Dishwasher with an alarm device
US8771433B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47L2501/26
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A dishwasher (1) (30) having a box-shaped casing (2) having an inner wash chamber (3) communicating externally through an opening (4) formed in one of the lateral walls of the casing (2); and at least one dish rack basket (6) housed inside the wash chamber (3) to house dishes/cutlery within a hold volume (7) bounded by two predetermined boundary planes (A, B); the dishwasher (1) having an alarm device (9) which generates, inside the wash chamber (3), at least one light beam in a direction coplanar with a reference plane (R) lying in one of the predetermined boundary planes (A, B); and the alarm device (9) alerting the user to incorrect positioning of the dishes/cutlery inside the basket (6) when the light beam is interrupted by the dishes/cutlery.
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