Hose Cleaning Apparatus and Method

• US 20130239994A1
• Filed: 03/07/2013
• Published: 09/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Andrew Gregory Przyjemski
• Original Assignee: Andrew Gregory Przyjemski
• Inventors: Przyjemski, Andrew Gregory
• Granted Patent: US 9,623,452 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 134/22.12
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 9/0321 using pressurised, pulsating or purging fluid E04F17/126 takes precedence

Abstract

A cleaning apparatus for a hose comprises: a wash basin comprising an intake manifold, an exhaust manifold, and a basin drain port; a fresh water reservoir connected to the wash basin via a fill valve; a sprayer fluidly connected to the exhaust manifold via a conduit and configured to spray liquid; a pump fluidly connected between the basin drain port and the intake manifold and configured to pump the liquid from the basin drain port to the intake manifold; a drain port fluidly connected to the pump via a drain valve; a blower fluidly connected to the intake manifold via a three-way valve and configured to blow air; an air intake port fluidly connected to the blower; and a controller configured to control the pump, the blower, the fill valve, and the drain valve.

Claims

1. A cleaning apparatus for a hose, comprising:

a wash basin comprising an intake manifold, an exhaust manifold, and a basin drain port;

a fresh water reservoir connected to the wash basin via a fill valve;

a sprayer fluidly connected to the exhaust manifold via a conduit and configured to spray liquid;

a pump fluidly connected between the basin drain port and the intake manifold and configured to pump the liquid from the basin drain port to the intake manifold;

a drain port fluidly connected to the pump via a drain valve;

a blower fluidly connected to the intake manifold via a three-way valve and configured to blow air;

an air intake port fluidly connected to the blower; and

a controller configured to control the pump, the blower, the fill valve, and the drain valve.

2. The cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a heater fluidly connected between the air intake port and the intake manifold and configured to heat air.

3. The cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a liquid heater configured to heat the liquid to a temperature up to approximately 160 degrees Fahrenheit.

4. The cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the three-way valve is configured to control flow of the liquid, pumped by the pump, and the air, blown by the blower, into the intake manifold.

5. The cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a float switch located inside the wash basin and connected to the controller.

6. The cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of stanchions connected to the wash basin and configured to support the hose.

7. The cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller further comprises a drying sensor configured to measure a dryness of the hose.

8. The cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller further comprises a timing circuit configured to control the pump, the blower, the fill valve, and the drain valve according to predetermined timing.

9. A method of cleaning a hose, comprising:

providing the cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 1;

attaching one end of the hose to the intake manifold;

attaching an opposite end of the hose to the exhaust manifold;

providing a cleaning solution in the wash basin;

providing water in the fresh water reservoir;

using the pump to pump fluid from the wash basin into and through the hose via the three-way valve and the intake manifold and through the sprayer via the exhaust manifold;

using the pump to pump fluid from the wash basin to the drain port via the drain valve; and

using the blower to blow air from the air intake port into and through the hose via the three-way valve.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the hose comprises a hose for a human breathing machine.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, further comprising using the cleaning apparatus to clean a mask for the human breathing machine.