EP3984659A1 - Cleaning device - Google Patents

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EP3984659A1
EP3984659A1 EP21020512.6A EP21020512A EP3984659A1 EP 3984659 A1 EP3984659 A1 EP 3984659A1 EP 21020512 A EP21020512 A EP 21020512A EP 3984659 A1 EP3984659 A1 EP 3984659A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/20—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought
    • B08B9/28—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought the apparatus cleaning by splash, spray, or jet application, with or without soaking
    • B08B9/30—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought the apparatus cleaning by splash, spray, or jet application, with or without soaking and having conveyors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/0861—Cleaning crates, boxes or the like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/20—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought
    • B08B9/28—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought the apparatus cleaning by splash, spray, or jet application, with or without soaking
    • B08B9/30—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought the apparatus cleaning by splash, spray, or jet application, with or without soaking and having conveyors
    • B08B9/32—Rotating conveyors
    • 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
    • B08B3/02—Cleaning by the force of jets or sprays
    • B08B3/022—Cleaning travelling work

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  • the present invention relates to a cleaning device, in particular for cleaning containers, with an open side and a longitudinal axis running horizontally or inclined to the horizontal
  • Transport device on which the containers are transported through at least one cleaning chamber and optionally to a further treatment station, wherein the at least one cleaning chamber and optionally the further treatment station are surrounded by a housing which optionally consists of several housing parts.
  • Such cleaning devices are known in the prior art in order to subject various containers that are used in the food or non-food sector for the transport, shipping and/or storage of various goods to cleaning with high throughputs in order to clean the containers again to make usable.
  • the containers are made of resistant plastic and are mostly open and are thus suitable for transport on transport devices, such as conveyor belts, for continuous cleaning in cleaning devices that are open on both sides or half-open.
  • the cleaning devices have a housing and in the housing a plurality of spray nozzles which can be connected to at least one source for at least one cleaning medium in order to spray the containers with cleaning medium from several sides as they pass through the cleaning device on the transport device.
  • the containers are turned, as is the case, for example, in EP 2 647 443 B1 of the applicant is shown and described.
  • a further treatment station is arranged after a first cleaning chamber, into and through which the containers are transported by the transport device in order to to be dried, for example, by a hot air blower.
  • the additional treatment station can also be an additional cleaning station.
  • cleaning devices are of course not only suitable for cleaning containers, but equally for cleaning objects and parts of all kinds such as tools, semi-finished and finished machine parts, surgical instruments, cutlery and the like.
  • a disadvantage of the known cleaning devices of this type is that openings in the housing, which are required as inspection hatches for a wide variety of purposes, are closed by doors or flaps, which must be fastened by fittings and the like on the one hand and on the other hand on the inside of the housing Edges, projections and general discontinuities bring with them. These discontinuities in the course of the housing wall represent potential hygiene risks since cleaning or washing water and thus also contaminants from the containers can collect on them. These are no longer washed off during operation and can become a microbiological problem as the operating time of the cleaning devices increases.
  • a cleaning device of the type mentioned at the outset is further developed according to the invention such that the housing is designed to be rotationally symmetrical and is designed around the longitudinal axis at least in a partial area with a circular arc-shaped contour in order to keep an opening in the housing free, and is mounted so that it can rotate in the circumferential direction, to cover the opening with a fixed part of the cleaning device to close the opening.
  • the housing has an arcuate contour in the partial area with the circular arc-shaped contour, i.e.
  • the rotationally symmetrical housing in that partial area in which the rotationally symmetrical housing has an opening, starting from the rotationally symmetrical cross section form, can be brought into coverage by the rotatability in the region of the opening with the fixed part of the cleaning device according to the invention in order to close it.
  • the opening By turning the housing, the opening can be released from the area of overlap with the fixed part in the same way, so that the cleaning chamber or the interior of the further treatment station is made accessible.
  • the housing of the cleaning device according to the invention can be kept free from discontinuities such as edges and projections and the like, so that the problems described above are avoided.
  • the rotationally symmetrical housing In the closed position, can form a collecting trough for cleaning medium, which is emptied into tanks or other washing zones when the housing is rotated into the open position.
  • the housing is on at least one circumferential position a roller and at least two further circumferential positions each mounted on a further roller or a securing bolt, the circumferential positions preferably being offset by 120° from one another. This ensures constant rotation in every position of the housing, ie from an open position to a closed position and vice versa.
  • the housing has an internally toothed ring gear arranged at the edge, which cooperates at least in one circumferential position with a gear wheel that is rotatably mounted and preferably driven on a fixed part of the device.
  • the housing interacts at two further circumferential positions in each case on a roller or a safety bolt, with the circumferential positions preferably being offset by 120° from one another.
  • provision can preferably be made for the rollers to be mounted eccentrically at the two further circumferential positions. Exactly guided turning of the housing can be ensured by setting the actual pivot point of the rollers accordingly.
  • the housing can be mounted on at least one side on a rotary table bearing or on slide rails.
  • the housing is preferably mounted on both sides on a rotary table bearing. If sliding strips are used to support the housing, the sliding strips can also assume the function of sealing the housing against fixed parts of the cleaning device according to the invention.
  • the device according to the invention is further developed such that the opening extends over a peripheral area of 90° to 180°, preferably over a peripheral area of 140°, such as this corresponds to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the opening can interact with various fixed parts of the cleaning device according to the invention.
  • the fixed part is formed by a substructure of the cleaning chamber for collecting cleaning medium.
  • Such a substructure essentially takes up the entire width of the cleaning device according to the invention and therefore offers a sufficient extent to close the opening.
  • the substructure of the cleaning chamber for collecting cleaning medium is designed with a cross section in the shape of a circular arc in the direction of the longitudinal axis.
  • cleaning agent in the cleaning chamber is directed through the opening kept free tangentially to the base of the cleaning chamber for collecting cleaning medium, i.e. to a barrel-shaped tank, so that there is no splashing or overflowing larger amounts of cleaning medium is also observed.
  • the barrel-shaped or preferably conically barrel-shaped shape of the tank avoids further corners and edges in the tank, in which contaminants could otherwise collect. It better hygiene of the device according to the invention is therefore achieved in this way.
  • the further treatment station is a drying chamber for containers cleaned in the cleaning chamber and the stationary part is formed by a housing part of the drying chamber, which preferably has a contour corresponding to the arcuate contour.
  • the housing with the opening thus slides along a rotationally symmetrical housing part of the drying chamber designed concentrically to the circular contour of the housing or along a housing part of the drying chamber designed concentrically and with a polygonal cross section, and the opening can thus be released or closed or covered by the fixed housing part.
  • the sub-area with an arc-shaped contour and the fixed part of the cleaning device can be dimensioned with sufficient precision or overlap sufficiently to directly establish a sealing connection between the parts or, during operation, to ensure that the cleaning medium runs off the inside of the housing in a directed manner, without the cleaning medium escaping to ensure the device according to the invention.
  • at least one sealing element is arranged between a first housing part and/or a further housing part that may be present and the stationary part.
  • the at least one sealing element can preferably be in the form of sealing lips, which produce a sealing connection between the housing with the circular arc-shaped contour and the stationary part of the housing.
  • an inflatable seal can also be used as at least the sealing element.
  • a cleaning device according to the invention is denoted by 1 .
  • the cleaning device 1 has a cleaning station 2 or cleaning chamber 2 and, as a further treatment station, a drying station 3 or drying chamber 3, which are arranged one behind the other in the direction of transport symbolized by the arrow 4 for containers (not shown) and are passed through continuously and one after the other when cleaning the containers.
  • the cleaning station 2 has a substructure 5 in which the collection container and other units such as pumps and the like are accommodated.
  • the drying station 3 can be recognized by the fan devices 6 by means of which the containers are dried as they pass through the drying station 3 .
  • a transport device 7 can be seen.
  • the cleaning device 1 has a first housing 8 for the cleaning chamber and a further housing 9 for the further treatment station 3 , ie the drying chamber 3 .
  • the two housings 8 and 9 are rotationally symmetrical and rest on feet 10.
  • the housing 8 of the cleaning chamber 2 is covered by the substructure 5 as a fixed part 5
  • the housing 9 is covered by a housing part 9' of the drying chamber 3 as a fixed part 9', which is one of the arcuate contours of the housing 9 corresponding contour.
  • the housing 8 has an arcuate contour, as a result of which an opening 11 is kept free in the barrel-shaped housing 8 .
  • the opening 11 is in Figure 5a covered by the base 5 as a fixed part 5 and thus closed the cleaning chamber.
  • a box on the transport device 7 to be cleaned is designated by reference number 20 .
  • the housing 8 compared to the representation of Figure 5a rotated in the direction of arrow 15 and the opening 11 thus gives access to the cleaning chamber 2 free.
  • the housing 8 can be rotated in the other direction in the direction of the arrow 16 in order to provide access to the cleaning chamber 2 on the other side.
  • the substructure 5 of the cleaning station 2 for collecting cleaning medium is designed with a cross section in the shape of a circular arc in the direction of the longitudinal axis.
  • the housing 9 also has an arcuate contour, as a result of which an opening 14 is kept free in the barrel-shaped housing 9 .
  • the opening 14 is in Figure 6a covered by the housing part 9 'as a fixed part 9' and the drying chamber 3 is thus closed.
  • Figure 6b is the housing 9 compared to the representation of Figure 6a rotated in the direction of arrow 15 'and the opening 14 is thus access to the drying chamber 3 free.
  • the housing 9 can be rotated in the other direction in the direction of the arrow 16' to release access to the drying chamber 3 on the other side.
  • the housing 8 has an internally toothed ring gear 17 arranged at the edge, which co-operates at a circumferential position with a rotatably mounted, and optionally driven, gear wheel 18 .
  • two rollers are identified by the reference number 19 and are intended to complete the mounting of the housing 8 at a total of three circumferential positions.
  • a roller 19 can be mounted eccentrically, as a result of which an exactly guided pivoting of the housing can be ensured independently of any manufacturing tolerances of the housing 8.
  • a sealing element 20 can be seen that interacts radially with the housing 8 .
  • a sealing element 21 can be seen that interacts axially with the housing 8 .

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Abstract

Bei einer Reinigungsvorrichtung zum Reinigen von Behältnissen, mit einer offenen Seite und einer entlang einer horizontal oder zur Horizontalen geneigt verlaufenden Längsachse angeordneten Transporteinrichtung 4), auf welcher die Behältnisse durch wenigstens eine Reinigungskammer (2) und gegebenenfalls zu einer weiteren Behandlungsstation (3)transportiert werden, wobei die wenigstens eine Reinigungskammer (2) und gegebenenfalls die weitere Reinigungsstation (3) von einem Gehäuse (8, 9) umschlossen sind, ist das Gehäuse (8, 9) rotationssymmetrisch ausgebildet und um die Längsachse zumindest in einem Teilbereich mit kreisbogenförmiger Kontur ausgebildet, um eine Öffnung (11, 14) in dem Gehäuse (8, 9) freizuhalten, und in Umfangsrichtung verdrehbar gelagert, um die Öffnung (11, 14) mit einem feststehenden Teil (5, 9') der Reinigungsvorrichtung zum Verschließen der Öffnung (11, 14) abzudecken.In a cleaning device for cleaning containers, with an open side and a transport device (4) arranged along a horizontal axis or a longitudinal axis inclined to the horizontal, on which the containers are transported through at least one cleaning chamber (2) and optionally to a further treatment station (3). , wherein the at least one cleaning chamber (2) and optionally the further cleaning station (3) are enclosed by a housing (8, 9), the housing (8, 9) is designed to be rotationally symmetrical and is designed with an arcuate contour around the longitudinal axis at least in a partial area in order to keep an opening (11, 14) free in the housing (8, 9) and mounted so that it can rotate in the circumferential direction in order to connect the opening (11, 14) to a fixed part (5, 9') of the cleaning device to close the opening ( 11, 14).

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Die vorliegende Erfindug betrifft eine Reinigungsvorrichtung, insbesondere zum Reinigen von Behältnissen, mit einer offenen Seite und einer entlang einer horizontal oder zur Horizontalen geneigt verlaufenden Längsachse angeordnetenThe present invention relates to a cleaning device, in particular for cleaning containers, with an open side and a longitudinal axis running horizontally or inclined to the horizontal

Transporteinrichtung, auf welcher die Behältnisse durch wenigstens eine Reinigungskammer und gegebenenfalls zu einer weiteren Behandlungsstation transportiert werden, wobei die wenigstens eine Reinigungskammer und gegebenenfalls die weitere Behandlungsstation von einem gegebenenfalls aus mehreren Gehäuseteilen bestehenden Gehäuse umschlossen sind.Transport device on which the containers are transported through at least one cleaning chamber and optionally to a further treatment station, wherein the at least one cleaning chamber and optionally the further treatment station are surrounded by a housing which optionally consists of several housing parts.

Derartige Reinigungsvorrichtungen sind im Stand der Technik bekannt, um verschiedene Behältnisse, die im Food- oder Non-Food-Bereich zum Transport, zum Versand und/oder zur Lagerung diverser Güter verwendet werden, mit hohen Durchsätzen einer Reinigung zu unterziehen, um die Behältnisse wieder nutzbar zu machen. Die Behältnisse sind in aller Regel aus widerstandsfähigem Kunststoff und zumeist offen ausgebildet und eignen sich derart für den Transport auf Transporteinrichtungen, wie Förderbändern, zur kontinuierlichen Reinigung in beidseitig offenen oder halboffenen Reinigungsvorrichtungen. Die Reinigungsvorrichtungen weisen hierzu ein Gehäuse und in dem Gehäuse eine Mehrzahl von Spritzdüsen auf, die mit zumindest einer Quelle für zumindest ein Reinigungsmedium verbindbar sind, um die Behältnisse beim Durchqueren der Reinigungsvorrichtung auf der Transporteinrichtung von mehreren Seiten mit Reinigungsmedium zu besprühen. In manchen Fällen werden die Behältnisse dabei gewendet, wie dies beispielsweise in der EP 2 647 443B1 des Anmelders gezeigt und beschrieben ist. In aller Regel ist nach einer ersten Reinigungskammereine weitere Behandlungsstation angeordnet, in und durch die die Behältnisse von der Transporteinrichtung transportiert werden, um dort beispielsweise durch Heißluftgebläse getrocknet zu werden. Die weitere Behandlungsstation kann jedoch auch eine weitere Reinigungsstation sein. Derartige Reinigungsvorrichtungen sind jedoch naturgemäß nicht nur zur Reinigung von Behältnissen geeignet, sondern in gleichem Maße zur Reinigung von Gegenständen und Teilen aller Art wie Werkzeug, halbfertigen und fertigen Maschinenteilen, chirurgischen Instrumenten, Besteck und dergleichen.Such cleaning devices are known in the prior art in order to subject various containers that are used in the food or non-food sector for the transport, shipping and/or storage of various goods to cleaning with high throughputs in order to clean the containers again to make usable. As a rule, the containers are made of resistant plastic and are mostly open and are thus suitable for transport on transport devices, such as conveyor belts, for continuous cleaning in cleaning devices that are open on both sides or half-open. For this purpose, the cleaning devices have a housing and in the housing a plurality of spray nozzles which can be connected to at least one source for at least one cleaning medium in order to spray the containers with cleaning medium from several sides as they pass through the cleaning device on the transport device. In some cases, the containers are turned, as is the case, for example, in EP 2 647 443 B1 of the applicant is shown and described. As a rule, a further treatment station is arranged after a first cleaning chamber, into and through which the containers are transported by the transport device in order to to be dried, for example, by a hot air blower. However, the additional treatment station can also be an additional cleaning station. However, such cleaning devices are of course not only suitable for cleaning containers, but equally for cleaning objects and parts of all kinds such as tools, semi-finished and finished machine parts, surgical instruments, cutlery and the like.

Nachteilig bei den bekannten Reinigungsvorrichtungen dieser Art ist jedoch, dass Öffnungen in dem Gehäuse, die als Inspektionsluken für verschiedenste Zwecke benötigt werden, durch Türen beziehungsweise Klappen verschlossen sind, die zum einen durch Beschläge und dergleichen befestigt sein müssen und zum anderen an der Innenseite des Gehäuses Kanten, Vorsprünge und generell Unstetigkeiten mit sich bringen. Diese Unstetigkeiten im Verlauf der Gehäusewand stellen potentielle Hygienerisiken dar, da sich Reinigungs- beziehungsweise Waschwasser und damit auch Verunreinigungen von den Behältnissen daran sammeln können. Diese werden im Betrieb nicht mehr abgewaschen und können mit zunehmender Betriebsdauer der Reinigungsvorrichtungen zu einem mikrobiologischen Problem werden.A disadvantage of the known cleaning devices of this type, however, is that openings in the housing, which are required as inspection hatches for a wide variety of purposes, are closed by doors or flaps, which must be fastened by fittings and the like on the one hand and on the other hand on the inside of the housing Edges, projections and general discontinuities bring with them. These discontinuities in the course of the housing wall represent potential hygiene risks since cleaning or washing water and thus also contaminants from the containers can collect on them. These are no longer washed off during operation and can become a microbiological problem as the operating time of the cleaning devices increases.

Es ist daher Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, eine Reinigungsvorrichtung der eingangs genannten Art dahingehend weiterzubilden, dass eine Öffnung in der Gehäusewand der Reinigungskammer und gegebenenfalls der Trocknungskammer ohne Klappen beziehungsweise Türen verschlossen werden können, sodass unnötige Kanten, Ecken und Rillen, in denen sich ansonsten Verunreinigungen ansammeln könnten, vermieden werden.It is therefore an object of the present invention to further develop a cleaning device of the type mentioned at the outset such that an opening in the housing wall of the cleaning chamber and, if necessary, the drying chamber can be closed without flaps or doors, so that unnecessary edges, corners and grooves in which impurities would otherwise collect could accumulate should be avoided.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe ist erfindungsgemäß eine Reinigungsvorrichtung der eingangs genannten Art dahingehend weitergebildet, dass das Gehäuse rotationssymmetrisch ausgebildet ist und um die Längsachse zumindest in einem Teilbereich mit kreisbogenförmiger Kontur ausgebildet ist, um eine Öffnung in dem Gehäuse freizuhalten, und in Umfangsrichtung verdrehbar gelagert ist, um die Öffnung mit einem feststehenden Teil der Reinigungsvorrichtung zum Verschließen der Öffnung abzudecken. Mit dieser Ausbildung des Gehäuses kann auf Klappen, Deckel oder Türen gänzlich verzichtet werden, da das Gehäuse in dem Teilbereich mit der kreisbogenförmigen Kontur, d.h. in jenem Teilbereich, in dem das rotationssymmetrische Gehäuse eine Öffnung aufweist, um ausgehend von dem rotationssymmetrischen Querschnitt eine kreisbogenförmige Kontur auszubilden, durch die Verdrehbarkeit im Bereich der Öffnung mit dem feststehenden Teil der erfindungsgemäßen Reinigungsvorrichtung in Überdeckung gebracht werden kann, um diese zu verschließen. Durch Verdrehen des Gehäuses kann in gleicher Weise die Öffnung aus dem Bereich der Überdeckung mit dem feststehenden Teil freigegeben werden, sodass die Reinigungskammer beziehungsweise das Innere der weiteren Behandlungsstation zugänglich gemacht wird. Somit kann das Gehäuse der erfindungsgemäßen Reinigungsvorrichtung frei von Unstetigkeiten wie Kanten und Vorsprüngen und dergleichen gehalten werden, sodass die oben beschriebenen Probleme vermieden werden. In geschlossener Stellung kann das rotationssymmetrisch ausgebildete Gehäuse eine Auffangwanne für Reinigungsmedium bilden, die sich beim Verdrehen des Gehäuses in die geöffnete Stellung in Tanks oder andere Waschzonen entleert.To solve this problem, a cleaning device of the type mentioned at the outset is further developed according to the invention such that the housing is designed to be rotationally symmetrical and is designed around the longitudinal axis at least in a partial area with a circular arc-shaped contour in order to keep an opening in the housing free, and is mounted so that it can rotate in the circumferential direction, to cover the opening with a fixed part of the cleaning device to close the opening. With this design of the housing, there is no need for flaps, covers or doors, since the housing has an arcuate contour in the partial area with the circular arc-shaped contour, i.e. in that partial area in which the rotationally symmetrical housing has an opening, starting from the rotationally symmetrical cross section form, can be brought into coverage by the rotatability in the region of the opening with the fixed part of the cleaning device according to the invention in order to close it. By turning the housing, the opening can be released from the area of overlap with the fixed part in the same way, so that the cleaning chamber or the interior of the further treatment station is made accessible. Thus, the housing of the cleaning device according to the invention can be kept free from discontinuities such as edges and projections and the like, so that the problems described above are avoided. In the closed position, the rotationally symmetrical housing can form a collecting trough for cleaning medium, which is emptied into tanks or other washing zones when the housing is rotated into the open position.

Gemäß einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung ist das Gehäuse an zumindest einer Umfangsposition an einer Rolle und an zumindest zwei weiteren Umfangsposition jeweils an einer weiteren Rolle oder einem Sicherungsbolzen gelagert, wobei die Umfangspositionen bevorzugt jeweils um 120° zueinander versetzt sind. Dadurch ist ein stetiges Verdrehen in jeder Lage des Gehäuses, d.h. aus einer Öffnungsposition in eine Schließposition und umgekehrt sichergestellt.According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the housing is on at least one circumferential position a roller and at least two further circumferential positions each mounted on a further roller or a securing bolt, the circumferential positions preferably being offset by 120° from one another. This ensures constant rotation in every position of the housing, ie from an open position to a closed position and vice versa.

Hinsichtlich der Lagerung des Gehäuses kann es gemäß einer alternativen bevorzugten Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung vorgesehen sein, dass das Gehäuse einen randständig angeordneten innenverzahnten Zahnkranz aufweist, der an zumindest einer Umfangsposition mit einem an einem feststehenden Teil der Vorrichtung drehbar gelagerten, und bevorzugt angetriebenen Zahnrad zusammenwirkt. Hierbei kann es bevorzugt vorgesehen sein, dass das Gehäuse an zwei weiteren Umfangspositionen jeweils an einer Rolle oder einem Sicherungsbolzen zusammenwirkt, wobei die Umfangspositionen bevorzugt jeweils um 120° zueinander versetzt sind. Um Fertigungstoleranzen des Gehäuses auszugleichen, kann es bevorzugt vorgesehen sein, dass die Rollen an den zwei weiteren Umfangspositionen exzentrisch gelagert sind. Durch entsprechende Einstellung des tatsächlichen Drehpunkts der Rollen kann ein exakt geführtes Verdrehen des Gehäuses sichergestellt werden.With regard to the mounting of the housing, it can be provided according to an alternative preferred embodiment of the present invention that the housing has an internally toothed ring gear arranged at the edge, which cooperates at least in one circumferential position with a gear wheel that is rotatably mounted and preferably driven on a fixed part of the device. In this case, it can preferably be provided that the housing interacts at two further circumferential positions in each case on a roller or a safety bolt, with the circumferential positions preferably being offset by 120° from one another. In order to compensate for manufacturing tolerances of the housing, provision can preferably be made for the rollers to be mounted eccentrically at the two further circumferential positions. Exactly guided turning of the housing can be ensured by setting the actual pivot point of the rollers accordingly.

Alternativ ist es aber auch denkbar, dass das Gehäuse an zumindest einer Seite an einem Rundtischlager oder an Gleitleisten gelagert ist. Bevorzugt ist das Gehäuse an beiden Seiten an jeweils einem Rundtischlager gelagert. Bei der Verwendung von Gleitleisten zur Lagerung des Gehäuses können die Gleitleisten auch die Funktion der Dichtung des Gehäuses gegenüber feststehenden Teilen der erfindungsgemäßen Reinigungsvorrichtung übernehmen.Alternatively, however, it is also conceivable for the housing to be mounted on at least one side on a rotary table bearing or on slide rails. The housing is preferably mounted on both sides on a rotary table bearing. If sliding strips are used to support the housing, the sliding strips can also assume the function of sealing the housing against fixed parts of the cleaning device according to the invention.

Um einen komfortablen und sicheren Zugang zu der Reinigungskammer und einem Unterbau beziehungsweise zum Inneren der Trocknungskammer sicherzustellen, ist die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung dahingehend weitergebildet, dass sich die Öffnung um einen Umfangsbereich von 90° bis 180°, bevorzugt um einen Umfangsbereich von 140° erstreckt, wie dies einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung entspricht.In order to ensure comfortable and safe access to the cleaning chamber and a substructure or to the interior of the drying chamber, the device according to the invention is further developed such that the opening extends over a peripheral area of 90° to 180°, preferably over a peripheral area of 140°, such as this corresponds to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Zum Verschließen der Öffnung der Reinigungskammer kann die Öffnung mit verschiedenen feststehenden Teilen der erfindungsgemäßen Reinigungsvorrichtung zusammenwirken. Es ist jedoch bevorzugt, dass der feststehende Teil von einem Unterbau der Reinigungskammer zum Auffangen von Reinigungsmedium gebildet ist. Ein solcher Unterbau nimmt im Wesentlichen die gesamte Breite der erfindungsgemäßen Reinigungsvorrichtung ein und bietet daher eine ausreichende Erstreckung, um die Öffnung zu verschließen.In order to close the opening of the cleaning chamber, the opening can interact with various fixed parts of the cleaning device according to the invention. However, it is preferred that the fixed part is formed by a substructure of the cleaning chamber for collecting cleaning medium. Such a substructure essentially takes up the entire width of the cleaning device according to the invention and therefore offers a sufficient extent to close the opening.

Gemäß einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung ist der Unterbau der Reinigungskammer zum Auffangen von Reinigungsmedium in Richtung der Längsachse mit kreisbogenförmigem Querschnitt ausgebildet. Auf diese Weise wird Reinigungsmittel, das sich in der Reinigungskammer befindet, beim Öffnen der Reinigungskammer durch Verdrehen des Gehäuses durch die freigehaltene Öffnung tangential an den Unterbau der Reinigungskammer zum Auffangen von Reinigungsmedium, d.h. an einen Tank mit tonnenförmiger Form geleitet, sodass kein Spritzen oder Überlaufen auch größerer Mengen von Reinigungsmedium beobachtet wird. Durch die tonnenförmige oder bevorzugt konisch tonnenförmige Form des Tanks werden weiteres Ecken und Kanten im Tank vermieden, in denen sich ansonsten Verunreinigungen ansammeln könnten. Es wird daher auf diese Weise eine bessere Hygiene der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung erreicht.According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the substructure of the cleaning chamber for collecting cleaning medium is designed with a cross section in the shape of a circular arc in the direction of the longitudinal axis. In this way, when the cleaning chamber is opened by twisting the housing, cleaning agent in the cleaning chamber is directed through the opening kept free tangentially to the base of the cleaning chamber for collecting cleaning medium, i.e. to a barrel-shaped tank, so that there is no splashing or overflowing larger amounts of cleaning medium is also observed. The barrel-shaped or preferably conically barrel-shaped shape of the tank avoids further corners and edges in the tank, in which contaminants could otherwise collect. It better hygiene of the device according to the invention is therefore achieved in this way.

In einer alternativen Ausführung der vorliegenden Erfindung ist die weitere Behandlungsstation eine Trocknungskammer für in der Reinigungskammer gereinigte Behältnisse und der feststehende Teil ist von einem Gehäuseteil der Trocknungskammer gebildet, der bevorzugt eine der kreisbogenförmigen Kontur entsprechende Kontur aufweist. Das Gehäuse mit der Freistellung gleitet somit an einem rotationssymmetrischen, konzentrisch zur kreisförmigen Kontur des Gehäuses ausgebildeten Gehäuseteil der Trocknungskammer oder an einem konzentrisch und mit polygonalem Querschnitt ausgebildeten Gehäuseteil der Trocknungskammer entlang und die Öffnung kann somit freigegeben oder durch den feststehend Gehäuseteil verschlossen beziehungsweise abgedeckt werden.In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, the further treatment station is a drying chamber for containers cleaned in the cleaning chamber and the stationary part is formed by a housing part of the drying chamber, which preferably has a contour corresponding to the arcuate contour. The housing with the opening thus slides along a rotationally symmetrical housing part of the drying chamber designed concentrically to the circular contour of the housing or along a housing part of the drying chamber designed concentrically and with a polygonal cross section, and the opening can thus be released or closed or covered by the fixed housing part.

Grundsätzlich können der Teilbereich mit kreisbogenförmiger Kontur und der feststehende Teil der Reinigungsvorrichtung hinreichend genau dimensioniert werden beziehungsweise ausreichend überlappen, um unmittelbar eine dichtende Verbindung zwischen den Teilen herzustellen beziehungsweise im Betrieb einen gerichteten Ablauf von Reinigungsmedium an der Innenseite des Gehäuses, ohne den Austritt von Reinigungsmedium aus der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung zu gewährleisten. Gemäß einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung ist jedoch zwischen einem ersten Gehäuseteil und/oder einem gegebenenfalls vorhandenen weiteren Gehäuseteil und dem feststehenden Teil zumindest ein Dichtungselement angeordnet. Das zumindest eine Dichtungselement kann hierbei bevorzugt in Form von Dichtungslippen ausgebildet sein, die zwischen dem Gehäuse mit der kreisbogenförmigen Kontur und dem feststehenden Teil des Gehäuses eine dichtende Verbindung herstellen.In principle, the sub-area with an arc-shaped contour and the fixed part of the cleaning device can be dimensioned with sufficient precision or overlap sufficiently to directly establish a sealing connection between the parts or, during operation, to ensure that the cleaning medium runs off the inside of the housing in a directed manner, without the cleaning medium escaping to ensure the device according to the invention. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, however, at least one sealing element is arranged between a first housing part and/or a further housing part that may be present and the stationary part. The at least one sealing element can preferably be in the form of sealing lips, which produce a sealing connection between the housing with the circular arc-shaped contour and the stationary part of the housing.

Gegebenenfalls können auch eine aufblasbare Dichtung als das zumindest Dichtungselement zum Einsatz gelangen.If necessary, an inflatable seal can also be used as at least the sealing element.

Die Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand eines in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels näher erläutert. In dieser zeigen

  • Fig. 1 eine perspektivische Ansicht der erfindungsgemäßen Reinigungsvorrichtung mit einer Reinigungskammer und einer Trocknungsstation in einem geschlossenen Zustand,
  • Fig. 2 eine perspektivische Ansicht der erfindungsgemäßen Reinigungsvorrichtung mit einer Reinigungskammer und einer Trocknungsstation in einem geöffneten Zustand,
  • Fig. 3 eine Frontalansicht der erfindungsgemäßen Reinigungsvorrichtung mit einer Reinigungskammer und einer Trocknungsstation in einem geschlossenen Zustand,
  • Fig. 4 eine Frontalansicht der erfindungsgemäßen Reinigungsvorrichtung mit einer Reinigungskammer und einer Trocknungsstation in einem geöffneten Zustand,
  • Fig. 5a bis 5c Schnittansichten der Reinigungskammer der erfindungsgemäßen Reinigungsvorrichtung in unterschiedlichen Stellungen des Gehäuses mit der Öffnung,
  • Fig. 6a bis 6c Schnittansichten der Trocknungskammer der erfindungsgemäßen Reinigungsvorrichtung in unterschiedlichen Stellungen des Gehäuses mit der Öffnung,
  • Fig. 7a und 7b Schnittansichten der Reinigungskammer zur Darstellung einer bevorzugten Lagerung des Gehäuses und
  • Fig. 8a und 8b Schnittansichten bevorzugter Varianten der Abdichtung der Reinigungskammer bzw. einer weiteren Behandlungsstation.
The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawing. in this show
  • 1 a perspective view of the cleaning device according to the invention with a cleaning chamber and a drying station in a closed state,
  • 2 a perspective view of the cleaning device according to the invention with a cleaning chamber and a drying station in an open state,
  • 3 a front view of the cleaning device according to the invention with a cleaning chamber and a drying station in a closed state,
  • 4 a front view of the cleaning device according to the invention with a cleaning chamber and a drying station in an open state,
  • Figures 5a to 5c Sectional views of the cleaning chamber of the cleaning device according to the invention in different positions of the housing with the opening,
  • Figures 6a to 6c Sectional views of the drying chamber of the cleaning device according to the invention in different positions of the housing with the opening,
  • Figures 7a and 7b Sectional views of the cleaning chamber to show a preferred storage of the housing and
  • Figures 8a and 8b Sectional views of preferred variants of the sealing of the cleaning chamber or a further treatment station.

In Fig. 1 ist eine erfindungsgemäße Reinigungsvorrichtung mit 1 bezeichnet. Die Reinigungsvorrichtung 1 weist eine Reinigungsstation 2 beziehungsweise Reinigungskammer 2 und als weitere Behandlungsstation eine Trocknungsstation 3 beziehungsweise Trocknungskammer 3 auf, die in der mit dem Pfeil 4 versinnbildlichten Transportrichtung für Behältnisse (nicht dargestellt) hintereinander angeordnet sind und beim Reinigen der Behältnisse kontinuierlich und hintereinander durchlaufen werden. Die Reinigungsstation 2 hat einen Unterbau 5, in dem Auffangbehälter und andere Aggregate wie beispielsweise Pumpen und dergleichen aufgenommen sind. Die Trocknungsstation 3 ist an den Gebläsevorrichtungen 6 zu erkennen, mittels derer die Behältnisse beim Durchlaufen der Trocknungsstation 3 getrocknet werden. Weiters ist in Fig. 1 eine Transporteinrichtung 7 zu erkennen. Die Reinigungsvorrichtung 1 weist ein erstes Gehäuse 8 der Reinigungskammer und ein weiteres Gehäuse 9 der weiteren Behandlungsstation 3, d.h. der Trocknungskammer 3 auf. Die beiden Gehäuse 8 und 9 sind rotationssymmetrisch ausgebildet und ruhen auf Standfüßen 10.In 1 a cleaning device according to the invention is denoted by 1 . The cleaning device 1 has a cleaning station 2 or cleaning chamber 2 and, as a further treatment station, a drying station 3 or drying chamber 3, which are arranged one behind the other in the direction of transport symbolized by the arrow 4 for containers (not shown) and are passed through continuously and one after the other when cleaning the containers. The cleaning station 2 has a substructure 5 in which the collection container and other units such as pumps and the like are accommodated. The drying station 3 can be recognized by the fan devices 6 by means of which the containers are dried as they pass through the drying station 3 . Next is in 1 a transport device 7 can be seen. The cleaning device 1 has a first housing 8 for the cleaning chamber and a further housing 9 for the further treatment station 3 , ie the drying chamber 3 . The two housings 8 and 9 are rotationally symmetrical and rest on feet 10.

In Fig. 2 sind gleiche Teile mit gleichen Bezugszeichen benannt und es ist zu erkennen, dass im Gehäuse 8 eine Öffnung 11 freigehalten ist, die durch Verdrehen des Gehäuses 8 im Sinne des Doppelpfeils 12 aus ihrer Abdeckung durch den feststehenden Teil 5, d.h. den Unterbau 5 der Reinigungsvorrichtung 1 freigeben werden kann.In 2 Identical parts are given the same reference numbers and it can be seen that an opening 11 is kept free in the housing 8, which can be removed from its covering by the fixed part 5, i.e. the substructure 5 of the cleaning device 1, by rotating the housing 8 in the direction of the double arrow 12 can be released.

In Fig. 3 ist zu erkennen, dass während das Gehäuse 8 der Reinigungskammer 2 durch den Unterbau 5 als feststehenden Teil 5 abgedeckt ist, das Gehäuse 9 von einem Gehäuseteil 9' der Trocknungskammer 3 als feststehenden Teil 9' abgedeckt ist, der eine der kreisbogenförmigen Kontur des Gehäuses 9 entsprechende Kontur aufweist.In 3 it can be seen that while the housing 8 of the cleaning chamber 2 is covered by the substructure 5 as a fixed part 5, the housing 9 is covered by a housing part 9' of the drying chamber 3 as a fixed part 9', which is one of the arcuate contours of the housing 9 corresponding contour.

In Fig. 4 sind die beiden Gehäuse 8 und 9 im Sinne der Pfeile 13 beziehungsweise 13' verdreht und die Öffnungen 11 und 14 somit freigegeben und die Reinigungskammer 2 sowie die Trocknungskammer 3 zugänglich.In 4 the two housings 8 and 9 are rotated in the direction of the arrows 13 and 13', respectively, and the openings 11 and 14 are thus released and the cleaning chamber 2 and the drying chamber 3 are accessible.

In den Figuren 5a bis 5c ist zu erkennen, dass das Gehäuse 8 eine kreisbogenförmige Kontur aufweist, wodurch in dem tonnenförmigen Gehäuse 8 eine Öffnung 11 freigehalten ist. Die Öffnung 11 ist in Fig. 5a durch den Unterbau 5 als feststehenden Teil 5 abgedeckt und die Reinigungskammer somit verschlossen. Mit dem Bezugszeichen 20 ist eine zu reinigende Box auf der Transportvorrichtung 7 bezeichnet. In Fig. 5b ist das Gehäuse 8 gegenüber der Darstellung der Fig. 5a in Richtung des Pfeils 15 verdreht und die Öffnung 11 gibt somit den Zugriff auf die Reinigungskammer 2 frei. Ebenso, wie in Fig. 5c erkennbar, kann das Gehäuse 8 im Sinne des Pfeils 16 in die andere Richtung verdreht werden, um den Zugriff auf die Reinigungskammer 2 auf der anderen Seite freizugeben. Wie in den Figuren 5a bis 5c zu erkennen ist, ist der Unterbau 5 der Reinigungsstation 2 zum Auffangen von Reinigungsmedium in Richtung der Längsachse mit kreisbogenförmigem Querschnitt ausgebildet.In the Figures 5a to 5c it can be seen that the housing 8 has an arcuate contour, as a result of which an opening 11 is kept free in the barrel-shaped housing 8 . The opening 11 is in Figure 5a covered by the base 5 as a fixed part 5 and thus closed the cleaning chamber. A box on the transport device 7 to be cleaned is designated by reference number 20 . In Figure 5b is the housing 8 compared to the representation of Figure 5a rotated in the direction of arrow 15 and the opening 11 thus gives access to the cleaning chamber 2 free. Likewise, as in Figure 5c recognizable, the housing 8 can be rotated in the other direction in the direction of the arrow 16 in order to provide access to the cleaning chamber 2 on the other side. As in the Figures 5a to 5c As can be seen, the substructure 5 of the cleaning station 2 for collecting cleaning medium is designed with a cross section in the shape of a circular arc in the direction of the longitudinal axis.

In den Figuren 6a bis 6c ist zu erkennen, dass das Gehäuse 9 ebenfalls eine kreisbogenförmige Kontur aufweist, wodurch in dem tonnenförmigen Gehäuse 9 eine Öffnung 14 freigehalten ist. Die Öffnung 14 ist in Fig. 6a durch den Gehäuseteil 9' als feststehenden Teil 9' abgedeckt und die Trocknungskammer 3 somit verschlossen. In Fig. 6b ist das Gehäuse 9 gegenüber der Darstellung der Fig. 6a in Richtung des Pfeils 15' verdreht und die Öffnung 14 gibt somit den Zugriff auf die Trocknungskammer 3 frei. Ebenso, wie in Fig. 6c erkennbar, kann das Gehäuse 9 im Sinne des Pfeils 16' in die andere Richtung verdreht werden, um den Zugriff auf die Trocknungskammer 3 auf der anderen Seite freizugeben.In the Figures 6a to 6c it can be seen that the housing 9 also has an arcuate contour, as a result of which an opening 14 is kept free in the barrel-shaped housing 9 . The opening 14 is in Figure 6a covered by the housing part 9 'as a fixed part 9' and the drying chamber 3 is thus closed. In Figure 6b is the housing 9 compared to the representation of Figure 6a rotated in the direction of arrow 15 'and the opening 14 is thus access to the drying chamber 3 free. Likewise, as in Figure 6c recognizable, the housing 9 can be rotated in the other direction in the direction of the arrow 16' to release access to the drying chamber 3 on the other side.

In Fig. 7a ist zu erkennen, dass das Gehäuse 8 einen randständig angeordneten innenverzahnten Zahnkranz 17 aufweist, der an einer Umfangsposition mit einem drehbar gelagerten, und gegebenenfalls angetriebenen, Zahnrad 18 zusammenwirkt. Weiters sind mit dem Bezugszeichen 19 zwei Rollen bezeichnet und dazu vorgesehen, die Lagerung des Gehäuses 8 an insgesamt drei Umfangspositionen zu vervollständigen. In Fig. 7b ist angedeutet, dass eine Rolle 19 exzentrisch gelagert sein kann, wodurch ein exakt geführtes Verschwenken des Gehäuses unabhängig von etwaigen Fertigungstoleranzen des Gehäuses 8 sichergestellt werden kann.In Figure 7a It can be seen that the housing 8 has an internally toothed ring gear 17 arranged at the edge, which co-operates at a circumferential position with a rotatably mounted, and optionally driven, gear wheel 18 . Furthermore, two rollers are identified by the reference number 19 and are intended to complete the mounting of the housing 8 at a total of three circumferential positions. In Figure 7b It is indicated that a roller 19 can be mounted eccentrically, as a result of which an exactly guided pivoting of the housing can be ensured independently of any manufacturing tolerances of the housing 8.

In Fig. 8a ist ein Dichtungselement 20 zu erkennen, dass radial mit dem Gehäuse 8 zusammenwirkt. In Fig. 8b ist ein Dichtungselement 21 zu erkennen, dass axial mit dem Gehäuse 8 zusammenwirkt.In Figure 8a a sealing element 20 can be seen that interacts radially with the housing 8 . In Figure 8b a sealing element 21 can be seen that interacts axially with the housing 8 .

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Reinigungsvorrichtung, insbesondere zum Reinigen von Behältnissen, mit einer offenen Seite und einer entlang einer horizontal oder zur Horizontalen geneigt verlaufenden Längsachse angeordneten Transporteinrichtung (4), auf welcher die Behältnisse durch wenigstens eine Reinigungskammer (2) und gegebenenfalls zu einer weiteren Behandlungsstation (3)transportiert werden, wobei die wenigstens eine Reinigungskammer (2) und gegebenenfalls die weitere Behandlungsstation (3) von einem gegebenenfalls aus mehreren Gehäuseteilen bestehenden Gehäuse (8, 9) umschlossen sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Gehäuse (8, 9) rotationssymmetrisch ausgebildet ist und um die Längsachse zumindest in einem Teilbereich mit kreisbogenförmiger Kontur ausgebildet ist, um eine Öffnung (11, 14) in dem Gehäuse (8, 9) freizuhalten, und in Umfangsrichtung verdrehbar gelagert ist, um die Öffnung (11, 14) mit einem feststehenden Teil (5, 9') der Reinigungsvorrichtung zum Verschließen der Öffnung (11, 14) abzudecken.Cleaning device, in particular for cleaning containers, with an open side and a transport device (4) arranged along a horizontal axis or a longitudinal axis inclined to the horizontal, on which the containers are transported through at least one cleaning chamber (2) and optionally to a further treatment station (3). where the at least one cleaning chamber (2) and optionally the further treatment station (3) are enclosed by a housing (8, 9) which optionally consists of several housing parts, characterized in that the housing (8, 9) is of rotationally symmetrical design and the longitudinal axis is designed at least in a partial area with a circular arc-shaped contour in order to keep an opening (11, 14) in the housing (8, 9) free, and is rotatably mounted in the circumferential direction in order to connect the opening (11, 14) to a fixed part ( 5, 9') of the cleaning device to close the opening (11, 14). Reinigungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Gehäuse (8, 9) an zumindest einer Umfangsposition an einer Rolle (19) und an zumindest zwei weiteren Umfangsposition jeweils an einer weiteren Rolle (19) oder einem Sicherungsbolzen gelagert ist, wobei die Umfangspositionen bevorzugt jeweils um 120° zueinander versetzt sind.Cleaning device according to Claim 1, characterized in that the housing (8, 9) is mounted on at least one circumferential position on a roller (19) and on at least two further circumferential positions on a further roller (19) or a securing bolt, the circumferential positions being preferred are offset from each other by 120°. Reinigungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Gehäuse (8) einen randständig angeordneten innenverzahnten Zahnkranz (17) aufweist, der an zumindest einer Umfangsposition mit einem an einem feststehenden Teil der Vorrichtung drehbar gelagerten, bevorzugt angetriebenen, Zahnrad (18) zusammenwirkt.Cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing (8) has a peripherally arranged internally toothed ring gear (17) which at least one circumferential position interacts with a gear (18) rotatably mounted, preferably driven, on a stationary part of the device. Reinigungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Gehäuse (8, 9) an zwei weiteren Umfangspositionen jeweils an einer Rolle (19) oder einem Sicherungsbolzen zusammenwirkt, wobei die Umfangspositionen bevorzugt jeweils um 120° zueinander versetzt sind.Cleaning device according to Claim 3, characterized in that the housing (8, 9) interacts at two further circumferential positions in each case on a roller (19) or a securing bolt, the circumferential positions preferably being offset by 120° from one another. Reinigungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, 3 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Rollen (19) oder die Sicherungsbolzen an den zwei weiteren Umfangspositionen exzentrisch gelagert sind.Cleaning device according to Claim 2, 3 or 4, characterized in that the rollers (19) or the securing bolts are mounted eccentrically at the two further circumferential positions. Reinigungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Gehäuse (8, 9) an zumindest einer Seite an einem Rundtischlager oder an Gleitleisten gelagert ist.Cleaning device according to Claim 1, characterized in that the housing (8, 9) is mounted on at least one side on a rotary table bearing or on sliding strips. Reinigungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich die Öffnung (11, 14) um einen Umfangsbereich von 90° bis 180°, bevorzugt um einen Umfangsbereich von 140° erstreckt.Cleaning device according to one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the opening (11, 14) extends over a peripheral area of 90° to 180°, preferably over a peripheral area of 140°. Reinigungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der feststehende Teil (5, 9') von einem Unterbau (5) der Reinigungskammer (2) zum Auffangen von Reinigungsmedium gebildet ist.Cleaning device according to one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the fixed part (5, 9') is formed by a substructure (5) of the cleaning chamber (2) for collecting cleaning medium. Reinigungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Unterbau (54) der Reinigungskammer (2) zum Auffangen von Reinigungsmedium in Richtung der Längsachse mit kreisbogenförmigem Querschnitt ausgebildet ist.Cleaning device according to Claim 8, characterized in that the substructure (54) of the cleaning chamber (2) is designed for collecting cleaning medium in the direction of the longitudinal axis with a circular arc-shaped cross section. Reinigungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die weitere Behandlungsstation eine Trocknungskammer (3) für in der Reinigungskammer (2) gereinigte Behältnisse ist und der feststehende Teil von einem Gehäuseteil (9') der Trocknungskammer (3) gebildet ist, der bevorzugt eine der kreisbogenförmigen Kontur entsprechende Kontur aufweist.Cleaning device according to one of Claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the further treatment station is a drying chamber (3) for containers cleaned in the cleaning chamber (2) and the stationary part is formed by a housing part (9') of the drying chamber (3), which preferably has a contour corresponding to the arcuate contour. Reinigungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zwischen einem ersten Gehäuseteil und/oder einem gegebenenfalls vorhandenen weiteren Gehäuseteil und dem feststehenden Teil zumindest ein axial oder radial wirkendes Dichtungselement (20, 21) angeordnet ist.Cleaning device according to one of Claims 1 to 10, characterized in that at least one axially or radially acting sealing element (20, 21) is arranged between a first housing part and/or an optionally present further housing part and the fixed part.
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