Combination parts washer and sink washer
View Patent ↗A combination parts washer for cleaning mechanical parts of oil, grease and contaminants. The washer has a cabinet which has two reservoirs. A parts receptacle in the one of the reservoirs receives the parts which are cleaned by ultrasonic waves. An operable sink for manual cleaning is positioned on the top of the cabinet and opens to access the cabinet and reservoir. Fluid from the sink drains to the first reservoir. In the closed position, the sink covers the top of the cabinet and may be used as a sink washer using the attached brush supplied by fluid from the first reservoir. Initial pre-cleaning may be performed in the sink using the brush. Subsequent precision cleaning may be accomplished by immersion and ultrasonic cleaning in the second reservoir.
1. A combination parts washer for removing contaminants using a cleaning fluid, said parts washer comprising:
(a) a base cabinet having an open top defining a compartment having first and second lower fluid reservoirs;
(b) a sink positionable on said cabinet having a closed position closing said cabinet open top and an open position providing access to said compartment;
(c) manual cleaning means associated with the sink for cleaning parts;
(d) a fluid pump having an outlet connected to said manual cleaning means and an inlet communicating with said first reservoir for supplying cleaning fluid;
(e) drain means in said sink communicating with said first reservoir;
(f) an ultrasonic transducer associated with said second reservoir to generate ultrasonic waves in said second reservoir; and
(g) a parts receptacle positionable in said second reservoir.
2. The combination parts washer of claim 1 wherein said sink is hinged to said base cabinet and is pivotal between said open and closed positions.
3. The combination parts washer of claim 1 wherein said sink is on guide means and is slidable between said open and closed positions.
4. The combination parts washer of claim 1 wherein said manual cleaning means includes a brush and a valve to regulate the fluid flow to the brush.
5. The combination parts washer of claim 1 wherein a dampening closer extends between said sink and cabinet.
6. The combination parts washer of claim 5 wherein said closer is a gas spring.
7. The combination parts washer of claim 1 wherein said pump is driven by an electrical motor in a circuit having a safety interlock permitting operation of the motor only when the sink is in a closed position.
8. The combination parts washer of claim 7 wherein said circuit is connected to an electrical heater located in the reservoir.
9. The combination parts washer of claim 1 wherein said housing is generally rectangular and said sink is generally rectangular having sidewalls which terminate at an upwardly flared flange.
10. The combination parts washer of claim 1 wherein said drain includes a tube depending from said sink and a tube extending from said first reservoir which tubes are in communication when said sink is in a closed position.