Patent ID: 7837026

Claim:
Equipment for processing containers filled with at least one of liquid and powder products, comprising: at least one carousel having a plurality of peripheral stations serving to accommodate respective containers for processing, and rotatable about a respective vertical axis; a mechanism for inducing motion in the at least one carousel; at least one base frame on which the carousel is mounted, and in which the mechanism for inducing motion is housed, and a collection tank associated with a bottom of the carousel and having an open top directed toward the carousel, in which to collect and carry away washing liquids projected onto the at least one carousel; the collection tank including a bottom wall extending around the vertical axis; the bottom wall including an internal edge engaging in fluid-tight contact with the base frame; the internal edge occupying a plane inclined relative to a horizontal plane, and the drain outlet being located adjacent to the internal edge in a lower part of the bottom wall, nearer to a datum level on which the base frame stands.