A system for loading items to be washed onto at least one conveyor-type item washing machine; an apparatus comprising at least one conveyor-type item washing machine and a loading system; and a method for loading items to be washed onto at least one conveyor-type item washing machine.

Abstract

We will improve the system for loading items to be washed onto a conveyor belt item washing machine. [Solution] The present invention relates to a system 10 for loading articles to be washed onto at least one conveyor article washing machine 1, 1', the system 10 comprising: a supply conveyor belt 11 for delivering articles to be washed to at least one loading area of ​​the conveyor article washing machines 1, 1'; and a detection system 15, in particular an optical detection system, configured to detect at least one of the following parameters of articles to be washed on the supply conveyor belt 11 when delivering articles 9a, 9b, 9c to at least one loading area of ​​the conveyor article washing machine 1, 1', namely: (i) the type of articles to be washed, (ii) the degree of soiling of the articles to be washed, and / or (iii) the order of the articles to be washed and / or the arrangement of the articles to be washed on the supply conveyor belt 11.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates generally to the field of industrial cleaning. In particular, the present invention relates to a conveyor article washing machine assembly and a system for loading a washing article onto at least one conveyor article washing machine. The present invention further relates to a method for loading a washing article onto at least one conveyor article washing machine.

[0002] The conveyor article washing machine of the conveyor article washing machine device according to the present invention is particularly a commercial conveyor article washing machine and can be configured as a belt conveyor type article washing machine or a rack conveyor type article washing machine.

Background Art

[0003] Conveyor article washing machines are used in the commercial sector. Unlike household dishwashers in which the dishes being washed are stationary within the machine during washing, in conveyor article washing machines, the washing articles are transported through different processing zones of the machine.

[0004] In conveyor article washing machines, washing articles such as trays, dishes, pots, glassware, cutlery, and other kitchen utensils to be washed are transported through a plurality of processing zones such as a pre-washing zone (which may be plural), a main washing zone (which may be plural), a post-washing zone or a pre-rinsing zone (which may be plural), a final rinsing zone (which may be plural), and a drying zone (which may be plural). To transport the washing articles in the conveying direction through the conveyor article washing machine, a conveyor device is used, which usually includes at least one conveyor track having compartments for receiving the washing articles. In a belt conveyor type article washing machine, the compartments can be formed by support fingers on the conveyor belt of the conveyor device, and the conveyor belt defines the conveyor track. In a rack conveyor type article washing machine, a dish rack configured to receive the washing articles to be processed functions as the conveyor device. Here, it is conceivable to transport the dish rack through the rack conveyor type article washing machine by the conveying device of the conveyor track.

[0005] The items to be washed are typically pre-sorted before being placed on a conveyor belt. Rack conveyor type item washing machines are known, for example, in Patent Document 1 (U.S. Patent No. 6,530,996), in which the items to be washed are pre-sorted in a dish rack before being delivered to their respective processing zones.

[0006] Conveyor-type washing machines are used, particularly in large facilities such as cafeterias and dining halls, to wash large quantities of soiled items as economically as possible. Currently known types of conveyor-type washing machines can wash hundreds of sets of tableware per hour. Studies have shown that, on average, each set of tableware typically consists of a tray, a plate, one or two bowls, a drinking glass, and a set of cutlery.

[0007] In almost all large kitchens, such as company cafeterias or dining halls, used items (dishes, drinking glasses, cutlery, etc.) are returned on trays. From the return area, the entire set of dishes is transported to the washing area. The set of dishes is usually transported by a corresponding supply conveyor belt. The set of dishes enters the washing area from the return area via the conveyor belt and is transported directly to the area where the conveyor item washing machine is mounted.

[0008] In the loading / receiving area of ​​the conveyor item washing machine, the items to be washed are then typically removed manually by service personnel and sorted onto the conveyor belt of the conveyor item washing machine.

[0009] With regard to trays or tray-like items, typically, sets of tableware and cutlery are manually removed from the trays to be washed by service workers, and then pre-sorted so that they are stacked in front of the conveyor equipment or in the intake area (dirty side) of the conveyor item washing machine. Occasionally, trays from this stack are placed on the conveyor belt of the conveyor item washing machine, along with other trays, for washing.

[0010] This homogenous approach has the advantage that the trays do not cast shadows on smaller items to be cleaned that are stacked behind them during spraying. Furthermore, this method makes the stacking and unloading workflow far easier and more efficient than mixing items to be cleaned with the trays being cleaned.

[0011] However, while trays from this stack of trays are placed on the conveyor belt of the conveyor item washing machine and washed only with other trays, it is impossible to wash other items such as plates, bowls, or other tableware. This is because trays placed on the conveyor belt must usually be positioned laterally to the direction of transport, thus occupying the entire available surface area of ​​the conveyor belt. Therefore, washing trays requires a relatively large amount of time compared to other types of items.

[0012] Furthermore, service personnel for the conveyor item washing machine must include each tray at the machine entrance twice in the workflow: once when removing cutlery and dishes from the tray to be washed, and again when actually placing the tray onto the conveyor belt of the conveyor item washing machine.

[0013] The work process described above involves a particularly large amount of manual labor. Each item to be washed (dish) in each set of tableware must be individually removed by hand from the tray and placed on the conveyor belt of the washing machine.

[0014] Furthermore, each piece of cutlery from each set of tableware must be manually removed from the tray and similarly delivered to the conveyor belt washing machine. After this, the aforementioned processing is performed on the actual trays.

[0015] When the machine's capacity is several thousand plates per hour, the physical burden on service workers increases, as working as quickly and efficiently as possible is especially important. [Prior art documents] [Patent Documents]

[0016] [Patent Document 1] U.S. Patent No. 6,530,996 [Overview of the Initiative] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0017] Based on this situation, the fundamental problem of the present invention is to provide a solution for the type of conveyor article washing machine mentioned at the beginning, in which the entire washing and rinsing process can be made more efficient, and as a result, the working time of the washing workers can be reduced in particular, and the resource consumption of the article washing machine can be reduced. [Means for solving the problem]

[0018] With respect to the mounting system, the problem that forms the basis of the present invention is solved by the subject matter of independent claim 1 of the present invention, and advantageous further developments of the mounting system according to the present invention are specified in the dependent claims.

[0019] With respect to the method, the problem that forms the basis of the present invention is further solved by the subject matter of parallel claim 15.

[0020] Accordingly, the present invention relates in particular to a system for loading articles to be washed onto at least one conveyor article washing machine, wherein the loading system comprises a supply conveyor belt for delivering the articles to be washed to at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor article washing machine.

[0021] According to the present invention, a detection system is provided, which is preferably embodied as an optical detection system, and when the items to be washed are delivered to at least one loading area of ​​at least one conveyor item washing machine, the following parameters of the items to be washed on the supply conveyor belt are detected, namely, i) At least one type of the cleaning articles and / or the relative position of at least one cleaning article on the supply conveyor belt, ii) The degree of soiling of at least one cleaning article on the supply conveyor belt, iii) The order of the cleaning articles on the supply conveyor and / or, iv) The relative arrangement of at least one cleaning article on the supply conveyor belt, that is, the arrangement of the cleaning article with respect to the supply conveyor belt, is configured to detect at least one of them.

[0022] It is advantageous that the detection system is configured to directly detect at least one of the above parameters of the cleaning article. For this purpose, it is useful that the detection system comprises a cleaning article detector device that serves to detect at least one of the above parameters of at least one cleaning article.

[0023] As used herein, the term "cleaning article detector device" is understood as any detection device designed to detect or determine at least one of the above parameters of the cleaning article delivered via the supply conveyor belt. Here, in particular, the cleaning article detector device is the following parameters, that is, a) The size of at least one cleaning article delivered via the supply conveyor belt, b) The shape of at least one cleaning article delivered via the supply conveyor belt, c) The material of at least one cleaning article delivered via the supply conveyor belt, d) The relative position of at least one cleaning article delivered via the supply conveyor belt, for example, with respect to the edge region of the supply conveyor belt and / or with respect to the mark of the supply conveyor belt, e) The degree of soiling of at least one cleaning article delivered via the supply conveyor belt, f) The order of the group of cleaning articles delivered via the supply conveyor belt and / or, g) The relative arrangement of at least one cleaning article delivered via a supply conveyor belt It is conceivable to include at least one detector device capable of detecting at least one of

[0024] According to a conceivable embodiment, the cleaning article detector device can detect the size, shape, material, degree of dirt, relative position, order, and / or relative arrangement of individual cleaning articles in order to identify one of the above parameters. It can include at least one preferably optically, inductively, or capacitively operating detector device.

[0025] In particular, as the detector device, an inductively operating proximity sensor, an optical scanner, a light curtain, a laser scanner, a 3D laser, a camera, a rotary encoder, or a combination thereof is considered.

[0026] In a preferred embodiment of the mounting system according to the present invention, the detection system includes at least one camera system that optically detects at least one of the above parameters.

[0027] In the mounting system according to the present invention, in particular, the above detection system has an assigned evaluation device, and this evaluation device is configured to control the delivery of at least one cleaning article delivered via a supply conveyor belt to at least one mounting system, or the delivery of at least one cleaning article delivered via a supply conveyor belt to at least one mounting system, according to at least one parameter detected using the detection system.

[0028] As used herein, the term "control of the delivery of cleaning articles to at least one mounting system" is understood to mean, in particular, that the delivery of at least one cleaning article delivered via a supply conveyor belt to at least one mounting system is permitted or prohibited, i.e., particularly actively prevented, according to at least one parameter detected using the detection system.

[0029] A further development of the mounting system according to the present invention further comprises a mounting device having at least one manipulator configured to automatically remove items to be washed from a supply conveyor belt and place them on at least one conveyor track of at least one conveyor item washing machine.

[0030] In particular, when an evaluation device assigned to the detection system detects that delivery of a cleaned item is permitted, i.e., delivery of at least one cleaned item delivered via a supply conveyor belt to at least one loading area of ​​at least one conveyor item washing machine, at least one manipulator of a loading device, as may belong to the loading system according to the present invention, is configured to automatically remove the cleaned item from the supply conveyor belt and, in particular, to place it on a dedicated conveyor track of at least one conveyor item washing machine.

[0031] In an embodiment of the mounting system according to the present invention, in which one corresponding mounting device is provided, an evaluation device assigned to the detection system is further or optionally configured to actuate at least one manipulator of the mounting device in order to control the manipulator of the mounting device in accordance with at least one parameter detected using the detection system, thereby useful in that a cleaned article or at least one cleaned article delivered via a supply conveyor belt is detected by the manipulator and positioned appropriately on at least one conveyor track of at least one conveyor article washing machine.

[0032] In the mounting system according to the present invention, a conveyor article washing machine apparatus, preferably consisting of multiple conveyor article washing machines, can be configured to automate manual loading and unloading steps through various expansion stages.

[0033] The first expansion stage may consist of a conveyor article washing machine device having only one conveyor article washing machine, wherein, in addition to the main conveyor belt, the one conveyor article washing machine of the conveyor article washing machine device also has, for example, a tray track (tray conveyor belt), and it is preferable that this tray track is arranged parallel to the main conveyor belt.

[0034] In this extended stage, the tableware set is placed directly onto the supply conveyor belt of the loading system by either a participant in the meal or a washing worker, for example, as previously described. If the detection system detects that the items to be washed placed on the supply conveyor belt are permitted to be delivered to at least one loading area of ​​at least one conveyor item washing machine, the supply conveyor belt transports the tableware set to the delivery / loading area of ​​at least one conveyor item washing machine. There, for example, cutlery and tableware can be manually removed from the tray. The manually removed tableware can then be manually sorted onto the main conveyor belt of the conveyor item washing machine. The removed cutlery can be collected on a rack and then washed in the conveyor item washing machine.

[0035] The first expansion stage eliminates the need for trays to be manually sorted into the articles washing machine. The trays are further transported, for example, in parallel, via a supply conveyor belt in the machine intake direction of at least one conveyor articles washing machine, where they are automatically positioned onto a specific tray conveyor belt (tray track) via, for example, a single-cycle device or setting device. Preferably, this tray track extends parallel to the main conveyor belt.

[0036] According to the second extension stage, in addition to the tray track described above, a separate cutlery track can be provided. Preferably, this cutlery track is similarly parallel to and perpendicular to the tray track. However, in this regard, it is also conceivable that the tray track is part of the conveyor system of the first conveyor article washing machine of the conveyor article washing machine device, and the cutlery track is part of the conveyor system of the second conveyor article washing machine of the conveyor article washing machine device.

[0037] As mentioned above, the entire set of tableware can be transported via the supply conveyor belt of the mounting system to the intake or loading area of ​​one of the conveyor item washing machines of the conveyor item washing machine device. In this second expansion stage, only the tableware and glassware are now manually removed from the delivered tray and sorted for the main conveyor belt of the conveyor item washing machine or the main conveyor belt of a further conveyor item washing machine.

[0038] The tray and the cutlery on it remain on the supply conveyor belt. The tray is then transported to a single-cycle device for cutlery, such as a cutlery lifting magnet. Here, the cutlery can be automatically removed from the tray and placed into one of the cutlery tracks of the conveyor item washing machine of the conveyor item washing device. The tray is then transported to the single-cycle device, where it is automatically loaded into one of the tray tracks of the conveyor item washing machine of the conveyor item washing device.

[0039] To further reduce the manual handling steps required to load items onto at least one conveyor item washing machine in a conveyor item washing machine system, a further development of the loading system according to the present invention allows plates and bowls to be automatically sorted onto at least one conveyor item washing machine, and in particular onto the main conveyor belt of at least one conveyor item washing machine.

[0040] In this way, ideally, cleaning workers will no longer need to manually load items onto the conveyor belt washing machine (or multiple machines), thus reducing the manual steps and, consequently, the overall workload of the cleaning workers. The loading system according to the present invention ensures that at least one conveyor belt washing machine can operate in the most ergonomic and user-friendly manner, as it eliminates the need to manually load items onto the conveyor belt washing machine (or multiple machines).

[0041] In addition, the mounting system according to the present invention improves the cleaning results of the article washing machine. This is because all articles of a defined group of articles to be washed are uniformly arranged on the conveyor track of at least one conveyor article washing machine provided for these articles.

[0042] Furthermore, the loading and unloading process can be simplified. This is because each group of washed items can be transported along a predetermined conveyor track through at least one conveyor washing machine of the conveyor washing machine system, and then arrive at the loading and unloading area of ​​the pre-sorted conveyor washing machine system.

[0043] According to an embodiment of the mounting system of the present invention, when the cleaning article is delivered to at least one mounting area of ​​at least one conveyor article cleaning machine, the detection system determines, in particular, the following cleaning article types based on the size, shape, and / or material of the cleaning article, namely, A first type of washing article including one and / or more cutlery made of metal, particularly stainless steel, Metal containers, especially stainless steel containers, including a second type of washing article, GN containers and / or pots, A third type of washing article, including trays or similar articles made of plastic material. A fourth type of washing article, including porcelain, porcelain-like material, or earthenware tableware, particularly plates, cups, and / or bowls, and / or A fifth type of washing article, consisting of tableware and / or glassware made of glass or glass-like materials, particularly including drinking glasses. It shall be configured to detect at least one of the following types of items to be cleaned.

[0044] According to the embodiment, the evaluation device is configured to actuate at least one manipulator of the loading device in particular, depending on the detected type of item to be washed, so that items of the detected type of item to be washed are removed from the supply conveyor belt by at least one manipulator and placed on the conveyor track of at least one conveyor item washing machine, in particular the conveyor track assigned to the detected type of item to be washed.

[0045] In this regard, it is conceivable that a mounting device belonging to the mounting system as needed has a plurality of manipulators, and each manipulator of the mounting system is assigned to at least one predetermined or identifiable type of item to be cleaned, in particular at least one of the predetermined or identifiable types of items to be cleaned described above, and / or is configured to grasp at least one predetermined or identifiable type of item to be cleaned, in particular at least one of the predetermined or identifiable types of items to be cleaned, from the supply conveyor belt, and preferably automatically place the grasped item on one of the dedicated conveyor tracks of at least one conveyor item washing machine, and the conveyor track is assigned to the item to be cleaned.

[0046] According to an embodiment of the mounted system of the present invention, the sorting device is configured not only to automatically determine the type of cleaned items delivered via the supply conveyor belt, but also, with further functionality, is designed to assign each detected type of cleaned item to a previously determined or determinable group of cleaned items.

[0047] For example, the sorting device sorts at least the following group of items to be washed, namely, A first group of cleaning articles including one and / or more cutlery made of metal, particularly stainless steel, A second group of washing items, including trays or similar items made of plastic material, and A second group of cleaning items including metal containers, especially stainless steel containers, especially GN containers and / or pots, A third group of washing items, including tableware made of porcelain or porcelain-like materials, particularly plates, cups, and / or bowls. It is configured to sort the cleaned items that are transported via the supply conveyor belt accordingly.

[0048] This classification ensures that different types of items that can be sorted into the same conveyor track within the intake or loading area of ​​the conveyor item washing machine are grouped together into a single group of items.

[0049] In particular, it is advantageous to have a device equipped with various manipulators configured to continuously detect and / or grasp items to be washed as they are delivered via a supply conveyor belt, and then sort the items to be washed into dedicated conveyor tracks for at least one conveyor item washing machine. These manipulators are preferably arranged in a longitudinal order in at least a region when viewed in the direction of transport of the supply conveyor belt.

[0050] To ensure the automated loading system operates completely automatically, each group of items to be cleaned is assigned to an individual manipulator within the loading system.

[0051] For example, the loading device preferably has at least one first manipulator configured to automatically load items from a first group of items to be washed onto a first conveyor track of one of the conveyor item washing machines of the conveyor item washing machine device, the loading assembly preferably further has at least one second manipulator configured to automatically load items from a second group of items to be washed onto a second conveyor track of one of the conveyor item washing machines of the conveyor item washing machine device, and the loading system preferably further has at least one third manipulator configured to automatically load items from a third group of items to be washed onto a third conveyor track of one of the conveyor item washing machines of the conveyor item washing machine device.

[0052] To be compatible with the two aforementioned extension stages for automating manual loading and unloading steps, it is preferable that at least one third manipulator is positioned upstream of the first and second manipulators when viewed in the transport direction of the supply conveyor belt, and that the first manipulator is positioned upstream of the second manipulator.

[0053] In a preferred embodiment of the mounting system according to the present invention, it is preferable that the mounting device is configured to automatically load the items to be washed from a third group of items onto the conveyor item washing machine of the conveyor item washing machine device, or onto a dedicated conveyor track for the conveyor item washing machine of the conveyor item washing machine device, and at least one third manipulator of the mounting device is configured to grasp the items to be washed from the third group of items delivered via a supply conveyor belt, remove them from the supply conveyor belt, and place them in a predetermined position or a determinable dedicated position.

[0054] This predetermined or identifiable dedicated location is, for example, the area of ​​the conveyor belt of a conveyor article washing machine, particularly the area of ​​the main conveyor belt of the conveyor article washing machine.

[0055] Alternatively, the designated or identifiable dedicated location may preferably be located outside the conveyor article washing machine and serve as a placement area for forming stacks of articles to be washed, particularly stacks of tableware.

[0056] According to a preferred embodiment of the mounting system of the present invention, at least one third manipulator has a gripper system having at least one set of gripping tongs and / or at least one suction gripper. The at least one third manipulator is configured to grip the items to be washed from a third group of items to be washed delivered via a supply conveyor belt, remove them from the supply conveyor belt, and place them in the predetermined or determinable dedicated location described above, which is either in the area of ​​the conveyor belt of the conveyor item washing machine of the conveyor item washing machine apparatus, particularly the main conveyor belt, or in a placement area outside the conveyor item washing machine.

[0057] At least one third manipulator of the mounted device may, if necessary, or even more, have an operable magnet for one or more pieces of cutlery, so as to eliminate the need to separately mount a cutlery lifting magnet.

[0058] In this regard, it is conceivable that at least one third manipulator has a starting position, at which the gripper system of at least one third manipulator is positioned above the supply conveyor belt, so that during transport, the items to be washed from the third group of items to be washed are transported by the supply conveyor belt to the gripping area of ​​at least one set of gripping tongs and / or at least one suction gripper.

[0059] Preferably, the starting position of at least one third manipulator is selected so that, during transport, only the items to be washed from the third group of items to be washed, and not the items to be washed from the first or second group of items to be washed, are transported by the supply conveyor belt to the gripping area of ​​at least one set of gripping tongs and / or at least one suction gripper. This can be done, for example, by appropriately separating the gripper system longitudinally from the plane on which the supply conveyor belt is located.

[0060] It is generally advantageous that the gripper system of at least one third manipulator is assigned to a corresponding sensor system configured to detect the presence of at least one cleaned item, particularly at least one cleaned item of a third group of cleaned items, in the gripping area of ​​at least one set of gripping tongs and / or the gripping area of ​​at least one suction gripper. In this regard, it is also possible that a suitable control device is provided, which is configured to initiate gripping by at least one set of gripping tongs and / or at least one suction gripper when the sensor system accompanying the gripper system determines that at least one cleaned item, particularly at least one cleaned item of a third group of cleaned items, is located within the gripping area of ​​at least one set of gripping tongs and / or the gripping area of ​​at least one suction gripper.

[0061] In this regard, it is useful that the evaluation device is further configured to operate at least one third manipulator of the mounted device so as to remove at least one cleaned article gripped by the gripper system from the supply conveyor belt and place it in a predetermined or identifiable dedicated position, for example, on the main conveyor belt of the conveyor article cleaner of the conveyor article cleaner device.

[0062] In a further development of the last embodiment described above, the gripper system of at least one third manipulator has an assigned positioning assist device comprising at least one guide element, the at least one guide element preferably configured to guide only the cleaning articles of the third group of cleaning articles delivered via a supply conveyor belt in the direction of the gripping area of ​​at least one set of gripping tongs and / or the gripping area of ​​at least one suction gripper.

[0063] The gripper system may optionally or additionally have an optically operated, preferably assigned, identification system for automatically identifying cleaning articles, particularly cleaning articles of a third cleaning article group, delivered via a supply conveyor belt. In this embodiment, it is useful to provide a control device configured to move at least one third manipulator to the cleaning article using the gripper system when the identification system identifies cleaning articles of the third cleaning article group among the cleaning articles delivered via the supply conveyor belt.

[0064] In a further development of the evaluation device, if the detection system detects that the item to be cleaned does not belong to a predetermined or identifiable type of item to be cleaned, or if the detection system determines that the item to be cleaned cannot be assigned to a predetermined or identifiable type of item to be cleaned, the evaluation device is configured to interrupt or prohibit the delivery of at least one item to the mounted device.

[0065] Alternatively or additionally, according to a further development of the mounting system according to the present invention, when articles to be cleaned are delivered to at least one mounting area of ​​at least one conveyor article washing machine, the detection system is configured to detect the degree of soiling of the articles to be cleaned, and the evaluation device is configured to permit or interrupt the delivery of the articles to be cleaned to the mounting device in accordance with the detected degree of soiling, and / or the evaluation device is configured to actuate at least one manipulator of the mounting device in accordance with the detected degree of soiling, such that the articles to be cleaned are removed from the supply conveyor belt by at least one manipulator and placed either on the conveyor track of at least one conveyor article washing machine or in a storage area outside the at least one conveyor article washing machine, particularly in a pre-cleaning station.

[0066] In this regard, the detection system is configured to detect the degree of soiling of the items to be cleaned when they are delivered to at least one loading area of ​​at least one conveyor item washing machine, and the evaluation device is configured to permit or interrupt the delivery of the items to the loading device depending on the detected degree of soiling, and it is useful that the evaluation device is further configured to interrupt the delivery of the items to the loading device when a degree of soiling exceeding a predetermined threshold is detected on the items to be cleaned.

[0067] In the two design variations described above, the supply conveyor belt can be configured to deliver, for example, a batch of items to be washed, stored on trays, to at least one loading area of ​​at least one conveyor item washing machine. Thus, each batch may preferably include, as necessary, trays on which items to be washed are placed or stored, particularly at least one set of tableware.

[0068] Furthermore, the detection system can be specifically configured to detect at least one parameter of the items to be cleaned for each batch, and the evaluation device is configured to allow or suspend the delivery of the batch to the onboard equipment depending on the detected parameter of the batch.

[0069] Accordingly, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the supply conveyor belt is particularly configured to deliver the articles to be washed in batches to at least one loading area of ​​at least one conveyor article washing machine, each batch preferably comprising trays, on which the articles to be washed are placed or stored, and in particular at least one set of dishes.

[0070] In this regard, it is particularly useful that the detection system is configured to detect the order of the items to be cleaned in batches when the items to be cleaned are delivered in batches to at least one loading area of ​​at least one conveyor item washing machine, and that the evaluation device is configured to allow the delivery of batches of items to be cleaned to the loading device according to the detected order.

[0071] Here, it is preferable that the evaluation device is specifically configured to allow the delivery of the batch of cleaned items to the mounting device when the detection system detects that the cleaned items are scattered within the batch.

[0072] In a further development of this embodiment, if the detection system detects that a predetermined or identifiable number of items to be cleaned are present in a batch in such an overlapping manner, at least in terms of area, the evaluation device is configured to prohibit or interrupt the delivery of the batch of items to the mounted device.

[0073] In an embodiment of the mounting system according to the present invention, the detection system may be configured to detect at least one arrangement of items to be cleaned relative to a supply conveyor belt when the items to be cleaned are delivered to at least one mounting area of ​​at least one conveyor item washing machine. Here, the evaluation device is particularly configured to permit or interrupt the delivery of at least one item to the mounting device in accordance with the detected arrangement of at least one item to be cleaned relative to the supply conveyor belt.

[0074] For example, if the detection system detects that at least one item being cleaned has deviated from at least one predetermined or identifiable target arrangement, the evaluation device is specifically configured to deny or interrupt delivery to the mounting device.

[0075] According to an embodiment of the mounting system of the present invention, the supply conveyor belt has an assigned discharge switch. Preferably, at least one discharge switch is located upstream of at least one mounting area of ​​at least one conveyor article washing machine and downstream of the detection system.

[0076] At least one discharge switch is configured, in particular, to discharge at least one cleaned item, in particular batches, from the supply conveyor belt, as needed. Preferably, the evaluation device is configured to activate the discharge switch when the delivery of at least one cleaned item to the mounting device would be unacceptable or interrupted.

[0077] In a further development, at least one discharge switch is configured to discharge at least one cleaned item, in particular batches, from the supply conveyor belt to the outlet area as needed, and the outlet area is preferably configured to pre-clean the cleaned items discharged to the outlet area, particularly by manual pre-cleaning.

[0078] Alternatively or additionally, at least one discharge switch is configured, as necessary, to discharge at least one cleaned item, in particular in batch units, from the supply conveyor belt to the return conveyor belt, the return conveyor belt being configured to pre-clean, in particular by manual means, the at least one cleaned item discharged to the return conveyor belt.

[0079] Here, the upstream end region of the return conveyor belt is connected to at least one feed switch to transport at least one pre-washed cleaned item to be loaded onto the supply conveyor belt, as necessary. According to this embodiment, it is useful that the at least one feed switch is preferably connected to the supply conveyor belt upstream of the detection system.

[0080] According to a further (alternative or additional) aspect of the present invention, the supply conveyor belt has at least one assigned feed switch, which is configured to load at least one item to be cleaned, in particular in batches, onto the supply conveyor belt, and it is preferable that the at least one feed switch is connected to the supply conveyor belt upstream of the detection system. It is preferable that the at least one feed switch connects to the supply conveyor belt, in particular, an area that is configured to be pre-cleaned manually for transport.

[0081] The present invention further relates to an apparatus comprising at least one conveyor article washing machine and the above-described mounting system according to the present invention.

[0082] Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for loading articles to be cleaned onto at least one conveyor article washing machine. In this method, the articles to be cleaned are delivered to at least one loading area of ​​at least one conveyor article washing machine, and when the articles to be cleaned are delivered to at least one loading area of ​​at least one conveyor article washing machine, the following parameters of the articles to be cleaned, namely, i) Type of item to be cleaned, and / or relative position of item to be cleaned, ii) The degree of soiling of the items to be cleaned, and / or, iii) The order of the items to be cleaned, and / or the arrangement of the items to be cleaned, At least one of these will be detected.

[0083] The method according to the present invention is characterized in that, in particular, the delivery of articles to be cleaned to at least one loading area of ​​at least one conveyor article washing machine is controlled according to at least one of the detected parameters.

[0084] Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the solution according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the attached drawings. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0085] [Figure 1] This is a schematic plan view of the mounting area of ​​a conveyor article washing machine device comprising two conveyor article washing machines, according to a first exemplary embodiment of the mounting system according to the present invention. [Figure 2] This is a schematic plan view of the mounting area of ​​a conveyor article washing machine device comprising two conveyor article washing machines, according to a second exemplary embodiment of the mounting system according to the present invention. [Figure 3] This is a schematic plan view of the mounting area of ​​a conveyor article washing machine device comprising two conveyor article washing machines, according to a third exemplary embodiment of the mounting system according to the present invention. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0086] Figure 1 shows a schematic plan view of the mounting areas of two conveyor article washing machines 1, which are shown only partially.

[0087] The first of the two conveyor article washing machines, the conveyor article washing machine 1, has a conveyor system (main conveyor belt 2, cutlery conveyor belt 3) that transports the articles to be washed 9a and 9b in the transport direction through the conveyor article washing machine 1. The conveyor system is configured to make the entire washing and rinsing process more efficient, in particular by enabling multiple types of articles to be washed, which are placed adjacent to each other, to be processed simultaneously in the processing zone of the conveyor article washing machine 1. As a result, the working time of the washing workers can be reduced, and the resource consumption of the article washing machine 1 can be reduced.

[0088] The other (second) conveyor article washing machine 1' of the two conveyor article washing machines has a conveyor device (main conveyor belt 2') that transports the articles to be washed 9c in the transport direction through the conveyor article washing machine 1'. The conveyor device of this conveyor article washing machine 1' is specifically configured so that only one type of articles to be washed are processed in the processing zone of the conveyor article washing machine 1', but this should not be considered to limit the present invention.

[0089] The conveyor article washing machines 1 and 1' considered here each have at least one washing zone, such as a pre-washing zone and a main washing zone, and the main washing zone is located behind the pre-washing zone when viewed in the direction of transport of the articles to be washed 9a, 9b, and 9c. When viewed in the direction of transport, it is preferable that a post-washing zone is provided behind at least one washing zone, and behind the post-washing zone, at least one final rinse zone, such as a fresh water final rinse zone and / or a pump final rinse zone is provided. When viewed in the direction of transport of the articles to be washed 9a, 9b, and 9c, there is a drying zone behind at least one final rinse zone.

[0090] Each zone of the conveyor item washing machines 1 and 1' can be separated from each other by a separation curtain. In the direction of transport, the respective inlet tunnels of the conveyor item washing machines 1 and 1', located behind their corresponding loading areas, can also be separated from the entrances of the conveyor item washing machines 1 and 1' by a separation curtain. By providing a separation curtain, it is possible to prevent splashing of washing liquid and final rinse liquid from the conveyor item washing machines 1 and 1', and to prevent steam leakage.

[0091] The processing zones of the conveyor article washing machines 1, 1' have assigned spray nozzles. These spray nozzles help to spray liquid onto the articles to be washed 9a, 9b, 9c as they are transported by the conveyor system through their respective processing zones. The individual spray systems in the processing zones ensure that the articles to be washed 9a, 9b, 9c are sprayed from both above and below.

[0092] In the embodiment schematically shown in Figure 1, a system 10 to be mounted on the conveyor article washing machine 1 is provided in the mounting area of ​​the conveyor article washing machine 1, 1'. The mounting system 10 includes an accompanying supply conveyor belt 11, and can deliver the articles to be washed 9a, 9b, and 9c to the mounting area of ​​the conveyor article washing machines 1, 1' via the supply conveyor belt 11.

[0093] The mounting system 10 according to the present invention, schematically shown in plan view according to an exemplary embodiment in Figure 1, further comprises a mounting device having at least two manipulators 12a, 12b that automatically loads, more specifically, one group of items to be washed from a predetermined or identifiable group of items to be washed, onto the respective tracks or areas of the conveyor belt of the conveyor item washing machines 1, 1'.

[0094] In the solution schematically shown in Figure 1, a further first loading device is provided, which is configured to automatically load the items to be washed 9a of a first group of items to be washed (i.e., a group of items to be washed having one and / or more pieces of metal, particularly stainless steel cutlery) onto a cutlery track 3 that extends parallel to the main conveyor belt 2 of the first conveyor item washing machine 1.

[0095] It is also conceivable that a further second loading device may be used. The further second loading device is configured to automatically load the items 9b of a second group of items to be washed (i.e., a group of items to be washed that includes trays and tray-like items made of plastic material) onto a tray track that extends parallel to the main conveyor belt 2 of the first conveyor item washing machine 1.

[0096] In addition, in the exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 1, a loading device having the two manipulators 12a and 12b described above is used. This loading device is configured to automatically load, more specifically, the items 9c of a third group of items to be washed (i.e., a group of items to be washed that have tableware made of porcelain or a porcelain-like material) onto the main conveyor belt 2 of the second conveyor item washing machine 1'.

[0097] For example, in the direction of transport of the supply conveyor belt 11, the loading device having two manipulators 12a and 12b is positioned upstream of the first further loading device and the second further loading device.

[0098] In the exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 1, the mounting device has the two manipulators 12a and 12b described above, each of which is configured to grasp the cleaning items 9c of the third group of cleaning items, remove them from the supply conveyor belt 11, and place them in a predetermined or identifiable dedicated position.

[0099] This predetermined or identifiable dedicated position is a position located within the area of ​​the conveyor belt (conveyor belt 2') of the second conveyor article washing machine 1', particularly within the area of ​​the main conveyor belt 2' of the second conveyor article washing machine 1'.

[0100] Alternatively, it is generally conceivable that the predetermined or identifiable dedicated location is preferably located outside the second conveyor article washing machine 1' and also serves as an arrangement area for forming a stack of tableware.

[0101] As can be seen in the plan view of Figure 1, in an exemplary embodiment of the mounting system 10 according to the present invention, for example, two manipulators 12a and 12b each have a gripper system having at least one set of gripping tongs.

[0102] However, it is also conceivable that the gripper system may have at least one suction gripper in addition to or instead of the set of gripping tongs.

[0103] It is generally advantageous that at least one manipulator 12a, 12b of the mounted device is configured to use a gripper system to, in particular, grasp the cleaning articles 9c of the third group of cleaning articles, remove them from the supply conveyor belt 11, and place them in a predetermined or identifiable dedicated position.

[0104] In this regard, for example, at least one manipulator 12a, 12b of the mounted device has a starting position or a standby position, and in this position, the gripper system of the manipulator 12a, 12b is positioned above the supply conveyor belt 11, so that during transport, the cleaning items 9c of the third group of cleaning items are transported by the supply conveyor belt 11 to the gripping area of ​​at least one set of gripping tongs.

[0105] It is advantageous that the gripper system of at least one manipulator 12a, 12b of the mounted device has an assigned sensor system, which is configured to detect the presence of at least one cleaned item 9a, 9b, 9c, in the gripping area of ​​at least one set of gripping tongs, and in particular at least one cleaned item 9c of a third group of cleaned items.

[0106] Preferably, the mounted system 10 is accompanied by a control device, which is configured to initiate gripping by at least one set of gripping tongs when a sensor system accompanying the gripper system determines that at least one of the cleaning articles 9a, 9b, 9c, and in particular at least one of the cleaning articles 9c of the third group of cleaning articles, is located within the gripping area of ​​at least one set of gripping tongs.

[0107] In an advantageous embodiment, it is preferable that the control device is further configured to actuate at least one manipulator 12a, 12b of the mounted device so that it removes at least one cleaned article, gripped by the gripper system, from the supply conveyor belt 11 and places it in a predetermined position or a determinable dedicated position.

[0108] It is generally useful that the gripper system of at least one manipulator 12a, 12b particularly has an assigned positioning assist device comprising at least one guide element, wherein the at least one guide element is preferably configured to guide only the cleaning articles 9c of a third group of cleaning articles delivered via the supply conveyor belt 11 in the direction of the gripping area of ​​the gripping tongs of at least one set of gripper systems.

[0109] An exemplary embodiment of the mounting system 10 shown in Figure 1 further comprises a detection system 15, in particular an optical detection system. This detection system, when delivering the items to be washed to at least one mounting area of ​​at least one conveyor item washing machine, detects the following parameters of the items to be washed on the supply conveyor belt 11, namely, i) the types of articles to be cleaned 9a, 9b, 9c, and / or the relative positions of the articles to be cleaned 9a, 9b, 9c on the supply conveyor belt 11, ii) The degree of soiling of the items to be cleaned 9a, 9b, 9c, and / or iii) The order of the items to be washed 9a, 9b, 9c, and / or the arrangement of the items to be washed 9a, 9b, 9c with respect to the supply conveyor belt 11, It is configured to detect at least one of the following.

[0110] The detection system 15 has an assigned evaluation device which is configured to control the delivery of cleaned articles 9a, 9b, 9c to at least one loading area of ​​the conveyor article washing machine 1, 1' and / or to actuate at least one manipulator 12a, 12b of the loading device in accordance with at least one of the parameters detected using the detection system 15.

[0111] When the detection system 15 delivers the items to be washed 9a, 9b, and 9c to at least one loading area of ​​at least one conveyor item washing machine 1, 1', it determines, in particular, based on the size, shape, and / or material of the items to be washed 9a, 9b, and 9c, the following types of items to be washed, namely: A first type of washing article including one and / or more cutlery made of metal, particularly stainless steel, Metal containers, especially stainless steel containers, including a second type of washing article, GN containers and / or pots, A third type of washing article, including trays or similar articles made of plastic material. A fourth type of washing article, including porcelain, porcelain-like material, or earthenware tableware, particularly plates, cups, and / or bowls, and / or A fifth type of washing article, consisting of tableware and / or glassware made of glass or glass-like materials, particularly including drinking glasses. It is specifically configured to detect at least one of the types of items to be washed.

[0112] Here, the evaluation device is specifically configured to operate at least one manipulator 12a, 12b of the loading device in accordance with the detected type of item to be washed, so that the items to be washed of the detected type of item to be washed are removed from the supply conveyor belt 11 by at least one manipulator 12a, 12b and placed on the conveyor tracks 2, 2', 3 of at least one conveyor item washing machine 1, 1', in particular the conveyor track assigned to the detected type of item to be washed.

[0113] Alternatively or additionally, if the detection system 15 detects that the items to be cleaned do not belong to a predetermined or identifiable type of items to be cleaned, or if the detection system 15 determines that the items to be cleaned cannot be assigned to a predetermined or identifiable type of items to be cleaned, the evaluation device is configured to interrupt or prohibit the delivery of the items to the mounting device (i.e., by stopping the supply conveyor belt 11).

[0114] In a further developed form, the detection system 15 is configured to detect the degree of soiling of the items to be cleaned 9a, 9b, 9c when supplying them to at least one loading area of ​​at least one conveyor item washing machine 1, 1', and the evaluation device is configured to allow or interrupt the delivery of the items to be cleaned 9a, 9b, 9c to the loading device according to the detected degree of soiling.

[0115] Alternatively or additionally, the evaluation device is configured to activate at least one manipulator 12a, 12b of the mounted assembly in accordance with the detected degree of soiling, so that the cleaned articles 9a, 9b, 9c of at least one manipulator 12a, 12b are removed from the supply conveyor belt 11 and placed, depending on the detected degree of soiling, either on the conveyor tracks 2, 2', 3 of at least one conveyor article washing machine 1, 1', or in a storage area outside the at least one conveyor article washing machine 1, 1', particularly within a pre-washing station.

[0116] The detection system 15 is configured to detect the degree of soiling of the items to be cleaned 9a, 9b, and 9c when they are delivered to at least one loading area of ​​at least one conveyor item washing machine 1, 1', and the evaluation device is configured to permit or interrupt the delivery of the items to be cleaned 9a, 9b, and 9c to the loading device according to the detected degree of soiling, and the evaluation device may be further configured to interrupt the delivery of the items to the loading device when a degree of soiling exceeding a predetermined threshold is detected on the items to be cleaned.

[0117] As already illustrated in Figure 1, the supply conveyor belt 11 is specifically configured to deliver the items to be washed 9a, 9b, and 9c in batches to at least one loading area of ​​at least one conveyor item washing machine 1, 1', where each batch preferably includes a tray 9b, in particular at least one set of dishes, on which the items to be washed are placed or stored as needed.

[0118] Here, the detection system 15 is specifically configured to detect at least one parameter of the cleaned articles 9a, 9b, and 9c for each batch, and the evaluation device is configured to allow or suspend the delivery of the batch to the loading device depending on the detected parameter of the batch.

[0119] Alternatively or additionally, the detection system 15 is configured to detect the order of the items to be washed 9a, 9b, and 9c in batches when the items to be washed 9a, 9b, and 9c are delivered in batches to at least one loading area of ​​at least one conveyor item washing machine 1, 1', and the evaluation device is configured to allow the delivery of batches of the items to be washed 9a, 9b, and 9c to the loading device according to the detected order, and it is preferable that the evaluation device is particularly configured to allow the delivery of batches of the items to be washed 9a, 9b, and 9c to the loading device when the detection system 15 detects that the items to be washed 9a, 9b, and 9c are scattered within the batch.

[0120] If the detection system 15 detects that a predetermined or identifiable number of items to be cleaned are present in a batch in such an overlapping manner, at least in terms of area, the evaluation device is specifically configured to prohibit or interrupt the delivery of batches of items 9a, 9b, and 9c to the mounting device.

[0121] The detection system 15 is configured to detect at least one arrangement of the cleaning articles 9a, 9b, and 9c relative to the supply conveyor belt 11 when the cleaning articles 9a, 9b, and 9c are delivered to at least one loading area of ​​at least one conveyor article cleaning machine 1, 1', and the evaluation device is configured to permit or interrupt the delivery of at least one cleaning article to the loading device depending on the detected arrangement of at least one cleaning article relative to the supply conveyor belt 11, and the evaluation device may be particularly configured to not permit or interrupt delivery to the loading device when the detection system 15 detects that at least one cleaning article has deviated from at least one predetermined or determinable target arrangement.

[0122] Figure 2 is a schematic plan view showing the mounting area of ​​a conveyor article washing machine device comprising two conveyor article washing machines 1 and 1' according to a second exemplary embodiment of the mounting system 10 according to the present invention.

[0123] A second embodiment of the exemplary mounting system 10 shown in Figure 2 differs from the first embodiment shown in Figure 1 in that, in this second embodiment, the supply conveyor belt 11 has an assigned discharge switch 16, which is preferably located upstream of at least one mounting area of ​​at least one conveyor article washing machine 1, 1' and downstream of the detection system 15, and is configured to discharge at least one washing article, in particular washing articles 9a, 9b, 9c in batch units, from the supply conveyor belt 11 as needed.

[0124] Here, the evaluation device is configured to activate the discharge switch 16 if the delivery of at least one cleaning item to the mounted device is not permitted or is interrupted.

[0125] The discharge switch 16 is preferably configured to discharge at least one cleaned item, in particular a batch of cleaned items 9a, 9b, and 9c, from the supply conveyor belt 11 to the outlet area 17, and the outlet area 17 is preferably configured to pre-clean the cleaned items 9a, 9b, and 9c discharged to the outlet area 17, particularly by manual pre-cleaning.

[0126] Figure 3 is a schematic plan view showing the mounting area of ​​a conveyor article washing machine device comprising two conveyor article washing machines 1 and 1' according to a third exemplary embodiment of the mounting system 10 according to the present invention.

[0127] A second embodiment of the exemplary mounting system 10 shown in Figure 3 differs from the first embodiment shown in Figure 2 in that the discharge switch 16 is configured to discharge at least one cleaned item, in particular a batch of cleaned items 9a, 9b, and 9c from the supply conveyor belt 11 to the return conveyor belt 18 as needed, and the return conveyor belt 18 is configured in at least a region to pre-clean the at least one cleaned item discharged to the return conveyor belt 18, particularly by manual pre-cleaning.

[0128] In the embodiment shown in Figure 3, the upstream end region of the return conveyor belt 18 is connected to a feed switch 19 to transport at least one pre-washed cleaned item to be loaded onto the supply conveyor belt 11, and the feed switch 19 is preferably connected to the supply conveyor belt 11 which is upstream of the detection system 15.

[0129] In principle, in a first embodiment of the mounting system 10 according to the present invention, the supply conveyor belt 11 has an assigned feed switch 19, which is configured to load at least one item to be cleaned, particularly items 9a, 9b, and 9c in batches, onto the supply conveyor belt 11 as needed, and it is preferable that the feed switch 19 is connected to the supply conveyor belt 11 upstream of the detection system 15, and it is also preferable that the feed switch 19 connects to the supply conveyor belt 11 an area that is configured to be pre-cleaned manually for transport.

[0130] The present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiments, but is the result of considering all the features disclosed herein together.

[0131] In this regard, in particular, cutlery can be removed from the items to be washed delivered via the supply conveyor belt 11, for example, using a controllable magnet located upstream of the detection system 15 in the direction of transport of the supply conveyor belt, and the removed cutlery can then preferably be automatically placed into the cutlery track of the conveyor item washing machine 1, 1'.

[0132] Furthermore, in a further developmental form, the evaluation device is configured to coordinate the manipulators of the mounted equipment so that, using the type of cleaned item detected by the detection system 15, the corresponding type of cleaned item can be removed from the supply conveyor belt 11 by the appropriate manipulators 12a, 12b. Furthermore, this disclosure includes the following inventions. The first aspect is, A system (10) for loading items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) onto at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), A supply conveyor belt (11) delivers the items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) to at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), A mounting device having at least one manipulator (12a, 12b) configured to automatically remove the cleaned items (9a, 9b, 9c) from the supply conveyor belt (11) and place them on at least one conveyor track (2, 2', 3) of the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), A detection system (15), particularly an optical detection system, which, when delivering the items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), detects the following parameters of the items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) on the supply conveyor belt (11), namely, i) the type of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c), and / or the relative position of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) on the supply conveyor belt (11), ii) The degree of soiling of the cleaned items (9a, 9b, 9c), and / or iii) the order of the items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c), and / or the arrangement of the items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) on the supply conveyor belt (11), A detection system configured to detect at least one of the following: Equipped with, The detection system (15) is a system having an assigned evaluation device configured to control the delivery of the cleaned articles (9a, 9b, 9c) to the at least one mounting area and / or to actuate the at least one manipulator (12a, 12b) of the mounting device in accordance with at least one of the parameters detected using the detection system (15). The second aspect is, A system (10) in the first embodiment, When the detection system (15) delivers the items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), it determines, in particular, based on the size, shape, and / or material of the items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c), the following types of items to be washed, namely: A first type of washing article including one and / or more cutlery made of metal, particularly stainless steel, Metal containers, especially stainless steel containers, including a second type of washing article, GN containers and / or pots, A third type of washing article, including trays or similar articles made of plastic material. A fourth type of washing article, including porcelain, porcelain-like material, or earthenware tableware, particularly plates, cups, and / or bowls, and / or A fifth type of washing article, consisting of tableware and / or glassware made of glass or glass-like materials, particularly including drinking glasses. It is configured to detect at least one of the following types of items to be cleaned: The evaluation device is specifically configured to operate the at least one manipulator (12a, 12b) of the mounted device in accordance with the detected type of item to be cleaned, such that the items to be cleaned of the detected type of item to be cleaned are removed from the supply conveyor belt (11) by the at least one manipulator (12a, 12b) and placed on the conveyor tracks (2, 2', 3) of the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), in particular on the conveyor track assigned to the detected type of item to be cleaned. The third aspect is, A system (10) in the first or second embodiment, The system is configured such that when the detection system (15) detects that at least one cleaning item (9a, 9b, 9c) does not belong to a predetermined or identifiable cleaning item type, or when the cleaning item (9a, 9b, 9c) cannot be assigned to a predetermined or identifiable cleaning item type using the detection system (15), the evaluation device is configured to interrupt or prohibit the delivery of the at least one cleaning item (9a, 9b, 9c) to the mounted device. The fourth aspect is, A system (10) in any one of the first to third embodiments, The detection system (15) is configured to detect the degree of soiling of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) when delivering the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item cleaning machine (1, 1'), and the evaluation device is configured to allow or suspend the delivery of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) to the loading device according to the detected degree of soiling, and / or the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) of the at least one manipulator (12a, 12b) The evaluation device is configured to activate the at least one manipulator (12a, 12b) of the mounted device in accordance with the detected degree of soiling, so that the items are removed from the supply conveyor belt (11) and placed, depending on the detected degree of soiling, on the conveyor track (2, 2', 3) of the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1') or in a storage area outside the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), and in particular in a pre-washing station. The fifth aspect is, A system (10) in the fourth aspect, The detection system (15) is configured to detect the degree of soiling of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) when they are delivered to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item cleaning machine (1, 1'), the evaluation device is configured to allow or interrupt the delivery of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) to the loading device according to the detected degree of soiling, and the evaluation device is further configured to interrupt the delivery of at least one item to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) to the loading device when a degree of soiling exceeding a predetermined threshold is detected on the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c). The sixth aspect is, A system (10) in the fourth or fifth aspect, The supply conveyor belt (11) is configured to deliver the items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) in batches to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), each batch preferably comprising a tray (9b), the tray (9b) on which the items to be washed (9a, 9c) are placed or stored, in particular at least one set of dishes, the detection system (15) is specifically configured to detect the at least one parameter of the items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) for each batch, and the evaluation device is configured to allow or suspend the delivery of the batch to the loading device depending on the detected parameter of the batch, the system. The seventh aspect is, A system (10) in any one of the first to sixth embodiments, The supply conveyor belt (11) is configured to deliver the items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) in batches to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), each batch preferably including a tray (9b), on which the items to be washed (9a, 9c) are placed or stored, and in particular at least one set of dishes, and the detection system (15) delivers the items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) in batches to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1') Preferably, the system is configured such that when delivering to a region, the evaluation device is configured to detect the order of the cleaned articles (9a, 9b, 9c) in each batch, and according to the detected order, the evaluation device is configured to allow delivery of the batch of cleaned articles (9a, 9b, 9c) to the mounting device, and when the detection system (15) detects that the cleaned articles (9a, 9b, 9c) are scattered within the batch, the evaluation device is particularly configured to allow delivery of the batch of cleaned articles (9a, 9b, 9c) to the mounting device. The eighth aspect is, A system (10) in the seventh aspect, The system is configured such that if the detection system (15) detects that a predetermined number or a identifiable number of the cleaned items (9a, 9b, 9c) are present in the batch in such an overlapping manner, the evaluation device is configured to prohibit or interrupt the delivery of the batch of cleaned items (9a, 9b, 9c) to the mounted device. The ninth aspect is, A system (10) in any one of the first to eighth embodiments, The detection system (15) is configured to detect at least one arrangement of the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c) relative to the supply conveyor belt (11) when delivering the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c) to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor article cleaning machine (1, 1'), and the evaluation device is configured to permit or interrupt the delivery of at least one cleaning article (9a, 9b, 9c) to the loading device according to the detected arrangement of the at least one cleaning article (9a, 9b, 9c) relative to the supply conveyor belt (11), and the evaluation device is particularly configured to not permit or interrupt delivery to the loading device when the detection system (15) detects that the at least one cleaning article (9a, 9b, 9c) deviates from at least one predetermined or determinable target arrangement. The tenth aspect is, A system (10) in any one of the first to ninth embodiments, The supply conveyor belt (11) has an assigned discharge switch (16), which is preferably located upstream of the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor article washing machine (1, 1') and downstream of the detection system (15), and is configured to discharge at least one washing article (9a, 9b, 9c), in particular in batch units, from the supply conveyor belt (11) as needed, and the evaluation device is configured to activate the discharge switch (16) when the delivery of at least one washing article (9a, 9b, 9c) to the loading device is not permitted or is interrupted. The eleventh aspect is, A system (10) in the tenth aspect, The discharge switch (16) is configured to discharge at least one cleaned item (9a, 9b, 9c), particularly in batch units, from the supply conveyor belt (11) to the outlet area (17) as needed, and the outlet area (17) is preferably configured to pre-clean the cleaned items (9a, 9b, 9c) discharged to the outlet area (17), particularly by manual pre-cleaning. The twelfth aspect is, A system (10) in the tenth or eleventh aspect, The discharge switch (16) is configured to discharge, if necessary, at least one cleaned item (9a, 9b, 9c), particularly in batch units, from the supply conveyor belt (11) to the return conveyor belt (18), the return conveyor belt (18) is configured in at least a region to pre-clean the cleaned items (9a, 9b, 9c) discharged to the return conveyor belt (18), particularly by manual pre-cleaning, the upstream end region of the return conveyor belt (18) is connected to a feed switch (19) to transport the at least one pre-cleaned cleaned item (9a, 9b, 9c) to be loaded onto the supply conveyor belt (11), the feed switch (19) is preferably connected to the supply conveyor belt (11) upstream of the detection system (15). The 13th aspect is, A system (10) in any one of the first to twelfth embodiments, The supply conveyor belt (11) has an assigned feed switch (19) which is configured to load at least one item to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c), in particular batches, onto the supply conveyor belt (11) as needed, and the feed switch (19) is preferably connected to the supply conveyor belt (11) upstream of the detection system (15), and the feed switch (19) is preferably connected to the supply conveyor belt (11) to an area that is configured to be pre-cleaned manually for transport, in this system. The 14th aspect is, The apparatus comprises at least one conveyor article washing machine (1, 1') and a mounting system in any one of the first to thirteenth embodiments. The 15th aspect is, A method for loading items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) onto at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), the method comprising the following steps: The items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) are delivered to at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), When the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) are delivered to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item cleaning machine (1, 1'), the following parameters of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) are considered, namely, i) The type of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c), and / or the relative positions of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c), ii) The degree of soiling of the cleaned items (9a, 9b, 9c), and / or iii) The order of the cleaned items (9a, 9b, 9c), and / or the arrangement of the cleaned items (9a, 9b, 9c), At least one of these was detected. The method involves controlling the delivery of the cleaned articles (9a, 9b, 9c) to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor article washing machine (1, 1') according to at least one of the detected parameters.

Claims

1. A system (10) for loading items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) onto at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), A supply conveyor belt (11) delivers the items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) to at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), A mounting device having at least one manipulator (12a, 12b) configured to automatically remove the cleaned articles (9a, 9b, 9c) from the supply conveyor belt (11) and place them on at least one conveyor track (2, 2', 3) of the at least one conveyor article washing machine (1, 1'), The detection system (15), when delivering the items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), detects the following parameters of the items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) on the supply conveyor belt (11), namely, i) the type of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c), and / or the relative position of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) on the supply conveyor belt (11), ii) The degree of soiling of the cleaned items (9a, 9b, 9c), and / or iii) The order of the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c), and / or the arrangement of the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c) with respect to the supply conveyor belt (11), A detection system configured to detect at least one of the following: Equipped with, The detection system (15) has an assigned evaluation device configured to control the delivery of the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c) to the at least one mounting area and / or to actuate the at least one manipulator (12a, 12b) of the mounting device in accordance with at least one of the parameters detected using the detection system (15), The evaluation device is configured such that when the detection system (15) detects that at least one cleaning item (9a, 9b, 9c) does not belong to a predetermined or identifiable cleaning item type, or when the cleaning item (9a, 9b, 9c) cannot be assigned to a predetermined or identifiable cleaning item type using the detection system (15), the delivery of the at least one cleaning item (9a, 9b, 9c) to the mounted device is interrupted or prohibited, the evaluation device is configured such that when the detection system (15) detects that at least one cleaning item (9a, 9b, 9c) does not belong to a predetermined or identifiable cleaning item type, delivery of the at least one cleaning item (9a, 9b, 9c) to the mounted device is interrupted or prohibited, the evaluation device is configured such that when the detection system (15) detects that at least one cleaning item (9a, 9b, 9c) does not belong to a predetermined or

2. The system (10) according to claim 1, When the detection system (15) delivers the items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), it determines, based on the size, shape, and / or material of the items to be washed, the following types of items to be washed, namely: A first type of washing article including one and / or more metal cutlery, A second type of cleaning article, including a metal container, A third type of washing article, including trays or tray-like articles made of plastic material, A fourth type of washing article including porcelain, porcelain-like material, or earthenware tableware, and / or A fifth type of washing article, including tableware and / or glassware made of glass or glass-like material, It is configured to detect at least one of the types of items to be cleaned, System (10), wherein the evaluation device is configured to operate the at least one manipulator (12a, 12b) of the mounted device in accordance with the detected clean item type, so that the clean item of the detected clean item type is removed from the supply conveyor belt (11) by the at least one manipulator (12a, 12b) and placed on the conveyor track (2, 2', 3) of the at least one conveyor clean item washer (1, 1') assigned to the detected clean item type.

3. A system (10) according to claim 1 or 2, The detection system (15) is configured to detect the degree of soiling of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) when delivering the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item cleaning machine (1, 1'), and the evaluation device is configured to permit or suspend the delivery of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) to the loading device according to the detected degree of soiling, and / or the delivery of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) to the at least one manipulator (12a, 12b) The evaluation device is configured to activate the at least one manipulator (12a, 12b) of the mounted device in accordance with the detected degree of soiling, so that the items are removed from the supply conveyor belt (11) and placed, depending on the detected degree of soiling, on the conveyor track (2, 2', 3) of the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1') or in a storage area outside the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), and in a pre-washing station.

4. The system (10) according to claim 3, System (10), wherein the detection system (15) is configured to detect the degree of soiling of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) when delivering the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item cleaning machine (1, 1'), the evaluation device is configured to permit or interrupt the delivery of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) to the loading device according to the detected degree of soiling, and the evaluation device is further configured to interrupt the delivery of at least one item to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) to the loading device when a degree of soiling exceeding a predetermined threshold is detected on the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c).

5. The system (10) according to claim 3 or 4, The supply conveyor belt (11) is configured to deliver the items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) in batches to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), each batch comprising a tray (9b), the tray (9b) on which the items to be washed (9a, 9c) are arranged or stored, and at least one set of tableware, the detection system (15) is configured to detect at least one parameter of the items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) for each batch, and the evaluation device is configured to allow or suspend the delivery of the batch to the loading device according to the detected parameter of the batch, the system (10).

6. A system (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, The supply conveyor belt (11) is configured to deliver the items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) in batches to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), each batch comprising a tray (9b), the tray (9b) on which the items to be washed (9a, 9c) are arranged or stored, and at least one set of tableware, and the detection system (15) detects the items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) in batches to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1') System (10): When delivering to a loading area, the system (10) is configured to detect the order of the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c) in batches, the evaluation device is configured to allow delivery of batches of the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c) to the loading device according to the detected order, and when the detection system (15) detects that the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c) are scattered within the batch, the evaluation device is configured to allow delivery of batches of the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c) to the loading device.

7. The system (10) according to claim 6, If the detection system (15) detects that a predetermined number or a identifiable number of the cleaned items (9a, 9b, 9c) are present in the batch such that they overlap in at least one area, the evaluation device is configured to prohibit or interrupt the delivery of the batch of cleaned items (9a, 9b, 9c) to the mounted device, system (10).

8. A system (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, System (10), wherein the detection system (15) is configured to detect at least one arrangement of the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c) on the supply conveyor belt (11) when delivering the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c) to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor article cleaning machine (1, 1'), the evaluation device is configured to permit or interrupt the delivery of at least one cleaning article (9a, 9b, 9c) to the loading device according to the detected arrangement of the at least one cleaning article (9a, 9b, 9c) on the supply conveyor belt (11), and the evaluation device is configured not to permit or interrupt delivery to the loading device when the detection system (15) detects that the at least one cleaning article (9a, 9b, 9c) deviates from at least one predetermined or determinable target arrangement.

9. A system (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, The supply conveyor belt (11) has an assigned discharge switch (16) located upstream of the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor article washing machine (1, 1') and downstream of the detection system (15), and is configured to discharge washing articles (9a, 9b, 9c) in batches from the supply conveyor belt (11), and the evaluation device is configured to activate the discharge switch (16) when the delivery of at least one washing article (9a, 9b, 9c) to the loading device is not permitted or is interrupted, in the system (10).

10. The system (10) according to claim 9, The discharge switch (16) is configured to discharge the cleaned items (9a, 9b, 9c) in batches from the supply conveyor belt (11) to the outlet area (17), and the outlet area (17) is configured to pre-clean the cleaned items (9a, 9b, 9c) that have been discharged to the outlet area (17), in a system (10).

11. The system (10) according to claim 9 or 10, The discharge switch (16) is configured to discharge the cleaned items (9a, 9b, 9c) in batches from the supply conveyor belt (11) to the return conveyor belt (18), the return conveyor belt (18) is configured in at least one area to pre-clean the cleaned items (9a, 9b, 9c) discharged to the return conveyor belt (18), the upstream end area of ​​the return conveyor belt (18) is connected to a feed switch (19) to transport the at least one pre-cleaned cleaned item (9a, 9b, 9c) to be loaded onto the supply conveyor belt (11), the feed switch (19) is connected to the supply conveyor belt (11) which is upstream of the detection system (15), the system (10).

12. A system (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 11, The supply conveyor belt (11) has an assigned feed switch (19) which is configured to load washing items (9a, 9b, 9c) onto the supply conveyor belt (11) in batches, the feed switch (19) is connected to the supply conveyor belt (11) which is upstream of the detection system (15), and the feed switch (19) connects to the supply conveyor belt (11) an area which is configured to be pre-washed by manual means for transport, the system (10).

13. An apparatus comprising at least one conveyor article washing machine (1, 1') and one of the systems according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

14. A method for loading articles to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) onto at least one conveyor article washing machine (1, 1'), which is carried out by the system described in any one of claims 1 to 12, the method comprising the following steps: The items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) are delivered by a supply conveyor belt to at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), When the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) are delivered to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item cleaning machine (1, 1'), the following parameters of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) are considered, namely, i) The type of the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c), and / or the relative positions of the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c), ii) The degree of soiling of the cleaned items (9a, 9b, 9c), and / or iii) The order of the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c), and / or the arrangement of the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c), At least one of these is detected by the detection system, In a method in which the delivery of the cleaned articles (9a, 9b, 9c) to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor article washing machine (1, 1') is controlled by an evaluation device in accordance with at least one of the detected parameters, The aforementioned method, When the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) are delivered to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), the type of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) is detected. A method characterized in that when the detection system (15) detects that at least one item to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) does not belong to a predetermined or identifiable type of item to be cleaned, or when the item to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) cannot be assigned to a predetermined or identifiable type of item to be cleaned using the detection system (15), the delivery of the at least one item to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item cleaning machine (1, 1') is interrupted or prohibited.

15. A method for loading articles to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) onto at least one conveyor article washing machine (1, 1'), which is carried out by the system described in any one of claims 1 to 12, the method comprising the following steps: The items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) are delivered by a supply conveyor belt to at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), When the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) are delivered to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item cleaning machine (1, 1'), the following parameters of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) are considered, namely, i) The type of the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c), and / or the relative positions of the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c), ii) The degree of soiling of the cleaned items (9a, 9b, 9c), and / or iii) The order of the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c), and / or the arrangement of the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c), At least one of these is detected by the detection system, In a method in which the delivery of the cleaned articles (9a, 9b, 9c) to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor article washing machine (1, 1') is controlled by an evaluation device in accordance with at least one of the detected parameters, The aforementioned method, When the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) are delivered to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), the type of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) is detected. When the detection system (15) detects that at least one item to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) does not belong to a predetermined or identifiable item to be cleaned type, or when the item to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) cannot be assigned to a predetermined or identifiable item to be cleaned using the detection system (15), the delivery of the at least one item to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item to be cleaned (1, 1') is interrupted or prohibited, and A method characterized in that, when the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) are delivered to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item cleaning machine (1, 1'), the degree of soiling of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) is detected, and the delivery of the items to the loading area is permitted or interrupted according to the detected degree of soiling.

16. A method for loading articles to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) onto at least one conveyor article washing machine (1, 1'), which is carried out by the system described in any one of claims 1 to 12, the method comprising the following steps: The items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) are delivered by a supply conveyor belt to at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), When the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) are delivered to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item cleaning machine (1, 1'), the following parameters of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) are considered, namely, i) The type of the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c), and / or the relative positions of the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c), ii) The degree of soiling of the cleaned items (9a, 9b, 9c), and / or iii) The order of the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c), and / or the arrangement of the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c), At least one of these is detected by the detection system, In a method in which the delivery of the cleaned articles (9a, 9b, 9c) to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor article washing machine (1, 1') is controlled by an evaluation device in accordance with at least one of the detected parameters, The aforementioned method, When the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) are delivered to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), the type of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) is detected. When the detection system (15) detects that at least one item to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) does not belong to a predetermined or identifiable item to be cleaned type, or when the item to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) cannot be assigned to a predetermined or identifiable item to be cleaned using the detection system (15), the delivery of the at least one item to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item to be cleaned (1, 1') is interrupted or prohibited, A method characterized in that the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c) of at least one manipulator (12a, 12b) are removed from the supply conveyor belt (11), and the at least one manipulator (12a, 12b) is operated according to the detected degree of soiling so that the cleaning articles are placed on the conveyor track (2, 2', 3) of the at least one conveyor article cleaning machine (1, 1'), or in a storage area outside the at least one conveyor article cleaning machine (1, 1'), and in a pre-cleaning station.

17. A method for loading articles to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) onto at least one conveyor article washing machine (1, 1'), which is carried out by the system described in any one of claims 1 to 12, the method comprising the following steps: The items to be washed (9a, 9b, 9c) are delivered by a supply conveyor belt to at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), When the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) are delivered to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item cleaning machine (1, 1'), the following parameters of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) are considered, namely, i) The type of the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c), and / or the relative positions of the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c), ii) The degree of soiling of the cleaned items (9a, 9b, 9c), and / or iii) The order of the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c), and / or the arrangement of the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c), At least one of these is detected by the detection system, In a method in which the delivery of the cleaned articles (9a, 9b, 9c) to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor article washing machine (1, 1') is controlled by an evaluation device in accordance with at least one of the detected parameters, The aforementioned method, When the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) are delivered to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), the type of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) is detected. When the detection system (15) detects that at least one item to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) does not belong to a predetermined or identifiable item to be cleaned type, or when the item to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) cannot be assigned to a predetermined or identifiable item to be cleaned using the detection system (15), the delivery of the at least one item to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item to be cleaned (1, 1') is interrupted or prohibited, When the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) are delivered to the at least one loading area of ​​the at least one conveyor item washing machine (1, 1'), the degree of soiling of the items to be cleaned (9a, 9b, 9c) is detected, and according to the detected degree of soiling, the delivery of the items to the loading area is permitted or suspended, and A method characterized in that the cleaning articles (9a, 9b, 9c) of at least one manipulator (12a, 12b) are removed from the supply conveyor belt (11), and the at least one manipulator (12a, 12b) is operated according to the detected degree of soiling so that the cleaning articles are placed on the conveyor track (2, 2', 3) of the at least one conveyor article cleaning machine (1, 1'), or in a storage area outside the at least one conveyor article cleaning machine (1, 1'), and in a pre-cleaning station.

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