Patent ID: 7270134

Claim:
A system for treating, in liquids, mass-produced parts which are contained in transport baskets, comprising: at least one tank which contains liquid for submerging selected transport baskets; at least one transport vehicle for moving a transport basket over the at least one tank; at least one basket carrier which is arranged at the transport vehicle, the basket carrier having an adjustable height, and being adapted to grip the transport basket, submerge same in the tank in a washing position in the liquid and lift same out of the tank in a centrifuging position above the liquid, and being adapted to rotatingly drive the transport basket around a vertical axis thereof, and a clamping mechanism effective for clamping the basket carrier relative to fixed basket carrier guides near the at least one tank, wherein the clamping mechanism is operable to clamp the basket carrier at least in said centrifuging position of the transport basket above the liquid in the at least one tank, and wherein the clamping mechanism comprises expandable jaws, or a narrowed region at lower ends of the fixed guides engaging corresponding basket carrier rollers.