EP2654979B1 - Apparatus and method for cleaning cup-like containers of spray guns, spray guns and parts thereof - Google Patents

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EP2654979B1
EP2654979B1 EP12700446.3A EP12700446A EP2654979B1 EP 2654979 B1 EP2654979 B1 EP 2654979B1 EP 12700446 A EP12700446 A EP 12700446A EP 2654979 B1 EP2654979 B1 EP 2654979B1
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  • the invention relates to a device and a method for cleaning cup-like containers of spray guns, spray guns and their parts.
  • DE 10 2007 005 834 A1 discloses a dishwasher for commercial use, wherein the dishwasher is configured to clean in cyclic operation items in a rinsing chamber, the dishwasher at least one tank for receiving a rinsing liquid, at least one heating device for heating the rinsing liquid and at least one temperature sensor for detecting the Temperature of the rinsing liquid, wherein the rinsing machine further comprises a controller, wherein the controller is adapted to control in at least one program step of a rinsing program, a heating of the rinsing liquid, wherein the heating is carried out at least until a predetermined target temperature is reached Before or in an initial phase of the heating, a starting temperature is detected, wherein from the starting temperature, a minimum duration of the heating is determined and the heating takes place in accordance with this minimum duration.
  • DE 197 41 546 A1 discloses in particular a cleaning process with two liquid circuits and with pre-soak, Laugenbad- and Spülbad-cleaning stations in particular for cleaning recycled returnable bottles in beverage companies, the clean material is performed in liquid circuits each in countercurrent to optionally supplemented circulation liquid through the cleaning stations and in the first, the lye bath comprehensive liquid circuit the liquor after an ultrafiltration is substantially completely recirculated, wherein in the second, the rinsing liquid-collecting the rinse water after a cleaning treatment is partly fed together with fresh water again for the cleaning last cleaning station, while the other part after use in the pre-soak moderately contaminated.
  • US 5,143,200 discloses in particular a washing station for glassware, wherein when cleaning a Sprühfowner heats up and is directed against the material to be cleaned and a rotatable drive wheel is rotated above the Spülbox to further distribute the cleaning agent to increase the cleaning performance.
  • US 6,303,222 B1 discloses, in particular, a method for cleaning plastic materials, in which foreign adhering materials and materials contained in the plastic are removed to recycle the plastic parts, firstly a first cleaning is performed to provide a rough cleaning by using a solvent within a drum, wherein the solvent is discarded, wherein in a second cleaning step, a solvent is used within the drum after the first Purification, wherein also this solvent is discarded to subsequently dry the plastic parts after the second purification by introducing hot nitrogen gas into the drum, after which the nitrogen gas is discarded.
  • the problem underlying the invention is therefore to reduce the above-mentioned disadvantage at least partially to avoid, in particular, to provide a corresponding cleaning device that provides clean from each other and thus defined differently with substances to be removed contaminated cleaning agent, so that it is possible in that at least part of the detergent fractions following a first coarse cleaning step can at least partially be used further directly for further purification steps or objects to be cleaned later.
  • the inventive device for cleaning cup-like containers of spray guns, spray guns and their parts is designed such that when passing through a cleaning means of at least one expiration allotment, in the form of a pneumatic device, for example, and in particular in the form of a pneumatically operated slide valve, with different substances to be removed cleaning liquid as drain at least partially different collecting containers, for example, and in particular in the form of barrels allocated.
  • the device according to the invention usually has only one process, is arranged under the corresponding sequence allocation device, which can be automatically, programmatically automatically, semi-manually or manually operated to separate the different fractions clean from each other.
  • the device according to the invention is designed such that at least one cleaning liquid contaminated with substances to be removed is supplied to a further cleaning of the objects to be cleaned, if thus already during an ongoing cleaning with their optionally different purification steps individual detergent fractions can be used, since these are not yet so heavily loaded and are therefore available for further use, possibly after a further pre-cleaning, for example, and in particular by means of a stainless steel filter.
  • the cleaning liquid to be reused can then be re-applied via pump systems after one or even during a cleaning step.
  • the device according to the invention has only a single sequence allocation device.
  • the device according to the invention comprises a rotating device, a pneumatically operated gear, for rotating a receiving device, for example, and in particular in the form of a carousel, for receiving the cup-like containers of spray guns, spray guns and their parts to be cleaned, as shown by Turning the recording device can usually achieve very good and uniform cleaning results.
  • the device of the invention is usually predominantly made of stainless steel or aluminum or aluminum alloys, which is designed substantially box-like with a hinged or hinged lid, which is closed during the cleaning and locked during cleaning / be can, for example, and in particular is pneumatically locked.
  • the usually separable from the cleaning agent and to be removed substances can be separated by means of separation and / or filtration of the detergent or finds a corresponding at least partial separation, so that then depending on the purpose and degree of contamination in one or the other catchment one or the other Detergent fraction can be reused directly, either for a performed during operation cleaning, during a subsequent step or for the purification of another to be cleaned batch of items.
  • the cleaning device according to the invention now makes it possible, with the aid of a switchable sequence allocation device, specifically to enable a corresponding allocation and thus supply of the contaminated with substances to be removed cleaning agent in different collection containers to make depending on the application, a corresponding allocation to to use this manner highly efficient cleaning agent or in the extreme case only as small amounts of cleaning agents as possible to be heavily contaminated with substances to be removed for subsequent cleaning the then used detergent as little as possible to burden with substances to be removed, this either supply further applications or directly attributed this again in cleaning steps of the device according to the invention and reuse until a no longer meaningful load / contamination Ation is achieved.
  • FIG. 1 is sketchy and perspective a possible embodiment of the device according to the invention for cleaning cup-like containers of spray guns, spray guns and their parts shown.
  • the cleaning device is constructed box-shaped, which can be closed by means of a lid 7 before cleaning.
  • fluidized detergent vapors are optionally aspirated via a corresponding suction 8, wherein the individual cleaning steps or only a single cleaning step of the time can be adjusted by means of an optional programming unit and / or a timer for the user.
  • the lid 7 is closed and optionally locked, to then start a cleaning program or just simply a cleaning step or a cleaning as such.
  • the receiving device 4 is rotatably set in motion via a first (not shown in detail) pneumatic device, at the same time or slightly delayed with a spraying with a corresponding Cleaning liquid / detergent is performed on (not shown in detail) nozzle elements in the interior of the cleaning device.
  • the detergent (the terms detergent and cleaning fluid are used synonymously in the description text) for this first cleaning step, in which a rough cleaning takes place, from a (not shown) collecting container, thus not yet contaminated cleaning fluid, or even partially to completely from a first collection container 2 with a (not shown) pumping device used promotional.
  • the cleaning liquid is already contaminated from prior cleanings according to substances to be removed, but this may be sufficient in individual cases, at least for a rough pre-cleaning yet to save in this way detergent.
  • the pumping mechanism (not shown) essentially consists of a pump and corresponding tubing or pipes, which extend into the respective storage or collecting containers, just to allow a promotion to the interior of the cleaning device.
  • the cleaning agent loaded during cleaning and fresh with the substances to be removed flows through a valve-like device 1 targeted into the collecting container 2.
  • a second cleaning step to further or even already final cleaning initiated by the flow allocation device 1 is switched pneumatically, for example, and in particular by means of moving the quasi designed as a slide valve Flow-allocating device such that then used in this further cleaning step cleaning agent - again freshly loaded with the residues of the substances to be removed - specifically assigned to a collecting container 2 'and fed through a corresponding hose or tube.
  • the detergent to be used either from a (not shown) possibly further collection container fresh and unused - but also used in previous cleanings of other equipment - are used, but it may be useful and sufficient in many cases to use partially to exclusively cleaning agent from the collecting container 2 ', which is only slightly contaminated with substances to be removed during this cleaning step or from previous cleanings, so that this can still be used depending on the degree of requirement.
  • the substances to be removed separate from the actual cleaning liquid / cleaning agent, in which case prefiltration can take place via stainless steel valves or other known filter devices.
  • control or regulation of the expiration allotment device 1 which is part of the first pneumatic device 3 (not shown), can also be driven, controlled or regulated simultaneously via corresponding shafts, transmissions and other transfer elements and known mechanisms.
  • lid 7 After completion of the second cleaning step by appropriate settings / programming or manual termination of the optionally lockable during operation lid 7 is opened again, so that the user can remove the carousel-like receiving device 5 from the cleaning device.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung und ein Verfahren zum Reinigen von becherartigen Behältnissen von Spritzpistolen, Spritzpistolen und deren Teilen.The invention relates to a device and a method for cleaning cup-like containers of spray guns, spray guns and their parts.

Aus dem Stand der Technik sind Vorrichtungen zum Reinigen von becherartigen Behältnissen von Spritzpistolen, Spritzpistolen und deren Teilen bekannt, bei denen mittels gestellähnlicher Aufnahmeeinrichtungen die zu reinigenden Teile, Spritzpistolen und Behältnisse von Spritzpistolen, im nachfolgenden als "zu reinigende Gegenstände" bezeichnet, aufgenommen werden, wobei im Anschluß daran die drahtgestellartigen Aufnahmeeinrichtungen - ähnlich wie bei einem Geschirrspüler - eingesetzt werden in die vorhandenen Reinigungsvorrichtungen, um dann anschließend diese mittels mindestens eines Reinigungsmittels zu reinigen. Dabei können in mehreren Reinigungsschritten aufgrund der hintereinander folgenden Reinigungsschritte durch Vorreinigen der vorhergehenden Reinigungen die unterschiedlich mit den zu entfernenden Stoffen belasteten Reinigungsflüssigkeiten über unterschiedliche Abläufe im Inneren solcher Reinigungsvorrichtungen unterschiedlichen Auffangbehältnissen zugeführt werden. Da selbst bei gezieltem Einsatz von entsprechend im Inneren eingebauten Düsen es nicht vollständig zu vermeiden ist, daß zumindest ein kleiner Teil der unterschiedlich stark belasteten Reinigungsmittel bei den jeweiligen Reinigungsschritten auch unbeabsichtigt in den eigentlich dafür vorgesehenen Ablauf läuft und es somit nicht zu einem wirklich sehr sauberen Auffangen der unterschiedlich stark belasteten Reinigungsfraktionen der entsprechenden Auffangbehälter realisierbar ist, ist es in nicht wenigen Fällen nicht mehr möglich, ein weniger stark mit zu entfernenden Stoffen kontaminiertes Reinigungsmittel, das normalerweise aufgrund der Tatsache, daß es sich um einen Reinigungsschritt handelt, der nach einer ersten Vorreinigung stattfindet, nicht ohne weiteres wiederverwendet werden kann, so daß ein zum Teil nicht unbeträchtlicher Reinigungsmittelverbrauch festzustellen ist.Devices for cleaning cup-like containers of spray guns, spray guns and their parts are known from the prior art, in which the parts to be cleaned, spray guns and containers of spray guns, hereinafter referred to as "objects to be cleaned" are received by means of frame-like receiving devices, following which the wire-frame receiving devices - similar to a dishwasher - are used in the existing cleaning devices, and then subsequently to clean them by means of at least one cleaning agent. In this case, in several purification steps due to the successive cleaning steps by pre-cleaning the previous cleaning the differently contaminated with the substances to be removed cleaning fluids through different processes in the interior of such cleaning devices different collection containers are supplied. Since it is not completely avoidable, even with the targeted use of corresponding internally installed nozzles, that at least a small part of the different levels of polluted cleaning agents in the respective cleaning steps unintentionally in the intended proper process runs and thus it is not feasible to a really very clean collection of different levels of polluted cleaning fractions of the corresponding receptacle, it is not in a few cases no longer possible, a less contaminated with substances to be removed contaminated cleaning agent, which is normally due to the fact that it is a cleaning step that takes place after a first pre-cleaning, can not be easily reused, so that a not inconsiderable detergent consumption is observed ,

DE 10 2007 005 834 A1 offenbart eine Spülmaschine für den gewerblichen Einsatz, wobei die Spülmaschine ausgestaltet ist, um im zyklischen Betrieb Spülgut in einer Spülkammer zu reinigen, wobei die Spülmaschine mindestens einen Tank zur Aufnahme einer Spülflüssigkeit, mindestens eine Heizvorrichtung zum Aufheizen der Spülflüssigkeit und mindestens einen Temperatursensor zur Erfassung der Temperatur der Spülflüssigkeit umfaßt, wobei die Spülmschine weiterhin eine Steuerung umfaßt, wobei die Steuerung eingerichtet ist, um in wenistens einem Programmschritt eines Spülprogramms ein Aufheizen der Spülflüssigkeit zu steuern, wobei das Aufheizen mindestens so lange durchgeführt wird, bis eine vorgegebene Zieltemperatur erreicht ist, wobei vor oder in einer Anfangsphase des Aufheizens eine Starttemperatur erfaßt wird, wobei aus der Starttemperatur eine Mindestdauer des Aufheizens bestimmt wird und das Aufheizen entsprechend mit dieser Mindestdauer erfolgt. DE 10 2007 005 834 A1 discloses a dishwasher for commercial use, wherein the dishwasher is configured to clean in cyclic operation items in a rinsing chamber, the dishwasher at least one tank for receiving a rinsing liquid, at least one heating device for heating the rinsing liquid and at least one temperature sensor for detecting the Temperature of the rinsing liquid, wherein the rinsing machine further comprises a controller, wherein the controller is adapted to control in at least one program step of a rinsing program, a heating of the rinsing liquid, wherein the heating is carried out at least until a predetermined target temperature is reached Before or in an initial phase of the heating, a starting temperature is detected, wherein from the starting temperature, a minimum duration of the heating is determined and the heating takes place in accordance with this minimum duration.

DE 197 41 546 A1 offenbart insbesondere ein Reinigungsverfahren mit zwei Flüssigkeitskreisläufen sowie mit Vorweichbad, Laugenbad- und Spülbad-Reinigungsstationen insbesondere zur Reinigung rückgeführter Mehrwegflaschen in Getränkebetrieben, wobei das Reingungsgut in Flüssigkeitskreisläufen jeweils im Gegenstrom zur gegebenenfalls ergänzten Kreislaufflüssigkeit durch die Reinigungsstationen geführt wird und im ersten, das Laugenbad umfassenden Flüssigkeitskreislauf die Lauge nach einer Ultrafiltration im wesentlichen vollständig im Kreislauf geführt wird, wobei im zweiten, das Spülbad erfassenden Flüssigkeitskreislauf das Spülwasser nach einer reinigenden Aufbereitung zum Teil zusammen mit Frischwasser wieder der für das Reinigungsgut letzten Reinigungsstation zugeführt wird, während der andere Teil nach Verwendung im Vorweichbad mäßig belastet entsorgt wird. DE 197 41 546 A1 discloses in particular a cleaning process with two liquid circuits and with pre-soak, Laugenbad- and Spülbad-cleaning stations in particular for cleaning recycled returnable bottles in beverage companies, the clean material is performed in liquid circuits each in countercurrent to optionally supplemented circulation liquid through the cleaning stations and in the first, the lye bath comprehensive liquid circuit the liquor after an ultrafiltration is substantially completely recirculated, wherein in the second, the rinsing liquid-collecting the rinse water after a cleaning treatment is partly fed together with fresh water again for the cleaning last cleaning station, while the other part after use in the pre-soak moderately contaminated.

US 5,143,200 offenbart insbesondere eine Waschstation für Glaswaren, wobei bei der Reinigung ein Sprühfächer aufheizt und gegen das zu reinigende Gut gerichtet wird und ein drehbares Antriebsrad oberhalb der Spülbox zum weiteren Verteilen des Reinigungsmittels gedreht wird, um die Reinigungsleistung zu erhöhen. US 5,143,200 discloses in particular a washing station for glassware, wherein when cleaning a Sprühfächer heats up and is directed against the material to be cleaned and a rotatable drive wheel is rotated above the Spülbox to further distribute the cleaning agent to increase the cleaning performance.

US 6,303,222 B1 offenbart insbesondere ein Verfah ren zum Reinigen von Plastikmaterialien, bei dem fremde anhaftende Materialien und im Plastik sich befindende Materialien entfernt werden, um die Plastikteile zu recyceln, wobei zunächst eine erste Reinigung durchgeführt wird, um eine Grobreinigung bereitzustellen durch Verwendung eines Lösungsmittels innerhalb einer Trommel, wobei das Lösungsmittel verworfen wird, wobei bei einem zweiten Reinigungsschritt ein Lösungsmittel verwendet wird innerhalb der Trommel nach der ersten Reinigung, wobei auch dieses Lösungsmittel verworfen wird, um die Plastikteile anschließend zu trocknen nach der zweiten Reinigung durch Einleiten heißen Stickstoffgases in die Trommel, wobei anschließend das Stickstoffgas verworfen wird. US 6,303,222 B1 discloses, in particular, a method for cleaning plastic materials, in which foreign adhering materials and materials contained in the plastic are removed to recycle the plastic parts, firstly a first cleaning is performed to provide a rough cleaning by using a solvent within a drum, wherein the solvent is discarded, wherein in a second cleaning step, a solvent is used within the drum after the first Purification, wherein also this solvent is discarded to subsequently dry the plastic parts after the second purification by introducing hot nitrogen gas into the drum, after which the nitrogen gas is discarded.

Das der Erfindung zugrundeliegende Problem besteht daher darin, den oben genannten Nachteil zumindest teilweise zu verringern bis hin zu vermeiden, insbesondere darin, eine entsprechende Reinigungsvorrichtung bereitzustellen, die sauber voneinander und somit definiert unterschiedlich mit zu entfernenden Stoffen belastete Reinigungsmittel bereitstellt, so daß es ermöglicht wird, daß zumindest ein Teil der nach einem ersten groben Reinigungsschritt nachfolgenden Reinigungsmittelfraktionen zumindest teilweise unmittelbar weiterverwendet werden können für weitere Reinigungsschritte bzw. später zu reinigende Gegenstände.The problem underlying the invention is therefore to reduce the above-mentioned disadvantage at least partially to avoid, in particular, to provide a corresponding cleaning device that provides clean from each other and thus defined differently with substances to be removed contaminated cleaning agent, so that it is possible in that at least part of the detergent fractions following a first coarse cleaning step can at least partially be used further directly for further purification steps or objects to be cleaned later.

Dieses Problem bzw. diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß gelöst durch eine Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 und ein Verfahren nach Anspruch 5.This problem and this object is achieved by a device according to claim 1 and a method according to claim 5.

Mit Hilfe der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung ist es nunmehr möglich, daß bezüglich des Belastungsgrades von mit zu entfernenden Stoffen aufweisende Reinigungsmittelfraktionen sauber voneinander getrennt werden können, so daß eine Mehrfachnutzung einzelner Fraktionen möglich ist, was naturgemäß immense Mengen an ansonsten frischem Reinigungsmittel einspart, was ökonomisch wie auch ökologisch ausgesprochen sinnvoll erscheint.With the help of the device according to the invention, it is now possible that with respect to the degree of contamination with substances to be removed having detergent fractions can be separated from each other clean, so that a multiple use of individual fractions is possible, which naturally saves immense amounts of otherwise fresh detergent, which is economical as well ecologically very sensible.

Die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung zum Reinigen von becherartigen Behältnissen von Spritzpistolen, Spritzpistolen und deren Teilen ist derart ausgestaltet, daß beim Durchlaufen einer Reinigung mittels mindestens einer Ablaufzuteilungseinrichtung, in Form einer pneumatischen Einrichtung beispielsweise und insbesondere in Form eines pneumatisch zu betreibenden Schieberventils, mit zu entfernenden Stoffen unterschiedlich verunreinigte Reinigungsflüssigkeit als Ablauf zumindest teilweise unterschiedlichen Auffangbehältnissen, beispielsweise und insbesondere in Form von Fässern, zugeteilt werden. Dabei weist die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung in der Regel lediglich einen Ablauf auf, unter dem eine entsprechende Ablaufzuteilungseinrichtung angeordnet ist, die automatisch, programmierbar automatisch, halbmanuell oder manuell bedient werden kann, um die unterschiedlichen Fraktionen sauber voneinander zu trennen.The inventive device for cleaning cup-like containers of spray guns, spray guns and their parts is designed such that when passing through a cleaning means of at least one expiration allotment, in the form of a pneumatic device, for example, and in particular in the form of a pneumatically operated slide valve, with different substances to be removed cleaning liquid as drain at least partially different collecting containers, for example, and in particular in the form of barrels allocated. In this case, the device according to the invention usually has only one process, is arranged under the corresponding sequence allocation device, which can be automatically, programmatically automatically, semi-manually or manually operated to separate the different fractions clean from each other.

Im manuellen Betrieb können Erfahrungswerte oder rein visuelle Kontrollen erfolgen, ob die zu reinigenden Gegenstände tatsächlich ausreichend bereits gereinigt sind oder nunmehr mit frischem oder weniger stark belastetem Reinigungsmittel ein weiterer Reinigungsschritt vorgenommen werden muß.In manual operation, empirical values or purely visual checks can be made as to whether the objects to be cleaned have actually already been adequately cleaned or whether a further cleaning step must now be carried out with fresh or less heavily loaded cleaning agent.

Es ist unter anderem erfindungswesentlich, daß somit eine vom mechanischen Aufwand her relativ einfache und saubere Fraktionierung durch genaues Zuteilen und somit dann auch Zuführen zu unterschiedlichen Auffangbehältnissen ermöglicht wird, um auf diese Art und Weise erhebliche Mengen an ansonsten einzusetzende Reinigungsmittelmengen einzusparen.Amongst other things, it is essential to the invention that a relatively simple and clean fractionation is thus made possible by precise allocation and thus also feeding to different collecting containers, in order to save considerable amounts of otherwise used detergent quantities in this way.

In diesem Kontext ist es besonders vorteilhaft, wenn die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung derart ausgestaltet ist, daß mindestens eine mit zu entfernenden Stoffen verunreinigte Reinigungsflüssigkeit einer weiteren Reinigung der zu reinigenden Gegenstände zugeführt wird, wenn somit bereits während einer laufenden Reinigung mit ihren gegebenenfalls unterschiedlichen Reinigungsschritten einzelne Reinigungsmittelfraktionen verwendet werden können, da diese noch nicht so stark belastet sind und daher für einen weiteren Einsatz zur Verfügung stehen, ggf. nach einer weiteren Vorreinigung, beispielsweise und insbesondere mittels eines Edelstahlfilters. Beispielsweise und insbesondere können dann die wiederzuverwendende Reinigungsflüssigkeit über Pumpsysteme nach einem oder auch während eines Reinigungsschrittes wieder appliziert werden.In this context, it is particularly advantageous if the device according to the invention is designed such that at least one cleaning liquid contaminated with substances to be removed is supplied to a further cleaning of the objects to be cleaned, if thus already during an ongoing cleaning with their optionally different purification steps individual detergent fractions can be used, since these are not yet so heavily loaded and are therefore available for further use, possibly after a further pre-cleaning, for example, and in particular by means of a stainless steel filter. For example and in particular, the cleaning liquid to be reused can then be re-applied via pump systems after one or even during a cleaning step.

Die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung weist lediglich eine einzige Ablaufzuteilungseinrichtung auf.The device according to the invention has only a single sequence allocation device.

Weiterhin ist es erfindungswesentlich, wenn die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung eine Dreheinrichtung, ein pneumatisch betriebenes Getriebe, zum Drehen einer Aufnahmeeinrichtung, beispielsweise und insbesondere in Form eines Karussels, zur Aufnahme der zu reinigenden becherartigen Behältnisse von Spritzpistolen, Spritzpistolen und deren Teilen aufweist, da sich durch das Drehen der Aufnahmeeinrichtung in der Regel sehr gute und gleichmäßige Reinigungsergebnisse erzielen lassen.Furthermore, it is essential to the invention if the device according to the invention comprises a rotating device, a pneumatically operated gear, for rotating a receiving device, for example, and in particular in the form of a carousel, for receiving the cup-like containers of spray guns, spray guns and their parts to be cleaned, as shown by Turning the recording device can usually achieve very good and uniform cleaning results.

Schließlich ist es erfindungswesentlich, wenn der pneumatische Betrieb der Dreheinrichtung von der ersten Pneumatikeinrichtung bewerkstelligt wird, so daß mit lediglich einer pneumatischen Einrichtung sowohl die Abflußzuteilungseinrichtung als auch die Dreheinrichtung betrieben werden und auf diese Art und Weise kostengünstig sowohl Reinigung als auch Zuteilung bzw. Zuführung durchgeführt werden können.Finally, it is essential to the invention, when the pneumatic operation of the rotary device is accomplished by the first pneumatic device, so that both the outflow allotment device and the rotating device are operated with only one pneumatic device and carried out in this way cost both cleaning and allocation or supply can be.

Die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung besteht in der Regel überwiegend aus Edelstahl oder Aluminium bzw. Aluminiumlegierungen, wobei diese im wesentlichen kastenartig ausgestaltet ist mit einem klappbaren oder verschwenkbaren Deckel, der während der Reingung geschlossen ist und während der Reinigung gesperrt werden/sein kann, beispielsweise und insbesondere pneumatisch gesperrt ist.The device of the invention is usually predominantly made of stainless steel or aluminum or aluminum alloys, which is designed substantially box-like with a hinged or hinged lid, which is closed during the cleaning and locked during cleaning / be can, for example, and in particular is pneumatically locked.

Die in der Regel vom Reingungsmittel trennbaren und zu entfernenden Stoffe können über Abscheiden und/oder Filtrieren vom Reinigungsmittel getrennt werden bzw. findet eine entsprechende zumindest partielle Trennung statt, so daß dann je nach Einsatzzweck und Verschmutzungsgrad in das eine oder andere Auffangbehältnis die eine oder andere Reinigungsmittelfraktion direkt wiederverwendet werden kann, entweder für eine während des laufenden Betriebs durchgeführte Reinigung, während eines darauffolgenden Schrittes oder aber für die Reinigung einer anderen zu reinigenden Charge an Gegenständen.The usually separable from the cleaning agent and to be removed substances can be separated by means of separation and / or filtration of the detergent or finds a corresponding at least partial separation, so that then depending on the purpose and degree of contamination in one or the other catchment one or the other Detergent fraction can be reused directly, either for a performed during operation cleaning, during a subsequent step or for the purification of another to be cleaned batch of items.

Beim erfindungsgemäßen Verfahren zum Reinigen von becherartigen Behältnissen von Spritzpistolen, Spritzpistolen und deren Teilen wird eine erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung verwendet.In the inventive method for cleaning cup-like containers of spray guns, spray guns and parts thereof, a device according to the invention is used.

Dabei ist es vorteilhaft, daß zunächst während eines ersten Reinigungsschrittes mittels der Ablaufzuteilungseinrichtung das eingesetzte Reinigungsmittel einem ersten Auffangbehälter zugeteilt wird, wobei es insbesondere vorteilhaft ist, wenn während eines weiteren Reingungsschrittes mittels der Ablaufzuteilungseinrichtung das eingesetzte Reinigungsmittel einem weiteren Auffangbehälter zugeteilt wird, da somit unterschiedlich stark mit zu entfernenden Stoffen verunreinigte Reinigungsflüssigkeiten jeweiligen entsprechenden Auffangbehältern zugeteilt werden und somit zumindest die nicht am stärksten verunreinigten Reinigungsflüssigkeiten zumindest teilweise wiederverwendet werden können im laufenden Betrieb oder aber für nachfolgende Reingungsaufgaben. In vorteilhafter Weise können beim Reinigen mehrere Reinigungsmittel - gleichzeitig oder aber insbesondere sukzessive - verwendet werden, um den jeweiligen Reinigungsanforderungen gerecht zu werden. Dabei können pH-Wert, Polarisierbarkeit und Dipolmoment wichtige zu variierende Reinigungsmitteleigenschaften sein; beispielsweise und insbesondere können wässrige alkalische und alkoholische Reinigungsmittel eingesetzt werden.It is advantageous that initially during a first cleaning step by means of the expiration allotment detergent used is assigned to a first receptacle, and it is particularly advantageous if the cleaning agent used is assigned to another receptacle during a further cleaning step by means of the expiration allotment, since thus different levels With contaminants to be removed contaminated cleaning liquids corresponding respective collection containers are allocated and thus at least the least contaminated cleaning fluids can be at least partially reused during operation or for subsequent cleaning tasks. Advantageously, when cleaning several cleaning agents - simultaneously or but in particular successively - be used to meet the respective cleaning requirements. In this case, pH, polarizability and dipole moment can be important to varying detergent properties; For example, and in particular, aqueous alkaline and alcoholic cleaning agents can be used.

Es ist insgesamt mit erfindungswesentlich, daß die erfindungsgemäße Reinigungsvorrichtung es nunmehr ermöglicht, mit Hilfe einer umschaltbaren Ablaufzuteilungseinrichtung gezielt eine entsprechende Zuteilung und somit Zuführung des mit zu entfernenden Stoffe verunreinigten Reinigungsmittels in unterschiedliche Auffangbehältnisse zu ermöglichen, um je nach Anwendungsfall eine entsprechende Zuteilung vorzunehmen, um auf diese Art und Weise einzusetzendes Reingungsmittel hoch effizient einzusetzen bzw. im Extremfall lediglich so geringe Mengen wie möglich an Reinigungsmittel möglichst stark mit zu entfernenden Stoffen zu belasten, um für nachfolgendes Reinigen das dann eingesetzte Reinigungsmittel möglichst wenig mit zu entfernenden Stoffen zu belasten, um dieses entweder weiteren Anwendungen zuzuführen bzw. dieses direkt wieder in Reinigungsschritte der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung zurückzuführen und wiederzuverwenden bis ein nicht mehr sinnvoller Belastungsgrad/Kontamination erreicht ist.It is altogether essential to the invention that the cleaning device according to the invention now makes it possible, with the aid of a switchable sequence allocation device, specifically to enable a corresponding allocation and thus supply of the contaminated with substances to be removed cleaning agent in different collection containers to make depending on the application, a corresponding allocation to to use this manner highly efficient cleaning agent or in the extreme case only as small amounts of cleaning agents as possible to be heavily contaminated with substances to be removed for subsequent cleaning the then used detergent as little as possible to burden with substances to be removed, this either supply further applications or directly attributed this again in cleaning steps of the device according to the invention and reuse until a no longer meaningful load / contamination Ation is achieved.

Die Erfindung wird anhand eines nachfolgenden Ausführungsbeispiels nicht beschränkend näher erläutert, wobei

  • FIG. 1- eine schematische, perspektivische Darstellung einer möglichen Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Reinigungsvorrichtung darstellt, und FIG. 2-eine schematische, perspektivische Darstellung der in Figur 1 gezeigten Reinigungsvorrichtung darstellt, in der eine Aufnahmeeinrichtung mit zu reinigenden Gegenständen eingesetzt ist.
The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to a subsequent embodiment, wherein
  • FIG. 1 a schematic, perspective view of a possible embodiment of the cleaning device according to the invention, and FIG. 2 a schematic perspective view the in FIG. 1 shown cleaning device, in which a receiving device is used with objects to be cleaned.

In Figur 1 ist skizzenhaft und perspektivisch eine mögliche Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung zum Reinigen von becherartigen Behältnissen von Spritzpistolen, Spritzpistolen und deren Teilen gezeigt.In FIG. 1 is sketchy and perspective a possible embodiment of the device according to the invention for cleaning cup-like containers of spray guns, spray guns and their parts shown.

Die Reinigungsvorrichtung ist kastenförmig aufgebaut, wobei diese mittels eines Deckels 7 geschlossen werden kann vor einer Reinigung. Dabei werden aufgewirbelte Reinigungsmitteldämpfe optional abgesaugt über eine entsprechende Absaugung 8, wobei mittels einer optionalen Programmiereinheit und/oder einer Zeitschaltuhr für den Benutzer die einzelnen Reinigungsschritte oder jeweils nur ein einzelner Reinigungsschritt von der Zeitdauer her eingestellt werden kann. Nach Beladen der zu reinigenden Gegenstände, insbesondere in Form von becherartigen Behältnissen von Spritzpistolen, aber auch Spritzpistolen und deren Teilen, in eine Aufnahmeeinrichtung 5 in Form eines karusselartig ausgestalteten Aufnahmekorbes wird dieser an einer Dreheinrichtung 4, beispielsweise und insbesondere über einen drehenden Stift, der in eine entsprechende Aufnahme in einem Fußteil der Aufnahmeeinrichtung 4 eingreift, befestigt. Anschließend wird der Deckel 7 geschlossen und optional verriegelt, um dann ein Reinigungsprogramm oder aber einfach lediglich einen Reinigungsschritt bzw. eine Reinigung als solche zu beginnen. Durch entsprechende (nicht gezeigte) Betätigungsorgane wird über eine erste (nicht näher gezeigte) Pneumatikeinrichtung die Aufnahmeeinrichtung 4 drehend in Bewegung gesetzt, wobei gleichzeitig oder aber auch leicht zeitversetzt ein Besprühen mit einer entsprechenden Reinigungsflüssigkeit/Reinigungsmittel über (nicht näher gezeigte) Düsenelemente im Innenraum der Reinigungsvorrichtung durchgeführt wird. Das Reinigungsmittel (die Begriffe Reinigungsmittel und Reinigungsflüssigkeit werden im Beschreibungstext synonym verwandt) für diesen ersten Reinigungsschritt, bei dem eine Grobreinigung stattfindet, wird aus einem (nicht gezeigten) Auffangbehältnis, somit noch nicht verunreinigte Reinigungsflüssigkeit, oder aber auch teilweise bis vollständig aus einem ersten Auffangbehältnis 2 mit einer (nicht gezeigten) Pumpeneinrichtung fördernd verwendet. Für den Fall, daß die Reinigungsflüssigkeit bereits aus vorherigen Reinigungen entsprechend mit zu entfernenden Stoffen verunreinigt ist, kann dies jedoch im Einzelfall zumindest für eine grobe Vorreinigung dennoch ausreichend sein, um auf diese Art und Weise Reinigungsmittel einzusparen.The cleaning device is constructed box-shaped, which can be closed by means of a lid 7 before cleaning. In this case, fluidized detergent vapors are optionally aspirated via a corresponding suction 8, wherein the individual cleaning steps or only a single cleaning step of the time can be adjusted by means of an optional programming unit and / or a timer for the user. After loading the objects to be cleaned, in particular in the form of cup-like containers of spray guns, but also spray guns and their parts, in a receiving device 5 in the form of a carousel-like receiving basket this is on a rotating device 4, for example, and in particular a rotating pin, the in engages a corresponding receptacle in a foot part of the receiving device 4, attached. Subsequently, the lid 7 is closed and optionally locked, to then start a cleaning program or just simply a cleaning step or a cleaning as such. By appropriate (not shown) actuators, the receiving device 4 is rotatably set in motion via a first (not shown in detail) pneumatic device, at the same time or slightly delayed with a spraying with a corresponding Cleaning liquid / detergent is performed on (not shown in detail) nozzle elements in the interior of the cleaning device. The detergent (the terms detergent and cleaning fluid are used synonymously in the description text) for this first cleaning step, in which a rough cleaning takes place, from a (not shown) collecting container, thus not yet contaminated cleaning fluid, or even partially to completely from a first collection container 2 with a (not shown) pumping device used promotional. In the event that the cleaning liquid is already contaminated from prior cleanings according to substances to be removed, but this may be sufficient in individual cases, at least for a rough pre-cleaning yet to save in this way detergent.

Der (nicht gezeigte) Pumpmechanismus besteht im wesentlichen aus einer Pumpe und entsprechenden Schlauch- bzw. Rohrleitungen, die in die jeweiligen Vorrats- bzw. Auffangbehältnisse reichen, um eben eine Förderung bis hin zum Innenraum der Reinigungsvorrichtung zu ermöglichen.The pumping mechanism (not shown) essentially consists of a pump and corresponding tubing or pipes, which extend into the respective storage or collecting containers, just to allow a promotion to the interior of the cleaning device.

Das während der Reinigung und frisch mit den zu entfernenden Stoffen beladene Reinigungsmittel fließt über eine ventilartige Einrichtung 1 gezielt in das Auffangbehältnis 2. Nach Durchführung dieses ersten Reinigungsschrittes zum Vorreinigen der zu reinigenden Geräte wird entweder vollautomatisch, halbautomatisch oder manuell ein zweiter Reinigungsschritt zum weiteren oder sogar schon abschließenden Reinigen eingeleitet, indem die Ablaufzuteilungseinrichtung 1 pneumatisch umgeschaltet wird, beispielsweise und insbesondere mittels Verschieben der quasi als Schiebeventil ausgestalteten Ablaufzuteilungseinrichtung derart, daß dann das bei diesem weiteren Reinigungsschritt eingesetzte Reinigungsmittel - wiederum frisch beladen mit den Resten der zu entfernenden Stoffe - gezielt einem Auffangbehältnis 2' zugeteilt und über einen entsprechenden Schlauch oder Rohr zugeführt wird. Auch während dieses Schrittes kann wie im vorherigen Schritt das einzusetzende Reinigungsmittel entweder aus einem (nicht gezeigten) eventuell weiteren Auffangbehältnis frisch und unverbraucht - aber auch bereits bei vorherigen Reinigungen anderer Gerätschaften verwendet - eingesetzt werden, wobei es jedoch in vielen Fällen sinnvoll und ausreichend sein kann, teilweise bis ausschließlich Reinigungsmittel aus dem Auffangbehältnis 2' zu verwenden, das während dieses Reinigungsschrittes oder aber aus vorherigen Reinigungen nur leicht mit zu entfernenden Stoffen verunreinigt ist, so daß dieses je nach Anforderungsgrad noch verwendet werden kann.The cleaning agent loaded during cleaning and fresh with the substances to be removed flows through a valve-like device 1 targeted into the collecting container 2. After performing this first cleaning step to pre-clean the devices to be cleaned is either fully automatic, semi-automatic or manual, a second cleaning step to further or even already final cleaning initiated by the flow allocation device 1 is switched pneumatically, for example, and in particular by means of moving the quasi designed as a slide valve Flow-allocating device such that then used in this further cleaning step cleaning agent - again freshly loaded with the residues of the substances to be removed - specifically assigned to a collecting container 2 'and fed through a corresponding hose or tube. Also during this step, as in the previous step, the detergent to be used either from a (not shown) possibly further collection container fresh and unused - but also used in previous cleanings of other equipment - are used, but it may be useful and sufficient in many cases to use partially to exclusively cleaning agent from the collecting container 2 ', which is only slightly contaminated with substances to be removed during this cleaning step or from previous cleanings, so that this can still be used depending on the degree of requirement.

In der Regel trennen sich die zu entfernenden Stoffe von der eigentlichen Reinigungsflüssigkeit/Reinigungsmittel, wobei dann über Edelstahlventile oder andere bekannten Filtereinrichtungen eine Vorfilterung stattfinden kann.As a rule, the substances to be removed separate from the actual cleaning liquid / cleaning agent, in which case prefiltration can take place via stainless steel valves or other known filter devices.

Grundsätzlich kann die Steuerung oder auch Regelung der Ablaufzuteilungseinrichtung 1, die Teil der ersten Pneumatikeinrichtung 3 ist (nicht gezeigt) auch gleichzeitig über entsprechende Wellen, Getriebe und andere Übertragungsglieder und bekannte Mechanismen die Dreheinrichtung 4 angetrieben, gesteuert bzw. geregelt werden.In principle, the control or regulation of the expiration allotment device 1, which is part of the first pneumatic device 3 (not shown), can also be driven, controlled or regulated simultaneously via corresponding shafts, transmissions and other transfer elements and known mechanisms.

Nach Beendigung des zweiten Reinigungsschrittes durch entsprechende Einstellungen/Programmierungen oder aber manuelle Beendigung wird der optional während des Betriebs verriegelbare Deckel 7 wieder geöffnet, so dass der Anwender die karusselartige Aufnahmeeinrichtung 5 aus der Reinigungsvorrichtung entnehmen kann.After completion of the second cleaning step by appropriate settings / programming or manual termination of the optionally lockable during operation lid 7 is opened again, so that the user can remove the carousel-like receiving device 5 from the cleaning device.

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  1. Apparatus for cleaning cup-like containers of spray guns, spray guns and parts thereof, wherein the latter is designed such that when undergoing a cleaning process by means of at least one process allocation device (1) cleaning fluid contaminated variously with substances to be removed is assigned in sequence to different collecting vessels (2 , 2'),
    characterised in that
    the sequence allocation device (1) is part of a first pneumatic device (3), wherein the latter comprises a rotary device (4) for rotating a receiving device (5) for receiving the cup-like containers of spray guns, spray guns and parts thereof to be cleaned, wherein the pneumatic operation of the rotary device (4) is performed by the first pneumatic device (3).
  2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that the sequence allocation device (1) is a valve-like device (3).
  3. Apparatus according to any of claims 1 to 2, characterised in that that latter is designed such that at least one cleaning fluid contaminated with substances to be removed is supplied for further cleaning of the matter to be cleaned.
  4. Apparatus according to any of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the latter is designed such that a plurality of cleaning agents are used.
  5. Method for cleaning the cup-like containers of spray guns, spray guns and the parts thereof, characterised in that an apparatus according to any of claims 1 to 4 is used.
  6. Method according to claim 5, characterised in that firstly during a first cleaning stage by means of the sequence allocation device (1) the cleaning agent used is allocated to a first collecting vessel (2).
  7. Method according to any of claims 5 to 6, characterised in that during a further cleaning stage by means of the sequence allocation device (1) the cleaning agent used is allocated to an additional collecting vessel (2').
  8. Method according to any of claims 5 to 7, characterised in that a plurality of cleaning agents is used.
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