Automated can height adjustment system and associated method

A can cleaning system, wherein the can cleaning system may accommodate at least a first can having a first can height and a second can having a second can height, comprising:

• a washer having at least a first washer stage, the first washer stage including
• a first washer stage drive mechanism configured to enable the first washer stage to adjust a first washer stage height corresponding to the first can height and the second can height;
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• a first washer stage height sensing device operatively coupled with the first washer stage drive mechanism, wherein the first washer stage height sensing device is configured to sense the first washer stage height corresponding to each of the first can height and the second can height, and wherein the first washer stage height sensing device is configured to generate first washer stage height information for the first washer stage corresponding to each of the first can height and the second can height;
• a dry-off oven having at least a first dry-off stage, the first dry-off stage including
• a first dry-off stage drive mechanism configured to enable the first dry-off stage to adjust a first dry-off stage height corresponding to the first can height and the second can height;
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• a first dry-off stage height sensing device operatively coupled with the first dry-off stage drive mechanism, wherein the first dry-off stage height sensing device is configured to sense the first dry-off stage height corresponding to each of the first can height and the second can height, and wherein the first dry-off stage height sensing device is configured to generate first dry-off stage height information for the first washer stage corresponding to each of the first can height and the second can height;
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• a controller in communication with the first washer stage drive mechanism and the first dry-off stage drive mechanism, the controller operatively coupled to a first preset button and a second preset button;
• wherein the controller is configured (1) to receive the first washer stage height information from the first washer height sensing device and the first dry-off stage height information from the first dry-off height sensing device and (2) to store the first washer stage height information corresponding to each of the first can height and the second can height and the first dry-off stage height information corresponding to each of the first can height and the second can height, the first washer stage height information and the first dry-off stage height information corresponding to the first can height being associated with and recallable by the first preset button and the first washer stage height information and the first dry-off stage height information corresponding to the second can height being associated with and recallable by the second present button;
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• wherein the controller is configured to communicate with the first washer stage drive mechanism and the first dry-off stage drive mechanism to adjust the first washer stage height and the first dry-off washer stage height based on the first washer stage height information and the first dry-off stage height information recalled when either the first preset button or the second preset button is selected.