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Household cooling appliance comprising a weight detection unit for determining the weight of a container of an ice maker unit

US10775090B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BSH Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Senol Temizkan · Aalen, DE
Mathias Sigl · Herbrechtingen, DE
Klaus Pfeiffer · Heidenheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 11, 2017
Grant date	Sep 15, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 9, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF25D2700/00
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A household cooling appliance includes an ice maker unit for making ice, wherein the ice maker unit has a container, in which the ice is stored, a weight detection unit for determining the weight of the container, and an evaluation unit, which is configured for determining a filling level of the container with ice depending on the weight.

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