Patent ID: 6245154
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: B08B,B23Q,Y02P

Abstract:
A process for removing liquid impurities in a form of oils and emulsions adhering to a workpiece having a non-planar shape with the oils and emulsions containing solid contaminants, in particular chips removed from the workpiece, wherein the workpiece is secured to an apparatus and made to vibrate, said process comprising the steps:generating vibrations with a vibration frequency of between 20 and 100 Hz;generating the vibrations at a part of the apparatus securing the workpiece;simultaneously subjecting the impurities to suction at the workpiece by an air-stream guided through at least one nozzle adapted to the non-planar shape of the workpiece; andseparating the removed liquid and solid impurities from each other and reusing or applying each to a new use.