Cleaning device for kitchen appliances and pump systems
US9464814B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB08B9/00
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Cleaning apparatus for kitchen equipment, in particular combination streaming, baking and cooking equipment has a cooking space that is to be cleaned which is delimited by at least one wall and includes at least one outlet opening for a liquid. The apparatus comprises a ventilation fan associated with the cooking space having a drive motor; a collecting tank which at least temporarily collects the liquid that exits the cooking space via the outlet opening; a supply line that can be used to supply fresh water and/or a cleaning fluid that can be controlled through a valve in the line; a circulating pump provided at the collecting tank for the liquid sitting in the collecting tank; a circulation line by which the liquid sitting in the collecting tank and conveyed by the circulating pump can be supplied to the cooking space and a drain line for discharging the liquid that exits the cooking space. A drain pump is provided at the circulation container in addition to the circulating pump which is able to actively convey the liquid sitting in the collecting tank, together with solids that may be present therein, into the drain line.
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