Emz-hanauer Gmbh & Co Kgaa

Bsh Hausgeraete Gmbh

Johannes Baumer

Johann Schenkl

Manfredi Signorino

Georg Wilhelm

Michael Sorgenfrei

Daniel Sygnat

A sensor for integration into a domestic washing machine or dishwasher includes a sensor housing and an electronic assembly accommodated in the sensor housing with sensor components for a plurality of different measurement functions. The measurement functions include at least an optical measurement function as well as at least one non-optical measurement function. The electronic assembly has a plug-in interface for an electrical connection plug where the plug-in interface has a plurality of electrical interface contacts for the electrical supply of the electronic assembly and for conducting away measurement information obtained by means of the measurement functions.

Cost improved intelligent sensor

An optoelectronic module for a light barrier for fill height monitoring of an ice collection container in a household ice maker includes a module housing, which bears a light passage surface located at the boundary between the optoelectronic module and the space outside the module for the passage of a beam of light of the light barrier. The module further has a printed circuit board accommodated in the module housing, an optoelectronic component mounted on the printed circuit board, serving as a light transmitter or receiver, with a main lobe axis, and a cylindrical light-guiding element for guidance of the light beam located in the beam path between the light passage surface and the optoelectronic component, and at a distance from the component.

Household ice maker and method of operating a household ice maker

Optoelectronic module for a light barrier for use in a household ice maker, household ice maker and method of operating a household ice maker

A sensor and a method of manufacture of a sensor includes a light interface portion comprising first and second walls, where a cavity is provided between the first and second walls, and where the first wall is configured such that at least a portion of light is totally reflected at the first wall when the sensor-external medium is water, and at least a portion of light is coupled out when the sensor-external medium is air, and a portion of light is coupled out and a further portion of light is totally reflected by the first wall when the sensor-external medium comprises foam. Light that is reflected by the first wall is directed toward a second wall, and reflected at the second wall to be directed to a light receiving element.

Optical sensor for water-air detection

A sensor device to measure a force or pressure in a washing handling apparatus includes a light source, a light receiver, a light-reflecting surface that reflects light emitted by the light source toward the light receiver, and one or more spring elements that biases the light-reflecting surface into a predefined initial position with respect to the light source and the light receiver where the light-reflecting surface is disposed to be displaceable with respect to the light source and the light receiver in response to application of an external force or pressure against a resetting force of the one or more spring elements.

Device to capture relative position of a component of which the position can change relative to a reference component of a washing handling device, and corresponding washing handling device

A device to capture the relative position of a component () of which the position can change relative to a reference component () of a washing handling device (), in particular a washing machine or drier, includes at least one light source (), at least one light receiver (), a light-reflecting surface (), which reflects light which the light source () emits to the light receiver (). The device is designed to capture the present relative position of the changeable-position component () relative to the reference component (), according to the reflected light which the light receiver () captures.

Device to capture the relative position of a component of which the position can change relative to a reference component of a washing handling device, and corresponding washing handling device

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Fuchsberg, Germany

Johannes Baumer