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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2021
Miele & Cie. KG, Gütersloh, DE;
Benedikt Fechtel, Rheda-Wiedenbrück, DE;
Rainer Bicker, Verl, DE;
Magnus Kortenjann, Telgte, DE;
Markus Drücker, Gütersloh, DE;
Steffen Lasner, Borgholzhausen, DE;
Dirk Sieding, Lünen, DE;
Marcel Zielke, Ennigerloh, DE;
MIELE & CIE. KG, Gütersloh, DE;
Abstract
A detergent activation method for a cleaning appliance having a rotatable non-ribbed drum for holding the textiles) and includes a step of supplying a feed signal to a feed unit of the cleaning appliance. The feed signal causes the cleaning liquid to be fed into a suds container until a predetermined target fill level in the drum is reached. In the supplying step, a motion signal may be supplied to a drive of the cleaning appliance when the target fill level is reached, wherein the motion signal causes a rocking rhythm of the drum. The rocking rhythm defines successive rotational motions of the drum at increasing rotational speeds without a complete revolution of the drum. In the supplying step, a stop signal may be supplied to the drive when a final rotational speed of the rocking rhythm has been reached, to cause the rotational motions of the drum to stop.