WASH CHAMBER FOR AUTOMATED APPENDAGE WASHING APPARATUS
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Abstract
A wash cylinder or chamber for an automated cleaning station to clean an object or a person'"'"'s body part includes nozzles on the interior of the cylinder, the nozzles of one embodiment comprising an increasing roll angle providing a novel spray pattern. Additionally, embodiments of the invention include fluid guidance and conveyance structures, angled nozzles, sealing structures, finger guards, nozzle ribs, wash chamber seating mechanisms and drains, and nozzle inlays having a plurality of nozzles. Also disclosed are methods of washing an object or body part using a wash cylinder or chamber and methods of assembling a wash cylinder or chamber.
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16 Claims
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9. A method of assembling a rotatable portion of an automated cleaning station used to clean at least a portion of an object using at least one fluid, comprising:
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interconnecting an inner member and an outer member to from a wash chamber, the wash chamber including a first end and a second end, the second end being rotatably connectable to the automated cleaning station, the wash chamber having an axis of rotation, the wash chamber having an appendage receiving cavity and an annular cavity, the appendage receiving cavity located within the inner member, the appendage receiving cavity being accessible through an opening in the first end of the wash chamber, the appendage receiving cavity adapted to receive at least a portion of an appendage for washing, the annular cavity located between the inner member and the outer member, the annular cavity being radially symmetric with respect to the axis of rotation, the inner member having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface facing the cylindrical cavity and the second surface facing the annular cavity; and connecting a nozzle inlay to the inner member, the nozzle inlay including a plurality of interconnected nozzles, the plurality of nozzles adapted to receive the at least one fluid from the annular cavity and to project the at least one fluid into the appendage receiving cavity. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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