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Water-bearing household appliance

US8691021B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Bernd Hesterberg · Heidenheim, DE
Karlheinz Rehm · Neresheim, DE
Michael Rosenbauer · Reimlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 5, 2010
Grant date	Apr 8, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 25, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA47L15/4244
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A water-bearing household appliance to which fluid can be supplied during at least one filling step includes at least one drain pump for conveying fluid out of the water-bearing household appliance; and an overfill protection facility to prevent an excessive water level in the water-bearing household appliance. The overfill protection facility is configured to capture at least one operating parameter of the drain pump and after the filling step, in the presence of a malfunction of the drain pump that can be derived from the at least one operating parameter, to prevent execution of a further filling step.

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