WO2022165412A1 - Panier collecteur moulé - Google Patents

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WO2022165412A1
WO2022165412A1 PCT/US2022/014719 US2022014719W WO2022165412A1 WO 2022165412 A1 WO2022165412 A1 WO 2022165412A1 US 2022014719 W US2022014719 W US 2022014719W WO 2022165412 A1 WO2022165412 A1 WO 2022165412A1
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basket
basket assembly
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Richard Seiss
Roger Moore
Michael Licata
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Unified Brands, Inc.
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Priority to CN202280023040.0A priority patent/CN117202832A/zh
Publication of WO2022165412A1 publication Critical patent/WO2022165412A1/fr

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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
    • A47L15/42—Details
    • A47L15/50—Racks ; Baskets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
    • B29L2031/00—Other particular articles

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  • the present invention relates generally to washing machines. More specifically, the present invention is concerned with a basket for removing items from a washing machine.
  • Continuous motion fluid machines often involve a large tank or basin in which fluid is circulated to provide a rolling action.
  • One such machine is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,773,436, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • the machine of the ’436 patent includes a tank with multiple jets evenly spaced apart at an elevated position along the rear wall of the tank.
  • the tank is filled with water (or wash fluid) to a level above the position of the jets. Pots and pans (or other items) are placed in the tank, and a pump is activated to draw fluid from within the tank and direct it through the jets to create a jet stream.
  • Wash tank 10 includes end walls 12 and 14, rear side wall 16, front side wall 18 and bottom wall 19.
  • a pump can be attached to either end wall; in the embodiment shown in Fig.
  • pump 50 is attached to right end wall 14.
  • An impeller located within pump 50 is driven by electric motor 56.
  • the impeller draws fluid into pump inlet 52 through an intake port (not shown) located in end wall 14.
  • the fluid is then discharged from the pump through pump outlet 54 and into outlet manifold 60.
  • Outlet manifold 60 includes a ninety-degree turn, and several other turns, to direct the fluid across the back side of rear wall 16 and out jet nozzles 20 which are protruding through and extending from rear wall 16.
  • the intake port associated with pump inlet 52 is covered by perforated (holes, voids, mesh, etc.) intake manifold 30.
  • Intake manifold 30 includes handle 36 and is removably supported within wash tank 10 for easy cleaning. Intake manifold 30 fits tightly between outer runner 32 and inner runner 34, each of which extends vertically from bottom wall 19. Heating element 40 is positioned between intake manifold 30 and end wall 14 for its protection and to maximize the use of space.
  • Existing collection baskets such as the basket assembly disclosed in the ’ 170 patent, include basket bodies that are made of cut, formed, and welded stainless steel sheet.
  • some basket assemblies 200 include sheet metal basket bodies having opposed first 212 and second 214 side walls and a plurality of walls extending therebetween, such as a rear wall 216, an intermediate angled wall 211, and a front wall 219, at least some of which include perforations that are punched into the sheet metal, as shown in more detail in Fig. 3.
  • the basket assembly 200 of the prior art defines a top opening 217 and front opening 218.
  • the basket assembly further includes first 217a and second 217b handles and a plurality of support pins 220 for supporting the basket assembly 200 on one or more partition or wall of a wash tank, each such support pin 220 being displaced from each handle.
  • the basket assembly of the ’ 170 patent is not necessarily optimum in every situation.
  • perforation patterns punched into walls of a sheet metal basket are not always the most efficient for fluid flow and tend to have burrs extending toward the inside of the basket, which can damage fragile food products (or other items), abrade the hands of the operator, and resist cleaning.
  • edges of a sheet metal basket must be hemmed to prevent harm to operators, such as lacerations of an operator’s hands. These hemmed edges, if not perfectly flattened, leave voids that can harbor food juices which can putrefy. Such voids can be difficult or impossible to clean.
  • a basket having perforation patterns that are efficient for fluid flow. It would further be beneficial to have a basket that can be formed easily and safely while eliminating or otherwise reducing burrs, voids, and other imperfections associated with sheet metal baskets.
  • corners of a sheet metal basket tend to cause damage, such as to sink walls, a deck of the food washing machine, or any other surface such corners contact. Accordingly, it would be beneficial to have a basket that includes radiused comers, thereby reducing or eliminating damage to other surfaces.
  • Sheet metal baskets can be difficult to weld together, and welding tends to introduce disfiguring distortions. Accordingly, it would be beneficial to have a basket that does not require welding, thereby eliminating welding steps from the manufacturing process and further eliminating disfiguring distortions associated with welding.
  • a sheet metal basket can be time-consuming and expensive to manufacture, tying up manufacturing and financial resources that could be used elsewhere. Accordingly, it would be beneficial to have a basket that requires less manufacturing and financial resources than is required for a sheet metal basket, thereby presenting strategic advantages over a sheet metal basket.
  • a sheet metal basket is heavy, thereby reducing the food payload an operator can safely lift under existing regulations. Accordingly, it would be beneficial to have a basket that is formed from strong, light-weight materials, thereby increasing the food payload an operator can safely lift under existing regulations. Summary
  • the present invention comprises a device for collecting and removing items from within a fluid circulating style machine.
  • the present invention includes basket assemblies having perforation patterns that are efficient for fluid flow.
  • the present invention includes basket assemblies that can be formed easily and safely while eliminating or otherwise reducing burrs, voids, and other imperfections associated with sheet metal baskets.
  • the present invention includes radiused comers, thereby reducing or eliminating damage to surfaces, such as sink walls, decks for food washing machines, and the like.
  • the present invention does not require welding and associated steps, thereby eliminating disfiguring distortions associated with welding.
  • the present invention requires less manufacturing and financial resources than is required for a sheet metal basket, thereby presenting strategic advantages over a sheet metal basket.
  • the present invention is formed from strong, light-weight materials, thereby increasing the food payload an operator can safely lift under existing regulations.
  • FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a continuous motion washing machine of the prior art.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a basket assembly of the prior art, the basket assembly having a sheet metal basket body.
  • FIG. 3 is a partial view, shown in an enlarged scale, of a perforation pattern of the sheet metal basket body of the prior art.
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a basket assembly of the present invention, the basket assembly having a molded basket body.
  • Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the basket assembly of Fig. 4, shown from a different angle.
  • Fig. 6 is a front elevation view of the basket assembly of Fig. 4.
  • Fig. 7 is a rear elevation view of the basket assembly of Fig. 4.
  • Fig. 8 is a top plan of the basket assembly of Fig. 4.
  • Fig. 9 is a bottom plan view of the basket assembly of Fig. 4.
  • Fig. 10 is a side elevation view of the basket assembly of Fig. 4, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof.
  • Fig. 11 is a partial perspective view of a wash tank shown with a plurality of partitions and a basket assembly positioned between two of the partitions.
  • Fig. 12 is a front view of a basket assembly positioned between two partitions.
  • Fig. 13 is a side view of a molded basket body of the present invention.
  • Fig. 14 is a partial view, shown in an enlarged scale, of a portion of a side wall of the molded basket body of Fig. 13, the portion of the side wall defining an aperture for engaging with a handle assembly of the present invention.
  • Fig. 15 is an exploded view of a handle assembly of the present invention.
  • Fig. 16 is a partial view, shown in an enlarged scale, of a perforation pattern of a molded basket body of the present invention.
  • Fig. 17 is a partial perspective view, shown in an enlarged scale, of a perforation pattern of a molded basket body of the present invention.
  • Fig. 18 is a partial sectional view of a perforated wall of a molded basket body of the present invention.
  • some basket assemblies 100 of the present invention include a basket body 110 defining a front opening 118 for receiving fluid and items and an interior area 150 for holding such items, thereby facilitating removal of such items from a wash tank 300 of a washing machine.
  • the basket body 110 includes opposed first 112 and second 114 side walls and a plurality of walls extending therebetween, thereby defining the interior area 150.
  • the plurality of walls extending between the side walls includes one or more of a rear wall 116, an intermediate angled wall 111, a bottom wall 113, and a front wall 119.
  • the basket body 110 includes a rear wall 116 extending along a rear edge of each side wall, an intermediate angled wall 111 extending from a bottom edge of the rear wall 116, a bottom wall 113 extending from a front edge of the intermediate angled wall 111, and a front wall 119 extending from the bottom wall 113 towards a front edge of each side wall.
  • the rear 116, intermediate angled 111, and bottom 113 walls are perforated, thereby allowing fluid to flow out of the interior area 150 of the basket assembly.
  • the front wall is angled in an upward direction, thereby assisting with item retention.
  • some basket assemblies of the present invention include two handle assemblies 120, each handle assembly 120 extending between first 112 and second 114 side walls and being spaced apart so as to facilitate simultaneous use thereof, such as by allowing a user to use right and left hands to simultaneously interact with front and rear handle assemblies, respectively.
  • each handle assembly 120 is keyed to one or more side wall, thereby preventing or otherwise inhibiting rotation of the handle assembly.
  • each handle assembly 120 includes a handle member 122 having proximal and distal ends, each end of the handle member 122 defining an engagement feature 125, such as a lip and a boss extending therefrom.
  • a lip of each engagement feature 125 is configured to engage with an inner surface of a respective side wall and a boss of each engagement feature 125 is configured to be received by a respective engagement aperture 115 of a respective side wall.
  • one or more aperture and boss define corresponding shapes, such as a hexagonal shape, thereby facilitating keying of the handle assembly to the respective side wall.
  • the basket assembly 100 further includes a plurality of support pins 124, each support pin 124 extending from a respective side wall.
  • each support pin 124 further extends through each respective side wall and into engagement with a respective handle member 122, thereby forming a handle assembly 120 that is engaged with and secured to a basket body 110.
  • each support pin 124 defines a lip that is configured to engage with an outer surface of a respective side wall, such as to trap the side wall between such lip and a corresponding lip of the respective handle member 122.
  • each support pin 124 is configured to engage with a wash tank 300 of a washing machine and/or to engage with a partition 310 positioned therein. In this way, the support pins 124 are configured to support the basket assembly 100 in a use position.
  • the basket assembly 100 is free to slide fore and aft on the support pins 124, thereby enabling a user to reposition the basket assembly during or after a collection process, such as to assist with removal of the basket assembly following the collection process.
  • the basket assembly defines one or more top opening 117 so as to facilitate visibility into the interior area 150 of the basket assembly and/or to facilitate removal of items from the interior area 150 after removal of the basket assembly from the wash tank.
  • the first 112 and second 114 side walls of the basket body 110 are parallel (or nearly parallel) with each other such that the basket body is void (or nearly void) of draft angles.
  • the basket assembly 100 can be positioned close to a respective wash tank side wall and/or close to a partition, as applicable. In this way, gaps on either side of the basket during operation are eliminated or otherwise minimized.
  • Some basket bodies 110 of the present invention utilize improved perforation shapes and patterns to facilitate improved fluid flow and item retention.
  • perforation holes are shaped to allow the maximum cross-sectional area between holes so as to increase durability and impact resistance within the perforation pattern. Referring to Figs.
  • some perforations are square with rounded comers.
  • the width of each perforation is about 0.25 inches. In some embodiments, the width of each perforation is 0.281 inches. In some embodiments, the radius of each corner is about 0.1 inches. In some embodiments, the radius of each comer is 0.072 inches.
  • the perforations are aligned in rows and columns so as to form a grid-like pattern, thereby forming a lattice-type structure of bands of material extending between adjacent rows and columns.
  • each band of material is approximately 0.1 inches wide. In some embodiments, each band of material is 0.072 inches wide.
  • each perforated wall defines opposed primary 160 and secondary 170 filtering surfaces, the primary filtering surface 160 being the inner surface of such wall and the secondary filtering surface 170 being the outer surface of such wall, a centerline 180 of each perforation extending through primary and secondary planes associated with respective primary 160 and secondary 170 surfaces.
  • one or more perforation is angled relative to its primary surface such that the centerline of such perforation is angled relative to the respective primary plane. In some such embodiments, the angle is less than 65 degrees.
  • the associated wall is angled and the centerline of the perforation is vertical.
  • each perforation is defined by opposed first and second openings and a plurality of perimeter surfaces 165 extending therebetween, the first opening being defined by a primary surface 160 and the second opening being defined by a secondary surface 170.
  • each opening is square with rounded corners such that the perimeter surfaces 165 for each perforation includes four planar perimeter surfaces and four curved perimeter surfaces.
  • at least one of the perimeter surfaces is tapered such that a second opening is larger than a respective first opening.
  • the at least one tapered surface is tapered by four degrees such that a respective plane or centerline associated with such tapered surface is angled four degrees from the centerline of the perforation.
  • each of the perimeter surfaces is tapered.
  • each surface is tapered by four degrees such that a respective plane or centerline associated with such tapered surface is angled four degrees from the centerline of the perforation. In this way, fluid flow and item retention is improved, flow decreases during operation are eliminated or otherwise reduced, and cleaning after operation is facilitated or unnecessary.
  • the present invention also includes a method of making a basket assembly 100.
  • the method includes forming a basket body from a resilient material, such as a poly sulfone material.
  • the material tolerates very small draft angles, has high impact strength, resists an array of extremely aggressive sanitizing chemicals that are present in the commercial kitchen environment, and is food safe.
  • the material is injected into a mold for forming.
  • the mold includes one or more collapsible (or otherwise retractable) plugs that are moveable from a deployed configuration to a retracted configuration.
  • the plug fills part of a void of the mold so as to facilitate forming the basket body with perforations and zero (or virtually zero) draft angle.
  • the plug is moved to the retracted configuration so as to facilitate removal of the molded basket body from the mold.

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L'invention concerne un ensemble panier. L'ensemble panier comprend un corps de panier moulé dont les parois latérales opposées présentent des angles de dépouille minimaux. Le corps du panier définit une ouverture frontale pour recevoir le fluide et les articles, une zone interne pour recevoir et maintenir les articles, et une pluralité de perforations pour permettre au fluide de s'échapper de la zone interne tout en retenant les articles à l'intérieur de celle-ci. Les perforations sont placées, orientées, dimensionnées et configurées pour maximiser l'écoulement du fluide et la rétention des articles lorsque l'ensemble panier se trouve dans le fluide en écoulement d'une cuve de lavage de machine à laver. Des goupilles de soutien retiennent l'ensemble panier au sommet de la cuve de lavage et des poignées s'étendant entre elles facilitent le retrait de l'ensemble panier de la cuve de lavage.
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