Cabinet washer and rack system

摘要

A cabinet washer is supported on legs above a floor. Fluid dispensing heads discharge wash fluid within the cabinet. A sump collects wash fluid leaving the cabinet, for recirculation as desired through a pump. A wheeled cart has a frame which supports a tray and a rack above the wheels. Items to be washed are positioned on the rack and the cart is received within the cabinet, at which point the bottom wall of the tray underlies the cabinet bottom wall opening. The tray bottom wall slopes to receive fluid discharged within the cabinet interior compartment and convey it through a cabinet rear wall opening. The sump may be provided with a deflector which alternately sends fluid to be recirculated or drained from the sump. The front door may be hinged to the cabinet, or may be mounted to the cart itself.

主权项

1. A fluid discharge apparatus for mounting above a floor, comprising:
a cabinet having upwardly extending side walls, and portions defining a front wall with a front opening and a bottom opening between the side walls which opens to the floor, the cabinet defining an interior compartment wherein fluid may be discharged onto compartment contents; a cart having a frame; wheels mounted to the frame for engagement with the floor; a support structure mounted to the frame, wherein the cart is freely movable on the floor between a first position in which the support structure is received within the cabinet, and a second position in which the cart is exterior to the cabinet; and portions of the cart which define a tray mounted above the wheels, the tray having a bottom wall which underlies the cabinet bottom opening when the cart is in the first position thereby serving as a bottom wall of the cabinet, the tray bottom wall being thereby interposed between the cabinet bottom opening and the floor to capture fluid discharged onto compartment contents, the tray bottom wall communicating with a region beneath the tray, and positioned to receive fluid discharged within the cabinet interior compartment which passes through the cabinet bottom opening and to direct said received fluid to said region beneath the tray; and a front door positionable to close the front opening when the cart is in the first position.