Global Patent Index - EP 3725208 A1

EP 3725208 A1 20201021 - DISHWASHER WITH OPTICAL DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE

Title (en)

DISHWASHER WITH OPTICAL DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE

Title (de)

GESCHIRRSPÜLER MIT OPTISCHER VORRICHTUNG UND BELEUCHTUNGSVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

LAVE-VAISSELLE AVEC DISPOSITIF OPTIQUE ET DISPOSITIF D'ÉCLAIRAGE

Publication

EP 3725208 A1 20201021 (EN)

Application

EP 20164172 A 20200319

Priority

IT 201900004605 A 20190327

Abstract (en)

The present invention concerns a dishwasher (1) comprising: a pump (12) that can be connected to a mains water inlet for taking water from the mains, a washing zone (2) in fluid communication with said pump (12), said washing zone (2) being defined by a plurality of walls (2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E), a door (3), configured to switch between a closed configuration in which it precludes access to said washing zone (2) and at least one open configuration in which it allows access to said washing zone (2), one or more illumination, sanitizing and image acquisition complexes (8) comprising an illumination device (82) facing said washing zone (2) and having a first light source (83) configured to emit a radiation in the visible spectrum and a second light source (84) configured to emit a radiation in the ultraviolet spectrum, an optical device (81) facing said washing zone (2) and configured to acquire digital images (J) of said washing zone (2). The dishwasher comprises a control unit (4) placed in signal communication with one or more illumination, sanitizing and image acquisition complexes (8) to control said one or more illumination, sanitizing and image acquisition complexes (8). A characteristic is that one or more walls of the plurality of walls (2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E) of the washing zone (2) comprise, within their thickness, a seat (2F) configured to house one or more of the aforesaid illumination, sanitization and image acquisition complexes (8).

IPC 8 full level

A47L 15/42 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP)

A47L 15/00 (2013.01 - CN); A47L 15/42 (2013.01 - CN); A47L 15/4242 (2013.01 - CN EP); A47L 15/4246 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 15/4295 (2013.01 - EP); F21V 33/0044 (2013.01 - CN)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3725208 A1 20201021; EP 3725208 B1 20211110; CN 111743483 A 20201009; CN 111743483 B 20240329; ES 2901728 T3 20220323; IT 201900004605 A1 20200927; RU 2020111680 A 20210920

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 20164172 A 20200319; CN 202010228727 A 20200327; ES 20164172 T 20200319; IT 201900004605 A 20190327; RU 2020111680 A 20200320