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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2006
Joachim Kupetz, Berghaupten, DE;
Engelbert Ecker, Offenburg, DE;
Joachim Kupetz, Berghaupten, DE;
Engelbert Ecker, Offenburg, DE;
MEIKO Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG, Offenburg, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for transporting a transportation rack () through a conveyor-type dishwasher which has a plurality of treatment zones by means of transportation catches () which are accommodated on transportation rails (). The transportation catches () transport transportation racks () in the conveying direction (), with the transportation rails () being driven by means of a rotary shaft (). The transportation catches () pivot () about a shaft (), which runs parallel to the conveying direction (), during a forward stroke (VH) of the transportation rails () and during the return stroke (RH) of said transportation rails. The invention also relates to a conveyor-type dishwasher comprising transportation rails () on which transportation catches () are held. The transportation catches () are mounted such that they can pivot on shafts () which are oriented parallel to the conveying direction () of the transportation rack ().