Patent ID: 9452230
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: A47L,A61B,A61L

Claim Text:
1. A washer/disinfector, comprising: a washing chamber dimensioned to receive articles to be washed, said washing chamber having a sump at the bottom thereof for collecting fluids used in said washing chamber; sprayers within said chamber for directing fluid onto said articles to be washed; a fluid circulation system for circulating fluids from said sump to said sprayers; a fluid-heating system comprised of a steam generator connected to a steam-to-fluid heat exchanger, wherein said steam-to-fluid heat exchanger is disposed in said sump, said fluid-heating system having an exhaust port disposed in said washing chamber for exhausting residual steam from said heat exchanger into said washing chamber; sensors within said chamber for monitoring the temperature and humidity within said washing chamber; and a controller for controlling the amount of steam to said heat exchanger to control the temperature of said fluid in said washing chamber.