Patent attributes
An apparatus for cleaning an article comprises: a solution receptacle (12) for storing cleaning solution (100); a cleaning chamber (16) for receiving an article (P) to clean; a material transporting conduit including a solution conduit (14) connected between the solution receptacle and the cleaning chamber for transporting the cleaning solution from the solution receptacle to the cleaning chamber to apply to the article received in the cleaning chamber, the material transporting conduit further including an air conduit (44) connected to a high-pressure air source (42) for transporting the high-pressure air there-through and to apply to the article; and a heating device (30) coupled with the solution conduit (14) and the air conduit (44) for heating both the cleaning solution in the solution conduit and the high-pressure air in the air conduit concurrently and to a heated temperature prior to applying to the article.
