Cleaning and liquid contact with solids – Processes – Work handled in bulk or groups
Patent
1997-01-17
1998-09-08
Coe, Philip R.
Cleaning and liquid contact with solids
Processes
Work handled in bulk or groups
134170, B08B 304
Patent
active
058039872
ABSTRACT:
A wash station for washing probes which are used with robotic systems. In particular, the wash station is used with robotic systems to provide simultaneous cleaning of both the interior and the exterior of multiple probes employed by the system. The wash station consists of a base, multiple chambers and multiple cylinders. The robotic probe to be cleaned is inserted within one of the cylinders where it is immersed in wash liquid to wash the exterior walls. The cylinders are separated by chambers. The wash liquid is removed from the wash station via a drain located in the base. In a preferred embodiment, independent access for each probe into the wash station is provided. In addition, the wash station provides a large capacity for fluid handling and is constructed such that the station is water tight. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the wash station is constructed from chemically compatible materials which will not be affected by exposure to the materials needed for general chemical synthesis.
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DeWitt Sheila
Mensch Alice
Rhoton Russell
Almer Charles W.
Coe Philip R.
Warner-Lambert & Company
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