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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2007
Applicant:
Josef Arnold Buser, Schoenenberg-Kuebelberg, DE;
Inventor:
Josef Arnold Buser, Schoenenberg-Kuebelberg, DE;
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A dishwashing machine is capable of carrying out a normal washing program with a powder detergent as well as programs using solid detergents with additives having rinse aid properties and/or water softening properties. The machine includes a detergent dispenser having three chambers. Each chamber is adapted for a specific kind of detergent. The chambers include a sensor for detecting the presence of loaded detergent and for adjusting the washing program accordingly.