WO1994011079A1 - Parts washer - Google Patents
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- WO1994011079A1 WO1994011079A1 PCT/US1993/010895 US9310895W WO9411079A1 WO 1994011079 A1 WO1994011079 A1 WO 1994011079A1 US 9310895 W US9310895 W US 9310895W WO 9411079 A1 WO9411079 A1 WO 9411079A1
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- 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
- B08B3/006—Cabinets or cupboards specially adapted for cleaning articles by hand
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- the present invention relates to parts washers and, more particularly, to a parts washer for collecting either wet or just moist sludge in a removable tank.
- Parts washers have been available for decades for cleaning parts of contaminants, dirt, grease, combinations thereof, etc.
- One field in which such parts washers are used extensively is that in automotive repair
- Parts washers of this type are also used in many other industries.
- a conventional parts washer includes a tank having a
- a basin located above the tank and wherein the parts are washed, includes a drain extending downwardly into the water.
- a pump pumps the solvent upwardly for discharge into the basin to accommodate
- the sludge in the tank tends to become packed, it will not readily drain and may collect for a period of years. Where the sludge is toxic and corrosive, the bottom of the tank may deteriorate to the extent of creating a health hazard due to leakage of the sludge. Under present safety regulations, disposal of waste water containing toxic sludge is significantly more expensive than the costs attendant disposal of only moist toxic sludge. To empty the sludge from the tank through a drain reguires unnecessary handling and creates potential safety hazards as well as incurring additional costs.
- the basin of a parts washer includes a spigot for directing a stream of solvent upon parts to be washed within the basin.
- the solvent, and any entrained contaminants drain from the basin and are expelled into a tank containing a filtering fluid of greater density than the solvent.
- a filtering fluid may be water.
- the solvent percolates upwardly through the filtering fluid, which act of percolation will segregate the entrained contaminants and the solvent will collect above and be supported upon the filtering fluid.
- a pump having an inlet in fluid communication with the solvent, provides a stream of solvent under pressure to the spigot.
- the filtering fluid is contained within a segregable tank to accommodate removal of the tank and disposal of the contaminants (sludge) and the filtering fluid.
- the contaminants are collected to express the filtering fluid therefrom prior to discharge of the moist, but not wet, contaminants or sludge into a removable tank.
- This variant is particularly useful for toxic or hazardous sludge as the costs of disposal are significantly less for moist rather than wet sludge.
- a water based solvent may be used with any of the embodiments of the parts washer and in such event a filtering fluid is not present. The heavy particulates and insoluble contaminants and debris settle out and migrate downwardly to the respective removable tank and form a sludge therein.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide apparatus for removing containers containing sludge from a parts washer.
- a further object of the present invention is to provide apparatus for safely removing toxic and/or hazardous sludge from a parts washer.
- a yet further object of the present invention is to provide apparatus for preparing for disposal sludge collected in a parts washer.
- a still further object of the present invention is to provide a method for collecting and removing sludge from a parts washer.
- Figure 1 illustrates a three quarter isometric view of a parts washer
- Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along lines 2-2, as shown in Figure 1;
- Figure 2a illustrates the cover of the parts washer in the closed position
- Figure 3 is a detail view of structure identified by numeral 3 in Figure 1;
- Figure 4 is a partial view of apparatus for securing the cover of the parts washer in an upright position
- Figure 5 is an exploded view of structure identified by numeral 5 in Figure 2;
- Figure 6 is a detail view of a valve for controlling flow
- Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along lines 7-7, as shown in Figure 1;
- Figure 8 illustrates a first variant of the parts washer
- Figure 9 illustrates a second variant of the parts washer
- Figure 10 is an exploded view of the apparatus identified by numeral 10 shown in Figure 8.
- FIG. 1 there is shown a parts washer 10 for washing and cleaning parts within a basin 12 for receiving the solvent to be used and the parts to be washed.
- a spigot 14 which may include a flexible conduit 16 terminated by a nozzle 18 in fluid communication with a pipe 20, dispenses solvent in response to opening of valve 22.
- a cover 24 is attached by a hinge defining a pivot axis 26 to permit downward pivotal movement of the cover to close the top of basin 12 within cabinet 28. This cover serves to shield the basin against debris during non use. Moreover, in the event the solvent within the basin catches on fire, closing of the cover would suffocate and extinguish the fire.
- a stanchion 30 may be attached to the rear of parts washer 10 by any conventional manner and it extends upwardly past cover 24 in the raised position to support a light 32.
- a fusible link 34 is attached to and extends from stanchion 30.
- the fusible link includes a cross 36 at its terminal end.
- An opening 38 having a downwardly depending slot 40 is formed in panel 42 of cover 24.
- Basin 12 includes a drain 50, which drain may be plugged by a plug 52 to permit the washing fluid or solvent to stand within the basin during washing.
- the drain includes and is in fluid communication with a downwardly extending pipe 54 and the drain has an outlet 56 at top 58 of a tank 60.
- This tank is essentially filled with a solvent filtering fluid 62, such as water.
- a further tank 64 is located above tank 60 and contains the washing fluid or solvent 66 to be used during washing of the parts. The density of the washing fluid must be less than the density of the filtering fluid.
- Conduit means 68 and 70 place the interior of tank 60 in fluid communication with the interior of tank 64.
- a pump 72 includes an inlet 74 disposed within solvent 66 the pump pumps the solvent through a filter, such as externally mounted filter 76.
- the outlet of the filter is in fluid communication with pipe 20 to provide outflow of solvent through nozzle 18 of spigot 14 upon opening of valve 22.
- a part to be washed is placed beneath nozzle 18 and subjected to a flow of solvent thereabout.
- the solvent and any contaminants or debris washed off the part enter drain 50 and are conveyed downwardly through pipe 54 into tank 60. Because solvent 66 is less dense than water 62, the solvent will percolate upwardly through the water, through conduit means 68 and 70 and into tank 64. During upward percolation of the solvent, any entrained contaminants or debris will become segregated from the solvent and sink to the bottom of tank 62. Such contaminants and debris will ultimately form a sludge 80 at the bottom of the tank.
- Pipe 54 includes a union 94 interconnecting threaded end 96 of the pipe with threaded hollow stub 98 extending upwardly from top 100 of tank 60. By rotating union 94, it will become threadedly disengaged from stub 98. Presumably, such disengagement is effected after all of the solvent has drained from basin 12.
- Conduit means 68 must separate to permit detachment of tank 60 from tank 64 and means must be provided to prevent down flow of washing fluid or solvent 66.
- a valve such as a gate valve 102
- the gate valve includes a depending threaded stub 108.
- An upwardly extending stub 110 is mounted on top 100 of tank 60 and in fluid communication with outlet 112.
- a union 114 threadedly interconnects stubs 108, 110. By rotating the union, the opposed studs may be disengaged from one another.
- conduit means 70 includes a valve, such as gate valve 120, a depending threaded stud 122, an upwardly extending threaded stub 124 in fluid communication with outlet 126 in top 100 of tank 60 and a union 128.
- unions 114, 128 may be rotated to disconnect stubs 110, 128 of tank 60 and union 94 is rotated to disengage stub 98.
- tank 60 may be slidably removed from within cabinet 28. Disposal of sludge 80 and filtering fluid 62 (water) within the tank may be undertaken in accordance with appropriate regulations. A replacement tank may thereafter be installed within cabinet 28 by reconnecting pipe 54 with stub 98 and conduit means 68 and 70 may be reconnected by reversing the procedure described above.
- the gate valves such as gate valve 102, may include an extended handle or rod 136 extending exteriorly of cabinet 28 to facilitate opening and closure of the gate valve.
- valves of other types may be employed.
- variant 140 of a parts washer illustrated in Figute 8 was developed. As the variant relates primarily to the apparatus located beneath basin 12, the upper portion of the parts washer is not illustrated.
- a tank 142 is located beneath basin 12. Drain 144 drains the washing fluid and any contaminants or debris removed from the parts being washed from basin 12.
- a discharge pipe 146 conveys the washing fluid and contaminants to terminal end 148.
- a washing fluid or solvent 150 is present within tank 142.
- the filtering fluid or water 152 is also present in the tank to a level above terminal end 148 of the drain pipe. Since the washing fluid is less dense than the filtering fluid, the washing fluid will be supported upon the filtering fluid, as illustrated.
- the lower end of tank 142 includes a downwardly and centrally sloping bottom 154 to channel and direct contaminants and debris into downwardly depending outlet conduit 156.
- a pump 158 includes an inlet (not shown) in fluid communication with solvent 150 and the outlet of the pump is pumped through conduit 160 to filters and to the spigot, as described above with regard to Fig res 1, 2 and 7.
- the washing fluid and any contaminants and debris will flow downwardly through pipe 146 and be discharged through terminal end 148.
- the solvent being less dense than the filtering fluid, will percolate upwardly until it rests upon the filtering fluid.
- the formerly entrained contaminants and debris will be segregated and drift downwardly to bottom 154 and ultimately into discharge conduit 156.
- a sight glass 162 is disposed at the lower end of conduit 156.
- a pipe 164 extends downwardly from the sight glass and supports valve means 166, such as a ball valve as illustrated.
- a further pipe 168 extends downwardly from the valve means.
- a union 170 interconnects pipe 168 with a further lower pipe 172 extending upwardly from valve means 174, which valve means may also be a ball valve.
- a threaded stub 176 extends upwardly from sludge tank 178 into threaded engagement with valve means 174.
- Tank 178 is a depository for sludge 180 that is collected from the washing of parts.
- valve means 174 is closed and valve means 166 is open.
- the contaminants and debris washed from the parts will migrate downwardly through filtering fluid 162 and be channeled by bottom 154 into discharge conduit 156. These contaminants and debris will migrate downwardly further past sight glass 162, pipe 164, valve means 166, pipe 168, union 170 and pipe 172 and rest upon the closure within valve means 174.
- the debris will accumulate downstream of discharge outlet 156 more or less rapidly. During such accumulation, the filtering fluid or water, although permeating the accumulating sludge, will tend to rest thereupon.
- valve means 166 When the sludge has accumulated to the extent it becomes visible through sight glass 162, it is time to drain the sludge into tank 178. To effect such drainage, valve means 166 is closed to prevent down flow of filtering fluid. Thereafter, valve means 174 is opened and the sludge accumulated downstream of valve means 166 will drop into tank 178. While sludge 180 may be moist, there will be no standing water due to the compressive effect of accumulation of the sludge in the column downstream of discharge outlet 156. After discharge of the sludge into tank 178, valve means 174 is closed and valve means 166 is open. Further accumulation downstream of discharge outlet 156 and upstream of valve means 174 will now occur.
- a replacement tank 178 is installed by reconnecting pipe 172 with pipe 168 through union 170. It is to be understood that disengagement of tank 178 may be accomplished by mechanisms downstream of valve means 174 or at any other location.
- Tank 142 includes a pair of discharge outlets 192 and 194.
- the bottom of tank 142 may be formed by a pair of funnels 196, 198 having their respective lower ends terminated by discharge outlets 192, 194.
- the increased steepness of the sides of funnels 196, 198 compared to bottom 154 of parts washer variant 140, will tend to urge migration of the contaminants and debris toward the respective discharge outlets.
- Discharge pipe 202 includes an outlet located beneath the surface of washing fluid (water) 206 within funnel 196.
- discharge pipe 204 includes an outlet beneath the surface of washing fluid (water) 206 within funnel 198. It may be appreciated that the surface or upper level of the washing fluid may be located at or even above Y connector 200.
- Each of discharge outlets 192, 194, includes a sight glass, a pair of valve means and disengageable conduits in fluid communication with a tank 208 for collecting sludge 210, as described above with regard to parts washer variant 140. Removal of filled tank 208 may be accomplished in the same manner as removal of tank 178. The collection of moist, but not wet, sludge 210 within tank 208 is equivalent to or duplicative of the procedure described above with respect to parts washer variant 140. After withdrawal of a tank for disposal of the collected sludge, it is anticipated that caps or other closures may be employed to close the inlet(s) to the tank to avoid spillage during transport.
- flow directing mechanisms or mechanical wipers for continuously or periodically urge contaminants and debris into the respective discharge outlets of variants 140 and 190.
- Such further mechanisms, pumps or other apparatus will necessarily increase to costs and complexity of the parts washer.
- Access to the various mechanisms for mechanically disengaging the sludge containing tank may be through hatches in the respective cabinets or through openings or spaces provided for such purposes.
- the tanks may be on roller tracks as described with regard to cabinet 28 (see Figure 1) .
- other mechanisms or no mechanisms for aiding removal and replacement of the tanks may be employed.
- a water based or aqueous solvent may be used. Under such circumstances, only the single solvent fluid will be present in the parts washer. The heavy particulates and/or insoluble contaminants or debris entrained within the solvent will settle or migrate downwardly. The soluble contaminants or debris will remain in the solvent. Such remaining contaminants or debris may have a diluting effect upon the solvent, which is resolved by periodically replacing the solvent.
- tank 60 of parts washer 10 will settle within tank 60 of parts washer 10, as represented by sludge 80 illustrated in Figures 2 and 7.
- tank 60 may be removed and replaced periodically for purposes of disposing of the sludge and the residual solvent contained therein.
- a water based or aqueous solvent is used in either of variant parts washers 140, 190, there will, of course, only be one fluid disposed therein.
- the heavy particulates and insoluble contaminants and debris will settle and ultimately migrate toward and through the respective discharge outlets (156, 192 and 194) .
- the heavy particulates and insoluble contaminants and debris will be channeled toward the respective tank (178 or 208) to form the sludge (180, 210) at the bottom of the respective tank.
- the sludge will be moist but essentially devoid of any free or standing solvent. Disposal of the tanks and the sludge contained therein can be effected by implementing procedures comporting with attendant regulations.
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Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE69323209T DE69323209D1 (en) | 1992-11-13 | 1993-11-12 | DEVICE FOR WASHING OBJECTS |
EP94901407A EP0668789B1 (en) | 1992-11-13 | 1993-11-12 | Parts washer |
AU56005/94A AU5600594A (en) | 1992-11-13 | 1993-11-12 | Parts washer |
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US07/976,435 | 1992-11-13 | ||
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WO1994011079A1 true WO1994011079A1 (en) | 1994-05-26 |
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US3971394A (en) * | 1975-04-28 | 1976-07-27 | Osborne Irving R | Apparatus for cleaning vehicle parts |
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