Patent ID: 8225804

Claim:
An apparatus for washing parts comprising: an automatic cleaning portion defined by a first cleaning chamber and a second cleaning chamber, the first cleaning chamber including a spray portion disposed above a reservoir portion, wherein the reservoir portion is disposed at a bottom of the first cleaning chamber and is configured to store and collect a cleaning solution at a reservoir level and the spray portion includes a parts support disposed above the reservoir level and a spray bar system including a distribution bar having a bottom portion including a first spray bar and a top portion including a second spray bar disposed above the part support, wherein the bottom portion is pivotally connected to the distribution bar so that the first spray bar is movable from an operating position disposed below the part support to an access position disposed approximately normal to the operating position such that a distal end of the first spray bar is disposed adjacent the second spray bar when the part support is removed, wherein the first and second spray bars each include a longitudinal axis and an orifice oriented orthogonally to the longitudinal axis for distributing the cleaning solution onto the parts wherein each orifice is defined in the first and second spray bars that are stationary in the operating position, the second cleaning chamber including an agitation tank that is disposed adjacent a top surface of the automatic cleaning portion and entirely above the parts support, the agitation tank including the cleaning solution disposed therein at an agitation level, wherein the agitation level is disposed above the reservoir level; and a manual cleaning portion movably connected to the automatic cleaning portion defined by a basin having a work area including a drain and a fluid distribution device, wherein the manual cleaning portion pivots between a closed operative position for operation of the first cleaning chamber and an open non-operative position for accessing a non-operative first cleaning chamber, wherein the fluid distribution device discharges the cleaning solution into the basin for washing parts and for collection through the drain into the first cleaning chamber, and wherein at least one of the first spray bar and the second spray bar is connected to the distribution bar as selectively rotatably adjustable when the manual cleaning portion is disposed in the open non-operative position so as to rotate the orifice about the longitudinal axis of the respective first spray bar or second spray bar.