EP0396363A2 - Anordnung und Verfahren zur Ultraschallerregung - Google Patents

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EP0396363A2
EP0396363A2 EP90304656A EP90304656A EP0396363A2 EP 0396363 A2 EP0396363 A2 EP 0396363A2 EP 90304656 A EP90304656 A EP 90304656A EP 90304656 A EP90304656 A EP 90304656A EP 0396363 A2 EP0396363 A2 EP 0396363A2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
    • A47L15/02—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware with circulation and agitation of the cleaning liquid in the cleaning chamber containing a stationary basket
    • A47L15/13—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware with circulation and agitation of the cleaning liquid in the cleaning chamber containing a stationary basket using sonic or ultrasonic waves
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B3/00—Cleaning by methods involving the use or presence of liquid or steam
    • B08B3/04—Cleaning involving contact with liquid
    • B08B3/10—Cleaning involving contact with liquid with additional treatment of the liquid or of the object being cleaned, e.g. by heat, by electricity or by vibration
    • B08B3/12—Cleaning involving contact with liquid with additional treatment of the liquid or of the object being cleaned, e.g. by heat, by electricity or by vibration by sonic or ultrasonic vibrations
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L2601/00—Washing methods characterised by the use of a particular treatment
    • A47L2601/17—Sonic or ultrasonic waves

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  • the present invention relates to ultrasonic apparatus and processes, and especially to ultrasonic treatment apparatus and processes such as ultrasonic cleaning apparatus and methods, and pertains, more specifically, to apparatus and method in which ultrasonic vibrations are induced for use in an ultrasonic process, such as induction in a cleaning fluid for ultrasonic cleaning of an object immersed in, or at least in contact with, the cleaning fluid.
  • ultrasonic vibrations are induced by ultrasonic transducers, generally affixed to the tank, usually along the bottom wall of the tank, outside the bath, and driven by an ultrasonic generator so as to establish a resonance surface which vibrates and transmits ultrasonic vibrations to the fluid in the tank.
  • ultrasonic transducers are affixed to a resonance surface provided by a separate power bank which is immersed in the bath for inducing the requisite ultrasonic vibrations.
  • the transducers usually are affixed by bonding with a bonding material.
  • the most commonly used ultrasonic transducers are ceramic transducers generally bonded to a resonance surface of the tank, or of a power bank, by epoxy bonding materials.
  • Epoxy bonding materials, and like bonding materials commonly employed in connection with the affixation of ultrasonic transducers generally are very hard and brittle, rendering these materials subject to cracking and the resultant failure to maintain the affixation necessary to attain the desired connection between the transducers and the tank wall, or the power bank, for the appropriate transfer of ultrasonic vibration to the cleaning fluid.
  • the present invention avoids the above-outlined causes of failure in that ultrasonic transducers are affixed to a sealed chamber containing an ultrasonic fluid, and the sealed chamber, in turn, is coupled for use in the ultrasonic process, such as being coupled to the cleaning fluid in an ultrasonic cleaning process so that rather than being bonded directly to a wall of the cleaning tank, or to a similar resonance surface of an immersible power bank, the transducers are coupled to the cleaning fluid through the ultrasonic fluid in the chamber.
  • the chamber is sealed to confine the ultrasonic fluid and isolate the ultrasonic fluid from the atmosphere, and preferably is subjected to a vacuum to evacuate gases from the sealed chamber.
  • the transducers, and the bond between the transducers and the sealed chamber are isolated from the reservoir of the cleaning tank in such a way that objects dropped against a wall of the tank will not affect the bond; the transducers always operate to effect ultrasonic vibrations in the ultrasonic fluid in the sealed chamber and cannot be operated inadvertently with no load; and the use of a heated cleaning fluid in the cleaning tank can be accommodated without deleterious effects on the bond since the heated cleaning fluid is separated from the bond by the ultrasonic fluid which can be cooled independently to maintain the bonding material below any critical softening or melting temperature.
  • the use of a separate sealed chamber for the transfer of ultrasonic vibrations enables the extension of ultrasonic treatment processes, and especially ultrasonic cleaning, into areas heretofore not amenable to ultrasonic techniques.
  • the present invention provides apparatus and method having several objects and advantages, some of which may be summarized as follows: Resists failure of the source of ultrasonic vibrations in ultrasonic process apparatus and methods due to conditions likely to be encountered during use; enables greater flexibility and range of use of ultrasonic processes, and especially ultrasonic treatment and cleaning; opens new fields of use for ultrasonic process apparatus and methods; increases the reliability of ultrasonic process apparatus, and especially ultrasonic treatment and cleaning apparatus, without a concomitant increase in complexity; enables simplified operating procedures in the use of ultrasonic process apparatus and methods; and provides more rugged ultrasonic treatment and cleaning apparatus, capable of more widespread use, over a longer service life.
  • the present invention which may be described briefly as apparatus and method for inducing ultrasonic vibrations for use in an ultrasonic process, such as inducing ultrasonic vibrations in a cleaning fluid in contact with an object to be cleaned for cleaning the object in an ultrasonic cleaning process, the apparatus and method comprising: means for and the step of effecting ultrasonic vibrations in a confined ultrasonic fluid medium isolated from the atmosphere; and means for and the step of coupling the confined vibrating ultrasonic fluid medium for use in the ultrasonic process, such as coupling the confined ultrasonic fluid medium with the cleaning fluid in the ultrasonic cleaning process so as to induce ultrasonic vibrations in the cleaning fluid.
  • an ultrasonic process is carried out in an ultrasonic treatment apparatus shown in the form of ultrasonic cleaning apparatus 10 constructed in accordance with the invention and seen cleaning an object 12 ultrasonically.
  • Object 12 is immersed in a bath of cleaning fluid 14 held within a reservoir 16 provided by a cleaning tank 20 of the apparatus 10.
  • Cleaning tank 20 includes upwardly extending side walls 22 around the perimeter of the cleaning tank 20, forming the sides of the reservoir 16, and a bottom wall 24 forming the bottom of the reservoir 16.
  • a further wall 26 is located beneath the bottom wall 24 and includes an inside surface 28 spaced downwardly from the bottom wall 24 to establish a chamber 30 contiguous with the reservoir 16 and separated from the reservoir 16 by the common partition provided by bottom wall 24.
  • Chamber 30 is filled with an ultrasonic fluid 32.
  • Ultrasonic fluid 32 generally a liquid, is chosen from those fluids known in the art of ultrasonic cleaning for the ability to transmit ultrasonic vibrations most effectively.
  • the more common ultrasonic fluids are mixtures of water and detergents, and chlorinated and fluorinated liquids, any of which is a suitable choice for ultrasonic fluid 32.
  • Ultrasonic generating means are coupled with the chamber 30 for generating ultrasonic vibrations within the ultrasonic fluid 32 in the chamber 30, the ultrasonic generating means being in the form of ultrasonic transducers 34 affixed to the outside surface 36 of the further wall 26, as by an adhesive 38, and an ultrasonic generator 40 connected to the ultrasonic transducers 34 by conductors 42. Upon activation of the ultrasonic generator 40, the ultrasonic transducers 34 will induce ultrasonic vibrations in the ultrasonic fluid 32 within the chamber 30.
  • the ultrasonic fluid 32 is contiguous with the common partition provided by bottom wall 24 of the cleaning tank 20, and the common partition, in combination with the ultrasonic fluid medium provided by ultrasonic fluid 32, serves as coupling means for coupling the vibrating ultrasonic fluid 32 with the cleaning fluid 14 in the reservoir 16 within the cleaning tank 20 so that ultrasonic vibrations are induced in the cleaning fluid 14 and the object 12 is cleaned ultrasonically.
  • a filler pipe 44 and a vent pipe 46 both communicate with the chamber 30 and extend upwardly to an elevation above the bottom wall 24 of the cleaning tank 20.
  • Each of the pipes 44 and 46 has sealing means in the form of a cap 48.
  • the chamber 30 is sealed to confine the ultrasonic fluid 32 within the chamber 30 and to assure that the desired ultrasonic vibrations are generated in the ultrasonic fluid 32 in chamber 30. It has been observed that if the ultrasonic fluid is exposed to the atmosphere, cavitation will decrease with the passage of time, so that the effectiveness of the generation of ultrasonic vibrations in the ultrasonic fluid will be diminished drastically. In order to avoid such diminishing effectiveness, ultrasonic fluid 32 is isolated from the atmosphere by sealing the chamber 30. By confining the ultrasonic fluid 32 to the sealed chamber 30, the effectiveness of the transducers 34 in generating ultrasonic vibrations in the ultrasonic fluid 32 is maintained and efficiency remains high.
  • apparatus 10 places the ultrasonic transducers 34 remote from the bottom wall 24 of the cleaning tank 20 and couples the ultrasonic transducers 34 to the cleaning fluid 14 in the reservoir 16 through the ultrasonic fluid 32 in chamber 30.
  • the impact of any object 12 dropped into cleaning tank 20 and against the bottom wall 24 of the cleaning tank 20 will tend to be isolated from the ultrasonic transducers 34 in that the shock of the impact will be dispersed and dissipated by the ultrasonic fluid 32 in the chamber 30, and the bond provided by the adhesive 38 will remain undisturbed, even upon impact of a relatively heavy object on the bottom wall 24.
  • the chamber 30 of ultrasonic fluid 32 will place a load on the ultrasonic transducers 34 and the ultrasonic generator 40 sufficient to enable such operation without burn-out or breakdown of either the ultrasonic transducers 34 or the ultrasonic generator 40.
  • apparatus 110 illustrates one way in which the present invention facilitates the use of hot, or even very hot, cleaning fluids without deleterious effects upon the adhesive which bonds the ultrasonic transducers to the apparatus.
  • apparatus 110 includes a bath of cleaning fluid 114 held within a reservoir 116 provided by a cleaning tank 120 of the apparatus 110.
  • Cleaning tank 120 includes upwardly extending side walls 122 around the perimeter of the cleaning tank 120, forming the sides of the reservoir 116, and a bottom wall 124 forming the bottom of the reservoir 116.
  • a further wall 126 is located beneath the bottom wall 124 and is spaced downwardly from the bottom wall 124 to establish a chamber 130 contiguous with the reservoir 116 and separated from the reservoir 116 by the common partition provided by bottom wall 124.
  • Chamber 130 is filled with an ultrasonic fluid 132.
  • Ultrasonic generating means are coupled with the chamber 130 for generating ultrasonic vibrations within the ultrasonic fluid 132 in the chamber 130, the ultrasonic generating means being in the form of ultrasonic transducers 134 affixed to the outside surface 136 of the further wall 126, as by an adhesive 138, and an ultrasonic generator 140 connected to the ultrasonic transducers 134 by conductors 142. Upon activation of the ultrasonic generator 140, the ultrasonic transducers 134 will induce ultrasonic vibrations in the ultrasonic fluid 132 within the chamber 130.
  • the ultrasonic fluid 132 is contiguous with the common partition provided by bottom wall 124 of the cleaning tank 120, and the common partition, in combination with the ultrasonic fluid medium provided by ultrasonic fluid 132, serves as coupling means for coupling the vibrating ultrasonic fluid 132 with the cleaning fluid 114 in the reservoir 116 within the cleaning tank 120 so that ultrasonic vibrations are induced in the cleaning fluid 114, all as described in connection with the embodiment of FIG. 1, above.
  • chamber 130 is sealed and the ultrasonic fluid 132 is confined and isolated from the atmosphere.
  • the sealed chamber 130 of ultrasonic fluid 132 serves as a buffer between the hot cleaning fluid 114 and the adhesive 138 which bonds the ultrasonic transducers 134 to the outer surface 136 of the further wall 126 of chamber 130, thereby enabling the use of higher temperatures in the cleaning fluid 114 without compromising the integrity of the bond provided by the adhesive 138.
  • the ultrasonic fluid 132 is circulated through a heat exchanger 150 to cool the ultrasonic fluid 132 and maintain the temperature at the adhesive 138 within acceptable limits.
  • a pump 152 circulates the ultrasonic fluid 132 through a conduit 154 which communicates with the chamber 130 and the heat exchanger 150.
  • FIG. 3 is similar to that of FIG. 2, and like component parts are referred to by the same reference characters; however, in the embodiment of FIG. 3, rather than circulating the ultrasonic fluid 132 itself through heat exchanger 150, the conduit 154 is connected to a cooling coil 156 which passes through the sealed chamber 130, and the ultrasonic fluid 132 in the chamber 130, and a heat exchange medium 158 is circulated by the pump 152 through a closed circuit provided by the cooling coil 156 and the conduit 154 to the heat exchanger 150, thereby effectively maintaining the temperature at the adhesive 138 within acceptable limits.
  • the chamber is sealed at 148 and the ultrasonic fluid 132 is confined and isolated from the atmosphere.
  • FIG. 4 another embodiment of the invention is illustrated in connection with apparatus 210 in which an object 212 is to be cleaned ultrasonically.
  • a cleaning fluid 214 is held within a reservoir 216 in a cleaning tank 220 having side walls 222 and a bottom wall 224.
  • An ultrasonic cleaning unit 226 is immersed within the reservoir 216 of cleaning fluid 214 and includes a sealed chamber 230 filled with an ultrasonic fluid 232.
  • Ultrasonic transducers 234 are affixed to the outer surface 236 of an inner chamber wall 238 and are connected to an ultrasonic generator 240 by means of conductors 242.
  • Ultrasonic cleaning unit 226 includes a housing 244 which is divided by the inner chamber wall 238 into the chamber 230 and a compartment 246 contiguous with and outside the chamber 230, within which compartment 246 the ultrasonic transducers 234 are placed. Compartment 246 is sealed against the cleaning fluid 214, and to that end includes a seal 248 so that together, the compartment 246 and the seal 248 serve as enclosure means enclosing the transducers 234 against contact with the cleaning fluid 214.
  • the ultrasonic fluid 232 in the chamber 230 is confined and sealed within the chamber 230 and is coupled with the cleaning fluid 214 through the portion of the chamber wall at 250 so that ultrasonic vibrations induced by operation of the ultrasonic transducers 234 in the ultrasonic fluid 232 will be transmitted to the cleaning fluid 214 for accomplishing ultrasonic cleaning of object 212.
  • the ultrasonic transducers 234 are located remote from the reservoir 216 so that the transducers 234 are protected against the impact of dropped objects to be cleaned and against operating without a load sufficient to preclude burn-out or breakdown.
  • Ultrasonic cleaning unit 226 merely is immersed within the bath of cleaning fluid 214 in reservoir 216 and rests upon the bottom wall 224 of tank 220 along a basal portion 252 of the housing 244, remote from coupling portion 250 of the chamber wall, and thus renders ultrasonic cleaning available in a much wider range of applications than available heretofore by virtue of the ability to immerse the unit in a wide variety of cleaning tanks.
  • An ultrasonic cleaning unit 310 includes a chamber 312 filled with an ultrasonic fluid 314. Ultrasonic fluid 314 is confined and sealed within chamber 312 and is isolated from the atmosphere. A plurality of ultrasonic transducers 316 are affixed to an upper wall 318 of the sealed chamber 312 and are connected to an ultrasonic generator 320 through conductors 322.
  • the chamber 312 includes a lower wall 324 which is to be placed against a surface to be cleaned, as illustrated by a floor surface 326.
  • a film of cleaning liquid 328 is maintained between the lower wall 324 of the chamber 312 and the surface 326, and ultrasonic vibrations induced in the ultrasonic fluid 314 in chamber 312 by the operation of ultrasonic transducers 316 are transmitted to the cleaning liquid 328 for effecting cleaning of the surface 326 by virtue of the coupling of the lower wall 324 with the cleaning liquid 328.
  • Ultrasonic cleaning unit 310 is translated along the surface 326 to accomplish cleaning.
  • Lower wall 324 of the chamber 312 preferably is provided with a channeled configuration, as illustrated at 330, for enhancing the ability of the lower surface 332 of the lower wall 324 to maintain an effective film of cleaning liquid 328 while utilizing a minimum volume of cleaning liquid.
  • channels 334 extend along the lower surface 332 and assist in retaining a film of cleaning liquid 328 between the lower surface 332 and the surface 326 to be cleaned.
  • the channeled configuration assists in scrubbing yielding surfaces, such as carpeted surfaces, in that the ribs 336 between the channels 334 can penetrate into the yielding surface somewhat to enhance cleaning.
  • a source of vacuum such as a vacuum pump 50, communicates with the chamber 30 through a valve 52.
  • valve 52 Upon filling the chamber 30 with ultrasonic fluid 32, valve 52 is opened and gases within the chamber 30 are evacuated. Valve 52 then is closed to seal the chamber 30 and confine the ultrasonic fluid 32 within the chamber 30, isolated from the atmosphere.
  • a source of vacuum such as a vacuum pump 260, communicates with the chamber 230 through a valve 262.
  • valve 262 Upon filling the chamber 230 with ultrasonic fluid 232, valve 262 is opened and gases within the chamber 230 are evacuated. Valve 262 then is closed to seal the chamber 230 and confine the ultrasonic fluid 232 within the chamber 230, isolated from the atmosphere.
  • Such removal of gases increases the ability to generate ultrasonic vibrations within the ultrasonic fluid 232 within the sealed chamber 230 and enhances the mechanism by which ultrasonic cleaning is attained; namely, cavitation is promoted by the removal of gases from the ultrasonic fluid 232. It is noted that the evacuation of gases from chamber 230 is sufficient to cause a slight bowing inwardly of the chamber wall at 264. The bowing and tensioning of the chamber wall at 264 enhances the transmission of ultrasonic vibrations from the ultrasonic fluid 232 to the article to be cleaned.
  • the present invention enables apparatus and methods which resist failure of the source of ultrasonic vibrations in ultrasonic process apparatus and methods due to conditions likely to be encountered during use; enable greater flexibility and range of use of ultrasonic processes, and especially ultrasonic cleaning; opens new fields of use for ultrasonic process apparatus and methods; increases the reliability of ultrasonic process apparatus, and especially ultrasonic treatment and cleaning apparatus, without a concomitant increase in complexity; enables simplified operating procedures in the use of ultrasonic process apparatus and methods; and provides more rugged ultrasonic process apparatus, and especially ultrasonic treatment and cleaning apparatus, capable of more widespread use, over a longer service life.

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