US Patent 7886753 Disinfection apparatus with pump device

The invention relates to a disinfection apparatus (1) for disinfecting liquid cleaning of health care objects and the like, which disinfection equipment comprises a washing system (2) for supplying liquid to a chamber (3) which is adapted to hold said objects in cleaning, a pump (4) for pumping liquid in said washing system (2), and at least one collection space (5) connected to the inlet (6) of the pump for collecting liquid from said chamber (3) to the pump (4). Said collection space (5) is defined by at least one partition (7) which has an extent horizontally from the inlet (6) of the pump and which screens the inlet (6) of the pump from liquid descending into the chamber (3) at least nearest the inlet (6) of the pump.