Patent ID: 6250318
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: B05B,B08B,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for washing devices comprising:a housing having a front end and a back end;a conveying system disposed within said housing for transporting said devices through said apparatus, said conveying system having a receiving end proximate said front end for receiving devices, an unloading end proximate said back end for moving said devices to the exterior, a wash zone there between, at least one belt, at least one top spray wand provided above said belt with its row of holes adapted to spray downwards towards said belt, and at least one bottom spray wand provided below said conveyor belt with its row of holes directed to spray upwards towards said belt;at least one spray wand having a first and second end affixed to said housing within said wash zone, said first end adapted for attachment to a source of fluid supply, said spray wand having at least one row of holes disposed longitudinally there across for releasing said fluid onto said devices, said spray wand further having a decreasing internal area for fluid flowing from said first end to said second end whereby pressure drop across said spray wand during washing is compensated; and a top plate hingedly attached to said housing along a plane substantially parallel to said conveyor belt whereon said top spray wands are attached, said top plate adapted to allow fluid from said row of holes to spray therethrough onto devices placed on the belt there below.