IP Library Granted Patent US 12697008
Granted Patent B2
US 12697008 · App. 18/746,926 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Dish washing machine using induction heating

Inventors: Kwok Din Wong (Hong Kong, CN); Sai Hin Wong (Hong Kong, CN); Hang Yan Wong (Hong Kong, CN)
Assignee: K.D.W. Company Limited
A47L15/0007A47L15/4214A47L15/4285A47L15/4291F24H1/0018H05B6/10H05B6/36A47L15/428F24H9/1818
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Patent No.
US 12697008
App. No.
18/746,926
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dish washing machine comprising a housing having an interior wash space, a liquid inlet for adding fresh water therein, a liquid outlet for removing dirty liquid, a first water tank for receiving the water from the liquid inlet, the first water tank including a first heating system for heating the fresh water, first piping for delivering the heated fresh water to at least one spray nozzle, a second water tank configured to receive the heated fresh water from the interior wash space, the second water tank including a second heating system for heating the heated fresh water to form heated wash water, and second piping for delivering the heated wash water to the at least one spray nozzle for spraying the heated wash water into the interior wash space. At least one of the first heating system and the second heating system heats water through induction.

Claims (40)

1 . A method of washing dishes comprising:

providing a housing having an interior wash space for receiving dishes;

adding initial water, which is fresh water, to a dish washing machine;

feeding the initial water to a fresh water reservoir;

heating the initial water in the fresh water reservoir to form initially heated initial water;

delivering the initially heated initial water to a first water tank;

heating the initially heated initial water in the first water tank with a first heating system to form secondarily heated initial water;

supplying the secondarily heated initial water to at least one spray nozzle;

spraying the secondarily heated initial water onto the dishes received within the interior wash space;

delivering the secondarily heated initial water from the interior wash space to a second water tank;

heating the secondarily heated initial water in the second water tank with a second heating system to form heated wash water;

delivering the heated wash water to the at least one spray nozzle;

spraying the heated wash water into the interior wash space; and

draining the heated wash water through a drain pipe that passes through the fresh water reservoir and to a liquid outlet;

wherein at least one of the first heating system and the second heating system heats water through induction.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further including:

pumping the secondarily heated initial water from the first water tank to the at least one spray nozzle with a pump.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the at least one spray nozzle is a plurality of spray nozzles located on a top rotating arm and a bottom rotating arm.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the drain pipe includes a horizontal portion within the fresh water reservoir and an elbow hot water waste retainer just outside of the fresh water reservoir, the elbow hot water waste retainer including a lower surface that is above the horizontal portion to allow the heated wash water to pool in the horizontal portion.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further including:

pumping the secondarily heated initial water from the first water tank to the at least one spray nozzle with a first pump; and

pumping the heated wash water from the second water tank to the at least one spray nozzle with a second pump.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

a heat insulating cylinder surrounding the first water tank and induction coils coiled around the heat insulating cylinder, the coils receiving a current therethrough to heat the initially heated initial water in the first water tank.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein: the first heating system comprises a base having induction coils therein in a pancake shape and a rectangular heat insulating sleeve surrounding the first water tank, with the first water tank being positioned on top of the base, and with the coils receiving a current therethrough to heat the initially heated initial water in the first water tank.

8 . A method of washing dishes comprising:

providing a housing having an interior wash space for receiving dishes;

adding initial water to a dish washing machine;

delivering the initial water to a first water tank;

heating the initial water in the first water tank with a first heating system to form heated initial water;

supplying the heated initial water to at least one spray nozzle;

spraying the heated initial water onto the dishes positioned within the interior wash space;

delivering the heated initial water from the interior wash space to a second water tank;

heating the heated initial water in the second water tank with a second heating system to form heated wash water;

delivering the heated wash water to the at least one spray nozzle; and

spraying the heated wash water into the interior wash space;

wherein at least one of the first heating system and the second heating system heats water through induction; and

wherein at least one of the first heating system and the second heating system comprise a stainless steel shell with a positive temperature coefficient heating array located therein, the positive temperature coefficient heating array comprising a plurality of positive temperature coefficient heating elements, with a temperature sensor being connected to a heater cover; and the method further comprises measuring, a temperature of the first heating system with the temperature sensor to maintain the temperature of the first heating system under a predetermined temperature.