Flexible, compact vial washer

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1994-02-14

1995-11-07

Jones, W. Gary

Cleaning and liquid contact with solids

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Work handled in bulk or groups

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054644836

ABSTRACT:
A method for removing exterior material from vials following a serpentine path through various steps of cleaning and drying. The movement of the vials may be limited to a predetermined path formed as an elongated opening in a sheet of material. The sheet may be replaced with a similar sheet with a different width of opening for bottles of differing sizes. The vials are rotated as they move along the path which may be accomplished by slight deviations in the straight sections of the elongated slot such as a zig-zag or sinusoidal wave. Changing the sheet can alter the number of straight path segments and thus the overall path of the vials through the equipment. The cleaning of the vials may include a washing with detergent, water rinsing, and air and vacuum drying. Air is drawn through the paths to produce a completely dry product. Liquid is removed from the vials' bottoms by a vacuum underneath the paths. Moving the vials at slightly different speeds, with higher speeds at the beginning of the paths, forces the vials towards each other, where they support each other in an upright position.

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