Global Patent Index - EP 3420851 A1

EP 3420851 A1 20190102 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BRUSH CLEANING

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BRUSH CLEANING

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR BÜRSTENREINIGUNG

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE FORMATION DE NETTOYAGE DE BROSSE

Publication

EP 3420851 A1 20190102 (EN)

Application

EP 18175452 A 20180601

Priority

GB 201710370 A 20170628

Abstract (en)

There is provided apparatus for retaining liquid for cleaning brushes. The apparatus comprises: a first receptacle means (20; 120) for retaining liquid; a second receptacle means (22; 122) for retaining liquid when the second receptacle means (22; 122) is in a first disposition, and for receiving an end of a brush for cleaning in the liquid; and mounting and operating means (30a, 30b, 32; 130a, 130b) for mounting the second receptacle on the first receptacle means so that the second receptacle is in the first disposition. The mounting and operating means is also for operating the apparatus to reconfigure the second receptacle to a draining disposition in which liquid in the second receptacle means drains into the first receptacle means, and to return the second receptacle means to the first disposition. The first receptacle is configured to retain more liquid than the second receptacle. Thus, the apparatus can be used to drain liquid that has been used in brushing from the second receptacle (22; 122) and the second receptacle means (22; 122) can be refilled and then used to clean another brush.

IPC 8 full level

A46B 17/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP GB US)

A46B 17/02 (2013.01 - US); A46B 17/06 (2013.01 - EP GB US); A46B 17/065 (2013.01 - US); A46B 17/08 (2013.01 - US); B08B 3/08 (2013.01 - CN); A46B 2200/1046 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3420851 A1 20190102; AU 2018204613 A1 20190117; AU 2019264689 A1 20191205; CN 108787597 A 20181113; GB 201710370 D0 20170809; GB 201719256 D0 20180103; GB 2554307 A 20180328; GB 2554307 B 20180926; JP 2019005584 A 20190117; US 2019000225 A1 20190103; WO 2019002861 A1 20190103

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18175452 A 20180601; AU 2018204613 A 20180625; AU 2019264689 A 20191118; CN 201810689861 A 20180628; GB 201710370 A 20170628; GB 201719256 A 20171120; GB 2018051800 W 20180628; JP 2018120756 A 20180626; US 201816021572 A 20180628