Patent ID: 7165564
Filing Date: 2007-01-23
Classification: B08B,F25D

Abstract:
1. A device for cleaning an installation for the production or processing of foodstuffs or pharmaceuticals, said device comprising: at least one cleaning unit configured to move within the installation to be cleaned and adapted to clean essentially the whole inside surface of the installation wherein the production or processing of foodstuffs or pharmaceuticals takes place, said cleaning unit including a conveyance system and at least one nozzle configured to output a cleaning agent and at least one nozzle tip configured to output a cleaning agent wherein said nozzle tip is configured to be actuated in a rotational movement by a flow of cleaning agent; a parked position for the cleaning unit in the interior of the installation, said parked position comprising a plate installed under said cleaning unit to prevent cleaning agent from dripping and said parked position being configured so that the cleaning unit may be parked thereupon during a production or processing of foodstuffs or pharmaceuticals; and a flexible connection configured to supply a cleaning agent to the cleaning unit and to move with a movement of the cleaning unit.