Vibrating sorter for soiled tableware
Abstract
Abstract A CONSTRUCTION FOR HANDLING SOILED TABLEWARE SO THAT THE TABLEWARE CAN BE AUTOMATICALLY SORTED PRIOR TO PLACEMENT INTO HOLDERS USED FOR SUPPORTING THE TABLEWARE AS IT PASSES THROUGH A DISHWASHING MACHINE. A VIBRATING CONVEYOR IS PROVIDED FOR RECEIVING THE TABLE ARE, AND A BARRIER EXTENDS ACROSS THE CONVEYOR BED TO SEPARATE FLATWARE COMPRISING PLATE AND SILVERWARE FROM PIECES OF GREATER HEIGHT SUCH AS CUPS AND GLASSES. THE SEPARATED TABLEWARE IS DELIVERED ALONG SEPARATE PATHS TO THE END OF THE VIBRATING BED FOR PLACEMENT IN APPROPRIATE RACKS OR OTHER DISHWASHING EQUIPMENT HOLDING MEANS. THE FLATWARE IS DIVIDED BY PROVIDING SLOTS IN A CORRUGATED SECTION OF THE BED SO THAT THE SILVERWARE IS COLLECTED APART FROM PLATES. MEANS ARE ALSO PROVIDED FOR SEPARATING SOILED DISHES FROM CAFETERIA TRAYS WHERE THE DISHES ARE INITIALLY DELIVERED ON SUCH TRAYS.
Inventors
- 👤 Ralph Ettlinger Jr
- 👤 Walter M Schneider
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