WHEEL WASHER Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: automatically industry; car and truck maintenance facilities.

SUBSTANCE: proposed washer contains chamber for wheel, washing solution container including liquid and plastic grains. Grains are of lower density as compared with liquid. Washer includes also closed water supply unit with pump to deliver washing agent and nozzle to direct and spray washing agent on wheel. According to invention, container for washing solution is divided into two parts by wall installed with possibility of overflow of washing solution from one part into the other at definite level of washing solution. First part of container is installed for draining washing solution from wheel chamber into said part. Second part of container accommodates submersible pump separated from other space of said part of container from side by watertight partition and in lower part, by horizontal partition with holes through which plastic grains can not pass. Suction branch pipe of pump is installed out of the limits of horizontal partition so that wall and watertight partition form overflow pocket to deliver washing solution from first part of container to suction branch pipe of pump.

EFFECT: improved efficiency in washing.

9 cl, 1 dwg