Warewash machine with automated drain and fill
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorSteven H. KRAMER
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Abstract
A conveyor warewasher includes at least one spray zone with multiple nozzles for spraying liquid onto wares passing therethrough, the spray zone including a tank for collecting sprayed liquid. The tank includes a drain outlet at the bottom of the tank for draining of the tank and a drain stop movable between a drain outlet closed position and a drain outlet open position. A drain control assembly includes a drain actuator operatively connected to cause movement of the drain stop between the drain outlet closed position and the drain outlet open position, and the drain actuator is moved by a powered device.
Claims16
A conveyor warewasher for washing wares, comprising:
- at least one spray zone with multiple nozzles for spraying liquid onto wares passing therethrough, the spray zone including a tank for collecting sprayed liquid, the tank including a drain outlet at the bottom of the tank for draining of the tank and a drain stop movable between a drain outlet closed position and a drain outlet open position;
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- a drain control assembly including a drain actuator operatively connected to cause movement of the drain stop between the drain outlet closed position and the drain outlet open position, wherein the drain actuator is moved by a powered device.
A conveyor warewasher for washing wares, comprising:
- a housing defining at least one spray zone for spraying liquid onto wares passing therethrough;
- a tank for collecting sprayed liquid, the tank including a drain outlet;
- a drain stop positioned in the tank and movable between a lowered drain outlet closed position and a raised drain outlet open position, the drain stop including an upwardly extending overflow pipe through which excess liquid in the tank can flow to the drain outlet even when the drain stop is in the lowered drain outlet closed position;
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- an automated drain control arrangement including a drain actuator positioned to effect movement of the drain stop between the lowered drain outlet closed position and the raised drain outlet open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.