Patent ID: 9044130
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: A23G,A47L

Abstract:
1. A cleaning device for a portioning utensil used for portioning ice cream, said cleaning device comprising: a receptacle; a valve support mounted in an opening of the receptacle, said valve support supporting a valve; at least two rinsing rods disposed in said receptacle and in fluid communication with the valve; nozzles located at the rinsing rods; an actuation mechanism controlling the flow of cleaning fluid from the valve support into the rinsing rods with the aid of the valve; a splash guard received in the receptacle and having a splash guard wall surrounding said rinsing rods, said splash guard wall defining a cleaning chamber within the receptacle in which the utensil is cleaned, wherein the splash guard has an insertion opening for insertion of the portioning utensil, the rinsing rods being received within the cleaning chamber can be detached from the valve support; and a transverse connector which conducts the cleaning fluid is disposed between the valve support and the rinsing rods, wherein the transverse connector is detachably affixed to the valve support and the rinsing rods are detachably affixed to the transverse connector.