Handling module for loading a transport device of a conveyor dishwasher

A handling module for loading a conveying tool of a dishwasher, comprising:

• A. a turning wheel for turning a tableware item, wherein the turning wheel has a tableware-item compartment;
• B. a feeding ramp for feeding the tableware item to the turning wheel;
• C. a charging ramp for transferring the tableware item from the turning wheel to a conveying tool of the dishwasher, wherein the charging ramp has a disposal opening,
• wherein the turning wheel is arranged between the feeding ramp and the charging ramp, wherein the turning wheel is designed to receive the tableware item fed via the feeding ramp in the tableware-item compartment in an orientation with a use side facing upward, wherein the turning wheel is also designed to turn the tableware item and to place it onto the charging ramp with the use side facing downward, wherein, when placed on the use side, waste that is present on the tableware item can be disposed of through the disposal opening on account of gravitational force,
• wherein the turning wheel is received in an opening in an element selected from the group consisting of the feeding ramp and the charging ramp, and
• wherein the disposal opening is a single opening extending continuously over a length of the charging ramp, wherein that length is sized to receive the turning wheel.