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Cleaning appliance

US8957758B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Frank Nonnenmann · Schorndorf, DE
Michael Schuetz · Brisbane, AU
Rainer Schaefer · Leutenbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 24, 2013
Grant date	Feb 17, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 26, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG07C9/20
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A cleaning appliance is provided including at least one authorization carrier with an access authorization which is provided thereon and is required for accessing the cleaning appliance, just one receptacle in which the at least one authorization carrier is positionable, and a detection unit, situated at the receptacle, for contact-based detection of the access authorization of an authorization carrier positioned in the receptacle, the detection unit having at least one detection contact element which contacts the access authorization. To provide a cleaning appliance of this type which is usable with greater versatility, it is proposed that the cleaning appliance include two or more authorization carriers with access authorizations provided thereon which are linked to different authorization profiles, wherein a range of functions dependent on the authorization profile linked to an access authorization can be provided to an operator by the cleaning appliance.

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