Dishwashing Conveyance System And Method
AssigneeDishcraft Robotics, Inc.
InventorsKenneth McAfee Peters, Paul Michael Birkmeyer, Kevin Yuan Ma, Jacob Conor Dooris, Abigail Elizabeth Soong, Kent Michael Anderson
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Abstract
A system for conveying dishware through a cleaning cycle. The system includes a conveyance assembly having a receiving surface to receive and retain dishware. The conveyance assembly rotates the receiving surfaces about an axis to convey the dishware to each of at least two unique locations. A corresponding system and method are also disclosed and claimed herein.
Claims20
An apparatus for retaining dishware during a cleaning cycle, comprising:
- a magnetic grasping element configured to selectively transition between at least two states to grasp dishware having a ferromagnetic component, wherein a first state engages the dishware and a second state disengages the dishware.
A system for retaining dishware during a cleaning cycle, comprising:
- a conveyance assembly having at least one receiving surface to receive and retain dishware;
- and
- at least one magnetic grasping element coupled to the at least one receiving surface, the at least one magnetic grasping element configured to selectively transition between at least two states to grasp dishware having a ferromagnetic component, wherein a first state engages the dishware and a second state disengages the dishware.
A method for retaining dishware during a cleaning cycle, comprising:
- magnetically grasping, via at least one magnetic grasping element, dishware having a ferromagnetic component;
- retaining, via the at least one magnetic grasping element, the dishware during at least one stage of a cleaning cycle;
- and
- changing a state of the at least one magnetic grasping element to disengage the dishware therefrom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.