Patent ID: 8226778

Claim:
A warewash machine, comprising: a housing defining at least one area for spraying liquid on wares; a conveyance mechanism for moving wares through the housing from an input end to an output end of the housing; a drive system for driving the conveyance mechanism, the drive system including a drive motor having an output shaft; a slip clutch assembly connected between the output shaft and the conveyance mechanism, the slip clutch assembly including a torque input side and a torque output side, the slip clutch assembly having a first assembled configuration and a second assembled configuration, in the first assembled configuration an adjustment member of the slip clutch assembly is positioned in a first orientation that sets a first pre-selected slip clutch torque limit and in the second assembled configuration the adjustment member is positioned in a second orientation that sets a second pre-selected slip clutch torque limit that is different than the first pre-selected slip clutch torque limit, wherein the adjustment member comprises a quick change plate that is spaced from a slip clutch plate, the quick change plate having a first side and a second side, in the first orientation the first side of the quick change plate faces toward the slip clutch plate and compresses a spring to a first level, in the second orientation the second side of the quick change plate faces toward the slip clutch plate and compresses the spring to a second level that is different than the first level.