Method and apparatus for controlling ware washing
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An automated commercial sink for cleaning of kitchen ware, comprising:
- a wash bay, a rinse bay, and a sanitizer bay, each said bay having a bottom with side walls leading to an open top, said bottom having a drain;
a diverter valve coupled to each said drain of each said bay;
at least one controller for maintaining a predetermined water level in each said bay, said controller coupled to a hot water source and a cold water source;
a temperature sensor mounted within each said bay and electrically coupled to said controller, said controller adjusting the water temperature in each bay and diverting fluid to the drain and replacing with FDA/EPA required temperature levels;
a dispensing unit fluidly coupled to said sanitizer sink and electrically connected to said controller unit;
means for measuring quaternary ammonium level in said sanitizer bay electrically coupled to said controller, said controller adjusting the quaternary ammonium level in said sanitizer bay by diverting fluid to the drain and replacing with required FDA/EPA sanitizer level.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method and apparatus to control ware washing to provide and maintain health safety through the use of an automated system. The method and apparatus adheres and maintains to FDA/EPA standards which consistently clean water, high detergent, correct water temperature and sanitizer levels, to ensure the removal of all human DNA, oils and other food waste that could, when not properly removed after the three step washing process of wash, rinse and sanitize, form a bacterial growth on the kitchen cooking equipment, plates, glasses and utensils, contaminating future food and liquid use.
38 Citations
22 Claims
-
1. An automated commercial sink for cleaning of kitchen ware, comprising:
-
a wash bay, a rinse bay, and a sanitizer bay, each said bay having a bottom with side walls leading to an open top, said bottom having a drain; a diverter valve coupled to each said drain of each said bay; at least one controller for maintaining a predetermined water level in each said bay, said controller coupled to a hot water source and a cold water source; a temperature sensor mounted within each said bay and electrically coupled to said controller, said controller adjusting the water temperature in each bay and diverting fluid to the drain and replacing with FDA/EPA required temperature levels; a dispensing unit fluidly coupled to said sanitizer sink and electrically connected to said controller unit; means for measuring quaternary ammonium level in said sanitizer bay electrically coupled to said controller, said controller adjusting the quaternary ammonium level in said sanitizer bay by diverting fluid to the drain and replacing with required FDA/EPA sanitizer level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
-
10. A process for maintaining FDA/EPA required levels of a sanitizer, a detergent, water temperature, and water clarity for cleaning of kitchen ware, comprising the steps of:
-
positioning three bays each having a bottom, side walls and an open top adjacent to each other, each said bottom having a drain; coupling a diverter valve to said drain of each said bay; monitoring a fluid level in each said bay and maintaining said fluid level by introducing fluid from a water source; measuring a temperature within each said bay and maintaining said temperature by introducing hot water and cold water into each bay and diverting water to the drain until a predetermined temperature is obtained; coupling a dispensing unit to said each said bay; calculating a pH level in one said bay and adjusting a pH level by diverting water to the drain and replacing with hot water and pH adjusting fluid from said dispensing unit; detecting the turbidity level in one said bay and adjusting the turbidity level by diverting water to the drain wherein water introduced from said hot water source and said cold water source maintains the fluid level; detecting quaternary ammonium level in one said bay and adjusting said sanitizer level by diverting water to said drain wherein water introduced from said cold water source and said hot water source maintains fluid level. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
-
-
16. An automated commercial sink for cleaning of kitchen ware, comprising:
-
a wash bay, a rinse bay, and a sanitizer bay, each said bay having a bottom with side walls leading to an open top, said bottom having a drain; a diverter valve coupled to each said drain of each said bay; at least one controller for maintaining a predetermined fluid level in each said bay; a temperature sensor mounted within each said bay and electrically coupled to said controller, said controller operable to adjust water temperature in each bay by diverting said water to said drain and replacing with FDA/EPA required water temperature levels; a pH sensor fluidly communicating with said wash bay and electrically coupled to said controller unit, said controller adjusting the pH by diverting water to the drain and replacing with FDA/EPA required detergent, hot and cold water; a dispensing unit fluidly coupled to said sanitizer sink and electrically connected to said controller unit, said controller operably disburses a cleaning liquid from said dispensing unit to said wash bay and said sanitizer bay, said cleaning liquid selected from the group consisting of a detergent and a sanitizer; means for measuring sanitizer level in said sanitizer bay, said means for measuring electrically coupled to said controller, said controller adjusting the sanitizer level in said sanitizer bay by diverting water to the drain and replacing with required FDA/EPA sanitizer hot water and cold water levels. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
-
Specification