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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2018
Vorwerk & Co. Interholding Gmbh, Wuppertal, DE;
Georg Hackert, Bochum, DE;
Martin Helmich, Duisburg, DE;
Lorenz Hillen, Wuppertal, DE;
Christian Holz, Dortmund, DE;
Gerhard Isenberg, Cologne, DE;
Hendrik Koetz, Wetter, DE;
Andrej Mosebach, Bochum, DE;
Roman Ortmann, Huerth, DE;
Robin Dulinski, Wuppertal, DE;
Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH, Wuppertal, DE;
Abstract
A household appliance in the form of a food processor has a controller that controls the preparation of a meal according to a sequence of prescribed steps that includes comminuting, mixing or heating the meal or ingredients. The controller is designed and set up to output a control command for controlling an external cleaning device depending on a progress of the sequence of steps. The control command to the external device includes a cleaning instruction for the external device to effect cleaning in an area where the household appliance is located.