated storage containers are arranged so high that their contents can always drain into the auxiliary vessel when the valve is in the appropriate position.
  • the auxiliary vessel For the purpose of emptying the auxiliary vessel, however, it can be raised to a level above the storage container.
  • auxiliary units such as the storage containers, piping and valves, are expediently a pump, a heater and the auxiliary vessel are arranged on a trolley, thus providing an easy-to-use mobile device for the above-mentioned purpose.
  • the pump When used as intended, the pump sucks the wash-active medium previously supplied from the corresponding storage container from the auxiliary vessel then standing on the floor and pumps it in circulation over the items to be cleaned. Additional heating can be provided in the circuit. After the cleaning process, rinsing liquid is circulated over the material to be cleaned in the same way.
  • a stop 1.1 and a nozzle assembly 1.2 are releasably connected with the aid of clamping elements 1.3 designed as screws with lock nuts to a running rail 1.4 which hangs the curtain slats.
  • the curtain slats are pushed together to form a slat block 1.5.
  • the stop 1.1 and the nozzle assembly 1.2 surround a frame 1.6, to which a downwardly extending jacket 1.7, which encloses the lamella block 1.5, is fastened.
  • the nozzle assembly 1.2 can alternatively be supplied with wash-active medium or with rinsing liquid via a fluid supply line 1.8, which is only indicated.
  • a carriage 2 can also be seen, which has a storage container 2.1 for washing-active medium and a further storage container 2.2 for rinsing liquid (water).
  • the containers 2.1, 2.2 are connected via pipes 2.3 and valves 2.4 to an auxiliary vessel 2.8 placed on the floor.
  • the auxiliary vessel 2.8 can optionally be filled with wash-active medium from the reservoir 2.1 or with rinsing liquid from the reservoir 2.2.
  • a suction line projects into the auxiliary vessel 2.8 and is in flow connection with a pump 2.5, from which line 1.8 to the nozzle assembly 1.2 stretches. The line is led through a heater 2.6.
  • the washing device When used as intended, the washing device is first attached to the running rail 1.4 in the manner explained above.
  • the nozzle assembly 1.2 then extends over the slats pushed together to form the lamella block 1.5 and the latter are enclosed by the jacket 1.7 hanging on the frame 1.6, which extends on the underside into the collecting trough 2.7, from which a discharge line opening into the auxiliary vessel 2.8 extends.
  • the auxiliary vessel 2.8 is filled with wash-active medium from the storage container 2.1 and then this medium is conveyed to the nozzle assembly 1.2 by means of the pump 2.5, in order then to run downwards from above over the fins combined in the finned block 1.5.
  • the washing-active medium that collects in the collecting trough 2.7 then flows back to the auxiliary vessel 2.8 and is again guided, ie in a circuit, by means of the pump 2.5 over the fins.
  • rinsing liquid is filled from the storage container 2.2 into the auxiliary vessel 2.8 and then passed in the same way in a circuit over the lamellae of the lamella block 1.5.
  • the washing device 1 After rinsing, the washing device 1 is removed.
  • the lamella block 1.5 then hangs freely and drips in a drip pan 3.1 arranged under the latter.
  • the drip tray is suspended in connecting chains of the slats, not shown.
  • the slat block 1.5 can be accommodated between two lateral terminal strips 3.2 and dried. This is shown in FIG. 4.
  • the set-up times are extremely short and all parts of the items to be cleaned are cleaned under the same physical conditions.
  • the set-up times are independent of the number and area of the lamellae and in view of the completely identical treatment of all lamellae of a lamella block, no length deviations of individual lamellae can occur.

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During the method, the article to be cleaned, which can be vertical blinds, curtains or the like, is left hanging in the insulation position on a running rail and, after they have been pushed together to form a block, firstly a washing active medium and then rinsing liquid are each fed from above in a cycle over the article to be cleaned which is then dried after the rinsing operation. A washing apparatus can be suspended in a running rail guiding the article to be cleaned and can be provided with a jacket enclosing the article to be cleaned in the manner of a sleeve during application. Furthermore, the washing apparatus has a tuyère connection situated above the article to be cleaned during proper use and a collection basin arranged below the article to be cleaned, into which collection basin the bottom end of the jacket projects. By means of a pump, washing active medium and rinsing liquid are each fed successively in a cycle from above over the article to be cleaned. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Reinigen von Vorhang-Lamellen, Gardinen oder dergleichen, die ins­besondere zur Fensterdekoration verwendet werden, fer­ner eine Vorrichtung zum Durchführen dieses Verfahrens.The invention relates to a method for cleaning curtain slats, curtains or the like, which are used in particular for window decoration, and a device for performing this method.

Zur Fensterdekoration eingesetzte Lamellen, Gardinen, Vorhänge oder dergleichen verschmutzen im Laufe der Zeit und müssen deshalb in bestimmten Zeitintervallen gereinigt werden. Dies erweist sich insbesondere bei Vorhang-Lamellen insofern als arbeits- und zeitaufwen­dig, als zum Zwecke der Reinigung die verschmutzten Lamellen demontiert, jeweils Stück für Stück durch Waschen und Bürsten gereinigt und danach wieder mon­tiert werden müssen.Slats, curtains, curtains or the like used for window decoration get dirty over time and therefore have to be cleaned at certain time intervals. This proves to be labor-intensive and time-consuming, in particular in the case of curtain slats, in that, for the purpose of cleaning, the soiled slats have to be dismantled, cleaned piece by piece by washing and brushing and then reassembled.

Neben dem beträchtlichen Arbeits- und Zeitaufwand hat sich gezeigt, daß nach dem Reinigen Längenabwei­chungen zwischen den Lamellen eines Lamellen-Vorhangs auftreten können, was naturgemäß den bestimmungs­gemäßen dekorativen Charakter eines derartigen Vor­hangs beeinträchtigt. Insoweit werden vielfach ver­schmutzte Lamellen einfach gegen neue Lamellen aus­getauscht, was jedoch äußerst kostspielig ist.In addition to the considerable effort and time involved, it has been shown that after cleaning, there are length deviations between the slats of a slat curtain can occur, which naturally affects the intended decorative character of such a curtain. In this respect, soiled slats are simply exchanged for new slats, but this is extremely expensive.

Demgemäß sollen durch die Erfindung ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung geschaffen werden, mittels deren Vorhang-Lamellen, Gardinen oder dergleichen schnell und einfach sowie unter gleichen physikalischen Be­dingungen für das gesamte Gut gereinigt werden können.Accordingly, the invention is intended to provide a method and a device by means of whose curtain slats, curtains or the like can be cleaned quickly and easily and under the same physical conditions for the entire good.

In verfahrenstechnischer Hinsicht ist diese Aufgabe dadurch gelöst, daß in einem ersten Schritt das zu reinigende Gut in Einbaulage an einer Laufschiene hängend zu einem Block zusammengeschoben wird, das dann in einem zweiten Schritt waschaktives Medium und danach in einem dritten Schritt Spülflüssigkeit jeweils von oben im Kreislauf über das zusammenge­schobene Reinigungsgut geleitet werden und daß schließ­lich in einem vierten Schritt das Reinigungsgut ge­trocknet wird.From a procedural point of view, this object is achieved in that, in a first step, the material to be cleaned is pushed together to form a block in the installed position on a running rail, which then in a second step detergent medium and then in a third step rinsing liquid in each case from above in the circuit are passed over the pushed-together items to be cleaned and that the items to be cleaned are finally dried in a fourth step.

Erfindungsgemäß brauchen somit die zu reinigenden Vorhang-Lamellen, Gardinen oder dergleichen zum Zwecke der Reinigung nicht abgenommen und dann wieder auf­gehängt zu werden, sondern bleiben in ihrer bestim­mungsgemäßen Hängelage. Es ist ersichtlich, daß damit ein kostengünstiges und schnell durchführbares Reini­gungsverfahren geschaffen worden ist, das darüber hinaus alle Teile des zu reinigenden Gutes gleichen physikalischen Reinigungsbedingungen unterwirft.According to the invention, the curtain slats, curtains or the like to be cleaned do not need to be removed and then hung up again for the purpose of cleaning, but rather remain in their intended hanging position. It can be seen that this has created an inexpensive and quickly feasible cleaning process which, moreover, subjects all parts of the items to be cleaned to the same physical cleaning conditions.

Getrocknet werden kann das Reinigungsgut entweder im zusammengeschobenen Zustand, also im Block, in­dem im Reinigungsgut noch enthaltene Spülflüssig­flüssigkeit unter Schwerkraft abtropft, oder aber auch frei hängend. Dabei hat sich als zweckmäßig erwiesen, wenn das Reinigungsgut zwischen Klemmleisten eingeklemmt und dadurch in Form gehalten wird.The items to be cleaned can be dried either in the pushed-together state, that is to say in a block in which rinsing liquid liquid still contained in the items to be cleaned drips under gravity, or else freely suspended. It has proven to be expedient if the items to be cleaned are clamped between terminal strips and are thereby kept in shape.

In vorrichtungstechnischer Hinsicht ist die Erfin­dungsaufgabe durch eine Waschvorrichtung 1 gelöst, die in eine das zu reinigende Gut führende Laufschiene einhängbar ist und deren Hauptbauteile aus einem Anschlag, einem Düsenstock, einem sich von letzterem abwärts erstreckenden und das Reinigungsgut im An­wendungsfalle schlauchförmig umschließenden Mantel sowie einer Auffangwanne bestehen.In terms of device technology, the object of the invention is achieved by a washing device 1, which can be hung in a guide rail that guides the material to be cleaned and whose main components consist of a stop, a nozzle assembly, a jacket that extends downward from the latter and, in the application case, encloses a tubular jacket and a collecting trough consist.

Der Anschlag und der Düsenstock können dabei zweck­mäßigerweise von einem Rahmen umschlossen sein, der seinerseits den das Reinigungsgut im Anwendungsfalle schlauchförmig umschließenden Mantel trägt.The stop and the nozzle assembly can expediently be enclosed by a frame which, in turn, carries the jacket enclosing the items to be cleaned in the form of a hose in the application case.

Ferner können der Anschlag und Düsenstock Klemmele­mente aufweisen, die eine Arretierung des an einer Laufschiene hängend geführten Reinigungsgutes im zusammengeschobenen Zustand ermöglichen.Furthermore, the stop and nozzle assembly can have clamping elements which enable the cleaning items suspended on a running rail to be locked in the pushed-together state.

Zweckmäßigerweise ist der Abstand zwischen dem Düsen­stock und der Auffangwanne einstellbar, um eine An­passung an unterschiedliche Längen des Reinigungs­gutes vornehmen zu können. Die Auffangwanne, in die der das zu reinigende Gut schlauchförmig umschließende Mantel hineinragen sollte, kann mit Vorteil über ver­stellbare Tragmittel mit dem den Düsenstock und den An­schlag umschließenden Rahmen verbunden sein.The distance between the nozzle assembly and the collecting trough is expediently adjustable in order to be able to adapt to different lengths of the items to be cleaned. The drip pan in the the sheath enclosing the material to be cleaned should protrude into it, can advantageously be connected to the frame enclosing the nozzle assembly and the stop via adjustable suspension means.

Eine andere Weiterbildung der Vorrichtung ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zwischen der Auffangwanne und einer Pumpe zum wahlweisen Fördern waschaktiven Mediums oder der Spülflüssigkeit am tiefsten Punkt des Kreislaufs ein Hilfsgefäß angeordnet ist, das ein größeres Fassungsver­mögen als die Vorratsbehälter aufweist und wahlweise auf je einen Vorratsbehälter schaltbar ist, so daß der ge­samte Vorrat an waschaktivem Medium einerseits und Spül­flüssigkeit andererseits in dem Hilfsgefäß aufgenommen werden kann.Another further development of the device is characterized in that an auxiliary vessel is arranged between the collecting trough and a pump for the optional conveying of washing-active medium or the rinsing liquid at the lowest point of the circuit, which has a larger capacity than the storage containers and can optionally be switched to one storage container each , so that the entire supply of washing-active medium on the one hand and rinsing liquid on the other hand can be accommodated in the auxiliary vessel.

Durch ein zweckentsprechendes Verrohrungsschema, zu­geordnete Ventile und eine Pumpe wird erreicht, daß aufeinanderfolgend waschaktives Medium und dann Spül­flüssigkeit (Wasser) im Kreislauf von oben über das Reinigungsgut gepumpt werden kann.A suitable piping scheme, assigned valves and a pump ensure that washing-active medium and then rinsing liquid (water) can be pumped in succession from above over the items to be cleaned.

Das Hilfsgefäß steht bei bestimmungsgemäßer Verwendung der Vorrichtung am Boden und die zugeordneten Vorratsbe­hälter sind so hoch angeordnet, daß ihr Inhalt bei entspre­chender Ventilstellung immer in das Hilfsgefäß ablaufen kann. Zum Zwecke der Entleerung des Hilfsgefäßes ist dieses jedoch auf ein Niveau oberhalb der Vorratsbehälter anhebbar.When the device is used as intended, the auxiliary vessel stands on the floor and the associated storage containers are arranged so high that their contents can always drain into the auxiliary vessel when the valve is in the appropriate position. For the purpose of emptying the auxiliary vessel, however, it can be raised to a level above the storage container.

Zweckmäßigerweise sind alle Hilfsaggregate, wie die Vorratsbehälter, Verrohrungen und Ventile, eine Pumpe, eine Heizung und das Hilfsgefäß auf einem Wagen ange­ordnet, womit eine leicht handhabbare mobile Vor­richtung für den obengenannten Zweck vorliegt.All auxiliary units, such as the storage containers, piping and valves, are expediently a pump, a heater and the auxiliary vessel are arranged on a trolley, thus providing an easy-to-use mobile device for the above-mentioned purpose.

Bei bestimmungsgemäßer Verwendung saugt die Pumpe aus dem dann auf dem Boden stehenden Hilfsgefäß das diesem zuvor aus dem entsprechenden Vorratsbehälter zugeführte waschaktive Medium an und pumpt es im Kreislauf über das zu reinigende Gut. Dabei kann im Kreislauf eine Zusatzheizung vorgesehen sein. Nach dem Reinigungsvorgang wird in gleicher Weise Spülflüssigkeit im Kreislauf über das zu reinigende Gut geführt.When used as intended, the pump sucks the wash-active medium previously supplied from the corresponding storage container from the auxiliary vessel then standing on the floor and pumps it in circulation over the items to be cleaned. Additional heating can be provided in the circuit. After the cleaning process, rinsing liquid is circulated over the material to be cleaned in the same way.

Anhand der beigefügten Zeichnungen soll nachstehend ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung erläutert werden. In schematischen Ansichten zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 die in eine Laufschiene für Vorhang-Lamellen eingehängte Waschvorrichtung in einer Schnitt­ansicht und die zu einem Block zusammenge­schobenen Vorhang-Lamellen,
  • Fig. 2 die Waschvorrichtung in einem der Schnitt­linie A-A in Fig. 1 entsprechenden Querschnitt,
  • Fig. 3 in einer schematischen Gesamtansicht einen alle Hilfseinrichtungen aufnehmenden Wagen und die Waschvorrichtung bei bestimmungs­gemäßer Verwendung und
  • Fig. 4 den unteren Teil eines zwischen Klemmelementen aufgenommenen Lamellen-Blocks sowie eine unter diesem angeordnete Abtropfwanne.
An embodiment of the invention will be explained below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Schematic views show:
  • 1 is a sectional view of the washing device suspended in a running rail for curtain slats and the curtain slats pushed together to form a block,
  • 2 shows the washing device in a cross section corresponding to the section line AA in FIG. 1,
  • Fig. 3 is a schematic overall view of a carriage accommodating all auxiliary devices and the washing device when used as intended and
  • Fig. 4 shows the lower part of a slat block received between clamping elements and a drip tray arranged below this.

Aus Fig. 1 ist ersichtlich, daß ein Anschlag 1.1 und ein Düsenstock 1.2 mit Hilfe von als Schrauben mit Kontermuttern ausgebildeten Klemmelementen 1.3 mit einer die Vorhang-Lamellen hängend aufnehmenden Lauf­schiene 1.4 lösbar verbunden sind. In der Zeichnung sind die Vorhang-Lamellen zu einem Lamellen-Block 1.5 zusammengeschoben.From Fig. 1 it can be seen that a stop 1.1 and a nozzle assembly 1.2 are releasably connected with the aid of clamping elements 1.3 designed as screws with lock nuts to a running rail 1.4 which hangs the curtain slats. In the drawing, the curtain slats are pushed together to form a slat block 1.5.

Den Anschlag 1.1 und den Düsenstock 1.2 umgibt ein Rahmen 1.6, an dem ein sich abwärts erstreckender und den Lamellen-Block 1.5 umschließender Mantel 1.7 befestigt ist. Über eine nur angedeutete Strömungs­mittelzuleitung 1.8 ist der Düsenstock 1.2 alternativ mit waschaktivem Medium oder mit Spülflüssigkeit ver­sorgbar. Unter dem Lamellen-Block 1.5 befindet sich eine Auffangwanne 2.7, in die das untere Ende des den Lamellen-Block 1.5 umschließenden Mantels hinein­ragt. Dies zeigt Fig. 3.The stop 1.1 and the nozzle assembly 1.2 surround a frame 1.6, to which a downwardly extending jacket 1.7, which encloses the lamella block 1.5, is fastened. The nozzle assembly 1.2 can alternatively be supplied with wash-active medium or with rinsing liquid via a fluid supply line 1.8, which is only indicated. Under the lamella block 1.5 there is a collecting trough 2.7, into which the lower end of the jacket surrounding the lamella block 1.5 projects. This is shown in FIG. 3.

Aus Fig. 3 ist ferner ein Wagen 2 ersichtlich, der einen Vorratsbehälter 2.1 für waschaktives Medium und einen weiteren Vorratsbehälter 2.2 für Spülflüssig­keit (Wasser) besitzt. Die Behälter 2.1, 2.2 sind über Rohrleitungen 2.3 und Ventile 2.4 mit einem am Boden abgestellten Hilfsgefäß 2.8 verbunden. Das Hilfsge­fäß 2.8 kann wahlweise mit waschaktivem Medium aus dem Vorratsbehälter 2.1 oder mit Spülflüssigkeit aus dem Vorratsbehälter 2.2 gefüllt werden. In das Hilfs­gefäß 2.8 ragt eine Ansaugleitung hinein, die mit einer Pumpe 2.5 in Strömungsverbindung steht, von der sich die Leitung 1.8 zum Düsenstock 1.2 hin er­ streckt. Die Leitung ist über eine Heizung 2.6 ge­führt.From Fig. 3 a carriage 2 can also be seen, which has a storage container 2.1 for washing-active medium and a further storage container 2.2 for rinsing liquid (water). The containers 2.1, 2.2 are connected via pipes 2.3 and valves 2.4 to an auxiliary vessel 2.8 placed on the floor. The auxiliary vessel 2.8 can optionally be filled with wash-active medium from the reservoir 2.1 or with rinsing liquid from the reservoir 2.2. A suction line projects into the auxiliary vessel 2.8 and is in flow connection with a pump 2.5, from which line 1.8 to the nozzle assembly 1.2 stretches. The line is led through a heater 2.6.

Bei bestimmungsgemäßer Verwendung wird zunächst die Waschvorrichtung in der oben erläuterten Weise an die Laufschiene 1.4 angehängt. Der Düsenstock 1.2 er­streckt sich dann über den zum Lamellen-Block 1.5 zu­sammengeschobenen Lamellen und letztere sind von dem an dem Rahmen 1.6 hängenden Mantel 1.7 umschlossen, der unterseitig bis in die Auffangwanne 2.7 hinein­reicht, von der sich eine in das Hilfsgefäß 2.8 ein­mündende Abflußleitung forterstreckt.When used as intended, the washing device is first attached to the running rail 1.4 in the manner explained above. The nozzle assembly 1.2 then extends over the slats pushed together to form the lamella block 1.5 and the latter are enclosed by the jacket 1.7 hanging on the frame 1.6, which extends on the underside into the collecting trough 2.7, from which a discharge line opening into the auxiliary vessel 2.8 extends.

Nach diesen Vorbereitungen wird das Hilfsgefäß 2.8 mit waschaktivem Medium aus dem Vorratsbehälter 2.1 gefüllt und anschließend dieses Medium mittels der Pumpe 2.5 zum Düsenstock 1.2 gefördert, um dann von oben über die im Lamellen-Block 1.5 zusammengefaßten Lamellen abwärts zu rinnen. Das sich in der Auffang­wanne 2.7 sammelnde waschaktive Medium strömt dann zurück zu dem Hilfsgefäß 2.8 und wird erneut, also im Kreislauf, mittels der Pumpe 2.5 über die Lamellen geführt. Wenn der Reinigungsvorgang nach einer be­stimmten Waschzeit beendet ist, wird anstelle des waschaktiven Mediums Spülflüssigkeit aus dem Vor­ratsbehälter 2.2 in das Hilfsgefäß 2.8 gefüllt und dann in gleicher Weise im Kreislauf über die Lamellen des Lamellen-Blocks 1.5 geleitet.After these preparations, the auxiliary vessel 2.8 is filled with wash-active medium from the storage container 2.1 and then this medium is conveyed to the nozzle assembly 1.2 by means of the pump 2.5, in order then to run downwards from above over the fins combined in the finned block 1.5. The washing-active medium that collects in the collecting trough 2.7 then flows back to the auxiliary vessel 2.8 and is again guided, ie in a circuit, by means of the pump 2.5 over the fins. When the cleaning process has ended after a certain washing time, instead of the washing-active medium, rinsing liquid is filled from the storage container 2.2 into the auxiliary vessel 2.8 and then passed in the same way in a circuit over the lamellae of the lamella block 1.5.

Nach dem Spülen wird die Waschvorrichtung 1 entfernt. Der Lamellen-Block 1.5 hängt dann frei und tropft in eine unter letzterem angeordnete Abtropfwanne 3.1 ab. Die Abtropfwanne ist in nicht gezeigte Verbindungs­ketten der Lamellen eingehängt. Bei besonders form­empfindlichen Lamellentypen kann der Lamellen-Block 1.5 zwischen zwei seitlichen Klemmleisten 3.2 aufge­nommen und getrocknet werden. Dies zeigt Fig. 4.After rinsing, the washing device 1 is removed. The lamella block 1.5 then hangs freely and drips in a drip pan 3.1 arranged under the latter. The drip tray is suspended in connecting chains of the slats, not shown. In the case of particularly shape-sensitive slat types, the slat block 1.5 can be accommodated between two lateral terminal strips 3.2 and dried. This is shown in FIG. 4.

Die besonderen Vorteile des mittels der vorstehend erläuterten Vorrichtung durchführbaren Reinigungs­verfahrens liegen darin, daß die Rüstzeiten äußerst gering sind und alle Partien des Reinigungsgutes unter gleichen physikalischen Bedingungen gereinigt werden. Bei der beschriebenen Lamellenreinigung sind die Rüstzeiten unabhängig von Anzahl und Fläche der Lamellen und angesichts der völlig gleichartigen Be­handlung aller Lamellen eines Lamellen-Blocks können keine Längenabweichungen einzelner Lamellen eintreten.The particular advantages of the cleaning process which can be carried out by means of the device explained above are that the set-up times are extremely short and all parts of the items to be cleaned are cleaned under the same physical conditions. With the described lamella cleaning, the set-up times are independent of the number and area of the lamellae and in view of the completely identical treatment of all lamellae of a lamella block, no length deviations of individual lamellae can occur.

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1. Verfahren zum Reinigen von Vorhang-Lamellen, Gardinen oder dergleichen,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß in einem ersten Schritt das zu reinigende Gut in Einbaulage an einer Laufschiene hängend zu einem Block (1.5) zusammengeschoben wird, daß dann in einem zweiten Schritt waschaktives Medium und danach in einem dritten Schritt Spülflüssigkeit jeweils von oben im Kreislauf über das zusammengeschobene Rei­nigungsgut geleitet werden und daß schließlich in einem vierten Schritt das Reinigungsgut getrocknet wird.1. Process for cleaning curtain slats, curtains or the like,
characterized,
that in a first step the goods to be cleaned are pushed together in a mounting position on a running rail to form a block (1.5), that in a second step washing-active medium and then in a third step washing liquid are each passed from above in a cycle over the pushed-together cleaning goods and that the items to be cleaned are finally dried in a fourth step. 2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Reinigungsgut frei hängend getrocknet wird.2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the items to be cleaned are dried hanging freely. 3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Reinigungsgut zwischen Klemmleisten (3.2) ein­geklemmt getrocknet wird.3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the cleaning material is clamped dried between terminal strips (3.2). 4. Vorrichtung zum Durchführen des Verfahrens nach An­spruch 1, gekennzeichnet durch eine Waschvorrichtung (1), die in eine das zu reinigende Gut führende Laufschiene (1.4) einhängbar ist und deren Hauptbauteile aus einem Anschlag (1.1), einem Düsenstock (1.2), einem sich von diesem ab­wärts erstreckenden und das Reinigungsgut im Anwendungs­falle schlauchförmig umschließenden Mantel (1.7) sowie einer Auffangwanne (2.7) bestehen.4. A device for performing the method according to claim 1, characterized by a washing device (1) which can be hooked into a guide rail (1.4) guiding the material to be cleaned and whose main components comprise a stop (1.1), a nozzle assembly (1.2), one extend from this downward and in the application case enclosing the cleaning material in a tubular casing (1.7) and a collecting trough (2.7). 5. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Abstand zwischen dem Düsenstock (1.2) und der Auffangwanne (2.7) zwecks Anpassung an die Länge des zu reinigenden Gutes einstellbar ist.5. The device according to claim 4, characterized in that the distance between the nozzle assembly (1.2) and the collecting trough (2.7) is adjustable for adaptation to the length of the items to be cleaned. 6. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4 oder 5, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß zwischen der Auffangwanne (2.7) und einer Pumpe (2.5) zum wahlweisen Fördern waschaktiven Mediums oder der Spülflüssigkeit am tiefsten Punkt des Kreis­laufs ein Hilfsgefäß (2.8) angeordnet ist, das ein größeres Fassungsvermögen als die Vorratsbehälter (2.1, 2.2) aufweist und wahlweise auf je einen der Vorratsbe­hälter schaltbar ist.6. Apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that an auxiliary vessel (2.8) is arranged between the collecting trough (2.7) and a pump (2.5) for optionally conveying detergent-active medium or the rinsing liquid, which has a larger capacity than the storage container (2.1, 2.2) and optionally switchable to one of the storage containers. 7. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zum Zwecke der Entleerung das Hilfsgefäß (2.8) auf ein Niveau oberhalb der Vorratsbehälter (2.1, 2.2) anhebbar ist.7. The device according to claim 6, characterized in that for the purpose of emptying the auxiliary vessel (2.8) can be raised to a level above the storage container (2.1, 2.2). 8. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 4 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß alle Hilfsaggregate, wie die Vorrats­behälter (2.1, 2.2), Verrohrungen (2.3) und Ventile (2.4), eine Pumpe (2.5), eine Heizung (2.6) und das Hilfsgefäß (2.8) auf einem Wagen (2) angeordnet sind.8. Device according to one of claims 4 to 7, characterized in that all auxiliary units, such as the reservoir (2.1, 2.2), piping (2.3) and valves (2.4), a pump (2.5), a heater (2.6) and that Auxiliary vessel (2.8) are arranged on a carriage (2).
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