Patents Assigned to MEIKO Maschinenbau GmbH and Co. KG
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Publication number: 20160220089Abstract: A method for calibrating a cleaning device that has at least one sensor for detecting at least one state variable, including carrying out a calibration measurement, establishing an electronic connection between the calibration sensor and a controller of the cleaning device, and electronically transmitting the reference value to the controller; and comparing the reference value with at least one measurement value of the sensor of the cleaning device and adjusting at least one correction function in accordance with the comparison. At least one state variable is detected and at least one reference value is determined by means of at least one calibration sensor independently of the sensor of the cleaning device. Future measurement values of the sensor of the cleaning device are automatically corrected using the correction function.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: August 4, 2016Applicant: MEIKO Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Thomas PEUKERT, Ingo WIEGAND
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Patent number: 9308558Abstract: A cleaning device for cleaning respirators, in particular breathing regulators and/or breathing masks, is proposed. The cleaning device comprises at least one cleaning chamber for receiving at least one respirator. The cleaning device also has at least one fluid device for applying at least one cleaning fluid to the respirator. The cleaning device also has at least one pressure application device with at least one pressure connection. The pressure connection can be connected to at least one gas carrying element of the respirator. The pressure application device is set up for applying pressurized gas to the gas carrying element.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2012Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: MEIKO Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Frank Ackermann, Markus Braun, Thomas Peukert, Hans-Josef Rauber, Marijan Simundic
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Publication number: 20160067747Abstract: A cleaning device for cleaning items to be cleaned is proposed. The cleaning device includes at least one nozzle system for acting on the items to be cleaned with at least one cleaning fluid. Additionally the cleaning device includes at least one pump for conveying the cleaning fluid to the nozzle system, wherein the nozzle system comprises at least one high pressure nozzle and at least one low pressure nozzle. The high pressure nozzle and the low pressure nozzle are connected fluidically to the pump, wherein at least one fluidic switching element for adjusting an inflow of the cleaning fluid to the low pressure nozzle is connected upstream of the low pressure nozzle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Applicant: MEIKO Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Bruno GAUS
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Publication number: 20160051124Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for cleaning articles is proposed. The cleaning apparatus comprises a cleaning chamber for receiving the articles. The cleaning apparatus has at least one application device for applying at least one cleaning fluid to the articles in the cleaning chamber. The cleaning apparatus has at least one door for opening the cleaning chamber and for loading and unloading the cleaning chamber with articles. The door has at least one at least partially transparent handle. The cleaning apparatus has at least one illuminating device. The illuminating device is designed to illuminate the handle at least partially and illuminate the cleaning chamber and/or an inner side of the door in an opened state of the door.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: MEIKO MASCHINENBAU GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Jürgen DIRSCHUS, Bruno GAUS, Thomas PEUKERT, Hans-Josef RAUBER, Michael WENDT
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Publication number: 20150314340Abstract: Proposed is a product range for cleaning breathing apparatuses, including at least two holders, wherein the holders include: a first holder for cleaning breathing masks and breathing valves, including at least one mask holding device for positioning at least one breathing mask, additionally comprising at least one breathing valve holding device for positioning at least one breathing valve and least one pressurizing device with at least one pressure connection, wherein the pressure connection is connectable to the breathing valve and wherein the pressurizing device is set up to apply compressed air to the breathing valve during cleaning; and at least one second holder for cleaning carrying frameworks for pressurized gas cylinders for breather apparatuses, including at least one carrying framework holding device for positioning at least one carrying framework.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2013Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicant: MEIKO Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Herbert Falk, Heiko Worner
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Publication number: 20150272420Abstract: A method and apparatus for cleaning washware, in particular dishes, is provided. In the process, the washware is subjected to at least one wash process in which adhering dirt is at least largely removed. The washware is then subjected to a final-washing process which has at least two substeps. The washware is acted on by a first rinse liquid in a first substep, with the first rinse liquid containing a disinfectant. The washware is acted on by a second rinse liquid in a subsequent second substep, with the second rinse liquid comprising at least one permeate which is produced by reverse osmosis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: Meiko Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Thomas PEUKERT, Hans-Josef RAUBER, Vera SCHNEIDER, Stefan SCHERINGER
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Patent number: 9078553Abstract: A method and apparatus for cleaning washware, in particular dishes, is provided. In the process, the washware is subjected to at least one wash process in which adhering dirt is at least largely removed. The washware is then subjected to a final-washing process which has at least two substeps. The washware is acted on by a first rinse liquid in a first substep, with the first rinse liquid containing a disinfectant. The washware is acted on by a second rinse liquid in a subsequent second substep, with the second rinse liquid comprising at least one permeate which is produced by reverse osmosis.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2009Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Meiko Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Thomas Peukert, Hans-Josef Rauber, Vera Schneider, Stefan Scheringer
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Publication number: 20150106710Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an automatic cleaning device, in particular an industrially usable dishwasher or cleaning and disinfection device with a man-machine interface and a display with buttons. Symbols for the operation and/or an ongoing process are illustrated on the man-machine interface. An interaction of an operator with the man-machine interface is effected via buttons. Depending on the requirements of the operator, context-sensitive help is retrieved via a retrieval, said help accessing a stored information supply comprising image formats, PNG formats, drawings, maintenance lists, spare parts lists and/or databases, which are offered to the operator.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2013Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: MEIKO Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jürgen Dirschus, Philipp Huber
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Publication number: 20140352745Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning and disinfecting device (10). The cleaning and disinfecting device (10) comprises a wash chamber (12), which is closed by a wash chamber door (14) and which can be actuated by means of a drive (26). A pivoting path or a pivoting area (24) of the wash chamber door (14) is monitored by at least one sensor (22).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: Meiko Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Ingo Wiegand
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Patent number: 8834638Abstract: A method for cleaning and/or disinfecting an item to be cleaned is proposed. The item to be cleaned is exposed to at least one cleaning fluid, heat equivalents to which the item to be cleaned is exposed being recorded. The heat equivalents are added up, the heat equivalents additionally being weighted with a compensation function during the summation of the heat equivalents. The compensation function can be a function of the temperature at which the heat equivalents were recorded. The compensation function can be adapted to provide heat equivalents recorded in at least one exceptional temperature range with a lower weighting than heat equivalents recorded in other temperature ranges.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2010Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Meiko Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Markus Braun, Thomas Peukert
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Patent number: 8746461Abstract: The invention relates to a filter insert (36, 66) for cleaning machines, in particular continuous-flow dishwashers (10), in which a batch to be cleaned runs through at least one treatment zone. The at least one treatment zone is assigned a washing tank (12). The filter insert (36) has a number of longitudinal ribs (38) which run parallel to one another and delimit flumes (48).Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2008Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Meiko Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Bruno Gaus
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Publication number: 20140041688Abstract: A method for assessing and guaranteeing the thermal hygiene effect on items to be washed which are accommodated in a washing chamber of a single-chamber dishwasher or items to be cleaned which are accommodated in a cleaning chamber of a cleaning and disinfecting machine, with a temperature sensor being permanently assigned to the washing chamber or the cleaning chamber. The thermal hygiene effect produced by the temperature and action time acting on the items to be washed or the items to be cleaned is detected by means of the temperature sensor and a control system, and the heat equivalent values are calculated from this information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: MEIKO MASCHINENBAU GmbH & Co KGInventors: Bruno MAENNLE, Bruno GAUS, Denis LEHMANN
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Patent number: 8491723Abstract: A method for an automated self-cleaning of a continuous dishwasher for items to be cleaned with at least one rinsing zone, at least one clear rinsing zone and also a transporter. Items to be cleaned are conveyed in the direction of transportation via the transporter. The continuous dishwasher comprises at least one fine filter with a back-rinser on at least one storage tank and also at least one device for emptying each of the storage tanks. The continuous dishwasher automatically carries out a self-cleaning cycle in which cleaning liquid located in each of the storage tanks is used several times in succession in the various zones for cleaning thereof. The cleaning liquid is circulated by means of circulating pumps in the respective storage tanks and supplied to spraying systems, which are already present in the respective zones, or to separate nozzles or nozzle heads for wetting the inner side of the faces delimiting the respective zone.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2010Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Meiko Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Denis Lehmann
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Publication number: 20130180553Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for the circulation and dehumidification of moist air (54) within an automatic cleaning machine (10), in particular a commercially used program-controlled dishwasher. The inventively proposed apparatus is accommodated within a cleaning chamber (12) delimited by walls (18, 20). At least one of the walls (18, 20) is cooled from outside by a medium (24). In the cleaning chamber (12) is located a blower (50). This imparts to moist air (54) sucked up from the cleaning rack (17) a flow (52, 56, 58) along the at least one wall (18, 20) cooled by a medium (24).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2013Publication date: July 18, 2013Applicant: Meiko Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Meiko Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG
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Publication number: 20130074882Abstract: A cleaning device for cleaning respirators, in particular breathing regulators and/or breathing masks, is proposed. The cleaning device comprises at least one cleaning chamber for receiving at least one respirator. The cleaning device also has at least one fluid device for applying at least one cleaning fluid to the respirator. The cleaning device also has at least one pressure application device with at least one pressure connection. The pressure connection can be connected to at least one gas carrying element of the respirator. The pressure application device is set up for applying pressurized gas to the gas carrying element.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: MEIKO Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KGInventor: MEIKO Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG
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Patent number: 8397735Abstract: An apparatus for level control in a fluid tank is provided, wherein the fluid tank is designed to accommodate a supply of a fluid. The apparatus includes at least one conveying line through which the fluid can flow and which has at least one control opening which is hydraulically connected to the fluid tank. The control opening is designed to at least largely prevent fluid flowing out of the conveying line and into the fluid tank when at least one minimum level in the fluid tank is exceeded, and the control opening is further designed to allow fluid to flow out of the conveying line and into the fluid tank when the at least one minimum level in the fluid tank is undershot.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2009Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Meiko Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Thomas Roederer, Joachim Franz
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Patent number: 8307839Abstract: A cleaning appliance is provided for cleaning washware, which cleaning appliance is designed to subject the washware to the action of at least one cleaning fluid in at least one cleaning chamber. The cleaning appliance has a suction-removal apparatus for removing damp air from the cleaning chamber by suction, and at least one heat recovery device. The heat recovery device is designed to draw heat from the damp air and to feed it back to the cleaning appliance by means of a first cooling fluid. The cleaning appliance has a cooling-fluid line with at least one recirculation path and at least one heat accumulator path with at least one latent heat accumulator. The cleaning appliance is designed to conduct the first cooling fluid to the cleaning chamber and/or into a fluid tank via the recirculation path in at least one operating state after said cooling fluid has flowed through the heat recovery device.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2008Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Meiko Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Thomas Peukert, Bruno Gaus, Thomas Naeger
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Patent number: 8303728Abstract: A pass-through dishwasher is provided having at least one washing zone, at least one rinsing zone and a drying zone. The pass-through dishwasher is used to clean items to be washed and comprises a conveyor device for conveying the items to be washed through successive treatment zones. The pass-through dishwasher comprises a drying zone which has arranged in it at least one drying fan whose rotation speed can be controlled.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2008Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Meiko Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Thomas Peukert, Bruno Gaus
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Patent number: 8241431Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for applying a fluid (32) to items (14) to be cleaned, which items are continuously or intermittently transported in the conveying direction (12) in an automatic cleaning machine, preferably an automatic pass-through dishwasher. At least two, preferably tubular, spray bodies (26.1, 26.2, 26.3, . . . 26.n) which are spaced apart from one another are arranged in at least one spray plane (22, 24) which is oriented parallel to the conveying direction (12) of the items (14) to be cleaned.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2007Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Meiko Maschinenbau GmbH & Co KGInventors: Stefan Scheringer, Michael Streb, Engelbert Ecker, Thomas Peukert, Bruno Gaus, Joachim Kupetz, Wendelin Hils, Denis Lehmann, Thomas Roederer
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Patent number: 8226777Abstract: A heat recovery device is provided for recovering thermal energy from a fluid medium, in particular for use in a waste-water system of a dishwasher. The heat recovery device comprises at least one heat exchanger with at least one heat exchanger surface. The heat recovery device further comprises at least one heating device, which is thermally coupled to the heat exchanger surface, and also at least one controller. The controller is designed to carry out a self-cleaning process for the heat exchanger, with the heat exchanger surface being briefly heated by means of the heating device during the self-cleaning process.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2009Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Meiko Maschinenbau GmbH & Co KGInventors: Bruno Gaus, Joachim Kupetz, Denis Lehmann, Thomas Naeger, Thomas Peukert, Vera Schneider