EP2545839B2 - Improved multistage rinsing module for tunnel dishwashers, and a tunnel dishwasher provided with such a module - Google Patents

Improved multistage rinsing module for tunnel dishwashers, and a tunnel dishwasher provided with such a module Download PDF

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EP2545839B2
EP2545839B2 EP12176400.5A EP12176400A EP2545839B2 EP 2545839 B2 EP2545839 B2 EP 2545839B2 EP 12176400 A EP12176400 A EP 12176400A EP 2545839 B2 EP2545839 B2 EP 2545839B2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
    • A47L15/24—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware with movement of the crockery baskets by conveyors
    • A47L15/241—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware with movement of the crockery baskets by conveyors the dishes moving in a horizontal plane
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
    • A47L15/24—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware with movement of the crockery baskets by conveyors
    • A47L15/247—Details specific to conveyor-type machines, e.g. curtains
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
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    • A47L15/4291—Recovery arrangements, e.g. for the recovery of energy or water

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  • the present invention refers to a multistage rinsing module for tunnel dishwashers and to a tunnel dishwasher that is provided with such a module.
  • the present invention refers to a multistage rinsing module for tunnel dishwashers that is capable of carrying out a preliminary pre-rinsing cycle before the final rinsing of the dishes.
  • wash machine we mean all those dishwashers in which the dishes are moved so as to go, in succession, through a plurality of operation steps such as the pre-washing, washing, pre-rinsing and final rinsing steps.
  • FIG. 1 One example of a tunnel dishwasher of the known type is shown in figure 1 in which reference numerals 101, 102, 103 and 104 indicate the pre-washing station, the first and second washing stations and the rinsing station.
  • the rinsing station 104 comprises two substations 105 and 106 inside of it for pre-rinsing and final rinsing, respectively.
  • a neutral zone 107 is provided, visible in figure 2 , which is useful for draining the water "with detergent" from the dishes.
  • the water that is used for the pre-rinsing to be, at least partially, the same water used in the previous rinsing cycle.
  • Such a method of re-using water in the pre-rinsing step that was previously used for rinsing allows to significantly reduce the consumption of water from the net and, therefore, also the consumption related to energy, detergent and rinse aid.
  • EP1815779 has the drawback of conveying the solutions delivered by many nozzles, for example those for rinsing and those for pre-rinsing, in the same tank thus making the independent analysis of the various rinsing steps present in the dishwasher difficult.
  • Patent application WO10144307 indeed describes a tunnel machine of the type described above, or rather a machine that recycles the water previously used for rinsing in the pre-rinsing step of the following cycle, in which it is further provided for the sensors arranged actually inside the tank in which such water to be re-used is collected.
  • such sensors are connected to a control unit which controls a possible increase of detergent in the washing step, wherein said increase is a function of some parameters measured in the collection tank.
  • DE4100164 discloses another example of a multistage tunnel dishwasher according to the prior art.
  • the purpose of the present invention is that of making a multistage rinsing module for tunnel dishwashers that is capable of solving, in a different manner with respect to the prior art, the problems relative to the decreasing of the consumption of net water without jeopardising the overall efficiency of the washing cycle.
  • reference numeral 10 shows one embodiment of a multistage rinsing module for tunnel dishwashers according to the present invention.
  • a module or multistage rinsing station 10 comprises in succession from upstream to downstream following the movement of the dishes three independent zones: a draining zone 11 of the dishes full of detergent, a pre-rinsing zone 12 of the drained dishes and a final rinsing zone 13 of the drained and pre-rinsed dishes, respectively.
  • the final rinsing zone 13 is provided with rinsing nozzles 14 for delivering net water 15 and a pre-rinsing tank 18 for exclusively collecting the net water 15 delivered by the rinsing nozzles 14.
  • the pre-rinsing zone 12 is provided with pre-rinsing nozzles 16 for delivering the pre-rinsing solution 17 collected in the pre-rinsing tank 18.
  • the pre-rinsing solution 17 therefore consists of the net water 15 used in the preceding cycle during the rinsing step and the substances removed from the rinsed dishes.
  • the pre-rinsing zone 12 is also provided with a draining tank 21 for exclusively collecting the pre-rinsing solution 17 delivered by the pre-rinsing nozzles 16.
  • the draining solution 21 contained in the draining tank 21 thus consists of the pre-rinsing solution 17 used in the preceding cycle during the pre-rinsing step and the substances removed from the pre-rinsed dishes.
  • cycle is used to indicate all the actions which are carried out in succession on the dishes from when they are introduced to when they come out from the machine.
  • cycle is not an actual cycle but rather a series of operations that are carried out in succession, in different work stations or modules, on moving dishes.
  • the draining zone 11 is not a passive zone in which there is no forced rinsing action on the stopped or transiting dishes, but rather, contrary to the current state of the art, it is provided with draining nozzles 19 for delivering the previously described draining solution 20 collected in a draining tank 21.
  • draining nozzles 19 are configured so as to create a jet having speed, flow-rate, nebulization characteristics such as to generate the drawing of water with detergent present on the dishes, thus amplifying the draining effect which would otherwise occur only through gravity or by simple dilution.
  • Such a draining solution 21 consists of the pre-rinsing solution 17 used in the preceding pre-rinsing cycle and of the substances removed from the pre-rinsed dishes.
  • the draining zone 11 is moreover provided with a discharge tank 31 for exclusively collecting the draining solution 20 delivered by the draining nozzles 19 and connected to the net 32 for discharging the discharge solution 30 collected in it.
  • every zone 11, 12, 13 is made independent from the others by means of barrier elements 33, 34 placed between the tanks 18, 21, 31 so as to ensure that the solutions delivered by the nozzles of a particular zone are collected in a particular tank without mixing together, for example, the net water used with the pre-rinsing solution.
  • Such an embodiment offers an alternative solution to that described in EP18715779 in which the rinsing and pre-rinsing nozzles deliver net water and the pre-rinsing solution, respectively, in the same tank.
  • the invention foresees independent separate tanks, it is possible to independently control the single zones of the rinsing station, thus being able to selectively act upon the net delivery or on the pumps 23, 24 according to the requirements, through suitable sensors.
  • another special aspect of the invention consists in the fact that the discharge tank 31 in which the solution delivered by the draining nozzles 19 is collected does not foresee any return delivery to other nozzles but only the total or partial discharge to the net.
  • the module 10 also comprises warming means 22, such as a boiler, for warming the net water 15, a pre-rinsing pump 23 that is connected to the pre-rinsing tank 18 for the delivery of a pre-rinsing solution 17 under pressure to the pre-rinsing nozzles 16 and a draining pump 24 connected to the draining tank 21 for the delivery in pressure of the draining solution 20 to the draining nozzles 19.
  • warming means 22 such as a boiler
  • Further warming means can also be foreseen acting on the solution contained in the draining tank 21 and/or in the pre-rinsing tank 18.
  • a different retroactive control system is foreseen obtained with sensors for measuring the properties of the draining 21 and pre-rinsing 17 solutions.
  • Such sensors are indeed connected to a unit for controlling the delivery of the net water 15 and of the pumps 23, 24 so as to calibrate, cycle by cycle, the correct amount of net water to be used as well as the delivery flow of the nozzles 19 and 16.
  • control unit when indicated by the aforementioned sensors, controls an increase of the amount of clean net water 15 so as to ensure a correct final rinsing.
  • the control unit when indicated by the aforementioned sensors, controls a decrease in the amount of clean net water 15 delivered for rinsing with relative saving in terms of energy consumption and rinse aid consumption.
  • control parameter it is possible to select at least one of the following indexes, or rather the Ph, the conductivity and/or turbidity of the draining 21 and pre-rinsing 17 solutions.
  • level sensors of the solutions contained in the draining 21 and pre-rinsing 18 tanks connected to a unit for controlling further delivery of the net water 15 in the case in which the levels detected are below threshold values that have been determined a priori or that can be determined each time according to the cases.
  • a multistage rinsing module for tunnel dishwashers according to the present invention, object of the invention, operates.
  • a pre-rinsing solution 17 is used comprising the net water 15 used in the preceding rinsing cycle and the substances removed from the rinsed dishes.
  • a draining solution 20 is delivered comprising the pre-rinsing solution 17 used in the preceding pre-rinsing cycle and the substances removed from the pre-rinsed dishes.
  • a multistage rinsing module for tunnel dishwashers achieves the purposes previously highlighted.
  • the multistage rinsing module for tunnel dishwashers according to the present invention makes it possible to reduce the consumption of net water in the rinsing step without jeopardising the overall efficiency of the washing cycle by integrating an active step of the rinsing station into the natural draining step.
  • the multistage rinsing module for tunnel dishwashers may undergo numerous modifications and variants, all covered by the same inventive concept, as defined by the appended claims; moreover, all the details can be replaced by technically equivalent elements.
  • the materials used, as well as their dimensions may be any according to the technical requirements.

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