EP3000376B1 - Geschirrspülmaschine und hygienisierungsverfahren dafür - Google Patents
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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
- A47L15/0002—Washing processes, i.e. machine working principles characterised by phases or operational steps
- A47L15/0015—Washing processes, i.e. machine working principles characterised by phases or operational steps other treatment phases, e.g. steam or sterilizing phase
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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
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- A47L15/4236—Arrangements to sterilize or disinfect dishes or washing liquids
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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
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- the present invention relates to a dishwashing machine with cleaning cycles and to a method of hygienization of said machine.
- dishwashing machines derives from the fact that users often do not load the machine with a quantity of crockery sufficient to carry out a full-load wash cycle, with the consequence that it is often uneconomical to carry out a wash program in such conditions, in that it would imply a waste of energy, water and washing agents (rinse aid and detergents).
- German patent publication DE 10 2008 024322 discloses generating an air/ozone mixture with rinse water, so as to improve the germ-killing effect without need of high temperature water.
- US patent application US2008/0011329 having title "Dish washing machine equipped with an ozone storage device” discloses a dishwashing machine provided with an ozone generator and with a storage device for storing ozone and/or hydroxyl radicals. Ozone is dispensed either during a washing cycle in order to increase the cleaning action or during a "drying" phase at the end of the washing cycle, or during a non-operating phase in order to remove odors. Dispensing of ozone during non-operating phase is made automatically in response to opening/closing of the door or periodically.
- International patent application WO2007/099113 discloses a washing machine comprising a washing program having ozone wash and detergent wash cycles, a tub, a drum. An ozone generator provides to produce the ozone gas mixed into the water delivered by the main water supply.
- US patent 5,524,358 discloses a ventilation filtration kit for use with dishwashers.
- the kit may comprise a germicidal lamp to disinfect air being drawn and provide residual ozone to disinfect the dishes and eating utensils within the dishwasher.
- US patent application US2010/0000577 further discloses use of a gaseous disinfectant, such as ozone, to be fed into a liquid circulating in a conduit to be disinfected.
- a gaseous disinfectant such as ozone
- the present invention aims at solving the problem of how to make the operation of sanitizing of the tub of the dishwasher more reliable, flexible and efficient.
- One object of the present invention is a method of hygienization of a dishwashing machine according to the appended claim 1.
- a further object of the present invention is a dishwashing machine according to the appended claim 11.
- An idea at the basis of the present invention is to diffuse an oxidizing gas, such as ozone, only during operating cycles wherein no liquid is dispensed into the tub; said operating cycles, having a hygienization function, can be carried out, for example, when dirty crockery is placed into the tub awaiting the start of a wash program.
- an oxidizing gas such as ozone
- This gas is, in fact, a strong oxidizing agent, and as such, when used in dishwashing machine, it sterilizes and oxidizes organic substances, thereby eliminating the bad smells originating from the proliferation of bacteria inside the tub of the machine.
- ozone in this field relate to its whitening action, which can easily eliminate any tea or coffee stains from white cups or dishes.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a dishwashing machine according to the present invention, in which a method according to the present invention can be carried out.
- FIG. 1 there is shown a schematic view of a dishwashing machine according to the present invention.
- It comprises a tub 2 in which crockery to be subjected to the machine's washing action is placed.
- the crockery is arranged in sliding racks 3 that can be extracted through the opening the tub 2, which is closed by the horizontally-pivoted door 3.
- rotary sprayers 4 which spray wash liquid (water, water and detergents and/or rinse aids or the like) onto the crockery during the wash cycles.
- the wash liquid is supplied to the sprayers 4 through the hydraulic circuit 5, which connects them to the pump 6.
- the wash liquid collects into the sump 7 at the bottom of the tub 2, from which it returns to the pump 6 through the duct 8 or is drained through the duct 9.
- wash cycle refers to any operating step of the machine 1 wherein water or wash liquid is dispensed by the sprayers 4 or wherein, likewise, the pump 6 is on; during the wash cycles, the degree of humidity in the air inside the tub is normally higher than the degree of humidity in the air in the outside environment.
- the machine 1 also comprises a cleaning circuit which comprises a duct 10 in fluidic communication with the sump 7, an ozone generator 11, an air pump 12 and an intake duct 13 that opens into the outside and takes in environmental air.
- the duct 10 puts the sump (and therefore the inside of the tub 2) in fluidic communication with the ozone generator 11.
- the latter is preferably of the so-called "corona discharge" type, such as those of the TCB-66, TCB-56 e TCB-115 series available from Trump Electronics.
- the ozone generator 11 is supplied by the pump 12 with air taken from the environment through the intake duct 13.
- the pump may likewise be a fan or the like.
- valve 15 e.g. a non-return valve for liquids, which prevents the wash liquid from reaching the generator 11.
- a solenoid valve or even a simple gate valve may be used, which is kept closed as the sump 7 is filling with liquid or during a wash cycle.
- the method of operation according to the present invention provides for the execution of a hygienization program comprising at least one hygienization cycle wherein ozone is dispensed into the tub prior to one or more wash cycles.
- the user can carry out the hygienization cycle to remove any bacteria, microbes and bad smells, and then wait until the machine can be completely filled.
- Such a hygienization program therefore, dispenses no wash liquid or water, and the ozone diffusion medium is air.
- the hygienization cycle takes place before the execution of the wash cycles, in a condition wherein the degree of humidity in the air inside the tub is substantially equal to that in the environment outside the tub.
- the term "hygienization cycle” refers to an operating step of the machine 1 wherein the pump 12 and the generator 11 are on. According to the present invention, the hygienization cycle is carried out between two successive wash cycles.
- a hygienization cycle is carried out during every interval between one wash cycle and the next.
- the ozone diffusion medium is environmental air, not a liquid, and this allows to overcome the above-described drawbacks.
- the operating program includes an initial step wherein, with the crockery loaded in the racks 3, water taken from the water mains (not shown) is supplied into the tub.
- the water pump 6 is then turned on, while the air pump 12 remains off.
- the water collected in the sump 7 inside the tub is delivered to the sprayers 4, to be sprayed onto the crockery.
- Both the pump 12 and the generator 11 are kept off, and the selected wash cycle (in this case a prewash cycle) is started.
- valve 15 is kept closed to prevent any water from reaching the ozone generator.
- a hygienization cycle is then carried out, during which, with no liquid in the tub, the water pump 6 is kept off and the air pump 12 is turned on.
- the ozone generator 11 is turned on as well and, if present, the valve 15 is opened.
- the air taken in from the outside environment through the duct 13 flows past the pump 12 and reaches the ozone generator 11, where it is charged with ozone in accordance with a per se known method, which will not be described any further herein.
- the air thus charged is the medium used for diffusing ozone in the tub: in fact, it is delivered into the latter through the duct 8 and through the sump 7, which in this operating condition contains no liquids.
- this phase can be identified by measuring the degree of humidity in the air inside the tub, which is substantially equal to the degree of humidity in the outside environment.
- ozone may be replaced with another gas or, more in general, with a fluid having the same effect, in particular an oxidizing gas, which will only require that the ozone generator 11 be replaced with a suitable generator of said gas or fluid.
- a fan may also be used for improving ozone distribution in the tub.
- said fan can be turned on to evenly distribute the ozone during the hygienization cycle.
- Said fan is included in a closed circuit that takes air from the tub and recirculates it into the tub; it may be positioned, for example, in a duct external to the tub, so as to prevent any contact with the wash liquid.
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Claims (11)
- Verfahren zur Hygienisierung einer Geschirrspülmaschine, wobei die Geschirrspülmaschine (1) mindestens einen Waschzyklus durchführt, bei dem eine Waschflüssigkeit in eine Wanne (2) der Geschirrspülmaschine (1) abgegeben wird, wobei das Verfahren ein Hygienisierungsprogramm umfasst, welches einen Hygienisierungszyklus umfasst, wobei eine oxidierende Flüssigkeit in die Wanne (2) abgegeben wird, wobei der Waschzyklus und der Hygienisierungszyklus sich voneinander unterscheiden,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
der Hygienisierungszyklus während mindestens einem Intervall zwischen einem Waschzyklus und dem nächsten Waschzyklus ausgeführt wird. - Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Hygienisierungsprogramm in jedem Intervall zwischen einem Waschzyklus und dem nächsten durchgeführt wird.
- Verfahren nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, umfassend:- Starten eines initialen Waschzyklus, vorzugsweise eines Vorwaschzyklus, um Waschflüssigkeit auf in die Geschirrspülmaschine (1) geladenes Geschirr zu sprühen;- Ablassen der Waschflüssigkeit;- Ausführen des Hygienisierungszyklus, wobei während des Hygienisierungszyklus keine Waschflüssigkeit in der Wanne ist;- nach dem Ende des Hygienisierungszyklus, Durchführen eines weiteren Waschzyklus.
- Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei die Geschirrspülmaschine (1) einen Sammelbehälter (7) zum Sammeln der auf das Geschirr aufzusprühenden Waschflüssigkeit aufweist, und wobei die oxidierende Flüssigkeit in die Wanne durch den Sammelbehälter (7) abgegeben wird, welcher in dem Hygienisierungszyklus keine Waschflüssigkeit enthält.
- Verfahren nach Anspruch 3, wobei das Ablassen der Waschflüssigkeit das Ablassen der Waschflüssigkeit aus dem Sammelbehälter (7) durch einen Abflusskanal (9) umfasst.
- Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, wobei das Hygienisierungsprogramm den Schritt des Abgebens von ozonhaltigem Gas in die Wanne (2) umfasst.
- Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, wobei ein Mittel zur Diffusion von Ozon in der Wanne (2) Luft ist.
- Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, umfassend mindestens zwei Waschzyklen mit einem Hygienisierungszyklus dazwischen.
- Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, wobei die Geschirrspülmaschine (1) eine erste Pumpe (6) zum Abgeben der Waschflüssigkeit, und eine zweite Pumpe (12) zum Leiten von Luft, die aus der Umgebung außerhalb der Geschirrspülmaschine (1) genommen wurde, zu einem Ozongenerator (11) und von dort zu der Wanne (2) aufweist, und wobei während des Hygienisierungszyklus die erste Pumpe (6) zum Abgeben der Waschflüssigkeit ausgeschaltet ist und die zweite Pumpe (12) für Luft eingeschaltet ist.
- Verfahren nach Anspruch 9, wobei ein Ventil (15) verhindert, dass Waschflüssigkeit den Generator (11) erreicht, und wobei das Ventil (15) während des Waschzyklus geschlossen gehalten wird.
- Geschirrspülmaschine (1), dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie eingerichtet ist, ein Verfahren zur Hygienisierung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10 durchzuführen.
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IT000825A ITTO20100825A1 (it) | 2010-10-07 | 2010-10-07 | Macchina lavastoviglie con cicli di pulizia e metodo di igienizzazione di tale macchina. |
PCT/IB2011/054418 WO2012046208A2 (en) | 2010-10-07 | 2011-10-07 | Dishwashing machine with washing cycles and hygienisation method thereof |
EP11804790.1A EP2624739B1 (de) | 2010-10-07 | 2011-10-07 | Geschirrspülmaschine mit waschgänge und dessen hygienisierungsmethode |
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