Patent ID: 11963649
Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. A warewash machine comprising:
a housing that at least in part defines a chamber with a wash zone, the chamber having front, left and right access openings;
at least one spray arm disposed above or below the wash zone, the spray arm configured to spray liquid toward the wash zone; and
a multi-sided hood assembly including multiple wall sections, the multi-sided hood assembly movable between a lowered and closed position for washing and a raised and open position for inlet and outlet of wares, wherein in the raised and open position each of the multiple wall sections is raised;
an air exchange system fluidly connected with the chamber, the air exchange system including an extraction compartment and an intake compartment, both the extraction compartment and the intake compartment located externally of the chamber;
wherein the extraction compartment includes a condenser therein, wherein an incoming water path to the machine from a cold water input passes through the condenser, wherein the extraction compartment includes an air outlet to a surrounding ambient environment, a first air mover associated with the extraction compartment and selectively controllable for moving hot water vapor from the chamber, into the extraction compartment, over the condenser and out of the air outlet;
wherein the intake compartment includes at a least one heater therein and an air inlet from the surrounding ambient environment, a second air mover associated with the intake compartment and selectively controllable for moving ambient air into the air inlet, past the heater to be heated and into the chamber.