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

Claim 8:
9. The warewash machine of claim 8, further comprising:
a controller configured to carry out at least a first ware cleaning cycle of the machine, the first ware cleaning cycle including a wash operation and a rinse operation, the controller further configured to operate the air exchange unit as part of the first ware cleaning cycle by:
(a) carrying out an extraction operation that involves controlling each of (i) water flow through the condenser and (ii) operation of the first air mover such that, at least after the rinse operation of the ware cleaning cycle is completed, hot water vapor is pulled from the chamber through the first compartment and expelled from the air outlet while water flows through the condenser;
and
(b) carrying out a drying operation that involves controlling each of (i) energization of the heater and (ii) operation of the second air mover such that, at least after the extraction operation of the ware cleaning cycle is completed, ambient air is pulled through the air inlet from the surrounding ambient environment and passed through the second compartment to the chamber while the heater is energized to heat the incoming air.