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MONITORING OF SYSTEMS FOR INTERNAL CLEANING OF CONTAINERS

  • US 20160008859A1
  • Filed: 02/12/2013
  • Published: 01/14/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A monitoring arrangement for a cleaning system installed in a container, the cleaning system comprising a pipe configured to extend into the container through a wall portion of the container, a nozzle head connected for rotation at an end of the pipe inside the container so as to eject a liquid, and a drive member operable to impart a rotation to the nozzle head around a first axis such that the liquid is ejected into the container in a predetermined pattern, said monitoring arrangement comprising:

  • a sensor unit for mounting at the wall portion of the container, the sensor unit comprising a sensing surface responsive to liquid impact for enabling the sensor unit emit a sensor signal indicative of the liquid impact, anda processing unit configured to obtain the sensor signal from the sensor unit and process the sensor signal for monitoring the operation of the cleaning system,wherein the sensing surface is elongated and configured to extend along a perimeter of the pipe when the sensor unit is mounted at the wall portion of the container.

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