High-efficient cleaning and sterilizing device for tableware
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of tableware cleaning and disinfecting, and particularly relates to a high-efficiency tableware cleaning and disinfecting device.
Background
Tableware, i.e., non-edible tools that directly contact food when eating, is used to aid in the distribution or intake of food, and many disposable tableware are also available on the market, which are not environmentally friendly, and there are also some tableware made of degradable materials, including sets of tableware, including metal, ceramic, tea, wine, glass, paper, plastic, and various container-like tools and hand-held tools of various uses.
At present, tableware is after using, need carry out cleaning and disinfecting to the people use once more, and when wasing the glass, need people to place the glass in cleaning equipment or carry out manual cleaning, then put things in good order the glass in the sterilizer again and disinfect, need people to take and place the glass many times, increase people's intensity of labour, influence work efficiency, inconvenient people use.
Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the situation, in order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the invention provides the efficient tableware cleaning and sterilizing device, which effectively solves the problems that when the glass is cleaned at present, people are required to put the glass in cleaning equipment or manually clean the glass, then the glass is stacked in a sterilizing cabinet for sterilizing, people are required to take and put the glass for a plurality of times, the labor intensity of people is increased, the work efficiency is influenced, and the use of people is inconvenient.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: the high-efficiency tableware cleaning and sterilizing device comprises a cleaning box, a liquid storage box, a cleaning mechanism, a flushing mechanism, a switching mechanism, a placing mechanism and a sterilizing mechanism, wherein the cleaning box is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the liquid storage box, the front side of the cleaning box is rotationally connected with a box door through a hinge, and the front side of the box door is fixedly provided with a control box;
The utility model discloses a cleaning device for the kitchen, including placing the mechanism, placing the board in the mechanism and transversely fixing the setting in the inside top of wasing the case, and having seted up a plurality of evenly distributed's circle mouth on placing the board, the multiunit evenly distributed's hole that leaks has still been seted up to the upside of placing the board, the inside below slidable of wasing the case is provided with the rotating plate, conversion equipment sets up in the inside both sides of wasing the case, and conversion equipment can drive the rotating plate and carry out vertical removal and rotate, washing equipment sets up the downside at the rotating plate, washing equipment includes first washing subassembly and second washing subassembly, first washing subassembly sets up the upside at the rotating plate, the second washing subassembly sets up the top of placing the board, disinfection mechanism sets up the inside rear side at the wasing the case.
Preferably, the placing mechanism comprises a placing plate, an air cylinder, a pressing plate, a plurality of elastic telescopic rods and a plurality of rubber compacting blocks, wherein the upper end of the air cylinder is fixedly connected with the upper inner side wall of the cleaning box, the pressing plate is positioned right above the placing plate, the lower end of the air cylinder is fixedly connected with the middle part of the upper end of the pressing plate, the upper ends of the elastic telescopic rods are fixedly connected with the lower side of the pressing plate, the lower ends of the elastic telescopic rods are respectively fixedly connected with the rubber compacting blocks, and the rubber compacting blocks are respectively vertically corresponding to the round openings.
Preferably, the elastic telescopic rod comprises a sleeve, a loop bar and a spring, wherein the upper end of the sleeve is fixedly connected with the pressing plate, the loop bar is sleeved with the sleeve in a sliding manner, the spring is arranged in the sleeve, the upper end and the lower end of the spring are respectively fixedly connected with the sleeve and the loop bar, the upper end of the placing plate is fixedly connected with a plurality of evenly distributed circular rings, and the circular rings are respectively positioned right above the circular openings.
Preferably, the switching mechanism comprises two electric slide rails, two electric slide blocks, two rack bars, two gears, two groups of guide blocks and two groups of guide grooves, wherein the two gears are respectively positioned on the left side and the right side of the rotating plate, the two gears are respectively fixedly connected with the middle parts of the left side and the right side of the rotating plate through fixing rods, the two rack bars are respectively fixedly connected with the left side and the right side of the cleaning box, the two rack bars are respectively meshed with the rear sides of the two gears, the two electric slide rails are respectively fixedly connected with the left side and the right side of the cleaning box, the two electric slide blocks are respectively arranged in the two electric slide rails in a sliding mode, strip-shaped openings aligned with the positions of the electric slide rails are respectively formed in the left side and the right side of the cleaning box, the two opposite ends of the electric slide blocks respectively penetrate through the two openings and are respectively connected with rotating shafts through first bearings, the two opposite ends of the rotating shafts are respectively fixedly connected with the middle parts of the two opposite sides of the two gears, the two groups of guide blocks are respectively fixedly connected with the left side and the right side of the rotating plate, the two groups of guide blocks are respectively arranged in the left side and right side wall of the cleaning box, the two groups of guide blocks are respectively arranged in the two groups of guide blocks respectively, and the two groups of guide blocks are respectively arranged in the left side and right side of the two groups of the guide blocks are respectively in the two groups of the guide blocks respectively.
Preferably, the cleaning mechanism comprises a high-pressure pump, a first water cavity, a plurality of cleaning pipes, a plurality of rotating rods, a plurality of impellers and a plurality of cleaning sponge, wherein the first water cavity is fixedly arranged on the lower side of a rotating plate, the plurality of cleaning pipes are fixedly connected with the lower side of the first water cavity and communicated with the first water cavity, the rotating rods are respectively inserted below the cleaning pipes, the upper parts of the rod walls of the rotating rods are respectively connected with a fixing frame in a rotating manner through a second bearing, the fixing frame is fixedly connected with the inner side wall of the cleaning pipes, the lower ends of the rotating rods are respectively fixedly connected with the cleaning sponge, the cleaning sponge corresponds to the round openings, the high-pressure pump is fixedly arranged inside the liquid storage box, and the output end of the high-pressure pump is fixedly connected with a first hose.
Preferably, the first flushing assembly comprises a second water cavity and a plurality of flushing heads, the second water cavity is fixedly arranged on the upper side of the rotating plate, the flushing heads are fixedly arranged on the upper side of the second water cavity and are communicated with the second water cavity, the flushing heads are respectively vertically corresponding to the round openings, a second hose is fixedly connected to the rear side of the second water cavity, and the rear end of the second hose fixedly penetrates through the rear side of the flushing box and is connected with an external water source.
Preferably, the second flushing assembly comprises a plurality of spray heads, the spray heads are fixedly arranged on the lower side of the pressing plate, and the spray heads are connected with an external water source through third hoses.
Preferably, the disinfection mechanism comprises two heating disinfection lamps and two transparent protective covers, wherein the two heating disinfection lamps are respectively positioned on the upper side and the lower side of the placing plate, the two heating disinfection lamps are fixedly connected with the rear inner side wall of the cleaning box, and the two transparent protective covers are respectively sleeved on the outer sides of the two heating disinfection lamps and are fixedly connected with the rear inner side wall of the cleaning box.
The invention has the technical effects and advantages that:
1. Through the mutual matching of the cleaning box, the liquid storage box, the cleaning mechanism, the flushing mechanism, the conversion mechanism, the placement mechanism, the disinfection mechanism and the control box, when the glass is required to be cleaned and disinfected, the glass to be cleaned is reversely buckled on the placement plate, a plurality of glass cups are respectively matched with a plurality of round openings, a starting cylinder drives a pressing plate to move downwards, the pressing plate drives a plurality of elastic telescopic rods to move downwards, the plurality of elastic telescopic rods drive rubber compacting blocks to move downwards, so that the plurality of glass cups can be compacted, simultaneously, two electric sliding blocks are driven to move upwards through two electric sliding rails, the two electric sliding blocks drive two gears to move upwards through two rotating shafts, the two gears drive the rotating plate to move upwards, simultaneously, because the two gears are respectively meshed with two rack bars, the two gears rotate when moving upwards, when the rotating plate rotates 180 degrees, the two gears are separated from the two rack bars respectively, and the two groups of guide blocks slide into the two guide grooves respectively, so that the rotating plate can turn over the cleaning mechanism and the first flushing component, a plurality of cleaning pipes face upwards, the two electric sliding rails continue to drive the two electric sliding blocks to move upwards, so as to drive the rotating plate to move upwards, the rotating plate drives the first water cavity and the plurality of cleaning pipes to move upwards, the plurality of cleaning pipes drive the plurality of rotating rods and the plurality of cleaning sponges to move upwards, a plurality of cleaning sponges can pass through the round openings and are inserted into the glass, the high-pressure pump is started to extract the cleaning liquid in the liquid storage tank, the cleaning liquid is led into the first water cavity through the first hose, and then is led into the plurality of cleaning pipes, and when the cleaning liquid is sprayed into the plurality of glass through the plurality of cleaning pipes, the cleaning liquid is sprayed out, the cleaning solution can make the impeller rotate, the impeller passes through the bull stick and drives clean sponge rotation, thereby can wash the inside of a plurality of glasses, after the glass washs, drive two electronic sliders through two electronic slide rails and move down, thereby can drive first water cavity and a plurality of wash pipe downwardly moving through the rotor plate, and take out a plurality of clean sponges from a plurality of glasses, when two sets of guide blocks break away from with two sets of guide slots respectively, two gears can mesh with two rack bars, continue downwardly moving, the rotor plate can reverse rotation 180 degrees, overturn first washing assembly and wiper mechanism, make a plurality of flushing heads up, open external water source, external water source gets into in the second water cavity through the second hose, and upwards spout through a plurality of flushing heads, can wash the inside of glass, external water source gets into a plurality of shower nozzles through the third hose simultaneously, the outside of a plurality of glass can be washed to a plurality of shower nozzles, after the washing finishes, close external water source, two heating lamps, thereby can heat the disinfection to a plurality of glass cups, can once only be done, the disinfection process is avoided, multiple work of people can be accomplished, multiple disinfection is avoided, multiple work is accomplished, and the work is reduced.
Drawings
The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate the invention and together with the embodiments of the invention, serve to explain the invention. In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a front cross-sectional structure of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a placement plate according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an elastic telescopic rod according to the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic top view of a rotating plate according to the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a right side view of the left inner sidewall of the cleaning tank of the present invention;
fig. 7 is a schematic view showing the internal structure of the cleaning tube of the present invention.
In the figure: 1. a cleaning box; 2. a liquid storage tank; 3. a door; 4. a control box; 5. placing a plate; 6. a rotating plate; 7. a cylinder; 8. a pressing plate; 9. a rubber compression block; 10. a sleeve; 11. a loop bar; 12. a spring; 13. a circular ring; 14. an electric slide rail; 15. an electric slide block; 16. a rack bar; 17. a gear; 18. a guide block; 19. a guide groove; 20. a high pressure pump; 21. a first water chamber; 22. cleaning the tube; 23. a rotating rod; 24. an impeller; 25. cleaning a sponge; 26. a fixing frame; 27. a second water chamber; 28. a flushing head; 29. a spray head; 30. heating a sterilizing lamp; 31. and a transparent protective cover.
Detailed Description
The invention provides a high-efficiency tableware cleaning and sterilizing device as shown in figures 1-7, which comprises a cleaning box 1, a liquid storage box 2, a cleaning mechanism, a flushing mechanism, a conversion mechanism, a placing mechanism and a sterilizing mechanism, wherein the cleaning box 1 is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the liquid storage box 2, the front side of the cleaning box 1 is rotatably connected with a box door 3 through a hinge, and the front side of the box door 3 is fixedly provided with a control box 4;
Placing plate 5 among the placing mechanism transversely fixes the setting in the inside top of wasing case 1, and place the round mouth of a plurality of evenly distributed of having seted up on the plate 5, the multiunit evenly distributed's hole that leaks has still been seted up to the upside of placing plate 5, the inside below slidable of wasing case 1 is provided with rotor plate 6, the switching mechanism sets up in the inside both sides of wasing case 1, and switching mechanism can drive rotor plate 6 and carry out vertical removal and rotate, the cleaning mechanism sets up the downside at rotor plate 6, washing mechanism includes first washing subassembly and second washing subassembly, first washing subassembly sets up the upside at rotor plate 6, the second washes the subassembly setting in the top of placing plate 5, disinfection mechanism sets up the inside rear side at wasing case 1.
As shown in fig. 2, the placement mechanism comprises a placement plate 5, an air cylinder 7, a pressing plate 8, a plurality of elastic telescopic rods and a plurality of rubber compacting blocks 9, wherein the upper end of the air cylinder 7 is fixedly connected with the upper inner side wall of the cleaning box 1, the pressing plate 8 is located right above the placement plate 5, the lower end of the air cylinder 7 is fixedly connected with the middle part of the upper end of the pressing plate 8, the upper ends of the elastic telescopic rods are fixedly connected with the lower side of the pressing plate 8, the lower ends of the elastic telescopic rods are respectively fixedly connected with the plurality of rubber compacting blocks 9, the plurality of rubber compacting blocks 9 respectively correspond to a plurality of round openings vertically, the glass to be cleaned is reversely buckled on the placement plate 5, the plurality of glass is respectively positioned at the plurality of round openings, the air cylinder 7 is started to drive the pressing plate 8 to move downwards, the pressing plate 8 drives the plurality of elastic telescopic rods to move downwards, and accordingly the plurality of glass compacting blocks 9 can be compacted, and the glass is prevented from moving when the glass is cleaned.
As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the elastic telescopic rod comprises a sleeve 10, a loop bar 11 and a spring 12, wherein the upper end of the sleeve 10 is fixedly connected with a pressing plate 8, the loop bar 11 is slidably sleeved with the sleeve 10, the spring 12 is arranged in the sleeve 10, the upper end and the lower end of the spring 12 are respectively fixedly connected with the sleeve 10 and the loop bar 11, the upper end of the placement plate 5 is fixedly connected with a plurality of evenly distributed circular rings 13, the circular rings 13 are respectively positioned right above a plurality of circular openings, and when the glass is reversely buckled on the placement plate 5, the cup opening is sleeved outside the circular rings 13, so that the glass can be limited.
As shown in fig. 2, 5 and 6, the conversion mechanism comprises two electric slide rails 14, two electric slide blocks 15, two rack bars 16, two gears 17, two groups of guide blocks 18 and two groups of guide grooves 19, wherein the two gears 17 are respectively positioned at the left and right sides of the rotating plate 6, the two gears 17 are respectively and fixedly connected with the middle parts of the left and right sides of the rotating plate 6 through fixed rods, the two rack bars 16 are respectively and fixedly connected with the left and right inner side walls of the cleaning box 1, the two rack bars 16 are respectively meshed with the rear sides of the two gears 17, the two electric slide rails 14 are respectively and fixedly connected with the left and right outer side walls of the cleaning box 1, the two electric slide blocks 15 are respectively and slidably arranged in the two electric slide rails 14, the left and right sides of the cleaning box 1 are respectively provided with strip-shaped openings aligned with the positions of the electric slide rails 14, opposite ends of the two electric slide blocks 15 respectively pass through the two strip-shaped openings and are rotationally connected with rotating shafts through first bearings, opposite ends of the two rotating shafts are fixedly connected with middle parts of opposite sides of the two gears 17 respectively, two groups of guide blocks 18 are fixedly connected with the left side and the right side of the rotating plate 6 respectively, each group of the two guide blocks 18 are positioned on the front side and the rear side of the gear 17 respectively, two groups of guide grooves 19 are fixedly connected with the left side and the right side of the cleaning box 1 respectively, the two groups of guide blocks 18 can slide in the two groups of guide grooves 19 respectively, the two electric sliding blocks 15 are driven to move upwards through the two electric sliding rails 14, the two electric sliding blocks 15 drive the two gears 17 to move upwards through the two rotating shafts, the two gears 17 drive the rotating plate 6 to move upwards, meanwhile, the two gears 17 are meshed with the two rack bars 16 respectively, so that the two gears 17 rotate when moving upwards, the two gears 17 drive the rotating plate 6 to rotate, when the rotating plate 6 rotates 180 degrees, the two gears 17 are separated from the two rack bars 16 respectively, the two groups of guide blocks 18 slide into the two guide grooves 19 respectively, so that the rotating plate 6 can turn over the cleaning mechanism and the first flushing component, the water spraying ends of the cleaning mechanisms are upward, the two electric sliding rails 14 continue to drive the two electric sliding blocks 15 to move upward, so that the rotating plate 6 is driven to move upward, the cleaning ends of the cleaning mechanisms can pass through round openings and are inserted into glass cups, the glass cups are cleaned conveniently, after the glass cups are cleaned, the two electric sliding rails 14 drive the two electric sliding blocks 15 to move downward, the rotating plate 6 can be driven to move downward, and the cleaning ends of the cleaning mechanisms are pulled out of the glass cups, when the two groups of guide blocks 18 are separated from the two groups of guide grooves 19 respectively, the two gears 17 are meshed with the two rack bars 16, the rotating plate 6 continues to rotate reversely for 180 degrees, the first flushing component and the cleaning mechanism are turned over, and the water flushing ends of the first flushing component are enabled to move upward, so that the glass cups are cleaned conveniently.
As shown in fig. 2 and 7, including high-pressure pump 20, first water cavity 21, a plurality of wash pipes 22, a plurality of bull stick 23, a plurality of impeller 24 and a plurality of cleaning sponge 25, first water cavity 21 is fixed to be set up in the downside of rotor plate 6, the upper end of a plurality of wash pipes 22 all with the downside fixed connection of first water cavity 21 and with first water cavity 21 intercommunication, a plurality of bull stick 23 insert respectively and establish in the inside below of wash pipe 22, and the pole wall top of a plurality of bull stick 23 all is connected with mount 26 through the second bearing rotation, mount 26 and the inside wall fixed connection of wash pipe 22, the lower extreme of a plurality of bull stick 23 respectively with a plurality of cleaning sponge 25 fixed connection, a plurality of cleaning sponge 25 respectively correspond with a plurality of circle mouth positions, high-pressure pump 20 is fixed to be set up in the inside of reservoir tank 2, the output fixedly connected with first hose of high-pressure pump 20, the other end of first hose is fixed in proper order runs through the rear side of reservoir tank 2 and wash tank 1 and with the rear side fixed connection of first water cavity 21, when a plurality of cleaning sponge 25 insert respectively in the inside of a plurality of glass cups, and when a plurality of impeller 24 can carry out the inside of glass cups 24 through a plurality of leading-in the glass cups, and the inside of glass cups can be carried out in a plurality of impeller 24 through the rotation, and a plurality of cleaning sponge 24 can be carried out simultaneously, and a plurality of cleaning sponge 24 can be washed in the glass cups through the inside the glass cups and the inside of glass cups are washed through the leading-out, and a plurality of impeller 24, and a plurality of cleaning sponge 24, and cleaning cup can be washed.
As shown in fig. 2, the first flushing assembly comprises a second water cavity 27 and a plurality of flushing heads 28, the second water cavity 27 is fixedly arranged on the upper side of the rotating plate 6, the plurality of flushing heads 28 are fixedly arranged on the upper side of the second water cavity 27 and are communicated with the second water cavity 27, the plurality of flushing heads 28 respectively vertically correspond to the plurality of round openings, a second hose is fixedly connected to the rear side of the second water cavity 27, and the rear end of the second hose fixedly penetrates through the rear side of the flushing box 1 and is connected with an external water source.
Meanwhile, the second flushing assembly comprises a plurality of spray heads 29, the spray heads 29 are fixedly arranged on the lower side of the pressing plate 8, and the spray heads 29 are connected with an external water source through third hoses.
When the glass cup is required to be washed, an external water source is started, enters the second water cavity 27 through the second hose and upwards spouts out through the plurality of washing heads 28, so that the inside of the glass cup can be washed, meanwhile, the external water source enters the plurality of spray heads 29 through the third hose, and then downwards spouts out through the plurality of spray heads 29, so that the outside of the plurality of glass cups can be washed.
As shown in fig. 2, the sterilizing mechanism comprises two heating sterilizing lamps 30 and two transparent protective covers 31, wherein the two heating sterilizing lamps 30 are respectively positioned on the upper side and the lower side of the placing plate 5, the two heating sterilizing lamps 30 are fixedly connected with the rear inner side wall of the cleaning box 1, the two transparent protective covers 31 are respectively sleeved on the outer sides of the two heating sterilizing lamps 30 and are fixedly connected with the rear inner side wall of the cleaning box 1, after flushing, an external water source is turned off, and the two heating sterilizing lamps 30 are turned on, so that a plurality of glass cups can be heated and sterilized.
In the upper device, the opening and closing of the air cylinder 7, the two electric slide rails 14, the high-pressure pump 20 and an external water source are controlled by the control box 4, the lower end of the left side of the cleaning box 1 is fixedly connected with a drain pipe, and the upper end of the left side of the liquid storage box 2 is fixedly connected with a liquid inlet pipe.
The working principle of the invention is as follows: when the glass is required to be cleaned and disinfected, the glass to be cleaned is reversely buckled on the placing plate 5, the plurality of glass cups are respectively meshed with the plurality of round openings, the starting cylinder 7 drives the pressing plate 8 to move downwards, the pressing plate 8 drives the plurality of elastic telescopic rods to move downwards, the plurality of elastic telescopic rods drive the rubber compacting blocks 9 to move downwards so as to compact the plurality of glass cups, meanwhile, the two electric sliding blocks 15 are driven to move upwards through the two electric sliding rails 14, the two electric sliding blocks 15 drive the two gears 17 to move upwards through the two rotating shafts, the two gears 17 drive the rotating plate 6 to move upwards, meanwhile, the two gears 17 are respectively meshed with the two rack rods 16, so that the two gears 17 rotate when the two gears 17 move upwards, the two gears 17 drive the rotating plate 6 to rotate, and when the rotating plate 6 rotates 180 degrees, the two gears 17 are respectively separated from the two rack rods 16, and the two groups of guide blocks 18 slide into the two guide grooves 19 respectively, so that the rotating plate 6 can turn over the cleaning mechanism and the first flushing component, a plurality of cleaning pipes 22 are upwards, the two electric sliding rails 14 continuously drive the two electric sliding blocks 15 to upwards move, thereby driving the rotating plate 6 to upwards move, the rotating plate 6 drives the first water cavity 21 and the plurality of cleaning pipes 22 to upwards move, the plurality of cleaning pipes 22 drive the plurality of rotating rods 23 and the plurality of cleaning sponges 25 to upwards move, thereby enabling the plurality of cleaning sponges 25 to pass through round openings and be inserted into glass cups, starting the high-pressure pump 20 to extract the cleaning liquid in the liquid storage tank 2, guiding the cleaning liquid into the first water cavity 21 through a first hose, guiding the cleaning pipes 22, and spraying the cleaning liquid into the plurality of glass cups through the plurality of cleaning pipes 22, and simultaneously enabling the impeller 24 to rotate when the cleaning liquid is sprayed, the impeller 24 drives the cleaning sponge 25 through the bull stick 23 and rotates to can wash the inside of a plurality of glasses, after the glass washs, drive two electronic sliders 15 through two electronic slide rails 14 and move down, thereby can drive first water cavity 21 and a plurality of cleaning tube 22 through rotating plate 6 and move down, and take out a plurality of cleaning sponge 25 from a plurality of glasses, when two sets of guide blocks 18 break away from with two sets of guide slots 19 respectively, two gears 17 can mesh with two rack bars 16, continue to move down, rotating plate 6 can reverse rotation 180 degrees, overturn first washing subassembly and wiper mechanism, make a plurality of washing heads 28 up, open external water source, external water source gets into second water cavity 27 through the second hose, and upwards spout through a plurality of washing heads 28, can wash the inside of glass, in the outside of a plurality of glasses is washed through the third hose access a plurality of shower nozzles 29 simultaneously, the rethread a plurality of shower nozzles 29 are down, can wash the outside of a plurality of glass, after finishing, two heating disinfection lamps are turned off, thereby the disinfection lamp 30 can be opened, a plurality of disinfection glass can be carried out to a plurality of disinfection, people can be disinfected to a plurality of glass, a plurality of disinfection process can be avoided, a plurality of people are washed, a plurality of people can be sterilized, a plurality of people can be washed.
It is noted that relational terms such as first and second, and the like are used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made therein without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.