Commercial Cooker Cleaning Unit With Solid Cleaner Liquefaction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Commercial cooking devices with water and steam systems pose challenges for manual cleaning, particularly with high-alkaline cleaners, as they can be hazardous to users due to potential spills and uneven solubility of tablets, and require protective gear.
Innovation Solution
A cleaning device with a connection unit for a solid alkaline cleaning agent that liquefies using a solvent, eliminating the need for manual dosing and reducing contact risks, integrated into commercial cooking devices for efficient cleaning of cooking chambers and line systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If high-alkaline cleaning agents are used in conventional forms (powders, tablets, granules, liquids), then cleaning effectiveness is achieved, but user safety deteriorates due to potential spills and contact with corrosive cleaner
Solution Approach 1:
The invention changes the physical state of the cleaning agent from conventional forms (powders, tablets, liquids) to a solid gel form. This parameter change allows the cleaning agent to be contained in a bottle without spillage risks while maintaining high-alkaline cleaning effectiveness. The gel form can be safely handled and dosed without protective gear.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses a composite material formulation combining high-alkaline cleaning agents with gel-forming substances. This creates a solid gel cleaner that retains the corrosive cleaning power of high-alkaline agents while achieving a stable, non-spillable physical form that can be safely contained and applied.
2Measurement precision
If tablets are used for cleaning, then dosing accuracy is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to breakage and inconsistent water solubility
Solution Approach 1:
The invention changes the physical form from tablets to a solid gel, eliminating the breakage issue inherent in tablets. The gel maintains dosing accuracy through controlled dispensing while ensuring consistent water solubility and cleaning performance without the reliability problems of tablet breakage and variable dissolution rates.
3Adaptability or versatility
If manual dosing of cleaning agents is performed, then flexibility is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to requirement of protective gear and careful handling
Solution Approach 1:
The invention enables self-service operation where the cleaning system automatically handles the gel cleaner from the bottle through controlled dispensing. The system performs its own dosing without requiring manual handling, eliminating the need for protective gear while maintaining dosing flexibility through automated control mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The solid gel form acts as an intermediary between the cleaning agent and the user. It allows the cleaning system to access and dispense the high-alkaline cleaner without direct user contact, eliminating the need for protective equipment while preserving dosing flexibility through controlled release mechanisms.
4Ease of operation
If line systems in cooking devices are cleaned manually, then accessibility is improved, but productivity deteriorates due to inability to access internal components
Solution Approach 1:
The invention uses hydraulic principles by formulating the cleaning agent as a gel that can be pumped and circulated through the line system. This allows the cleaner to be delivered directly to internal components through fluid delivery mechanisms, enabling thorough cleaning of inaccessible areas while improving cleaning productivity and efficiency.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution allows for safe and efficient cleaning of commercial cooking devices without user exposure to high-alkaline cleaners, ensuring hygiene and optimal cleaning efficiency with precise dosing and controlled alkalinity.
Implementation Method 1
a liquefaction device for liquefying the solid cleaning agent. Liquefaction can here preferably take place using a solvent
Implementation Method 2
the liquefaction device has a heating device, with which the container can be heated
Implementation Method 3
Liquefaction can here preferably take place using a solvent
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a cleaning device (200, 200′) for commercial cooking devices (100, 100′). The cleaning device (200, 200′) has a connection unit (2), in particular a connection piece (2), for accommodating a container (B, BR, BKI) with a solid cleaning agent (1R), a liquefaction device (2a, 2b) for liquefying the solid cleaning agent (1R), if necessary using a solvent, and optionally at least one first supply tank (12, 12R, 12K, 13R, 13K). In addition, the invention relates to a commercial cooking device (100, 100′) and the use of a cleaning device (200, 200′) according to the invention in commercial cooking devices (100, 100′). Finally, the present invention involves a method for cleaning commercial cooking devices (100, 100′).