Abstract:
Fluid line releaser and washing apparatus for milk lines or the like and by means of which the system pumps milk from the milking area into a storage tank and furthermore the system may be cleaned in place without disassembling any of the parts. The system includes three separate vessels interconnected together and finds particular use when connected to a milk line and providing continuous vacuum thereto, the milk line being located at a relatively low elevation as compared to the milk storage tank or the like.
Abstract:
A bellows type expansible chamber pump having an exterior spring encircling it for biasing the pump in a suction direction, the pump being completely and quickly disassembled for cleaning purposes. The pump is mounted within an enclosure or box and is driven through an adjustable eccentric by an electric motor. A pump end section sets freely in the bottom of the box and can be manually shifted to prime the pump.
Abstract:
A mobile, complete milking unit for milking cows and transferring the milk to a storage tank, the unit having all the milk handling components mounted thereon as an integral, portable unit. The unit can be moved about in the milking area whether it is in the barn, in the barn yard, or in the field.
Abstract:
A check valve for a fluid line which can be easily disassembled and assembled for cleaning, inspection, or repair. The valve finds particular utility in cleaning-in-place equipment such as dairy pipe lines and in which the valves and other components must be quickly, easily, and completely disassembled for thorough cleaning at frequent invervals. The valve includes identical end sections which are formed of resilient material such as plastic or the like and which can be snapped on a central valve element guide and also easily disassembled therefrom. A shiftable valve element is located on the central valve guide and can also be easily disassembled therefrom for frequent and thorough cleaning. The width of the central guide is such that the valve element which is also of resilient material, is properly tensioned to insure its accurate location.
Abstract:
Washing equipment for automatically washing storage tanks, for example, such as milk storage tanks used in the dairy industry. The equipment includes automatic controls for providing a series of cycles for washing the tanks, such as a first rinse cycle, a detergent washing cycle, and a final rinse cycle. The equipment continually passes either the rinse water or the washing solution through the vessel being cleaned and does not at any time store such cleaning liquid in the tank during the cleaning operation.
Abstract:
A washing apparatus including a fluid circuit for conducting a cleansing solution through conveying conduits, a drying means for blowing heated air through the conduits after they are cleaned, and improved, solenoid operated two way valves for selectively diverting the washing and drying fluids. An improved, solenoid operated, two way diverting valve for fluids.