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  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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  • A47L15/449—Metering controlling devices
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Definitions

• Such metering devices work relatively reliably, as long as they are operated within typical and static washing programs.
• water-conducting household appliance in particular a dishwasher, comprises a sensor for detecting water, a sensor for detecting the temperature and a control unit for processing the sensor data, wherein the method comprises the following steps
• step (c.) Detection of the temperature in a time interval ZI T 3 of 2-120 sec, preferably 5-60 sec, more preferably 10-30 sec wherein the process step (d.) Is carried out when at least two, preferably at least three successive following within the time interval ZI T 3 lying temperature measuring intervals ZI T, 4 the temperature at the beginning of the measuring interval ZI T 3 is greater than the temperature T 2 at the end of the
• step (d.) carrying out the method step (e.) if less than two minutes lie between the detection of water according to method step (b.) and the at least three successive detection of a negative temperature gradient according to method step (c.), (e.) generating a control signal by the control unit due to a detected water change according to the method steps (a.) to (d.).
• control signal causes the dosing of a rinse aid preparation into the interior of a dishwasher after a detected water change. This ensures, in particular, that at the end of an automatic program, a rinse aid preparation is metered into the final-rinse program section.
• the method with the method steps (a.) - (e.) Is carried out only after at least a first dishwashing detergent preparation, preferably an enzyme-containing dishwashing detergent preparation, was released into the interior of the dishwasher, wherein the release of at least first dishwashing detergent preparation takes place if at least one temperature> 25 °, preferably> 29 ° C and the presence of water was detected.
• a first dishwashing detergent preparation preferably an enzyme-containing dishwashing detergent preparation
• the preparations which are metered into the rinsing process are different from one another, it being especially advantageous that the preparations dosed at the beginning of the rinsing process and the preparations added after the detection of a water change are different from each other.
• the method with the method steps (a.) - (e.) Is carried out after after the release of the first
• Dishwashing detergent preparation at least one second dishwashing detergent preparation, preferably an alkaline dishwashing detergent preparation, into the interior of the dishwashing detergent preparation
• the present invention further relates to a device for dosing a rinse aid preparation in the interior of a dishwasher comprising a sensor for detecting water, a sensor for detecting the temperature, a control unit for processing the Sensor data wherein the control unit is configured to carry out the method according to the invention.
• the metering device comprises a metering device with a detachable or non-detachably coupled to the metering cartridge, which at least one chamber with a
• Dishwashing detergent preparation has.
• the control unit necessary for carrying out the method according to the invention and at least one sensor for detecting water and a sensor for detecting the temperature are integrated in the dosing device.
• an actuator for releasing a dishwashing detergent preparation and / or an energy source are also arranged on or in the dosing device.
• the metering device preferably has at least one sensor for detecting water and a sensor for detecting the temperature.
• the temperature sensor is designed in particular for detecting a water temperature.
• the metering device comprises a sensor for detecting the conductivity, whereby in particular the presence of water or the spraying of water, in particular in a dishwasher, is detected.
• the sensor unit comprises at least one, at least 2-pole conductivity sensor.
• at least two poles of the conductivity sensor have a distance of 2-25 mm, preferably 5-15 mm, particularly preferably about 12 mm.
• Conductive sensors are coated with an electrically conductive silicone, wherein it is particularly preferable that a substantially planar surface between the silicone and a outer Dosier confuseober Structure is formed. Due to the elastomeric properties of the conductive silicone, the sensor can be sealed in a simple and effective manner with respect to the environment and embedded in a housing wall of the dosing device.
• At least two sensor units are provided for measuring mutually different parameters, wherein very particularly preferably a sensor unit is a conductivity sensor and a further sensor unit is a temperature sensor.
• the sensors are especially adapted to detect the beginning, the course and the end of a washing program.
• the sensor combinations listed in the following table can be used
• the conductivity sensor can be detected, for example, whether the
• Conductivity sensor is wetted by water, so that, for. determine if there is water in the dishwasher.
• the conductance or conductivity sensor can consist of an electrically conductive anode and a cathode, which protrude from the housing of the metering device into the interior of the dishwasher or are electrically conductively connected to the interior of the dishwasher.
• the distance of the anode and cathode is selected so that in the operation of the
• At least one sensor unit is arranged on or in the control unit.
• a control unit in the sense of this application is a device that is suitable, the
• control unit influences actuators by means of control signals with the aid of information, in particular of measuring signals of the sensor unit, which processes them in the sense of the control target.
• control unit may be a programmable microprocessor.
• control unit may be a programmable microprocessor.
• control unit is on the
• Microprocessor stored a plurality of dosing programs.
• the control unit has in a preferred embodiment, no connection to
• control unit is coupled to the existing control of the household appliance.
• this coupling is wireless.
• the control of the dishwasher control signals to the metering device for dispensing certain preparations and
• Dosing quantities are sent. It is also conceivable that when it comes to interfacing with the control of the dosing device in the coupling of the control of the dishwasher, for example, to a
• the delivery of preparations from the dosing device can be done sequentially or simultaneously.
• a discontinuous, discrete Tderstands tone the conductivity sensor and preferably also on
• a metering device consisting of a positionable metering device 2 with a two-chamber cartridge 1 in the dish drawer 1 1 with the dishwasher door 39 of a dishwasher 38 open.
• a control unit In the metering device 2, a control unit, a
• the dosing device 2 with the cartridge 1 is in principle positionable anywhere within the dish drawer 1 1, wherein it is advantageous, a dish-shaped or cup-shaped dosing 1, 2 in a corresponding plate or cup receptacle of the dish drawer. 1 1 provide.

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