# US 10,767,871 B2 · Cleaning device for commercial cooking devices

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- Number: US 10,767,871 B2
- Document ID: US10767871B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/580,429
- Filed: 2016-06-01
- Published: 2018-06-14
- Granted: 2020-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2015-06-08
- Assignees: Budich International GmbH
- Applicants: Budich International GmbH
- Inventors: Meinrad Budich
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10767871B2

## CPC

- F24C 14/005: {using a cleaning liquid}
- F24C: DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES (exclusively for solid fuels F24B); DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION

## Abstract

The present invention relates to a cleaning device (200, 200′) for commercial cooking devices (100, 100′). The cleaning device (200, 200′) has a connection unit (2), in particular a connection piece (2), for accommodating a container (B, BR, BKI) with a solid cleaning agent (1R), a liquefaction device (2a, 2b) for liquefying the solid cleaning agent (1R), if necessary using a solvent, and optionally at least one first supply tank (12, 12R, 12K, 13R, 13K). In addition, the invention relates to a commercial cooking device (100, 100′) and the use of a cleaning device (200, 200′) according to the invention in commercial cooking devices (100, 100′). Finally, the present invention involves a method for cleaning commercial cooking devices (100, 100′).

## Claims

### Claim 1

A cleaning device for commercial cooking devices, wherein the cleaning device has a connection unit configured to accommodate a container with a solid cleaning agent, a liquefaction device configured to liquefy the solid cleaning agent in the container and further configured to use a solvent if necessary, wherein the cleaning device is further configured for an optional at least one first supply tank.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the liquefaction device has a heating device and/or a rinsing nozzle.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The cleaning device according to claim 2, wherein the heating device is designed in such a way as to be operated electrically and/or with warm water and/or condensing steam.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The cleaning device according to claim 1, with a number of pumps.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the first supply tank contains a mixing device.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The cleaning device according to claim 1, with a line system, for transferring the liquefied solid cleaning agent into a cooking chamber of the cooking device.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The cleaning device according to claim 6, wherein a trace heater is arranged on the line system.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The cleaning device according to claim 6, wherein the line system comprises a pump.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The cleaning device according to claim 1, with an additional connection unit for accommodating an additional container, and optionally an additional liquefaction device allocated to this connection unit.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The cleaning device according to claim 9, wherein the additional container contains a rinsing agent.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

A commercial cooking device comprising a cleaning device according to claim 1.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The commercial cooking device of claim 11, wherein the commercial cooking device is a cooking appliance, a grill, an oven, an automatic oven, a steam cooker, a combination steamer, a microwave oven, or a deep fryer.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The cleaning device according to claim 1, with an additional supply tank.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The cleaning device according to claim 13, wherein the additional supply tank contains a mixing device.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the connection unit is a connection piece.