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公开(公告)号:US20220233052A1
公开(公告)日:2022-07-28
申请号:US17617719
申请日:2020-07-03
发明人: Alberto BUOGO , Jakob SCHULTZ , Alexander SCHIELE , Henry Matthew Lawrence FLETCHER , Iain Christopher SMITH , Joshua CARR , Jelmer Jeroen KUIPER , Bram Alexander NORP , Edwin Petrus Elisabeth VAN OPSTAL , Gerhard Jan PAPE
摘要: A dosing unit (100) for use in an automatic dosing system (20) of a water-bearing household appliance (1), for automatically dosing a dosing amount (122) of a solid detergent, the dosing unit (100) comprising a dosing cartridge (110) for storing a bulk (112) of the solid detergent and a dosing device (120) for separating the dosing amount (122) from the bulk (112) and releasing the separated dosing amount (122) by linearly displacing a sliding element (124) from a separating position to a release position, wherein the dosing device (120) includes a dosing channel (126), wherein, when the sliding element (124) is in the separating position, the dosing channel (126) is configured for receiving at least the dosing amount (122) from the bulk (112) and intermediately storing the dosing amount (122) in a pre-dosing position, and, when the sliding element (124) is in the release position, the dosing device (120) is configured for releasing the dosing amount (122) intermediately stored in the pre-dosing position.
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公开(公告)号:US20220273159A1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-01
申请号:US17628782
申请日:2020-07-17
摘要: A dosing unit (100) for automatically dosing a dosing amount (122) of a solid detergent provided by a storage cartridge (110) for storing a bulk (112) of the solid detergent, for use in an automatic dosing system (20) of a water-bearing household appliance (1), wherein the storage cartridge (110) comprises a reversibly deformable container (114) with an outlet (116), wherein by deforming the container (114) according to a predefined pattern in time detergent of the bulk (112) is transported towards the outlet (116), and a dosing device (120) is attached to the storage cartridge (110) on the outlet (116) for separating the dosing amount (122) from the bulk (112) and releasing the separated dosing amount (122).
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公开(公告)号:US20220192460A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-23
申请号:US17608436
申请日:2020-06-08
发明人: Jakob SCHULTZ , Alexander SCHIELE , Daniel KÖHLER , Henry Matthew Lawrence FLETCHER , Matthew BURROWS , Siddharth GUPTA
摘要: A method for operating a water-bearing household appliance for treating articles, in particular a dishwasher or washing machine, the water-bearing household appliance including a treatment chamber for treating the articles with a washing liquor and a dosing system for dispensing a dosing-amount of detergent provided by a dosing unit, the method comprising: selecting one of a plurality of different treatment cycles, controlling the water-bearing household appliance to perform the selected treatment cycle, actuating the dosing system to dispense the dosing-amount of detergent according to the selected treatment cycle, detecting a sensor signal of the dispensed dosing-amount of detergent, adjusting the selected treatment cycle as a function of the detected sensor signal, and controlling the water-bearing household appliance to perform the adjusted treatment cycle.
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公开(公告)号:US20220257088A1
公开(公告)日:2022-08-18
申请号:US17630736
申请日:2020-07-29
发明人: Alberto BUOGO , Jakob SCHULTZ , Alexander SCHIELE , Henry Matthew Lawrence FLETCHER , Jon WHADCOAT
摘要: A dosing unit (100) for automatically dosing at least one detergent tablet (102) provided by a storage cartridge (110) for storing a plurality of detergent tablets (102), for use in an automatic dosing system (20) of a water-bearing household appliance (1), wherein the storage cartridge (110) comprises a container with a bottom side (112) forming an inclination angle with a horizontal direction when the dosing unit (100) is arranged as intended for use, wherein an outlet (114) is formed in the container at a lower end of the bottom side (112), such that detergent tablets (102) on the bottom side (112) move towards the outlet (114) driven by gravity (G), and wherein a dosing device (120) is attached to the storage cartridge (110) on the outlet (114), the dosing device (120) including a scoop (130) and a plug (140), wherein the scoop (130) is configured to separate a detergent tablet (102) from the plurality and transport the separated detergent tablet (102) to a receiving chamber (142) formed in the plug (140) when the scoop (130) is turned in a first turning direction about a rotational axis (X) that is parallel to the bottom side (112), and the plug (140) is configured to release the detergent tablet (102) from the receiving chamber (142).
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公开(公告)号:US20220233049A1
公开(公告)日:2022-07-28
申请号:US17608696
申请日:2020-05-06
发明人: Alberto BUOGO , Jakob SCHULTZ , Alexander SCHIELE , Hallam COLLINGS , Henry Matthew Lawrence FLETCHER , Iain Christopher SMITH , Jon WHADCOAT
摘要: The invention relates to a dosing unit (18, 118, 218) for an automatic dosing system of a water-bearing household appliance, in particular a dishwasher or washing machine, configured for dosing at least one of a plurality of detergent tablets stored in a storage cartridge (30, 130, 230), comprising a dosing device (20, 120, 220) configured for picking the at least one detergent tablet from the plurality and releasing the at least one detergent tablet by temporarily switching by a predefined switching mechanism from a closed state to a release state, wherein the dosing device (20, 120, 220) comprises a safety portion (24, 124, 224) for preventing an unwanted switching. Moreover also a water-bearing household appliance comprising the dosing unit and a method of dosing is disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20220104683A1
公开(公告)日:2022-04-07
申请号:US17605741
申请日:2020-05-06
发明人: Alberto BUOGO , Jakob SCHULTZ , Alexander SCHIELE , Hallam COLLINGS , Henry Matthew Lawrence FLETCHER , Iain Christopher SMITH , Jon WHADCOAT
IPC分类号: A47L15/44
摘要: The invention relates to a dosing device (100) for dosing a detergent tablet (202) provided by a storage cartridge (200) to which the dosing device (100) is attachable, the dosing device (100) comprising a scoop (120) and a plug (130), wherein the scoop (120) is configured to pick up a detergent tablet (202) from the storage cartridge (200), lift the detergent tablet (202) to an opening (124) in the scoop (120) and transport the detergent tablet (202) to a receiving chamber (132) formed in the plug (130) when the scoop (120) is turned in a first turning direction about a rotational axis (X) that crosses a gravitational vector (G), and the plug (130) is configured to release the detergent tablet (202) from the receiving chamber (132). Also a water-bearing household appliance (1) comprising the dosing device (100) along with methods for dosing a detergent tablet (202) are disclosed.
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