Patent · US Expired

Device for determining the conductance of laundry, dryers and method for preventing deposits on electrodes

US7975400B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25Claims

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Assignee

BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Lothar Dittmer · Berlin, DE
Harald Moschuetz · Großbeeren, DE
Thomas Nawrot · Berlin, DE
Andreas Ziemann · Potsdam, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 20, 2003
Grant date	Jul 12, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 13, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD06F2103/10
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A device for determining the conductance of laundry in a drier. The device comprises at least two electrodes (2) and means for dissipating heat from at least one part of at least one of said electrodes (2). The invention further relates to a drier comprising at least one area (5) for receiving laundry and at least two electrodes (2) for measuring the conductance of the laundry, at least one of the electrodes (2) at least partly bordering said receiving area (5). Means for cooling at least one part of at least one of the electrodes (2) are also provided inside the drier. Also disclosed is a method for preventing the formation of layers on electrodes (2) used for measuring conductance in a drier.

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