Patent ID: 8585276

Claim:
A food mixer cleaning apparatus for cleaning the interior of a food mixing bowl of a food mixer comprising: a support structure for attachment to an exterior of a food mixer, an arm movably carried by said support structure, a cleaning lance carried by said arm, a spray nozzle assembly at an end of the lance, a first actuator operable to reciprocally move the arm on the support structure to insert or retract the lance into or out of a food mixing bowl through an aperture in the exterior of the food mixer, a pump operable to deliver cleaning fluid under pressure over a conduit to the lance and spray nozzle assembly, and a flap supported by the support structure and a second actuator, the flap arranged to close the aperture when the cleaning lance is retracted, the second actuator operable to open the flap to allow insertion and retraction of the lance into and from the bowl through said aperture.