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Dishwasher with an improved pump-off sequence

US9155442B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BSH Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Helmut Jerg · Giengen an der Brenz, DE
Andreas Reiter · Feldkirchen-Westerham, DE
Michael Rosenbauer · Reimlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 29, 2011
Grant date	Oct 13, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 11, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA47L2501/05
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A dishwasher, in particular a household dishwasher, includes a control facility for performing a wash cycle to clean items to be washed based on a plurality of selectable wash programs. The control facility operates, in particular controls or regulates, a drain pump for pumping off wash fluid from the dishwasher. At least one of the wash programs includes an automatic execution of a pump-off sequence having at least three successively executed pump-off phases to define first, second and third pump-off phases, during each of which the drain pump is activated, with a break being provided between the first and second pump-off phases and a break being provided between the second and third pump-off phases, wherein the drain pump is deactivated during each of the breaks.

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