Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Premark Feg L.l.c.

Harald Disch

Kui-Chiu Kwok

Martin Schrempp

Adrian Boldt

Dietrich Berner

Klaus Padtberg

Markus Heidt

Jeffrey R Newcomer

Axel Beck

Werner Neumaier

Jürgen Litterst

Björn Brodowski

Roland Werner

Björn S Himmelsbach

Joel Hipp

Beatrix Buchert

Philipp Klumpp

Don E Iles

Peter K Maier-Laxhuber

James E Doherty

Joseph E Fabin

Ralf W Schmidt

Frank A Bondarowicz

Benjamin Franz

Frank Zoller

Gerhard Frei

Harry Braun

David Reinhart

Norbert Litterst

Reiner M Wörz

Charles E Warner

Alan J Varacins

Roland Walz

Reiner Wörz

Allen Jakway

Udo Bürkle

Heinrich Gonska

Björn Himmelsbach

Matthias Kaufmann

Sebastian Huber

Patrick Dufner

Jürgen Schemel

Verena Wiedenhöfer

Ralf Hubner

Matthias Lilienthal

Bjorn Himmelsbach

Peter Maier-Laxhuber

Alans Varacins

A system for optical wash item recognition for commercial dishwashers embodied as conveyor dishwashers or as automatic programme dishwashers, in particular hood dishwashers, wherein the system includes an optical recognition system, especially a camera, for recording at least one two-dimensional image of at least some of the wash items to be treated in the dishwasher. The system also includes an analysis device for analysing at least one recorded image in such a way that individual wash items or groups of individual wash items in the recorded image are located and classified. At least one neural network is used to analyse the at least one recorded image.

System for optical wash item recognition in dishwashers, method for optical wash item recognition, dishwasher with an optical wash item recognition system and method for operating such a dishwasher

A counter system for transferring foodstuffs, wherein the counter system has a first region assigned to the counter staff and a second region segregated therefrom and assigned to the customer. The counter system also has a dishwasher for cleaning items of washware, in particular in the form of mugs, cups, glasses, bowls or plates. The dishwasher has a treatment zone, an introduction region and a removal region, wherein the introduction region is accessible from the second region of the counter system and the removal region is accessible from the first region of the counter system.

Counter system for transferring in particular at least partially unpackaged foodstuffs, and method for receiving customer-specific and in particular personalized orders in a counter system

A dishwasher () for cleaning drinking vessels, wherein the dishwasher () has a treatment zone () and a conveyor apparatus () for conveying the items of washware () to be cleaned from an introduction region () of the dishwasher () through the treatment zone () to a removal region () of the dishwasher (). The conveyor apparatus () is configured to convey a previously defined or definable group of items of washware () to be cleaned in batches from the introduction region () through the treatment zone () and then to feed the group of items of washware () as cleaned items of washware () to the removal region ().

Dishwasher for cleaning items of washware in the form of drinking vessels

A dishwasher for cleaning washware items in the form of drinking vessels, is configured as a counter module of a counter system and includes a treatment zone having a placement area and a removal area associated therewith. The washware item to be cleaned can be manually placed into the treatment zone via the placement area and the cleaned washware item be manually removed from the treatment zone via the removal area, wherein the placement area and the removal area are disposed opposite one another with the interposition of the treatment zone. At least one bracket is provided in the treatment zone for releasably securing and/or positioning the washware item placed in the treatment zone.

Dishwasher, in particular in the shape of a counter module for a counter system

A system () for loading a dishwasher which is designed as, in particular, a commercial conveyor dishwasher (). The system () has a feed conveyor belt () for feeding washware () to a loading region of the conveyor dishwasher (). The system () also has a sorting arrangement for sorting the washware (), which is fed to the loading region of the conveyor dishwasher () by means of the feed conveyor belt (), in accordance with predefined or predefinable washware groups. At least one loading arrangement () is associated with the sorting arrangement for the purpose of automatically loading the conveyor dishwasher () with washware () of one of the predefined or predefinable washware groups.

System for loading a dishwasher and dishwasher having a system of this kind

An unloading arrangement () for unloading items of washware () which are arranged, in particular, on trays or tray-like objects (), in particular items of washware () from place settings. The unloading arrangement () has a feed conveyor belt () for feeding the items of washware. The unloading arrangement () also has a large number of unloading stations () arranged one behind the other—as seen in the conveying direction of the feed conveyor belt (). For successively unloading the feed conveyor belt () or for successively unloading the trays or tray-like objects (), a predefined or predefinable washware group is preferably associated with each unloading station () and each unloading station is designed to unload preferably only items of washware of the associated washware group from the washware which is fed by the feed conveyor belt ().

Unloading arrangement for unloading items of washware which are arranged, in particular, on trays or tray-like objects

A dishwasher () includes a treatment zone () and a conveyor apparatus () for transporting washware items () from a placement area () through the treatment zone () to a removal area (). A washing and/or rinsing system has at least one washing and/or rinsing pump () and washing and/or rinsing nozzles. The dishwasher () is spatially partitioned into an over table area (), which, when the dishwasher () is used as intended, is positioned above a counter level (), and an under table area (), which, when the dishwasher () is used as intended, is positioned below the counter level (), wherein the placement area (), the removal area () and the treatment zone () are respectively part of the over table area (), and wherein at least the washing and/or rinsing pump () of the washing and/or rinsing system is part of the under table area ().

Dishwasher for cleaning items in the shape of drinking vessels and counter module with such a dishwasher

A system () for loading at least one conveyor warewasher (′) with washware includes a feed conveyor belt () for delivering washware to at least one loading region of the conveyor warewasher (′) and a detection system (), in particular an optical one, configured to detect at least one of the following parameters of the washware on the feed conveyor belt () when delivering the washware () to the loading region: (i) a type of the washware, (ii) a degree of soiling of the washware, and/or (iii) an order of the washware and/or an alignment of the washware relative to the feed conveyor belt (). The detection system () has an assigned evaluation device, which is configured to control the delivery of the washware to the at least one loading region as a function of at least one of the detected parameters.

System for loading at least one transport dishwasher with items to be washed, arrangement of at least one transport dishwasher and a loading system and method for loading at least one transport dishwasher with items

A dishwasher (), in particular a commercial dishwasher (), which is in the form of a box-type dishwasher and has a treatment chamber () which can be closed and in which washware can be treated in accordance with a predefined or predefinable treatment program, wherein a washware detector apparatus () is designed to detect the type of washware to be, wherein the washware detector apparatus () has an optical identification system, which is oriented toward the washware to be treated, and an evaluation device, wherein the optical identification system is designed to record at least a portion of the light reflected by the washware to be treated as a reflection image, and wherein the evaluation device is designed to automatically distinguish between different types of washware on the basis of the recorded reflection image, wherein the extent of the reflection provides information about the type of washware.

Dishwasher and method for cleaning washware in a dishwasher

A counter system () for transferring at least partially unpackaged foodstuffs, wherein the counter system () has a first region () assigned to the counter staff and a second region () segregated therefrom and assigned to the customer. The counter system () has a dishwasher () for cleaning items of washware (). The dishwasher () has at least one treatment zone () and at least one conveyor apparatus () for conveying the items of washware () to be cleaned from an introduction region () of the dishwasher () through the treatment zone () of the dishwasher () to a removal region () of the dishwasher (), wherein the introduction region () of the dishwasher () is accessible from the second region () of the counter system () and the removal region () of the dishwasher () is accessible from the first region () of the counter system ().

A batch dishwasher is realized as a hood-type dishwasher having a treatment chamber () with at least one recirculating wash system for spraying wash liquid in the treatment chamber (), and has at least one final rinse system for spraying final rinse liquid in the treatment chamber (). The treatment chamber () has a first treatment zone () and at least one further, second treatment zone (), wherein items of washware can be treated independently of one another and at least temporarily at the same time in the first and in the at least one second treatment zone ().

Dishwasher in the form of a commercial utensil washer or dishwasher which is designed as a batch dishwasher

A dishwasher () for cleaning washware items () in the form of drinking vessels is configured as a counter module of a counter system and includes at least one treatment zone () having a placement area () associated with the treatment zone () and a removal area () associated with the treatment zone (), wherein the washware item () can be placed into the treatment zone () via the placement area () and the cleaned washware item () can be removed from the treatment zone () via the removal area (), wherein the placement area () and the removal area () are disposed opposite one another with the interposition of the treatment zone (). At least one bracket () is provided in the treatment zone () for in releasably securing and/or positioning the washware item () placed onto a placement surface () in the treatment zone ().

Dishwasher, in particular in the form of a counter module for a counter system

A conveyor dishwashing machine () has at least one washing zone (), and at least one final rinse zone () which is connected downstream (as viewed in the transport direction (T) of the wash items) of the at least one washing zone (). The conveyor dishwashing machine () has a transport apparatus for transporting the wash items through the treatment zones () of the conveyor dishwashing machine () so that the wash items are situated at least in regions in a washing plane () which runs horizontally. The washing plane () is configured as a main washing plane, and there is at least one additional washing plane () in at least one of the treatment zones () of the conveyor dishwashing machine (), in which additional washing plane () wash items can be treated.

Conveyor dishwashing machine, and method for operating a conveyor dishwashing machine

A dishwasher () in the form of a commercial utensil washer or dishwasher which is designed as a batch dishwasher and is realized as a hood-type dishwasher, wherein the dishwasher () has a treatment chamber () with at least one wash system which is designed as a recirculation system, wherein the treatment chamber () has a first treatment zone () and at least one further, second treatment zone (), wherein items of washware can be treated independently of one another and at least temporarily at the same time in the first and in the at least one second treatment zone ().

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