| 20110100396 | EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR WASHING A CARPET - Equipment for washing carpet includes in the same frame a conveyor for transferring the carpet between equipment units, a control unit for controlling the operation of the equipment, and at least one washing unit, at least one drying unit located after the washing unit in the transport direction. The conveyor in the equipment is able to transfer the carpet through the equipment units at the same speed, the equipment is used for washing the carpets, the underside of which is substantially made of air impermeable material, the at least one washing unit includes a wet or dry cleaning unit with at least one brush and elements for transferring the carpet, each drying unit has an air blower blowing compressed air onto the carpet, the air blower being able to blow compressed air with a pressure of 2-15 bars onto the carpet's pile side, the blowing pressure being dependent on the carpet type. | 05-05-2011 |