Patent ID: 8566994
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: B08B

Abstract:
1. A produce bin washer for washing produce bins of an open-box type having an interior, the produce bin washer comprising: a conveyor for advancing a plurality of produce bins along a path of travel; at least one brush; a positioner for relatively positioning a produce bin of said plurality of produce bins and said at least one brush so that the interior of the produce bin is in contact with said at least one brush; a sprayer for spraying a liquid toward the produce bin at least when the interior thereof is in contact with said at least one brush; a collector for collecting sprayed liquid; a filter downstream from said collector; a liquid holding tank downstream from said filter; a pump for delivering liquid from said holding tank to said sprayer; and at least one liquid sensor associated with the liquid for sensing a pH of the liquid.