Patent ID: 6343611
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: A47L,C02F

Abstract:
A device for cleansing solid articles comprising:a container for receiving the solid articles; a circulation pump for distributing a hot liquid to the container; drain means, operatively positioned in the container and operatively connected to the pump, for emptying the liquid from the container upon completion of a cycle; and at least one hydroclone operatively connected to the drain means and the pump, for removing soil from the liquid such that about ninety percent (90%) of the liquid distributed to the container during one cycle can be utilized during at least one subsequent cycle; wherein said hydroclone comprises: a cylindrical section; a conical section operatively connected to the cylindrical section; an overflow means, positioned in the center of the top of the cylindrical section, the overflow means projecting some distance down into the cylindrical section, for returning liquid to the container; and an underflow means, operatively positioned in the center of the bottom of the conical section, for transporting liquid to the drain means.