Dishwashing system
US5287866A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47L15/246
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
In a dishwashing system, a dishwashing machine (10) is provided to wash a rack holding thereon tableware in a washing chamber, a wagon (W) is provided to have therein plural stages of horizontal storage shelves in an up-and-down direction, and an elevator (E) is disposed between the wagon and the dishwashing machine. On the elevator (E), a drive control device is provided to move a ramp (56) of the elevator by a driving mechanism (60) toward a position facing to one of shelves of the wagon after the rack has been placed at a reference position of the ramp (56) by way of timing belts (57i) (57l), to drive the timing belts by a timing belt mechanism (57) so as to store the rack onto the shelf, to stop the timing belt mechanism upon completing storage of the rack and to drive the driving mechanism till the ramp reaches the reference position. These operations are repeated by the drive control device.
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