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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2018
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Harald Disch, Elzach, DE;
Björn S. Himmelsbach, Offenburg, DE;
Markus Heidt, Kehl, DE;
Verena Wiedenhöfer, Rheinau, DE;
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A dishwasher (), in particular a commercial dishwasher (), which is in the form of a box-type dishwasher and has a treatment chamber () which can be closed and in which washware can be treated in accordance with a predefined or predefinable treatment program, wherein a washware detector apparatus () is designed to detect the type of washware to be, wherein the washware detector apparatus () has an optical identification system, which is oriented toward the washware to be treated, and an evaluation device, wherein the optical identification system is designed to record at least a portion of the light reflected by the washware to be treated as a reflection image, and wherein the evaluation device is designed to automatically distinguish between different types of washware on the basis of the recorded reflection image, wherein the extent of the reflection provides information about the type of washware.