Global Patent Index - EP 4171344 A1

EP 4171344 A1 20230503 - DISHWASHER, METHOD FOR OPERATING A DISHWASHER, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

Title (en)

DISHWASHER, METHOD FOR OPERATING A DISHWASHER, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

Title (de)

GESCHIRRSPÜLMASCHINE, VERFAHREN ZUM BETREIBEN EINER GESCHIRRSPÜLMASCHINE UND COMPUTERPROGRAMMPRODUKT

Title (fr)

LAVE-VAISSELLE, PROCÉDÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT D'UN LAVE-VAISSELLE ET PRODUIT DE PROGRAMME INFORMATIQUE

Publication

EP 4171344 A1 20230503 (DE)

Application

EP 21732866 A 20210610

Priority

  • DE 102020208139 A 20200630
  • EP 2021065595 W 20210610

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2022002557A1] The invention relates to a dishwasher (1), in particular a domestic dishwasher, comprising a controller (150) for running a wash program for washing washware arranged in a wash chamber (4) of the dishwasher (1), a first spray unit (112) and a second spray unit (122) which can selectively be supplied with a wash liquor (F) via a pump device (140) in order to form a respective wash zone, and an intensive spray device (132) which is paired with the first (112) or the second spray device (122) and can be brought into an activated state or a deactivated state by means of a switch valve (133). The controller (150) is designed to detect a first pump flow (I0) while the first spray device (112) is being supplied with wash liquor (F) and to detect a second pump flow (I1, I2) while the second spray device (122) is being supplied with wash liquor (F) in order to form a current differential value (ΔI0) on the basis of the detected first (I0) and second pump flow (I1, I2) and in order to ascertain a current switch state of the intensive spray device (132) on the basis of the current differential value (ΔI0), a number of stored earlier differential values (ΔI1 – ΔI8), and a specified class differential value (K), wherein the controller (150) is designed to adapt the wash program on the basis of the ascertained current switch state.

IPC 8 full level

A47L 15/42 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47L 15/0028 (2013.01 - US); A47L 15/4221 (2013.01 - EP US); A47L 15/0028 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 15/0049 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 15/4293 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 2401/07 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 2401/14 (2013.01 - US); A47L 2501/05 (2013.01 - US)

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

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102020208139 A1 20211230; CN 115996658 A 20230421; EP 4171344 A1 20230503; US 2023284862 A1 20230914; WO 2022002557 A1 20220106

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102020208139 A 20200630; CN 202180046145 A 20210610; EP 2021065595 W 20210610; EP 21732866 A 20210610; US 202118010528 A 20210610