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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
May. 20, 2021
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
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.