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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Midea Group Co., Ltd., Foshan, CN;
Inventors:
Joel Boyer, Louisville, KY (US);
Robert M. Digman, Goshen, KY (US);
Russell Dietrich, Taylorsville, KY (US);
Bassam Fawaz, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD, Guangdong, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/00 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/0057 (2013.01); A47L 15/0028 (2013.01); A47L 15/0039 (2013.01); A47L 15/0063 (2013.01); A47L 15/4225 (2013.01); A47L 15/4244 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dishwasher and method utilize an imaging system to perform various diagnostic operations within the dishwasher, including one or more of level sensing, filter cleaning, wash tub rinse down, foam detection, imaging system cleaning, and remote viewing. A controller may clean a filter by controllably-redirecting a controllably-movable sprayer to spray fluid onto the filter.