Rotating Skewer And Basket Cleaning Assembly for Wash Tanks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pot and pan washing machines face difficulties in efficiently cleaning and handling long parts such as skewers and baskets due to their size and shape, making loading, unloading, and cleaning processes challenging, and often require separate scrapping and rinsing basins, which increases the machine's footprint and poses risks of splashing and injury.
Innovation Solution
A rotating cleaning assembly within the wash tank of a pot and pan washing machine, equipped with jet nozzles that expel a stream of fluid to passively rotate the assembly, allowing for easy loading and unloading of long parts, reducing splashing, and integrating a scrapping/rinsing rack for multi-functional use without separate basins.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional pot and pan washing machine is used to clean long parts like skewers and baskets, then the cleaning process becomes difficult and inefficient, but adding a rotating cleaning assembly increases device complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning assembly is designed to rotate dynamically within the wash tank, allowing the jet stream to passively rotate the assembly through fluid force. This dynamic rotation enables all surfaces of long parts to be cleaned effectively without requiring complex mechanical drive mechanisms, thus improving ease of operation while maintaining relatively simple device structure
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning assembly serves multiple functions: it holds long parts for cleaning, rotates to expose all surfaces to the jet stream, and can be integrated with the existing wash tank structure. The rack structure also serves dual purposes for both cleaning and holding parts, reducing overall device complexity while improving cleaning capability
2Manufacturing precision
If separate scrapping and rinsing basins are added to clean long parts effectively, then cleaning effectiveness improves, but the machine's footprint increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple cleaning functions (scrapping, pre-rinsing, and final rinsing) into a single integrated wash tank. The rotating cleaning assembly with jet nozzles performs all cleaning operations within the same tank space, eliminating the need for separate scrapping and rinsing basins. This merging of functions maintains cleaning effectiveness while significantly reducing the machine's footprint
3Device complexity
If the wash tank is used for multiple functions (scrapping, pre-rinsing, final rinsing), then device complexity reduces, but cleaning precision for each function may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The rotating cleaning assembly dynamically adjusts the cleaning action through rotation, allowing the jet stream to attack the parts from multiple angles and positions. This dynamic movement enables a single tank to effectively perform multiple cleaning functions with precision comparable to separate dedicated basins, as the rotating assembly adapts to clean different surfaces and areas sequentially
4Manufacturing precision
If a rotating assembly is used to clean all surfaces of long parts, then cleaning coverage improves, but the risk of splashing and injury increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent converts the potentially harmful splashing effect into a beneficial cleaning mechanism. The jet stream that could cause splashing is instead used to passively rotate the cleaning assembly, ensuring all surfaces are exposed to cleaning action. The rotation is driven by the fluid force itself, transforming what could be a safety hazard into the driving mechanism for comprehensive cleaning coverage
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 system effectively cleans all surfaces of long parts, reduces the risk of injury and splashing, and minimizes the machine's footprint by eliminating the need for separate scrapping and rinsing areas, enhancing operational efficiency and safety.
Implementation Method 1
The cleaning assembly is situated such that it passively rotates due to the stream of fluid expelled by the jet nozzle(s)
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AI summary
A rotisserie skewer, basket and parts cleaning assembly is provided. The assembly is located within a wash tank that includes a jet nozzle to expel a stream of fluid into said wash tank. The assembly is rotatably mounted within the wash tank and is capable of holding parts for cleaning.