EP3927224A1

EP3927224A1 - Dishwasher basket system for cleaning articles to be cleaned with at least one cavity

Info

Publication number: EP3927224A1
Application number: EP20705948.6A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Vera Schneider
Original assignee: Meiko Maschinenbau GmbH and Co KG
Current assignee: Meiko Maschinenbau GmbH and Co KG
Priority date: 2019-02-18
Filing date: 2020-02-17
Publication date: 2021-12-29
Also published as: DE102019202110A1; WO2020169525A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a dishwasher basket system (110) for cleaning articles (128) to be cleaned with at least one cavity (142). The dishwasher basket system (110) comprises: - at least one dishwasher basket (114) with at least one basket base (138) and a plurality of nozzles (140) extending from the basket base (138), said basket base (138) being equipped with at least one fluid supply line (144) in order to supply cleaning fluid to the nozzles (140); and - at least one pressure application device (116) which can be coupled to the dishwasher basket (114) for supplying compressed gas to the articles (128) to be cleaned, wherein the pressure application device (116) can be coupled to the dishwasher basket (114) such that compressed gas can be supplied to the nozzles (140) by means of the pressure application device (116) via the fluid supply line (144). The invention additionally relates to a method for cleaning articles (128) to be cleaned with at least one cavity (142).

Description

Washing basket system for cleaning items to be cleaned with at least one cavity

Technical area

The invention relates to a washing basket system, a washing system and a method for cleaning items to be cleaned with at least one cavity. In particular, the wash basket system, the wash system and the method can be used for cleaning vessels, in particular for cleaning bottles. The invention can be used in particular in the field of dishwashing technology, in particular in the field of commercial dishwashing technology. Thus, the invention can be used in particular in large kitchens in which items to be cleaned have to be cleaned in large quantities. In particular, the invention can be used to clean bottles, for example bottles for table water in restaurants, or other bottle-like objects such as wine carafes, lemonade jugs or similar items to be cleaned with at least one cavity. However, other areas of application are also fundamentally conceivable.

Technical background

A large number of cleaning devices, also referred to as cleaning devices, are known from the prior art, which can clean and / or disinfect items to be cleaned. Overall, the design of these cleaning devices depends to a great extent on the various boundary conditions, such as, for example, the type of material to be cleaned, the contamination, the throughput or similar conditions. As an example, reference can be made to cleaning devices which are described, for example, in DE 10 2004 056 052 A1 or in DE 10 2007 025 263 A1.

Special technical challenges arise in particular when the items to be cleaned have one or more cavities. In this case, it must be ensured that the inner walls of the cavity have sufficient cleaning fluid applied to them in order to be able to guarantee a reliable cleaning and sanitation effect there too. This problem arises in particular when cleaning bottles, in particular reusable bottles, which typically have a narrow neck and an adjoining widened cavity. In order to be able to reliably clean such items to be cleaned, washing racks are known which can be used in dishwashing machines and which have a nozzle system for attaching the bottles. One example here are the washing baskets from Dishmachines (www.cmadishmachines.com) from Garden Grove, CA 92841, USA. Another example is described in DE 10 2016 114 589 B3 and in WO 2018/024772 A1. This document describes a bottle washing basket device for a commercial dishwasher with two separate washing systems, which comprises a basket carrier and a washing basket for receiving bottles to be cleaned. The basket support comprises a docking device with at least two separate supply channels, and the washing basket comprises a distributor system with a distributor flange which can be connected to the docking device of the basket support. Furthermore, a dispensing tube for dispensing liquid to bottles to be cleaned is provided that is connected to a common distribution channel of a distribution system, this dispensing tube being able to be supplied to each of the two rinsing systems via the common distribution channel.

A particular technical challenge, however, is the drying of the items to be cleaned, especially the cavity, i.e. the inner walls of the items to be cleaned. For efficient drying, the individual pieces of the items to be cleaned would have to be turned around after a rinsing process and a subsequent draining phase, so that their openings point upwards. The residual moisture can then evaporate and escape upwards, so that drying is guaranteed. However, this process would make an interruption of a program and manual intervention required, which would hardly be feasible, especially in the field of commercial dishwashing technology, which would be extremely time-consuming and would also require high personnel costs.

From US 2,480,227A a sterilizer is known which can be used for drying and Sterilisie ren of dairy equipment. In this sterilizer, hot air is blown into a milking bucket inside the drying cabinet for the purpose of killing germs. A device for rinsing and vacuum drying of long-necked laboratory bottles is known from US Pat. No. 5,010,660. The device comprises a basket which can be rolled into a rinsing chamber and which comprises a manifold. Upright tubes extend into the bottles from the manifold. After exposure to water, the tubes can be used to apply a vacuum to the bottles, a vacuum blower sucking moist air from the bottles during drying and replacing it with drier air from the washing chamber.

Despite the advantages achieved with this device, some technical challenges remain. The use of a drying cabinet is very complex in practice. Furthermore, in many cases the drying effect of the devices used is inadequate, despite a comparatively high handling effort, and the drying result is often uneven. In addition, a period of time for carrying out the drying is comparatively long, in particular, for example, in the case of bottles with a narrow bottle neck. Furthermore, particularly when using the vacuum device described, a comparatively high outlay in terms of equipment is required, since the vacuum blower used must generally be set up to convey moist air. In addition, even after the actual rinsing process, the washing chamber usually still contains warm, moist air, which flows into the cavity during suction, so that moist air remains in the cavity and can negatively influence the drying result.

Object of the invention

It would therefore be desirable to provide a wash basket system, a wash system and a method for cleaning items to be cleaned with at least one cavity which at least largely avoid the disadvantages of known devices and methods of the type mentioned. In particular, efficient drying of the items to be cleaned should be made possible light, with little expenditure on equipment and yet with a reliable drying result.

General description of the invention

This object is addressed by a wash basket system, a wash system and a method for cleaning items to be cleaned with at least one cavity with the features of the independent claims. Advantageous developments, which can be implemented individually or in any combination, are presented in the dependent claims. In the following, the terms “have”, “have”, “comprise” or “include” or any grammatical deviations therefrom are used in a non-exclusive manner. Accordingly, these terms can relate to situations in which, besides the features introduced by these terms, no further features are present, or to situations in which one or more further features are present. For example, the expression "A has B", "A has B", "A comprises B" or "A includes B" can refer to the situation in which, apart from B, no further element is present in A (ie a situation in which A consists exclusively of B), as well as the situation in which, in addition to B, one or more further elements are present in A, for example element C, elements C and D or even further elements .

Furthermore, it should be noted that the terms “at least one” and “one or more” as well as grammatical modifications of these terms, if they are used in connection with one or more elements or features and are intended to express the element or feature can be provided once or several times, usually only used once, for example when the feature or element is introduced for the first time. If the feature or element is subsequently mentioned again, the corresponding term “at least one” or “one or more” is generally no longer used, without restricting the possibility that the feature or element can be provided once or several times.

Furthermore, the terms “preferably”, “in particular”, “for example” or similar terms are used below in connection with optional features, without this limiting alternative embodiments. Features which are introduced by these terms are optional features, and it is not intended that these features limit the scope of protection of the claims and, in particular, of the independent claims. Thus, as the person skilled in the art will recognize, the invention can also be carried out using other configurations. In a similar way, features introduced by “in an embodiment of the invention” or by “in an exemplary embodiment of the invention” are understood as optional features, without any intention that this should limit alternative configurations or the scope of protection of the independent claims. Furthermore, by means of these introductory expressions, all possibilities of combining the features introduced in this way with other features, be it optional or non-optional features, remain untouched. In a first aspect, a washing basket system for cleaning items to be cleaned with at least one cavity is proposed. The washing basket system can be used in particular for cleaning vessels and especially for cleaning bottles. The wash basket system includes:

at least one washing basket with at least one basket base and a plurality of nozzles extending from the basket base, at least one fluid supply being provided in the basket base for applying cleaning fluid to the nozzles, and

At least one pressurizing device that can be coupled to the washing basket for pressurizing the items to be cleaned with pressurized gas, in particular with compressed air, the pressurizing device being able to be coupled to the washing basket such that the nozzles can be pressurized with pressurized gas by means of the pressurizing device via the fluid supply.

The term “rinsing basket system” as used here is a broad term to which its customary and common meaning should be assigned, as understood by the person skilled in the art. The term is not limited to any specific or adapted meaning. The term can, without limitation, refer in particular to a device composed of at least two interacting components, which comprises at least one washing basket.

The term “washing basket”, as used here, is also a broad term to which its usual and common meaning should be assigned, as understood by the person skilled in the art. The term is not limited to any specific or adapted meaning. The term can, without limitation, relate in particular to a portable pickup device in which items to be cleaned can be picked up, placed in a dishwasher and then taken out of the dishwasher again in a cleaned state. In addition, washing baskets can also be used to store items to be cleaned, for example cleaned glasses or bottles. The washing basket can in particular have a plurality of openings so that liquid can drip downwards.

The term “cleaning”, as used here, is a broad term to which its usual and common meaning should be assigned, as understood by the person skilled in the art. The term is not limited to any specific or adapted meaning. The term can, without limitation, refer in particular to a process in which chem cleaning material is freed from adhering macroscopic or microscopic impurities and / or in which such impurities are at least partially removed. In addition, a disinfection effect can optionally be exercised. The present wash basket system can accordingly be set up to clean and also to dry items to be cleaned, to completely or partially free the items to be cleaned from adhering liquid.

Accordingly, the term “items to be cleaned”, as used here, is also a broad term to which its customary and common meaning is to be assigned, as understood by the person skilled in the art. The term is not limited to any specific or adapted meaning. The term can, without limitation, relate in particular to any objects that can be cleaned by means of the cleaning device. Since one object can be cleaned, or several objects can be cleaned simultaneously or sequentially. In particular, the items to be cleaned can be objects that are used directly or indirectly for the preparation, storage or serving of food. In particular, as stated above, the items to be cleaned can comprise one or more bottles. Other configurations of the items to be cleaned are also possible in principle.

The washing basket comprises at least one basket base. The term "basket floor" as used here is a broad term to which its usual and common meaning should be ascribed to the person skilled in the art. The term is not limited to any specific or adapted meaning. The term can, without limitation, refer in particular to an element which completely or partially closes the washing basket at the bottom when it rests on a support surface. The basket bottom can in particular be designed to be essentially flat. This can have a flat contact surface on its underside. On its surface, too, the basket bottom can, for example, be designed essentially flat. The basket bottom can be designed in particular special square or generally rectangular. The basket bottom can for example be wholly or partially made of a plastic material, in particular a thermoplastic plastic material. The basket base can be designed, for example, in the form of a plate and / or can, for example, comprise a plurality of struts. The basket bottom can be designed in one piece or also in several pieces. The basket bottom can furthermore have a plurality of openings which allow liquid to drain through the basket bottom. The washing basket further comprises a plurality of nozzles extending from the basket bottom. For example, the basket base can have an underside with a support surface for placing the washing basket on a work surface, as well as an upper side opposite the underside and essentially parallel to the underside, the nozzles extending from the upper side. For example, the nozzles can be arranged essentially perpendicular to the upper side and / or to a plane of the washing basket, for example a plane in which the support surface is arranged. Deviations from a vertical orientation can also be acceptable, for example deviations of up to 45 °, for example in order to be able to accommodate bottles at an angle in the washing basket. The nozzles can, for example, extend at least 40 mm from the bottom of the basket, for example 50 mm to 200 mm. The nozzles can extend into a basket interior, for example, which can be bordered by the Korbbo and a basket frame. The nozzles can extend directly from the basket base or can also begin at a distance from the basket base and extend into an interior space of the washing basket.

The term “nozzle” as it is used here is a broad term to which its usual and common meaning should be assigned, as understood by the person skilled in the art. The term is not limited to any specific or adapted meaning. The term can, without limitation, relate in particular to a device which is set up to apply liquid to another object, for example to spray or drip it on. In particular, the nozzle can have a nozzle body in which one or more feed lines are arranged, as well as at least one nozzle opening through which the liquid can emerge from the nozzle, for example as a jet, bundle of rays or drops. The nozzle body can in particular, as will be explained in more detail below, be made entirely or partially from at least one plastic material. The nozzle body can in particular be formed to be essentially elongated, with a length which exceeds a diameter by at least a factor 2, in particular by at least a factor 3 or at least a factor 4. The nozzle body can, for example, have an essentially cylindrical design. The nozzle body can for example be designed in such a way that it can extend into the interior of a bottle and that a bottle can be slipped onto the nozzle body.

At least one fluid supply for applying cleaning fluid to the nozzles is provided in the basket bottom. For example, one or more fluid feeds can be provided. The fluid supply can for example be at least one distribution system for distributing at least one cleaning fluid to the nozzles. If several fluid feeds are provided, these can for example have at least one wash fluid feed and at least one final rinse fluid feed. The term “fluid supply”, as used here, is a broad term to which its customary and common meaning is to be assigned, as understood by the person skilled in the art. The term is not limited to any specific or adapted meaning. The term can, without limitation, refer in particular to any channel or channel structure which enables fluid, in particular washing fluid and / or rinsing fluid, to be supplied from the outside into the washing basket and to the nozzles. As will be explained in more detail below, the at least one fluid supply can in particular comprise at least one channel which is integrated into the basket base and / or which is mounted as at least one tube in or on the basket base. The at least one fluid supply can in particular have at least one opening via which fluid can be supplied from the outside, for example at least one opening in an end face of the washing basket.

The term “fluid”, as it is used here in connection with the terms “cleaning fluid”, “washing fluid” and “rinsing fluid”, is a broad term to which its usual and common meaning should be assigned, as understood by the person skilled in the art . The term is not limited to any specific or adapted meaning. The term can, without limitation, relate in particular to a liquid which can develop a cleaning effect when it hits the items to be cleaned. Thus, a cleaning fluid can in particular comprise at least one liquid which can develop a cleaning effect when it hits the items to be cleaned. In particular, the fluid can comprise an aqueous liquid, for example water and / or water with one or more additives, for example with one or more cleaning concentrates and / or rinsing agents and / or disinfectants. Accordingly, a washing fluid can be understood to mean, for example, a fluid which can be used for a washing process and which can comprise, for example, water and cleaner concentrate. The final rinse fluid can, for example, have a higher temperature than the washing fluid and can, for example, also comprise water, which, however, can for example be mixed with a rinse aid.

As stated above, the wash basket system also includes the at least one pressurization device that can be coupled to the wash basket for applying pressurized gas to the items to be cleaned. In particular, the pressurization device, together with the nozzles, can be set up to encompass the cavity of the items to be cleaned To apply pressurized gas and in this way to dry at least one inner wall of the items to be cleaned which faces the cavity. The term “pressurizing device” as used here is a broad term to which its customary and common meaning should be assigned as understood by those skilled in the art. The term is not limited to a specific or adapted meaning. The term can, without limitation, refer in particular to a device which is set up to provide at least one gas, in particular air, at a pressure above normal pressure, for example a pressure of at least 1.2 bar, preferably a pressure of at least 1.5 bar or even 2 bar. As will be explained in more detail below, the pressurizing device can comprise its own pressurized gas source or its own device for generating pressurized gas, and / or can comprise at least one device which can provide pressurized gas from an external source to the washing basket, for example a pressure port, a pressure reducer or a pressure connection.

The term “couplable”, as used here, is a broad term to which its customary and common meaning should be assigned as understood by the person skilled in the art. The term is not limited to any specific or adapted meaning. The term can, without limitation, in particular describe the property of at least one first element to enter into a mechanical connection with at least one second element, in particular a reversible mechanical connection. The “connectable” property can in particular include that the second element and / or the second element have at least one coupling element which can effect the mechanical connection. In particular, it can be a coupling element which can enter into at least one non-positive and / or at least one positive connection. For example, in the present case, the pressurizing device and / or the washing basket can have at least one coupling element. For example, the pressure application device and the washing basket can have coupling elements which are complementary to one another.

The pressurizing device can be coupled to the washing basket in such a way that the nozzles can be pressurized with pressurized gas by means of the pressurizing device via the fluid supply. This includes that at least one pressurized gas, which is provided by the pressurizing device, can flow from the pressurizing device into the fluid supply, for example via the above-described at least one opening of the fluid supply, for example by the pressurizing device directly and / or via at least one fluidic Guide element with the voltage is coupled. The pressurized gas can then flow through the fluid supply to the at least one nozzle, for example in at least one fluid channel and / or in at least one pressurized gas channel within the nozzle. The compressed gas can then flow through the nozzle, for example through the fluid channel and / or the compressed gas channel, to at least one nozzle opening of the nozzle and exit there, for example into the cavity of the items to be cleaned, in order to blow the items dry there . In general, separate feeds or channels for cleaning fluid such as final rinse fluid and / or washing fluid on the one hand and pressurized gas on the other hand can be provided in the fluid feed and / or in the nozzle. As an alternative or in addition, however, one or more fluid feeds and / or one or more channels can be provided, which can be used jointly or optionally for cleaning fluid and / or the compressed gas.

The pressurizing device can in particular comprise at least one blower. For example, the at least one fan can have at least one fan wheel and / or at least one compressor. In particular, the fan can be driven by at least one electric motor.

The wash basket system can in particular have at least one coupling device which is set up to couple the pressurization device to the wash basket or vice versa. This coupling device can have, for example, one or more coupling elements connected to the washing basket and / or the pressurizing device or also separately configured coupling elements. In particular, the coupling device can have at least one clip. In particular, the coupling device can have at least one coupling element selected from the group consisting of a form-fit coupling element and a force-fit coupling element.

The wash basket system can also have at least one sensor for detecting a coupling of the wash basket to the pressurization device. This at least one sensor can for example have at least one switch and / or at least one button. As an alternative or in addition, however, other types of sensors are also possible, which can detect the presence of the washing rack and / or the Druckbeaufschlagungsvor direction and / or the coupling. For example, the at least one sensor can comprise at least one element selected from the group consisting of: a mechanical sensor, in particular a switch, a button or a toggle lever; an electrical sensor, in particular a capacitive sensor and / or an inductive sensor; an optical sensor, in particular a light barrier; a magnetic sensor. Other types of sensors and / or combinations of the sensors mentioned are also possible.

The wash basket system can also have at least one trigger. This trigger can be set up to automatically trigger the application of pressurized gas, in particular compressed air, to the nozzles when the washing rack is coupled to the pressurizing device. For example, the trigger can automatically start the application of pressure as soon as the washing basket is coupled to the pressure application device or vice versa. This trigger can for example include at least one trigger selected from the group consisting of: a mechanical trigger, in particular a switch, a button or a toggle lever; an electrical release, in particular a capacitive release and / or an inductive release; an optical shutter release, in particular a light barrier; a magnetic trigger. Other types of triggers and / or combinations of the named triggers are also possible. In particular, the trigger can comprise at least one sensor according to the description above and also at least one actuator or switch that starts the pressure application device and / or releases a pressure generated by the pressure application device for transmission to the wash basket.

The wash basket system can furthermore have at least one receiving device for receiving the wash basket. The term “receiving device” as used here is a broad term to which its customary and common meaning should be assigned, as understood by the person skilled in the art. The term is not limited to any particular or customized meaning. The term can, without limitation, relate in particular to a device which is set up to receive one or more defined elements and preferably to fix them, preferably mechanically. For example, the receiving device can accordingly have at least one holder which can fix the washing basket in one, two or three dimensions. The pressurizing device can in particular be connected to the receiving device. This connection between the pressure application device and the receiving device can, for example, be fixed or also detachable. In particular, the pressurizing device can optionally also be wholly or partially integrated into the receiving device.

The receiving device can in particular have at least one holder for the washing basket. This holder can in particular be set up to hold the washing rack in a fix two or more dimensions. The holder can in particular have at least one clamping device for non-positive holding of the washing basket. For example, the holder can have at least one clamping spring and / or at least one further spring element which is set up to fix the washing basket in at least one dimension.

In addition to a mechanical fixation of the washing rack, the receiving device can have further functions. For example, the receiving device itself can be set up to dry the wash basket and / or the items to be cleaned in the wash basket. For example, the receiving device can have at least one drying nozzle system and can be set up to dry items to be cleaned located in the receiving device by means of the drying nozzle system. A drying nozzle system can generally be understood to mean a system which has one or more nozzle openings through which, for example, air or also another drying gas can be blown onto and / or into the items to be cleaned. For example, the drying nozzle system can be used to, regardless of the presence of the washing basket described above with the integrated nozzles, items to be cleaned, which are received directly or via a different type of washing basket than the washing basket described above in the receiving device, with air and / or to act on another type of drying gas, for example to flow in or blow on, and thereby to dry from the outside and / or also from the inside.

With this drying nozzle system, the wash basket system can be set up to dry the items to be cleaned in various ways, with the assistance of the described wash basket with the integrated nozzles or even without these integrated nozzles. The wash basket system can generally be set up to dry the items to be cleaned according to at least one drying mode, selected from the group consisting of:

i. Items to be cleaned located in the receiving device are dried exclusively by means of the drying nozzle system;

ii. when the wash basket is in the receiving device, items to be cleaned in the wash basket are dried exclusively by applying pressure via the nozzles of the wash basket;

iii. when the wash basket is in the receiving device, items to be cleaned in the wash basket are dried both by applying pressure via the nozzles of the wash basket and by means of the drying nozzle system; iv. when the wash basket is in the receiving device, items to be cleaned in the wash basket are optionally dried by applying pressure via the nozzles of the wash basket or by means of the drying nozzle system.

For example, the wash basket system can have at least one control, for example at least one mechanical control with at least one switch and / or at least one electrical control, for example at least one processor, which is set up to set the drying mode and / or can be selected by a user close. An automatic selection of the drying mode is also possible, for example by generally selecting the drying mode i. is selected and, if the presence of a wash basket is detected in the receiving device, for example by a sensor described above, one of the drying modes ii.-iii. is chosen.

The receiving device can in particular have at least one supporting surface for supporting the washing rack. For example, the receiving device can comprise a flat surface on which the washing basket can be placed.

The receiving device can also have at least one guide element for laterally guiding the washing rack. For example, this at least one guide element can have at least one guide rail and / or at least one guide wall which is set up, for example, to guide the washing rack being pushed in onto the support surface.

The receiving device can in particular be fully or partially integrated in a work surface of a dishwasher. This work surface can in particular be arranged outside a cleaning chamber of the dishwasher, for example downstream from a cleaning chamber of a dishwasher and / or next to a cleaning chamber. In particular, the work surface can be a work surface of a discharge table of a dishwasher, for example a work surface of a discharge table of a pass-through dishwasher.

The receiving device and / or the washing basket can have at least one centering device for positioning the washing basket in the receiving device. In particular, this centering device can have at least one centering device based on the key-lock principle, which positions the washing basket in the receiving device. ned and / or fixed. In particular, the centering device can have at least one centering pin.

As stated above, the wash basket system can in particular be arranged outside a cleaning chamber of a dishwasher. In this way, for example, wet cleaning can initially take place inside the cleaning chamber of the dishwasher, for example by applying one or more cleaning fluids, after which the items to be cleaned with the washing basket are removed from the cleaning chamber and the washing basket is coupled to the pressurizing device in order to blow dry of the at least one cavity of the items to be cleaned. In this way, the cleaning chamber of the dishwasher can be used again in parallel to clean other items to be cleaned.

In a further aspect, a flushing system is proposed. The washing system comprises at least one washing basket system according to the present description, for example according to one or more of the configurations described above and / or according to one or more of the embodiments described in more detail below. The dishwashing system further comprises at least one dishwashing machine, the dishwashing machine comprising at least one cleaning chamber for receiving the items to be cleaned. The dishwasher comprises at least one application device for applying at least one cleaning fluid to the items to be cleaned. The pressurizing device is arranged outside the cleaning chamber. The washing basket can either be accommodated in the cleaning chamber or coupled to the pressure device outside the cleaning chamber.

The term “flushing system” as used here is a broad term which should be given its usual and common meaning as understood by those skilled in the art. The term is not limited to any specific or adapted meaning. The term can, without limitation, refer in particular to a device or a combination of devices which is set up to carry out cleaning on at least one piece of items to be cleaned.

As stated above, the washing system comprises at least one dishwasher. The term “dishwasher” as used here is a broad term to which its customary and common meaning should be assigned, as understood by the person skilled in the art. The term is not limited to a specific or adapted meaning. The term can, without limitation, relate in particular to a device which is set up is to free the items to be cleaned from adhering macroscopic or microscopic impurities or to at least partially eliminate such impurities. In addition, a disinfection effect can optionally be exerted. As will be explained in more detail below, the dishwasher can in particular be configured as a dishwasher. The dishwasher can be designed, for example, as a single-chamber dishwasher, in particular as a commercial single-chamber dishwasher with a multi-circuit dishwasher system, or as a hood dishwasher, in particular as a push-through dishwasher. Examples are detailed below.

As also stated above, the dishwasher has at least one cleaning chamber for receiving the items to be cleaned. The term “cleaning chamber” as used here is a broad term to which its usual and common meaning should be assigned, as understood by the person skilled in the art. The term is not limited to any specific or adapted meaning. The term can, without limitation, relate in particular to a completely or partially closed chamber within which the cleaning process can be carried out completely or partially. The cleaning chamber can in particular have at least one housing which completely or partially encloses the cleaning chamber. A single cleaning chamber can be provided, or in principle several cleaning chambers can also be provided, for example sequentially. The cleaning chamber can, for example, have at least one opening for loading the cleaning chamber with the cleaning material. For example, this can be an opening with a flap arranged on a front side of the cleaning chamber and / or an upper side of the cleaning chamber. Alternatively, hoods are also possible to close the cleaning chamber, for example in the context of so-called hood dishwashers or push-through dishwashers. Other configurations are also possible in principle.

The dishwasher also has at least one loading device for loading the items to be cleaned with at least one cleaning fluid. The term “loading device” as used here is a broad term to which its customary and common meaning should be assigned, as understood by the person skilled in the art. The term is not limited to any specific or adapted meaning. The term can, without limitation, refer in particular to any device in principle, by means of which the cleaning fluid, in particular cleaning liquid, can be applied to the items to be cleaned within the cleaning chamber. The application device can in particular, as will be explained in more detail below, comprise at least one nozzle system which, for example, within the cleaning chamber can be arranged. Furthermore, the application device can comprise at least one pump and at least one line system for providing cleaning fluid to the nozzle system. For example, a nozzle system and a line system for applying cleaning fluid from a tank can be provided, as well as at least one corresponding pump. Alternatively or additionally, for example, at least one nozzle system can also be acted upon directly from a supply line without a pump being required for this. The dishwasher can be set up, for example, to carry out a cleaning program by means of the application device, in which the items to be cleaned are received in a stationary manner in the cleaning chamber and are applied with cleaning fluid in different ways in one or more cleaning steps of the cleaning program, for example initially at least a washing step with the at least one washing fluid and in at least one final rinse step with the at least one final rinse fluid. Furthermore, at least one drying step can be provided which, for example, in the one cleaning chamber, when the items to be cleaned are received in a stationary manner, can be located after the application of the cleaning fluid. The dishwasher can, for example, have at least one control which is set up to control at least one cleaning program. The controller can for example comprise at least one computer and / or at least one processor.

The pressurizing device is arranged outside the cleaning chamber. As stated above, the pressurization device can for example be arranged entirely or partially in a receiving device and / or connected to a receiving device for the washing basket outside the cleaning chamber. The washing basket can either be accommodated in the cleaning chamber or coupled to the pressurizing device outside the cleaning chamber. For example, the cleaning chamber can be dimensioned in such a way that the washing basket can be accommodated in the cleaning chamber so that the items to be cleaned in the washing basket can be exposed to the at least one cleaning fluid by means of the charging device in the cleaning chamber. For example, at least one holder and / or at least one rail can be provided in the cleaning chamber, which allow the at least one washing basket to be received in the cleaning chamber. After the cleaning fluid has been applied in the cleaning chamber and optionally drying or pre-drying of the items to be cleaned in the cleaning chamber, for example from an outside here, the washing basket can then, for example, be removed from the cleaning chamber and coupled to the pressurizing device outside the cleaning chamber. As stated above, the dishwasher can be designed in different ways, and the proposed wash rack system can be combined with different types of dishwasher, in particular to efficiently dry an interior of items to be cleaned with at least one cavity, for example of vessels and in particular of bottles, to ensure. In particular, the dishwasher can be selected from the group consisting of: a single-chamber dishwasher, in particular a commercial single-chamber dishwasher with a two-circuit system; a pass-through dishwasher; a conveyor dishwasher. In particular, the dishwasher can include at least one automatic program.

In a further aspect, a method for cleaning items to be cleaned with at least one cavity is proposed, in particular for cleaning at least one vessel and in particular at least one bottle. The method comprises the steps mentioned in more detail below, which are preferably carried out in the order mentioned. A different order is also possible in principle. Furthermore, two or more of the process steps mentioned can be carried out with a time overlap or at the same time. Furthermore, one or more of the process steps mentioned can be carried out simply or repeatedly. For example, as stated above, while the items to be cleaned are drying in a first wash basket, which is coupled to the pressurizing device, a further wash basket and the items to be cleaned inside the cleaning chamber can already be loaded again, so that a repeated, simultaneous execution of several Process steps is possible. In addition to the steps mentioned, the method can comprise further method steps which are not mentioned.

The procedure consists of the following steps:

a) providing a flushing system of the type proposed here, for example in accordance with one or more of the above-described Ausgestaltun conditions and / or in accordance with one or more of the embodiments described in more detail below;

b) introducing the items to be cleaned into the washing basket in such a way that at least one of the nozzles protrudes into at least one cavity in the items to be cleaned; c) bringing the washing basket with the items to be cleaned into the cleaning chamber; d) applying cleaning fluid to the items to be cleaned, in particular the cavity, using the nozzles;

e) removing the washing basket with the items to be cleaned from the cleaning chamber; f) coupling the pressurizing device to the washing basket; and g) pressurizing the cavity of the items to be cleaned with pressurized gas by means of the pressurizing device using the nozzles.

In a further aspect, a use of the presently proposed wash basket system, for example in accordance with one or more of the configurations described above and / or in accordance with one or more of the embodiments described in more detail below, is proposed for drying items to be cleaned with at least one cavity, in particular for drying vessels and in particular for drying bottles, in particular the interior of the bottles.

The wash basket system, the wash system and method have numerous advantages over known devices and methods of the type mentioned. In particular, the above-mentioned technical challenges of the known devices and methods of the type mentioned can be addressed. In particular, safe and reliable drying can also be ensured outside of the dishwasher without any major effort, in particular in the cavity of the items to be cleaned. In this way, items that are otherwise difficult to dry, such as bottles with a narrow neck, can also be efficiently dried. At the same time, additional handling steps can be avoided.

In particular, when coupled to the wash basket, the pressurizing device, for example the blower, can for example be coupled directly or indirectly to the at least one fluid supply in the wash basket, so that in the coupled state it is possible to pressurize the nozzles via the fluid supply. As an alternative or in addition, the at least one fluid supply in the washing basket, in addition to at least one fluid supply, which is provided for the at least one cleaning fluid, can also have at least one fluid supply which is provided exclusively for applying compressed gas to the nozzle, i.e. at least one separate gas supply . Accordingly, alternatively or additionally, the pressurizing device, for example the blower, when coupled to the wash basket, can for example also be coupled directly or indirectly to the at least one separate gas supply in the wash basket, via which the at least one nozzle can be supplied with pressurized gas.

The pressurization device, for example the blower, can, for example, simply be attached to the washing basket or suspended in the washing basket and / or can be coupled to the washing basket in some other way. When coupling, for example automatically, a gas-tight coupling between the Druckbeaufschlagungsvorrich device and the washing basket, in particular the fluid supply, take place. Accordingly, one or more sealing elements can also be provided between the pressurization device and the washing basket. For example, one or more O-rings and / or one or more sealing lips can be provided between the pressurization device and the washing basket. This at least one sealing element can be wholly or partly part of the wash basket, wholly or partly part of the pressurizing device or wholly or partly part of at least one element arranged between the pressurizing device and the wash basket, for example the receiving device described above.

The pressurization device, in particular the at least one fan, can have its own power supply and / or can also be coupled, for example, to an external power supply. With its own power supply, the device for applying pressure can, for example, have an integrated accumulator and / or a battery. In the case of an external power supply, the pressurization device can for example have at least one power supply unit.

The pressure application device can, for example, also be fully or partially integrated into a table or a table attachment. For example, the above-described receiving device for receiving the washing rack can be placed on a table and / or fully or partially integrated into a table. The Druckbeaufschlagungsvor direction can be firmly connected to the receiving device, for example firmly integrated into it, or can also be detachably connected to this. Accordingly, the receiving device and / or the pressurizing device can be designed wholly or partially as a table or table top with an integrated drying fan for example. This table or table top can, for example, have at least one coupling point for coupling the washing rack. At this coupling point, for example, an air outlet of the pressurizing device, for example an air outlet of the table, can be connected to the fluid supply of the washing basket. Furthermore, as stated above, the receiving device can also have one or more centering devices. For example, one or more centering pins can be provided on the table. Furthermore, one or more switching elements can be fully or partially integrated into the receiving device and / or the Druckbeaufschlagungsvorrich device, for example in the table or table top, and can for example detect a coupling of the wash basket and switch on the Druckbeaufschlagungsvorrich device, such as the fan. If a receiving device is used, for example in the form of a table or table attachment, it can also be used in several functions for drying the items to be cleaned. For example, the receiving device can be set up to either dry the items to be cleaned with the wash basket connected via the nozzles of the wash basket or independently of the nozzles via drying nozzles which can be provided in the receiving device. A combination of the two options is also conceivable. The possibility of drying via drying nozzles, which can also be implemented using the pressurization device, can also be used, for example, to dry other types of items to be cleaned, for example dishes without a cavity or items to be cleaned that are less difficult to dry than bottles, for example Glasses. For example, the recording device can also be set up to accommodate other types of washing baskets which, for example, do not necessarily have the described nozzles for bottle drying. In this case, the receiving device can, for example, use the optional integrated drying nozzles to dry the items to be cleaned from the outside or inside.

The wash basket system can have one or more fans, for example. These can also fulfill different functions. If the receiving device has integrated drying nozzles, for example at least one fan can be provided to pressurize the drying nozzles with pressurized gas, and at least one other fan can be provided to pressurize the nozzles of the washing basket with pressurized gas. Instead of fans, as explained above, other types of pressurization devices can also be used. If several pressurization devices are provided, one or more switching elements can be provided in the receiving device, for example one or more centering pins which can recognize a washing basket with the nozzles received in the receiving device and accordingly, in addition to the at least one pressure applying device provided for the drying nozzles, the Turn on at least one pressurization device provided for pressurizing the nozzles, which then, for example, promotes air or other pressurized gas into the fluid supply of the washing basket. Alternatively, switching can also take place, so that for example the pressurization device switches from pressurizing the drying nozzles of the receiving device to pressurizing the nozzles of the washing basket upon detection of a wash basket with the described nozzles. As an alternative to or in addition to at least one pressurization device embodied separately from the wash basket, the wash basket system could also have at least one pressurization device firmly integrated into the wash basket. For example, at least one fan in the washing basket, for example in the bottle basket, could be built in permanently. The pressurizing device, for example the blower, could be started manually, for example, or could start automatically, for example after removing the washing rack from the dishwasher. The pressure applying device could be supplied with energy, for example, by an integrated energy storage device, for example at least one accumulator. The internal energy store could for example take place via a docking station or similar charging devices.

In summary, without restricting further possible configurations, the following embodiments are proposed:

Embodiment 1: Rinsing basket system for cleaning items to be cleaned with at least one cavity, in particular vessels and in particular for cleaning bottles, comprising:

at least one washing basket with at least one basket base and a plurality of nozzles extending from the basket base, with at least one fluid supply being provided in the basket base for applying cleaning fluid to the nozzles; and

Embodiment 2: the washing basket system according to the preceding embodiment, the pressurizing device comprising at least one blower 117.

Embodiment 3: Washing rack system according to one of the preceding embodiments, further comprising at least one coupling device in order to couple the pressurizing device to the washing rack.

Embodiment 4: Washing rack system according to the preceding embodiment, the coupling device having at least one clip. Embodiment 5: Rinsing basket system according to one of the two preceding embodiments, wherein the coupling device has at least one coupling element selected from the group consisting of a form-fitting coupling element and a force-fitting coupling element.

Embodiment 6: Washing basket system according to one of the preceding embodiments, further comprising at least one sensor for detecting a coupling of the washing basket to the pressurizing device.

Embodiment 7: Washing basket system according to one of the preceding embodiments, further comprising at least one trigger, the trigger being configured to automatically trigger pressurization of the nozzles with pressurized gas when the washing basket is coupled to the pressurizing device.

Embodiment 8: Washing basket system according to one of the preceding embodiments, further comprising at least one receiving device for receiving the washing basket, wherein the pressure application device is connected to the receiving device.

Embodiment 9: Washing rack system according to the previous embodiment, the receiving device having a holder for the washing rack.

Embodiment 10: Washing rack system according to one of the two preceding embodiments, wherein the receiving device has at least one clamping device for frictional holding of the washing rack.

Embodiment 11: Rinse basket system according to one of the three preceding embodiments, wherein the receiving device has at least one drying nozzle system and is set up to dry items to be cleaned in the receiving device by means of the drying nozzle system.

Embodiment 12: Washing rack system according to the previous embodiment, the washing rack system being set up to dry the items to be cleaned according to at least one drying mode, selected from the group consisting of:

Items to be cleaned located in the receiving device are dried exclusively by means of the drying nozzle system; when the wash basket is in the receiving device, items to be cleaned in the wash basket are dried exclusively by applying pressure via the nozzles of the wash basket;

when the wash basket is in the receiving device, items to be cleaned in the wash basket are dried both by applying pressure via the nozzles of the wash basket and by means of the drying nozzle system;

when the wash basket is in the receiving device, items to be cleaned in the wash basket are optionally dried by applying pressure via the nozzles of the wash basket or by means of the drying nozzle system.

Embodiment 13: Rinse basket system according to one of the five preceding embodiments, wherein the receiving device has at least one support surface for supporting the wash basket.

Embodiment 14: Rinse basket system according to one of the six preceding embodiments, wherein the receiving device has at least one guide element for lateral guidance of the wash basket.

Embodiment 15: Washing rack system according to one of the seven preceding embodiments, the receiving device being fully or partially integrated in a work surface of a dishwasher, in particular in a work surface of a discharge table of a dishwasher and in particular in a work surface of a discharge table of a pass-through dishwasher.

Embodiment 16: Washing basket system according to one of the preceding Ausführungsfor men, wherein the receiving device and / or the washing basket have at least one centering device for positioning the washing basket in the receiving device, in particular at least one centering pin.

Embodiment 17: Washing rack system according to one of the preceding embodiments, the washing rack system being arranged outside a cleaning chamber of a dishwasher.

Embodiment 18: Washing system, comprising at least one washing basket system according to one of the preceding embodiments, further comprising at least one washing machine Machine, the dishwasher comprising at least one cleaning chamber for receiving the items to be cleaned, the dishwasher also having at least one loading device for loading the items to be cleaned with at least one cleaning fluid, the pressurizing device being arranged outside the cleaning chamber and the washing basket optionally in the Cleaning chamber can be received or coupled to the Druckbeaufschlagungsvorrich device outside the cleaning chamber.

Embodiment 19: Washing system according to the preceding embodiment, the washing machine being selected from the group consisting of: a single-chamber dishwasher, in particular a commercial single-chamber dishwasher with a two-circuit system; a pass-through dishwasher; a conveyor dishwasher.

Embodiment 20: Method for cleaning items to be cleaned with at least one cavity, in particular vessels and in particular for cleaning bottles, comprising the following steps:

a) Provision of a flushing system according to one of the two preceding embodiments;

Embodiment 21: Use of the wash basket system according to one of the preceding embodiments relating to a wash basket system for drying items to be cleaned with at least one cavity, in particular for drying vessels and in particular for drying bottles.

Brief description of the figures Further details and features emerge from the following description of exemplary embodiments, in particular in conjunction with the dependent claims. The respective features can be implemented individually or in combination with one another. The invention is not restricted to the exemplary embodiments. The exemplary embodiments are shown schematically in the figures. The same reference numerals in the individual figures denote elements that are the same or have the same function or have corresponding functions in terms of their functions.

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FIG. 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of a wash basket system and a wash system in a sectional view from the side; and

Figure 2 shows another embodiment of a wash rack system.

Description of the exemplary embodiments

In FIG. 1, an exemplary embodiment of a wash basket system 110 and a wash system 112 comprising the wash basket system 110 are shown in a sectional view from the side.

The wash basket system 110 comprises a wash basket 114 and a pressurization device 116 that can be coupled directly or indirectly to the wash basket 114. The wash system 112 furthermore comprises, in addition to the wash basket system 110, a dishwasher 118 with a cleaning chamber 120 which is supported by a housing 122 of the dishwasher 118 is enclosed. The washing basket 114 is shown in FIG. 1 once inside the cleaning chamber 120, separate from the pressurizing device 116, and once outside the washing chamber 120. The process of removing the washing rack 114 from the cleaning chamber 120 is symbolically described in FIG. 1 with the arrow 124.

The dishwasher 118 comprises at least one application device 126, which is set up to apply cleaning fluid to the items to be cleaned 128 received in the washing basket 114 in the cleaning chamber 120. For this purpose, the application device 126 can have, for example, at least one tank 130, at least one pipeline system 132, at least one pump 134 and at least one flushing nozzle system 136. With regard to possible configurations of the dishwasher 118 by way of example, reference may be made to the above-mentioned prior art, for example to one or more of the devices described in DE 10 2004 056 052 A1, DE 10 2007 025 263 A1, DE 10 2016 114 589 B3 or WO 2018/024772 A1. Other configurations are also possible in principle.

The wash basket 114 comprises a basket base 138 and a plurality of nozzles 140 extending directly or at a distance from the basket base 138 into the interior of the wash basket 114. The items to be cleaned 128 can be attached to these nozzles 140 so that the nozzles 140 each a cavity 142 of the items to be cleaned 128 can protrude. At least one fluid supply 144 is also provided in the basket bottom 138. If the wash basket 114 is accommodated in the cleaning chamber 120, for example, the fluid feed 144 can be coupled to the application device 126 via at least one fluidic connection adapter 146, which can also be part of the wash basket system 110 and / or the wash system 112 be pelt. In this way, the nozzles 140 can be acted upon with at least one cleaning fluid, for example via the fluid supply 144, in order to apply cleaning fluid to the inner walls of the items to be cleaned 128 facing the cavity 142 in at least one rinsing step within the cleaning chamber 120, as exemplified on the left in FIG Figure 1 shown. At the same time, cleaning fluid can be applied to the items 128 to be cleaned, for example the bottles, from the outside, for example via the flushing nozzle system 136. This application can take place in at least one rinsing step in the circulation mode and / or in at least one clear rinsing step also, for example, in simple application. The application device 126 can be adapted accordingly. In this way, the items to be cleaned 128 can be cleaned internally and externally with at least one cleaning fluid.

After the washing step within the dishwasher 118, a door or flap 148 or some other type of opening device can be opened, for example, and the wash basket 114 with the items 128 inside can be removed from the cleaning chamber 120 (arrow 124 in FIG. 1). The washing basket 114 with the now rinsed and still moist cleaning items 128 contained therein can then be coupled directly or indirectly to the pressure application device 116. The pressurizing device 116 couples, as can be seen on the right in FIG. 1, to the fluid supply 144 in such a way that the nozzles 140 can be pressurized with compressed gas, for example with air, via the pressurizing device 116 and the fluid supply 144. In this way, the cavities 142 of the items to be cleaned 128 can be blown dry by means of the pressurizing device 116. The coupling of the pressurizing device 116 to the washing basket 114 is preferably reversible. For this purpose, the wash basket system 116 can have one or more receiving devices 150, for example. This receiving device 150 can for example be placed on a worktop, for example a table. Alternatively or additionally, however, the receiving device 150 can also be wholly or partially integrated in a work surface, for example a work surface of a table of a push-through dishwasher and / or another type of work surface of a dishwasher.

The receiving device 150 serves to receive the washing basket 114. The pressurizing device 116 can, for example, be integrated permanently or also detachably into the receiving device 150. The pressurizing device 116 can be integrated into the receiving device 150, for example, in such a way that when the washing rack 114 is received in the receiving device 150, the pressurizing device 116 is automatically coupled to the fluid supply 144, for example by means of at least one sealing element 152.

The receiving device 150 can for example have one or more clamping devices 154, by means of which the washing basket 114 can be clamped in a holder 156 of the receiving device 150 and mechanically fixed in this way. For example, the clamping device 154 can have at least one spring element 158.

The wash basket system 110 can furthermore have at least one sensor 160 for detecting a coupling of the wash basket 114 to the receiving device 150 and / or to the pressure application device 116. This sensor 160 can, for example, have at least one button and / or at least one other type of sensor. The sensor 160 can be part of a trigger 162 which, for example automatically, starts the pressurization of the nozzles 140 by means of the pressurization device 116 after the washing basket 114 has been inserted into the receiving device 150 and / or after the washing basket 114 has been coupled to the pressurizing device 116 .

As stated above, the receiving device 150 can, for example, be integrated in a work surface and / or rest on it. For example, the receiving device 150 can have at least one support surface 164 for the washing basket 114. This support surface 164 can for example be flush with other components of the work surface, for example because a flush design with other work surfaces an easy insertion of the washing basket 114 from the side into the receiving device 150 allows.

Additional nozzles (not shown in FIG. 1) can also be integrated into the receiving device 150. These nozzles can also be acted upon by the Druckbeaufschlagungsvor device 116, for example the fan 117, or by a separate Druckbeauf strike device with compressed gas. In this way, the items to be cleaned 128 can also be blown dry independently of the nozzles 140 of the washing basket 114.

In FIG. 2, a further embodiment of a rinsing basket system 110 is shown in a partial section. This wash basket system 110 can for example be used in the wash system 112 as an alternative to the wash basket system 110 shown in FIG. With regard to details of this exemplary embodiment, reference can largely be made to the above description of FIG. The washing rack system 110 according to FIG. 2 differs essentially from the washing rack system 110 according to FIG. 1 in that the receiving device 150 is designed much more simply than the receiving device 150 according to FIG. 1. This receiving device 150 can, for example, simply be a coupling device 166, which can serve as a holder, for example, so that the pressurizing device 116, for example the fan 117, can be reversibly coupled to the washing basket 114 by means of the coupling device 116, or vice versa. For example, this coupling device 166 can have at least one clamp 168 and at least one retaining mechanism 170, for example at least one latch. Again, for example, in the area of a fluidic coupling 172 between the pressurizing device 116 and the washing basket 114, at least one sealing element 152 can be provided. Furthermore, at least one sensor 160 and / or at least one trigger 162 can again be provided between the pressurizing device 116 and the washing basket 114, which, for example, automatically starts the pressurizing device 116 when a clutch is detected. List of reference symbols wash basket system

Flushing system

Washing basket

Pressurizing device

fan

dishwasher

Cleaning chamber

casing

Removal of the washing basket from the cleaning chamber loading device

Items to be cleaned

tank

Piping system

pump

Flushing nozzle system

Basket bottom

Nozzles

cavity

Fluid supply

Connection adapter

door

Recording device

Sealing element

Clamping device

bracket

Spring element

sensor

trigger

Support surface

Coupling device

Bracket

Holding mechanism

coupling

Claims

Expectations

1. Washing basket system (110) for cleaning items to be cleaned (128) with at least one cavity (142), comprising:

at least one washing basket (114) with at least one basket base (138) and a plurality of nozzles (140) extending from the basket base (138), with at least one fluid feed (144) in the basket base (138) for acting on the nozzles (140 ) is provided with cleaning fluid; and at least one pressurizing device (116) that can be coupled to the washing basket (114) for pressurizing the items to be cleaned (128) with pressurized gas, wherein the pressurizing device (116) can be coupled to the washing basket (114) in such a way that the pressurizing device (116) has the Fluid supply (144) the nozzles (140) can be acted upon with compressed gas.

2. wash basket system (110) according to the preceding claim, wherein the pressure device (116) comprises at least one fan (117).

3. Washing basket system (110) according to one of the preceding claims, furthermore having at least one coupling device (166) in order to couple the pressurizing device (116) to the washing basket (114).

4. washing basket system (110) according to the preceding claim, wherein the coupling device (166) has at least one clamp (168).

5. washing basket system (110) according to one of the two preceding claims, wherein the coupling device (166) has at least one coupling element, selects out from the group consisting of a positive coupling element and a non-positive coupling element.

6. wash basket system (110) according to any one of the preceding claims, furthermore having at least one sensor (160) for detecting a coupling of the wash basket (114) to the pressurizing device (116).

7. washing basket system (110) according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising at least one trigger (162), wherein the trigger (162) is configured to automatically when the washing basket (114) is coupled to the Druckbeaufschlagungsvorrich device (116) to control an application of the nozzles (140) with compressed gas.

8. washing basket system (110) according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising at least one receiving device (150) for receiving the washing basket (114), wherein the pressurizing device (116) is connected to the receiving device (150).

9. Washing rack system (110) according to the preceding claim, wherein the receiving device (150) has at least one clamping device (154) for frictional holding of the washing rack (114).

10. Washing basket system (110) according to one of the two preceding claims, wherein the receiving device (150) has at least one drying nozzle system and is designed to dry cleaning items (128) located in the receiving device (150) by means of the drying nozzle system.

11. Washing basket system (110) according to one of the three preceding claims, wherein the receiving device (150) has at least one support surface (164) for supporting the washing basket (114).

12. Dishwasher system (110) according to one of the four preceding claims, wherein the receiving device (150) is fully or partially integrated in a work surface of a dishwasher (118).

13. Washing basket system (110) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the receiving device (150) and / or the washing basket (114) have at least one centering device for positioning the washing basket in the receiving device (150).

14. Washing system (112), comprising at least one washing basket system (110) according to one of the preceding claims, further comprising at least one dishwasher (118), wherein the dishwasher (118) has at least one cleaning chamber (120) for receiving the items to be cleaned (128) comprises, wherein the dishwasher (118) further has at least one application device (126) for the application of the cleaning items (128) with at least one cleaning fluid, wherein the pressure application device (116) is arranged outside the cleaning chamber (120) and wherein the washing basket ( 114) can either be received in the cleaning chamber (120) or can be coupled to the pressure application device (116) outside the cleaning chamber (120).

15. A method for cleaning items to be cleaned (128) having at least one cavity (142), comprising the following steps:

h) providing a flushing system (112) according to the preceding claim; i) introducing the items to be cleaned (128) into the washing basket (114) in such a way that at least one of the nozzles (140) each protrudes into at least one cavity (142) of the items to be cleaned (128);

j) introducing the washing basket (114) with the items to be cleaned (128) into the cleaning chamber (120);

k) applying cleaning fluid to the items to be cleaned (128) using the nozzles (140);

l) removing the washing basket (114) with the items to be cleaned (128) from the cleaning chamber (120);

m) coupling the pressurizing device (116) to the washing basket (114); and

n) pressurizing the cavity (142) of the items to be cleaned (128) with pressurized gas by means of the pressurizing device (116) using the nozzle (140).