Apparatus for cleaning pipelines for beverages and the like

Details Apparatus for cleaning pipelines for beverages and the like Apparatus for cleaning pipelines for beverages and the like

1990-05-30

1991-12-17

Roberts, Edward L.

Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning

Machines

With means to pass a solid cleaning agent and a fluid...

15104063, B08B 902

Patent

active

050724762

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for cleaning pipelines for beverages and other flowable media has a four-way shuttle valve with two ports which are connectable to the ends of a pipeline. The shuttle of the valve is movable in the valve body between a first position in which an inlet for a fresh liquid cleaning agent is free to admit cleaning agent to one of the ports while the other port discharges spent cleaning agent into an outlet of the body, and a second position in which the direction of flow of cleaning agent through the pipeline is reversed. Movements of the shuttle between its positions are initiated by one or more spherical cleaning elements which are inserted into the pipeline and travel from one of the ports toward the other port or in the opposite direction. In order to prevent jamming of the shuttle in the one or the other position, fresh cleaning agent is admitted into the inlet of the valve body by way of a shutoff valve which is alternatingly closed and opened at frequent intervals to ensure repeated rises of pressure of the cleaning agent so that the cleaning agent can overcome static friction between the shuttle and the body of the four-way valve.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2621668 (1952-12-01), Crispin
patent: 2827070 (1958-03-01), Gatz
patent: 3119399 (1964-01-01), Bender
patent: 4607410 (1986-08-01), Bersch
patent: 4847002 (1989-10-01), Sundholm
patent: 4919154 (1990-04-01), Engle

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Apparatus for cleaning pipelines for beverages and the like does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Apparatus for cleaning pipelines for beverages and the like, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Apparatus for cleaning pipelines for beverages and the like will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-829117