Cleaning and liquid contact with solids – Apparatus – Sequential work treating receptacles or stations with means...
Patent
1986-05-28
1989-01-17
Hornsby, Harvey C.
Cleaning and liquid contact with solids
Apparatus
Sequential work treating receptacles or stations with means...
134130, 134131, B08B 300, B08B 312, B08B 704
Patent
active
047982187
ABSTRACT:
Cleaning apparatus particularly for cleaning printed circuit boards, of the type comprising an enclosure through which passes a conveyor conveying the boards along a continuous path, at least one cleaning unit, using solvent and so arranged as to spray the solvent over and under the boards carried along the path, at least one solvent reservoir situated at the lower part of the enclosure and designed to receive the solvent dripping after the spraying operation, wherein the apparatus further comprises an ultrasonic cleaning unit comprising a solvent storing tank arranged in the enclosure, in parallel relationship with respect to a horizontal portion of the path and at a short distance below the horizontal portion and above the reservoir, and equipped with ultrasonic generators, the storing tank having at least one draining pipe issuing into the reservoir and controlled by a valve, and an overflow along one side of the tank on the boards inlet side, and controls for the selective control of the spray-cleaning unit, of said ultrasonic cleaning unit and of said valve, so as to determine a first mode of operation in spray cleaning and second mode of operation in ultrasonic cleaning.
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Hornsby Harvey C.
Outillages Scientifiques et de Laboratoires O.S.L.
Reinckens Corinne M.
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