US3527607A - Ultrasonic impact cleaners and methods of cleaning - Google Patents

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US3527607A
US3527607A US730261A US3527607DA US3527607A US 3527607 A US3527607 A US 3527607A US 730261 A US730261 A US 730261A US 3527607D A US3527607D A US 3527607DA US 3527607 A US3527607 A US 3527607A
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    • 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
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  • I subject objects to be cleaned to impact forces while simultaneously immersing said objects in an ultrasonically agitated solvent.
  • I preferably provide a wash tank containing solvent, means in said tank ultrasonically agitating said solvent, a container suspended in said tank carrying an object to be cleaned and impact means in said tank periodically impacting said container.
  • a temperature controlling means is preferably provided in the tank to maintain the solvent at a selected temperature.
  • a vapor rinse tank is provided adjacent the wash tank with a vapor condenser extending around both the wash and rinse tank to prevent escape of solvent vapors.
  • FIG. 1 is a front elevational view with panels open
  • FIG. 2 is a section on the line IIII of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the apparatus of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 1 I have illustrated a housing 10, containing a wash tank 11 and a vapor rinse tank 12 adjacent thereto and separated by a common wall 13.
  • An immersible transducer 14 is provided in the bottom of the wash tank 11.
  • the transducer 14 is connected to a generator 15 mounted in housing 10 of any usual design by conventional means.
  • Heaters 16 are provided in the wash tank 11 and are connected to a source of electrical power by means of connections 17 and 18. The heaters are controlled by a tank thermostat 19.
  • a pump 20 is connected by line 21 through strainer 22 to the bottom of tank 11 to deliver solvent from the tank 11 through manifold line 23 and valves 24, 25 and 26 to either the cooler 27 or the vapor rinse tank 12.
  • the cooler 27 is cooled by circulating water from solenoid valve 28 at the cooling water inlet.
  • the cooling water is discharged at outlet 29.
  • the vapor rinse tank 12 is provided with a heater 30 connected by terminals 31 to a source of power through safety reset thermostat 32.
  • a vertically movable shaker table 33 is provided in the wash tank 11 and is movable in guides 34 on the sidewall of the tank.
  • the table is connected by link 35 to a vertically movable slide assembly 36 mounted on and actuated by air cylinder 37 on housing 10 outside the tank 11.
  • the air cylinder 37 is supplied with air from an external line 38 through a conventional air filter 39, pressure regulator 40 and lubricator unit 41. Articles to be cleaned are immersed in a basket 42 into solvent in wash tank 11 above shaker table 33.
  • the articles to be cleaned are placed in basket 42 which is lowered into solvent in Wash tank 11 at a preselected temperature.
  • the solvent is agitated by transducer 14 to provide ultrasonic solvent cleaning.
  • the air cylinder 37 is cyclically operated to move the slide assembly 36 vertically up and down, carrying with it the table 33 which impacts against the basket 42 at the top of each stroke. This combination of impact and ultrasonically agitated solvent quickly removes even the most stubborn grease and soil.
  • a method of cleaning articles comprising the steps of treating the articles to be cleaned in a container therefor by subjecting the container to repeated impacts from a solid mass independent of the container of sufficient force to impart a change in direction to said articles and simultaneously subjecting said objects separately to an ultrasonically agitated solvent.
  • An apparatus for cleaning objects to remove grease and particulate soil comprising a housing, a wash tank in said housing containing a solvent, means in said wash tank ultrasonically agitating said solvent, a container in said solvent adapted to contain an object to be cleaned, and impact means defining a solid mass independent of the container in said tank separate from the means ultrasonically agitating said solvent repeatedly impacting said container with a force suflicient to impart a change in direction to said container and the objects therein.
  • An apparatus for cleaning objects to remove grease and particulate soil comprising a housing, a wash tank in said housing containing a solvent, means in said wash tank ultrasonically agitating said solvent, a container in said solvent adapted to contain an object to be cleaned, and impact means in said tank separate from the means ultrasonically agitating said solvent repeatedly impacting said container said impact means comprising a vertically movable shaker table in the wash tank adapted in its uppermost position to strike the container, an air cylin- 15 der connected to said table to move the same and a source of air cyclically operating said air cylinder.

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EP0084066A2 (fr) * 1982-01-14 1983-07-27 Abdelfettah Dr. Ben Rais Procédé de délaquage et de dévernissage des métaux et alliages
US4555302A (en) * 1984-08-24 1985-11-26 Urbanik John C Method and apparatus for ultrasonic etching of printing plates
US4787941A (en) * 1986-06-30 1988-11-29 Wang Laboratories, Inc. Cleaning method for keyboard assemblies
DE3734267A1 (de) * 1987-09-14 1989-03-23 Gottlob Schwarzwaelder Geraet zum halb- bzw. vollautomatischen reinigen von farb- und lackspritzpistolen od. dgl. sowie von farb- und lackverschmutzten gegenstaenden
US4940494A (en) * 1983-07-06 1990-07-10 Snef Electro Mecanique Process and equipment for cleaning large electromechanical parts
GB2235031A (en) * 1989-08-08 1991-02-20 Maerkisches Werk Gmbh Apparatus for cleaning articles such as castings
US5090430A (en) * 1990-02-02 1992-02-25 Agape Enterprises, Inc. Ultrasonic cleaning system for fluorescent light diffuser lens
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US3893869A (en) * 1974-05-31 1975-07-08 Rca Corp Megasonic cleaning system
FR2382952A1 (fr) * 1977-03-07 1978-10-06 Aga Ab Procede et appareil pour nettoyer une surface inclinee ou verticale d'un element optique
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US4555302A (en) * 1984-08-24 1985-11-26 Urbanik John C Method and apparatus for ultrasonic etching of printing plates
US4787941A (en) * 1986-06-30 1988-11-29 Wang Laboratories, Inc. Cleaning method for keyboard assemblies
DE3734267A1 (de) * 1987-09-14 1989-03-23 Gottlob Schwarzwaelder Geraet zum halb- bzw. vollautomatischen reinigen von farb- und lackspritzpistolen od. dgl. sowie von farb- und lackverschmutzten gegenstaenden
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US5090430A (en) * 1990-02-02 1992-02-25 Agape Enterprises, Inc. Ultrasonic cleaning system for fluorescent light diffuser lens
US5501240A (en) * 1993-10-06 1996-03-26 Hitachi Zosen Corporation Cleaning method and cleaning apparatus
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