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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag, Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/42 (2006.01); A47L 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/4295 (2013.01); A47L 15/0047 (2013.01); A47L 2401/08 (2013.01); A47L 2401/09 (2013.01); A47L 2401/12 (2013.01); A47L 2401/14 (2013.01); A47L 2401/20 (2013.01); A47L 2401/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for obtaining information about a load of articles to be cleaned in a dishwasher is provided. The method may include stopping a pump from pumping liquid through a spraying system of the dishwasher at a point of time; recording a pressure signal in a sump of the dishwasher from the point of time the pump was stopped; measuring a time period, said time period being measured from the point of time the pump stopped until the pressure signal is essentially stable; and comparing the time period with reference values for obtaining information about the load in the dishwasher. A corresponding dishwasher, computer program, and computer program product may be provided.