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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2018
Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh, Munich, DE;
Andreas Heidel, Holzheim, DE;
Sebastian Wagner, Glött, DE;
Bernd Kränzle, Dischingen, DE;
Peter Jochimski, Nattheim, DE;
Markus Wecker, Gundremmingen, DE;
BSH Home Appliances Corporation, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A dishwasher, in particular a domestic dishwasher, includes a dishwasher cavity for receiving an item to be washed. A door or flap is configured to close the dishwasher cavity and movable between an open and a closed position. Associated to the door or flap is a two-stage or multi-stage safety catch for transition between an open and a closed state of the door or flap. A device is provided to capture whether the door or flap is closed or open and to detect a traversal of the two-stage or multi-stage safety catch.