Floor mat and particulate laden material washing apparatus and method

a technology for floor mats and washing apparatuses, applied in other washing machines, detergent compositions, textiles and papermaking, etc., can solve the problems of resort hotel laundry, problems for laundry, and large quantities of heavy dirt or sand on the floor mats, so as to improve the performance of the washing machine, eliminate any build-up of sand or organic materials, and maintain the effect of washing quality

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-06-18
PELLERIN MILNOR
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[0012]The present invention provides an improved method and apparatus for washing floor mats in a tunnel washer. By using a filter to filter a recirculation flow of fluid in the first module, most (e.g. 90 to 95%) of the sand and organic compounds are removed. This improves the performance of the washing machine, maintains the washing quality and eliminates any build up of sand or organic material.

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Hence, dirty floor mats can be laden with significant quantities of heavy dirt or sand.
Towels can be laden with sand and thus pose a problem for a resort hotel laundry.
Metal shavings from uniforms used in the metal work industry can cause problems for a laundry.
One of the problems with washing floor mats embedded with sand (or with organic compounds) is that once the sand is released from the mat into the washing water, the sand collects inside the shell of the washing machine such as in many of the modules of the tunnel washer.
This causes the mats to not be cleaned.
The build up of organic compounds causes the mats to have an extreme odor.

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[0035]FIG. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention designated by the numeral 10. Washing apparatus 10 is used to wash floor mats that can contain undesirable material, particulate material such as sand, organic matter and the like. The apparatus of the present invention employs a multiple module tunnel washer 11. Tunnel washer 11 can be as shown and described in any one of the following US patents, each of which is incorporated herein by reference: U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,236,393; 4,485,509; 4,522,046; 5,211,039; 5,454,237; 7,971,302; 8,166,670; 8,336,144; 8,370,981; 8,365,435; and 8,689,463.

[0036]Tunnel washer 11 has an inlet end portion 12 with hopper 26 and an outlet end portion 13. The tunnel washer 11 provides a plurality of modules 14-17. The first module is module 14. The second module is module 15. The third module is module 16. The final module is module 17. It should be understood that more than four (4) modules can be provided. Fluid impregnated ...

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A method of washing particulate laden material in a washer includes moving the particulate laden material from the intake of the washer to the discharge of the washer and through multiple modules or sectors. Liquid can be counter flowed in the washer interior along a flow path that is generally opposite the direction of travel of the particulate laden material. A specially configured recirculation/filtration arrangement removes a majority of particulate and organic matter from the washing fluid.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 917,158, filed 17 Dec. 2013, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.[0002]Priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 917,158, filed 17 Dec. 2013, which is incorporated herein by reference, is hereby claimed.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0003]Not applicableREFERENCE TO A “MICROFICHE APPENDIX”[0004]Not applicableBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0005]1. Field of the Invention[0006]The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for cleaning floor mats such as when using a continuous batch washer or tunnel washer.[0007]More particularly, the present invention relates to the cleaning of particulate laden material (such as floor mats, sand laden beach towels, work uniforms laden with metal shavings, or jeans laden with pumice rock such as the pumice rocks used in garments washing such as stone washed...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): D06F31/00D06F39/10D06F39/08
CPCD06F31/00D06F39/10D06F39/085D06F31/005D06F39/083
Inventor POY, RUSSELL H.
Owner PELLERIN MILNOR
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