CN111150356A

CN111150356A - Tableware cleaning equipment

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Publication number: CN111150356A
Application number: CN202010074572.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王晓东; 徐浩
Original assignee: Miaozhen Information Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Miaozhen Information Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-01-22
Filing date: 2020-01-22
Publication date: 2020-05-15

Abstract

The application discloses dish washing apparatus, including wash chamber, main wash tank and at least one rinse tank that has at least two wash stations. The rinse water tank is used to supply rinse water to at least two wash stations. The application provides a tableware cleaning equipment single can wash multiunit tableware, has improved cleaning efficiency effectively.

Description

Tableware cleaning equipment

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of tableware cleaning, in particular to tableware cleaning equipment.

Background

In recent years, the cover-uncovering type dish washing machine is popular in the market, the dish washing machine is controlled to be started or closed by opening or closing the upper cover of the dish washing machine, the dish washing process adopts full-closed washing, the temperature in the dish washing machine can be well guaranteed, and the high-temperature washing is beneficial to guaranteeing the quality of washing.

However, the number of the dishwashers on the market at present is very limited, and the dishwashers must be put on the washing basket according to certain rules before washing, and then the washing basket is covered to wash, so that the repeated operation increases the manual operation time, and the washing efficiency is not high.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a tableware cleaning equipment, and the tableware cleaning equipment can wash multiunit tableware at a time, has improved the cleaning efficiency effectively.

The present application provides a dishwashing apparatus comprising a wash chamber having at least two wash stations, a main wash tank and at least one rinse tank. The rinse water tank is used to supply rinse water to each of the wash stations.

In the above scheme, a tableware cleaning device capable of cleaning at least two groups of tableware simultaneously is provided. An operator places a plurality of groups of tableware in the cleaning stations respectively, rinse water is supplied to each cleaning station through the rinse water tank, so that all the cleaning stations can be rinsed simultaneously, after rinsing, the main cleaning water tank supplies cleaning liquid to the cleaning stations, and through the rinsing of the rinse water and the cleaning of the cleaning liquid for a plurality of times, the plurality of groups of tableware are cleaned.

In one possible implementation, the number of rinse water tanks is at least two, the rinse water tanks corresponding one-to-one to the cleaning stations for supplying rinse water to their corresponding cleaning stations.

In one possible embodiment, at least two cleaning stations are arranged next to one another at the same height.

Among the above-mentioned scheme, because wash the station and set up side by side on same height, so its region that does not have the overlap in vertical direction, the waste water in the event washing chamber can discharge smoothly, can not remain between each washing station, avoids breeding of bacterium.

Alternatively, in one possible embodiment, at least two cleaning stations are arranged offset to one another.

Alternatively, in one possible implementation, each cleaning station is disposed at an angle to the horizontal.

In the above scheme, the cleaning station is obliquely arranged to be beneficial to the water in the cleaning chamber to flow into the main water washing tank.

Optionally, in one possible implementation, each cleaning station is equipped with a main wash arm and a rinse arm for spraying water to the cleaning station;

the main washing water tank is provided with a main washing water pump, and the main washing water pump pumps water in the main washing water tank into the main washing arm;

the rinse water tank is equipped with a rinse water pump that pumps water in the rinse water tank into the rinse arm.

Optionally, in one possible implementation, the dish washing apparatus further comprises:

the first distributor is used for adding a cleaning agent into the main washing water tank;

a second dispenser for adding a desiccant to the rinse water tank.

Alternatively, in one possible implementation, both the main wash tank and the rinse tank are equipped with heaters, the heater of the rinse tank having a power not less than that of the main wash tank.

and the overflow device is arranged at a water outlet of the main washing water tank and is used for discharging water overflowing from the main washing water tank.

and the double preheating systems preheat tap water by utilizing heat in the cleaning cavity and heat in waste water discharged by the main washing water tank and introduce the preheated tap water into the rinsing water tank.

Optionally, in one possible implementation, the dual preheating system includes:

the first preheating device is attached to the inner wall of the cleaning chamber and comprises a first water inlet and a first water outlet, and the first water inlet is externally connected with tap water;

the second preheating device comprises a heat exchange body and a heat exchange unit, wherein a water inlet of the heat exchange body is connected with the main washing water tank to be filled with wastewater, a water outlet of the heat exchange body is communicated with a discharge port of the tableware cleaning equipment to discharge the wastewater, the heat exchange unit is arranged in the heat exchange body and comprises a second water inlet and a second water outlet, the second water inlet is communicated with the first water outlet, and the second water outlet is communicated with the rinsing water tank.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are required to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present application and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and for those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained from the drawings without inventive effort.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a dishwasher in a first perspective;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of the dish washing apparatus of the present embodiment from a second perspective;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view taken at III in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of another dish washing apparatus according to the present embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the dish washing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

Icon: 10-a tableware cleaning device; 10 a-a main frame; 11-a washing chamber; 12-main wash tank; 13-rinsing water tank; 110-a cleaning station; 110 a-a pallet rack; 120-upper main wash arm; 121-lower main wash arm; 130-upper rinse arm; 131-lower rinse arm;

20-a chassis; 21-a side wall; 22-a stop; 22 a-cross angle.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present application, generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, can be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.

Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application, presented in the accompanying drawings, is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed application, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the application. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like, refer to the orientation or positional relationship as shown in the drawings, or as conventionally placed in use of the product of the application, or as conventionally understood by those skilled in the art, and are used merely for convenience of description and for simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated, and therefore should not be considered as limiting the present application.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should also be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly stated or limited, the terms "disposed," "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood in a specific case by those of ordinary skill in the art.

It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present application may be combined with each other without conflict.

The technical solution in the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present embodiment provides a dish washing apparatus 10 capable of washing multiple sets of dishes simultaneously. Referring to fig. 1 and 2, fig. 1 shows a specific structure of the dish washing apparatus 10 in the present embodiment at a first viewing angle, and fig. 2 shows a specific structure of the dish washing apparatus 10 in the present embodiment at a second viewing angle.

In the present embodiment, the dish washing apparatus 10 includes a washing chamber 11, a main wash water tank 12, and a rinse water tank 13 (it should be noted that the main wash water tank 12 and the rinse water tank 13 are provided in the main frame 10a, and the washing chamber 11 is provided on the main frame 10 a). Wherein, there are two washing stations 110 in the washing chamber 11, the washing stations 110 are used for placing the dishes, and the dishes are washed at the washing stations 110, wherein the washing stations 110 are provided with tray racks 110a for placing the dishes, including but not limited to a basket, etc.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the location iii in fig. 2.

In this embodiment, the tray frame 110a includes a bottom plate 20, a sidewall 21 surrounded along an edge of the bottom plate 20, and a plurality of stoppers 22 disposed on the bottom plate 20.

The chassis 20 is disposed on the cleaning station 110.

The limiting members 22 extend from bottom to top, the height of each limiting member 22 is the same, and a space formed between adjacent limiting members 22 is used for placing tableware.

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the chassis 20 is in a grid hollow shape, which is beneficial for discharging water, and the limiting member 22 extends from bottom to top from the grid intersection of the chassis 20 and is in a cross shape. The cross angles 22a of two adjacent limiting members 22 are opposite, and the cross angles 22a can be used to assist the fixing of the tableware, so that the tableware is stably placed between the adjacent limiting members 22, and between the limiting members 22 and the side walls 21.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the position-limiting element 22 is in a grid-like layout, and in other embodiments, the layout of the position-limiting element 22 may be set according to the placement rule or requirement of the tableware.

It should be noted that, in other specific embodiments, the height of the limiting member is not limited, and may not be consistent, and may be set according to the rule or requirement of placing the tableware.

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, in order to facilitate the drainage of water, the side wall 21 of the tray frame 110a is designed to be hollow.

The number of the rinse water tanks 13 is two, and the rinse water tanks are in one-to-one correspondence with the washing stations 110, and each rinse water tank 13 is used for supplying rinse water to the corresponding washing station 110 to rinse the dishes on the washing station 110. Note that the rinse water is water that is treated by the rinse water tank 13 and sprayed to the cleaning station 110.

In other embodiments, the number of rinse water tanks 13 is not limited. For example, in one possible implementation, as shown in fig. 4, rinse water tank 13 may supply water to a plurality of wash stations 110 for 1, i.e., 1 rinse water tank 13.

Meanwhile, in other embodiments, the number of rinse water tanks 13 may also correspond to the number of cleaning stations 110, one cleaning station 110 for each rinse water tank 13, to supply rinse water to the respective cleaning station 110.

In this embodiment, the number of the main wash water tanks 12 is one, and it can receive the water in the wash chamber 11 and supply the main wash water to the wash station 110 to complete the washing of the dishes on the wash station 110.

It should be noted that in other embodiments, the number of the cleaning stations 110 may be three or four, etc. to ensure the cleaning efficiency.

Both the main wash water tank 12 and the rinse water tank 13 are equipped with heaters, and the power of the heater of the rinse water tank 13 is not less than that of the heater of the main wash water tank 12, wherein, in this embodiment, the heater corresponding to the main wash water tank 12 is arranged inside the main wash water tank 12. Similarly, the heater corresponding to the rinsing water tank 13 is disposed inside the rinsing water tank 13.

Wherein the dishwashing appliance 10 further includes a first dispenser and a second dispenser. The first dispenser is used to add cleaning agent to the main wash tank 12 and the second dispenser is used to add desiccant to the rinse tank 13, which aids in rapid drying of the dishes after washing.

The water in the rinse water tank 13 will be heated to a first designated temperature by its associated heater, which will control the water in the rinse water tank 13 to 80-90 degrees celsius, for example, which is beneficial for the sterilization of dishes.

The water in the main wash tank 12 will be heated to a second designated temperature by its associated heater, which will control the water in the main wash tank 12 to at least 65 degrees celsius, for example.

Wherein each cleaning station 110 is equipped with a main wash arm and a rinse arm for spraying water to the cleaning station 110. The main wash tank 12 is equipped with a main wash pump that pumps water from the main wash tank 12 into the main wash arm.

The rinse water tank 13 is equipped with a rinse water pump that pumps water in the rinse water tank 13 into the rinse arm.

The main wash tank 12 is equipped with a main wash pump that pumps water from the main wash tank 12 into the main wash arm.

The main wash arm includes an upper main wash arm 120 and a lower main wash arm 121, the upper main wash arm 120 being disposed above the corresponding wash station 110, the lower main wash arm 121 being disposed below the corresponding wash station 110, and the main wash pump drawing water from the main wash tank 12 into the upper main wash arm 120 and the lower main wash arm 121 to wash the dishes at the wash stations 110.

The rinsing arm includes an upper rinsing arm 130 and a lower rinsing arm 131, the upper rinsing arm 130 is disposed above the corresponding washing station 110, the lower rinsing arm 131 is disposed below the corresponding washing station 110, and the rinsing water pump pumps water in the rinsing water tank 13 into the upper rinsing arm 130 and the lower rinsing arm 131 to rinse the dishes at the washing station 110.

The dishwashing apparatus 10 further includes an overflow means provided at a drain opening of the main wash water tank 12 for draining water overflowing from the main wash water tank 12. The overflow device can be an overflow valve, an overflow rod and other devices.

It should be noted that in one possible implementation, the workflow of the dish washing apparatus 10 is as follows: starting up, preheating, washing tableware and discharging hot waste water. Wherein, the preheating stage and the tableware cleaning stage are synchronously carried out, and the tableware cleaning stage and the waste water discharging stage are a cyclic process.

A preheating stage: the main water is respectively fed into the two rinsing water tanks 13, the two rinsing water tanks 13 are respectively heated by the heaters respectively arranged in the two rinsing water tanks 13 to a first designated temperature (generally, the temperature is controlled to be at least above 85 ℃, the high temperature state is favorable for tableware sterilization and quick drying), the drying agent is added into the high-temperature tap water at the water outlet of the rinsing water tank 13 through the second distributor (the drying agent is favorable for destroying the surface tension of water particles on the surface of the tableware, a water film is formed on the surface of the tableware, so that the tableware is quickly dried in the high temperature state), the high-temperature tap water mixed with the drying agent is pumped into the rinsing arms (the upper rinsing arm 130 and the lower rinsing arm 131) through the rinsing water pump, the hot water flows into the main rinsing water tank 12 after the rinsing arms spray into the cleaning cavity, and the water in the main rinsing water tank 12 is continuously increased, until reaching the designated volume of the main washing water tank 12 (the volume of the main washing water tank 12 is generally larger than the volume of the rinsing water tank 13), the water in the rinsing water tank 13 is continuously pumped away after being heated to the first designated temperature, and simultaneously, new low-temperature tap water flows in for heating, the step is continuously repeated until the water level of the main washing water tank 12 reaches the designated height, and the next stage can be carried out after the preheating is finished.

And (3) a tableware cleaning stage: placing a plurality of sets of tableware on two cleaning stations 110 respectively; a main wash stage and a rinse stage.

A main washing stage: inside the adding that can carry out the cleaner through first distributor at main wash tank 12, main wash water pump is with the water suction main wash arm of main wash tank 12, water gets into the main wash arm and sprays the washing to the multiunit tableware that washs in the cavity, the temperature is through the heater control 65 degrees centigrade at least in the main wash tank 12, the rivers after spraying return main wash tank 12, the water of main wash tank 12 constantly increases, until the water level is higher than the assigned height, the water that is higher than the assigned height can flow through overflow arrangement.

And (3) rinsing: and drying agent is added at a water pump port through a second distributor, the rinsing water pump pumps water in the rinsing water tank 13 into the rinsing arm, the water enters the rinsing arm to rinse the tableware in the washing cavity, the temperature of the rinsing water is controlled to be 80-90 ℃ through a heater in the rinsing water tank 13, the sprayed water flows into the main washing water tank 12, the water in the main washing water tank 12 is continuously increased until the water level is higher than a specified height, and the main washing water higher than the specified height is discharged through an overflow device.

Because in this technical scheme, the quantity of rinsing water tank 13 is two, so can be quick heating running water in the stage of preheating, and make the water level height in main wash water tank 12 reach appointed height fast, so can make the quick completion of washing tableware equipment preheat the process. Meanwhile, since the number of the washing stations 110 is two and the two washing stations 110 perform the rinsing and main washing processes simultaneously, a plurality of sets of dishes can be washed simultaneously, thereby effectively improving the washing efficiency of the dish washing apparatus 10.

In one possible embodiment, all the cleaning stations 110 are arranged next to one another at the same height.

Because the cleaning stations 110 are arranged side by side at the same height, no overlapped area exists in the vertical direction, so that the waste water in the cleaning chamber 11 can be smoothly discharged without remaining among the cleaning stations 110, and the breeding of bacteria is avoided.

In other embodiments, the cleaning stations 110 may be arranged in a staggered manner, so that the tableware placing rate is increased by the staggered placing of the tableware in the cleaning chamber 11 with a certain volume, and the cleaning efficiency can be increased.

In other embodiments, each cleaning station 110 is positioned at an angle to the horizontal. The relatively horizontal inclined arrangement of the wash station 110 facilitates the flow of water from the wash chamber 11 into the main wash tank 12.

It should be noted that during the washing process of the dish washing apparatus 10, the water in the main wash water tank 12 will be reused and finally discharged, while the heater of the rinse water tank 13 will repeatedly and continuously heat the water, which consumes a lot of power, and the waste water discharged from the main wash water tank 12 often contains a lot of heat, in order to utilize the heat in the waste water:

the dish washing apparatus 10 also includes a dual pre-heat system. Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 shows a flow chart of the operation of the dish washing apparatus 10.

The double preheating system preheats tap water using heat in the washing chamber 11 and heat in the wastewater discharged from the main wash tank 12, and introduces the preheated tap water into the rinse tank 13.

The double preheating system comprises a first preheating device and a second preheating device.

The first preheating device is attached to the inner wall of the cleaning chamber 11 and comprises a first water inlet and a first water outlet, and the first water inlet is externally connected with tap water.

The second preheating device comprises a heat exchange body and a heat exchange unit, wherein a water inlet of the heat exchange body is connected with the main washing water tank 12 to be filled with wastewater, a water outlet of the heat exchange body is communicated with a discharge port of the tableware cleaning equipment 10 to discharge the wastewater, the heat exchange unit is arranged in the heat exchange body and comprises a second water inlet and a second water outlet, the second water inlet is communicated with the first water outlet, and the second water outlet is communicated with the rinsing water tank 13.

The first preheating device comprises at least three preheating subunits, each preheating subunit can be arranged to be a plate type structure, the preheating subunits are attached to the inner wall of the cleaning chamber 11, and adjacent preheating subunits are connected in series.

Wherein when the dish washing apparatus 10 is initially in use, it operates according to the process of a start-up, a preheating phase, a dish washing phase and a hot waste water discharge phase. The preheating stage and the rinsing stage are started, tap water firstly enters the rinsing water tank 13 through the first preheating device and the second preheating device, the rinsing water tank 13 heats the tap water to a specified temperature through the corresponding heaters of the rinsing water tank, then the tap water is pumped into the rinsing arm through the corresponding water pumps of the rinsing water tank and is sprayed in the cleaning chamber 11, at the moment, the first preheating device preheats the tap water in the first preheating device by using the sprayed hot water and the heat of hot steam in the cleaning chamber 11, and simultaneously, the hot water in the second preheating device is synchronously supplemented into the rinsing water tank 13. The preheated water in the first preheating device can be synchronously supplemented into the second preheating device. Meanwhile, the first preheating device can also be used for synchronously supplementing new tap water to be preheated. This step enables to reduce the power of the heater in the rinse water tank 13, since the tap water entering the rinse water tank 13 is already preheated, so that the water in the rinse water tank 13 reaches the specified temperature quickly, i.e. in a low power state, the specified power is reached more quickly than in the prior art. In the step of washing dishes, the first pre-heating device pre-heats the tap water inside the first pre-heating device by using the hot water sprayed by the main washing arm and the rinsing arm and the hot steam in the washing chamber 11, and then the first pre-heating device is continuously introduced into the rinsing water tank 13. In the stage of discharging the hot waste water, the second preheating device can utilize the discharged hot waste water to preheat the tap water therein, and finally the tap water is introduced into the rinsing water tank 13, so that the water temperature in the rinsing water tank 13 rapidly reaches the designated temperature under the condition that the corresponding heater is in a low power state, and the tableware cleaning stage is continued. Wherein, because the tableware washing stage and the waste water discharging stage are cyclic processes, so, can provide the preheating water of sufficient and flow stability to the rinsing water tank through two preheating systems than prior art, reach waste heat recovery, energy saving, shorten the heating time, improve heating efficiency, reduce the effect of the heater power of rinsing water tank 13.

The heat exchange unit is not limited to plate-type, coil-type, fishbone-type, fin-type, or other heat exchange tubes. The material of the heat exchange tube is not limited to aluminum alloy, stainless steel and other materials with good heat conductivity.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A dishwashing apparatus, comprising:

a wash chamber having at least two wash stations;

a main wash water tank;

at least one rinse water tank for supplying rinse water to the at least two wash stations.

2. Dishwashing apparatus according to claim 1,

the number of the rinsing water tanks is at least two, and the rinsing water tanks correspond to the cleaning stations one by one and are used for supplying rinsing water to the corresponding cleaning stations.

3. Dishwashing apparatus according to claim 1,

the at least two cleaning stations are arranged side by side at the same height.

4. Dishwashing apparatus according to claim 1,

the at least two cleaning stations are arranged in a staggered mode.

5. Dishwashing apparatus according to claim 1,

each cleaning station is obliquely arranged in a horizontal direction.

6. Dishwashing apparatus according to claim 1,

each cleaning station is provided with a main cleaning arm and a rinsing arm for spraying water to the cleaning station;

the main wash water tank is provided with a main wash water pump which pumps water in the main wash water tank into the main wash arm;

7. Dishwashing apparatus according to claim 1,

the dish washing apparatus further comprises:

a first dispenser for adding a cleaning agent to the main wash tank;

a second dispenser for adding a desiccant to the rinse tank.

8. Dishwashing apparatus according to claim 1,

the main washing water tank and the rinsing water tank are both provided with heaters, and the power of the heater of the rinsing water tank is not less than that of the heater of the main washing water tank.

9. Dishwashing apparatus according to claim 1,

the dish washing apparatus further comprises:

10. Dishwashing apparatus according to claim 1,

the dish washing apparatus further comprises:

and the double preheating systems preheat tap water by utilizing the heat in the cleaning cavity and the heat in the wastewater discharged by the main washing water tank and introduce the preheated tap water into the rinsing water tank.

11. Dish washing apparatus according to claim 10,

the dual preheat system includes:

the second preheating device comprises a heat exchange body and a heat exchange unit, a water inlet of the heat exchange body is connected with the main washing water tank to be filled with wastewater, a water outlet of the heat exchange body is communicated with a discharge port of the tableware cleaning equipment to discharge the wastewater, the heat exchange unit is arranged in the heat exchange body and comprises a second water inlet and a second water outlet, the second water inlet is communicated with the first water outlet, and the second water outlet is communicated with the rinsing water tank.