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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2008
Applicant:
Thomas Kaltofen, Berlin, DE;
Inventor:
Thomas Kaltofen, Berlin, DE;
Assignee:
BSH Hausgerãte GmbH, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/00 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); D06F 37/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/087 (2013.01); A47L 15/4244 (2013.01); A47L 15/4246 (2013.01); D06F 37/267 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0324 (2015.04); Y10T 137/729 (2015.04);
Abstract
A device for determining a fill level of liquid within a suds tub of a washing machine, having a fill level sensor by means of which a pressure value generated by the liquid can be determined, the fill level sensor having at least one detection part disposed in a lower area of the suds tub that is covered by the liquid during the washing process.