Patent ID: 9603501
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A47L

Claim:
1. A dishwashing machine for pre-rinse operation of soiled dishes, comprising: a) a cavity configured and arranged to contain the soiled dishes; b) a nozzle proximate the cavity and in fluid communication with the cavity; c) an accumulator pan for accumulating wash and rinse water including cleaning chemicals used in a previous cycle of the dishwashing machine; d) a fluid passageway interconnecting the nozzle and the accumulator pan; e) a pump for pumping the accumulated wash and rinse water from the accumulator pan to the nozzle via the fluid passageway for pre-rinse operation of the soiled dishes in the cavity, the nozzle directing the accumulated wash and rinse water into the cavity with the soiled dishes to assist in removing soil from the soiled dishes prior to a wash cycle of the dishwashing machine, the wash cycle utilizing fresh wash water; and f) a control configured to selectively activate the pump to selectively pump the accumulated wash and rinse water from the accumulator pan prior to the wash cycle of the dishwashing machine.