Dishwashing Conveyance System And Method
A system for conveying dishware through a cleaning cycle. The system includes a conveyance assembly having a receiving surface to receive and retain dishware. The conveyance assembly rotates the receiving surfaces about an axis to convey the dishware to each of at least two unique locations. A corresponding system and method are also disclosed and claimed herein.
1 . A system for handing off ferromagnetic dishware, comprising:
a first magnetic grasping element to produce a magnetic field to grasp dishware having a ferromagnetic component; and
a second magnetic grasping element to grasp the dishware from the first magnetic grasping element, wherein one of the first and the second magnetic grasping elements comprises a reduced magnetic field relative to the other of the first and the second magnetic grasping elements to effectuate the hand off.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and the second magnetic grasping elements comprises at least one of a permanent magnet and an electromagnet.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein one of the first and the second magnetic grasping elements actively reduces its magnetic field to effectuate the hand off.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein one of the first and the second magnetic grasping elements actively increases its magnetic field to effectuate the hand off.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein one of the first and the second magnetic grasping elements constantly comprises a reduced magnetic field relative to the other of the first and the second magnetic grasping elements.
6 . The system of claim 2 , wherein an electric current of the electromagnet is modulated to effectuate the hand off
7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the electric current of the electromagnet is controlled to counteract the field of an adjacent permanent magnet.
8 . The system of claim 2 , wherein at least one of a distance and an orientation of the permanent magnet is changed to effectuate the hand off.
9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein one of the first and the second grasping elements is coupled to a conveyance assembly.
10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the hand off one of loads and unloads the dishware from the conveyance assembly.
11 . A method for handing off ferromagnetic dishware, comprising:
producing, by a first magnetic grasping element, a first magnetic field to grasp dishware having a ferromagnetic component;
producing, by a second magnetic grasping element, a second magnetic field to grasp the dishware; and
controlling a differential between the first magnetic field and the second magnetic field to hand off the dishware from the first magnetic grasping element to the second magnetic grasping element.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein each of the first and the second magnetic grasping elements comprises at least one of a permanent magnet and an electromagnet.
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein controlling the differential comprises actively reducing one of the first and the second magnetic fields.
14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein controlling the differential comprises actively increasing one of the first and the second magnetic fields.
15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein one of the first and the second magnetic fields is constantly reduced relative to the other of the first and the second magnetic fields.
16 . The method of claim 12 , wherein controlling the differential comprises modulating an electric current of the electromagnet.
17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein controlling the differential comprises controlling the electric current of the electromagnet to counteract one of the first and the second magnetic fields.
18 . The method of claim 12 , wherein controlling the differential comprises changing at least one of a distance and an orientation of the permanent magnet.
20 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising coupling one of the first and the second grasping elements to a conveyance assembly.