BOTTLE CAN WASHING APPARATUS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bottle can washing apparatus which can obtain a good washing effect by appropriately holding the bottle can in a transportation passage. SOLUTION: The apparatus washes the bottle can 2 while transporting the bottle can 2 having a mouthpiece part 5 the diameter of which is smaller than that of a can barrel 3 at the tip of the can barrel 3 and has the transportation passage 7 having a support means which supports the bottle can 2 turned upside down from below and a nozzle 9 which is arranged along the transportation passage 7 below the transportation passage 7 and ejects a detergent from an opening 10 formed in the mouthpiece part 5 of the bottle can 2 turned upside down toward the inside of the bottle can 2. The support means is made a rod-like member 8 which is extended along the transportation passage 7 and supports a position deviated from the center of the tip surface of the mouthpiece part 5. The ejection opening 9a of the nozzle 9 is arranged to be positioned eccentrically on the opposite side to the rod-like member 8 from the center of the mouthpiece part 5. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI