Tray washing system

Details Tray washing system Tray washing system

1975-10-09

1977-05-03

Bleutge, Robert L.

Cleaning and liquid contact with solids

Apparatus

Sequential work treating receptacles or stations with means...

134115R, B08B 302, B08B 310, B08B 1500

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040212661

ABSTRACT:
A tray washing system includes conveyors which transport compartmented food service trays from a tray receiving mechanism to inverting and scrapping mechanisms and through washing, rinsing and drying mechanisms to a stacking mechanism. The receiving mechanism restricts trays to insertion in a predetermined orientation in which the food receiving surfaces face upwardly, and the inverting mechanism inverts each tray so that the food receiving surface faces downwardly. As each tray is inverted, the scrapping mechanism discharges substantially the entire contents of a cleaning fluid reservoir onto the food receiving surface of the tray, and thereby dislodges refuse and silverware that may be on the tray. The washing, rinsing and drying mechanism apply a water-detergent solution, rinse water, and drying air to the trays, respectively, and the stacking mechanism deposits the trays onto a mobile self-depressing tray receiver. The tray washing system further includes a silverware separating and soaking mechanism comprising a chute which receives cleaning fluid and refuse and silverware entrained therein, a dam which removes the heavier silverware from the cleaning fluid, and a door in the bottom of the chute for dropping the silverware into a soaking sink.

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patent: 3605767 (1971-09-01), Ettlinger, Jr. et al.
patent: 3773058 (1973-11-01), Kitterman et al.

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