Patent ID: 7874301

Claim:
An entry region of a conveyor-type dishwasher with a trough base having a gradient and sidewalls bounding the trough base laterally, and a conveyor belt which moves in a conveying direction, the entry region comprising at least one washing container disposed above the base for storing a stock of fluid, the at least one washing container being arranged at the highest point of the trough base and supported for movement about a horizontal axis of rotation to bring about an emptying of the fluid from the at least one washing container, the at least one washing container having a container base which can be brought from a closed position into an open position in order to additionally achieve an emptying of the fluid from the at least one washing container, and means for emptying the at least one washing container to clean the trough base, wherein the at least one washing container is emptied either by a deflecting movement about the horizontal axis of rotation or by opening of the container base.