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Dishwasher featuring alternating pump operation

US8197608B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Hans Beer · Medlingen, DE
Roland Rieger · Waiblingen, DE
Christian Wolf · Arlington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 13, 2004
Grant date	Jun 12, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 27, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02B40/00
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method for operating a dishwasher is provided, in which the dishwasher includes at least one washing container, a re-circulation pump for conveying washing fluid to at least one spray device for acting upon items to be cleaned, which are located in the washing container, a lye pump for pumping away washing liquid from the dishwasher. The method includes executing a wash program at least including partial program steps pre-wash (V1, V2), clean (R1, R2), intermediate rinse, clear rinse (K1, K2) and dry, and operating the re-circulation pump and the lye pump at least temporarily in an alternating manner during at least one of the partial program steps (V1, V2, R1, R2, K1, K2).

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