Patent ID: 8728249

Claim:
A packing machine for packing products in packing containers and having components which have to be cleaned regularly, the packing machine comprising: side walls; a region that is arranged between the side walls and below a plane of conveyance for the packing containers; a conveyor chain for conveying the packing containers along the plane of conveyance, the conveyor chain having an upper strand and a lower strand; a hollow longitudinal bar positioned adjacent the conveyor chain; a fluid supply unit that is provided for cleaning the region of the packing machine that is configured below the plane of conveyance for the packing containers; and a closed and/or open-loop control unit for carrying out multiple different cleaning programs using the fluid supply unit; and multiple spray lines in fluid communication with the fluid supply unit and configured to receive fluid from the fluid supply unit, the spray lines including a first spray line arranged between the upper strand and the lower strand of the conveyor chain for spraying fluid on the conveyor chain, and a second spray line arranged in the longitudinal bar for spraying fluid inside the longitudinal bar, each spray line including multiple spray nozzles for spraying the fluid.