Patent ID: 8276232

Claim:
A device for cleaning wheel rims, comprising: a first brush which can be introduced into a hub of a wheel rim which is to be cleaned, a second brush which is disposed concentrically about the first brush and lies against a flange face of the wheel rim when the first brush is introduced into the hub of the wheel rim, and, a drive for rotating the first and the second brush through a specific angle in each case, and wherein the first brush can be axially displaced with respect to the second brush and wherein the first brush and the second brush are rotated to-and-fro by a determined angle; and, wherein a third brush which is disposed inside the second brush orthogonally to the first brush and also lies against the flange face of the wheel rim when the first brush is introduced into the hub of the wheel rim, wherein the third brush is driven together with the first brush by the drive and can be axially displaced with the first brush with respect to the second brush.