Warewasher with air assisted prescrapping
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsThomas J. Ashworth, Alexander R. Anim-Mensah, Mary E. Paulus
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Abstract
A warewash machine for washing wares includes a chamber for receiving wares, the chamber having an inlet side, an outlet side, multiple spray zones between the inlet side and the outlet side, and a conveyor arrangement for moving wares along a conveyance path through the multiple spray zones in a ware travel direction. A prescrapping zone is located toward the inlet side of the chamber, the prescrapping zone having a blow-off system comprising a plurality of prescrapping nozzles and a compressed air feed line for delivering compressed air to the prescrapping nozzles.
Claims22
A warewash machine for washing wares, comprising:
- a chamber for receiving wares, the chamber having an inlet side, an outlet side, multiple spray zones between the inlet side and the outlet side, and a conveyor arrangement for moving wares along a conveyance path through the multiple spray zones in a ware travel direction;
- a prescrapping zone toward the inlet side of the chamber, the prescrapping zone having a blow-off system comprising a plurality of prescrapping nozzles and a compressed air feed line for delivering compressed air to the prescrapping nozzles.
A warewash machine for washing wares, comprising:
- a chamber for receiving wares, the chamber at least one spray zone for receiving wares and spraying liquid thereon during a cleaning cycle;
- a prescrapping zone external of the chamber and including a ware support surface, the prescrapping zone having a blow-off system comprising a plurality of prescrapping nozzles and a compressed air feed line for delivering compressed air to the prescrapping nozzles, wherein the prescrapping nozzles are oriented to deliver air flow onto wares in the prescrapping zone so as to move at least some food soils off of the wares and into a soil collection system of the prescrapping zone, wherein the plurality of prescrapping nozzles are arranged over the ware support surface and are oriented to deliver air downward onto wares, and the soil collection system is located beneath the ware support surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.