| 20090101176 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT A CLEANING PROCESS - A method for carrying out a cleaning process in coating systems. Such a coating system comprises a horizontally, rotationally mounted drum container for receiving the product which is to be coated and polygonal and perforated lateral areas which are sealingly covered, respectively, by an air duct. The invention also relates to a device for carrying out the method. The invention is characterised in that a cleaning lance, which can be displaced axially, automatically passes through the air duct arranged on the outer wall of the drum container for cleaning and/or drying, and it cleans and/or dries the inner wall of the air duct. | 04-23-2009 |