Combination agitating parts washer and sink washer

1. A multi-function parts washer for removing contaminants from parts either by hand or automatically using an aqueous cleaning fluid, the parts washer comprising:

a base cabinet having sides, a floor and an open top defining a compartment;

a parts receptacle mounted in the compartment for receiving and supporting parts to be washed, the parts receptacle mounted for reciprocating, vertical movement in the compartment;

an agitator assembly including one or more compressed gas bladders mounted to and supporting the parts receptacle, the one or more compressed gas bladders having an inlet for introducing compressed gas into the one or more bladders and an outlet for discharge of the compressed gas from the one or more compressed gas bladders;

a top formed as a sink movably positioned at the open top of the base cabinet so as to provide access to the compartment; and

one or more guides operably mounting the parts receptacle to the base cabinet,

wherein as compressed gas is introduced into the one or more bladders, the one or more bladders inflate and the parts receptacle is raised along the one or more guides, and wherein as compressed gas is discharged from the one or more bladders, the parts receptacle is lowered along the one or more guides to provide an agitating motion of the parts receptacle.

2. The parts washer in accordance with claim 1 including a pair of guides mounted on opposites sides of the parts receptacle.

3. The parts washer in accordance with claim 1 including bearings for mounting the parts receptacle to the guides to permit reciprocating movement of the parts receptacle.

4. The parts washer in accordance with claim 1 wherein a bottom of the sink defines an upper boundary of the compartment, and wherein the sink includes a drain.

5. The parts washer in accordance with claim 4 including a first hand washer for manually cleaning parts in the sink.

6. The parts washer in accordance with claim 1 including a second hand washer, the second hand washer mounted within the compartment for manually cleaning parts on the parts receptacle.

7. The parts washer in accordance with claim/including valving for independently controlling the flow of cleaning fluid to the first and second hand washers.

8. The parts washer in accordance with claim 1 including a heater for heating the cleaning fluid.

9. The parts washer in accordance with claim 1 including compressed gas inlet and discharge valves in flow communication with the one or more compressed gas bladders, wherein the inlet and discharge valves control the flow of compressed gas into and from the one or more compressed gas bladders.

10. The parts washer in accordance with claim 1 including compressed gas inlet and discharge valves in flow communication with the one or more compressed gas bladders, wherein the inlet and discharge valves control the flow of compressed gas into and from the one or more compressed gas bladders.

11. The parts washer in accordance with claim 10 including an interlock disposed between the sink and the cabinet to sense an opened or closed state of the cabinet, the interlock operably connected to the compressed gas inlet and discharge valves to prevent the flow of compressed gas to the one or more compressed gas bladders when the cabinet is in the opened state.

12. The parts washer in accordance with claim 1 wherein each of the one or more compressed gas bladders is formed in sections in communication with one another.

13. The parts washer in accordance with claim 12 including one gas bladder and wherein the one gas bladder is formed in at least two sections.

14. The parts washer in accordance with claim 13 wherein the one gas bladder is formed in three sections.