公开(公告)号：US06719383B2

公开(公告)日：2004-04-13

申请号：US10044176

申请日：2002-01-10

申请人： Robert A. Elick ,  Barry E. Tuller ,  Scott D. Raches ,  Rodney M. Welch ,  Neeraj Singh ,  Anthony L. Durfee

发明人： Robert A. Elick ,  Barry E. Tuller ,  Scott D. Raches ,  Rodney M. Welch ,  Neeraj Singh ,  Anthony L. Durfee

IPC分类号： A47B7700

CPC分类号： A47L15/4257 ,  A47L15/4293 ,  E05Y2201/21 ,  E05Y2201/254 ,  E05Y2201/266 ,  F24C7/082 ,  F25D29/005 ,  F25D2400/08

摘要： A control panel is retractably received within a recess in an appliance housing. The panel may be moved from an extended position wherein the control panel is exposed outside the cabinet to a retracted position wherein the control panel is enclosed within the recess. A spring urges the control panel to its extended position, and a latch is provided for releasably holding the control panel in its retracted position.

摘要翻译： 控制面板可伸缩地容纳在器具壳体的凹部内。 面板可以从其中控制面板暴露在机壳外部的延伸位置移动到缩回位置，其中控制面板被封闭在凹部内。 弹簧将控制面板推动到其延伸位置，并且设置有用于可释放地将控制面板保持在缩回位置的闩锁。

公开(公告)号：US06891619B2

公开(公告)日：2005-05-10

申请号：US10126405

申请日：2002-04-19

申请人： Anthony L. Durfee ,  John H. Miilu

发明人： Anthony L. Durfee ,  John H. Miilu

IPC分类号： G01N21/53 ,  G01N21/59

CPC分类号： G01N21/534

摘要： An improved turbidity sensor is provided with a pair of spaced apart arms respectively housing a light transmitter and a light receiver, with the receiver adapted to sense the light from the transmitter and generate a corresponding output signal. The opposing surfaces of the arms adjacent the transmitter and receiver are flame treated for approximately one second each so as to raise the surface energy such that bubble-induced noise is reduced or eliminated for a more accurate output signal.

摘要翻译： 改进的浊度传感器设置有分别容纳光发射器和光接收器的一对间隔开的臂，接收器适于感测来自发射器的光并产生相应的输出信号。 邻近发射器和接收器的臂的相对表面各自被火焰处理大约一秒钟，以便提高表面能，使得气泡诱导的噪声被减小或消除以获得更精确的输出信号。

公开(公告)号：US06790290B2

公开(公告)日：2004-09-14

申请号：US10115673

申请日：2002-04-04

申请人： Anthony L. Durfee

发明人： Anthony L. Durfee

IPC分类号： A47L1546

CPC分类号： A47L15/0023 ,  A47L15/4244 ,  A47L2401/09 ,  A47L2501/01

摘要： The present invention provides a method and apparatus for a dishwasher having variable fill times. The dishwasher includes a fill volume sensor for sensing that the dishwasher has reached a known fill volume, a timer for timing a period of time between a beginning of fill and the known fill volume being reached, and an intelligent control electrically connected to the fill volume sensor and operatively connected to the timer and adapted for calculating a dishwasher fill rate. According to the present invention, once filling of the dishwasher begins, a sensor is triggered when a known water level and/or fill volume of the dishwasher is reached. The amount of time between initiating the fill and triggering the sensor is measured. A fill rate for the dishwasher is then calculated based on the known fill volume of the dishwasher and the amount of time.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种具有可变填充时间的洗碗机的方法和装置。 洗碗机包括用于感测洗碗机已经达到已知填充体积的填充体积传感器，用于对从填充开始到达已知填充体积之间的一段时间进行定时的定时器以及电连接到填充体积的智能控制 传感器并且可操作地连接到定时器并适于计算洗碗机填充率。 根据本发明，一旦洗碗机的填充开始，当达到洗碗机的已知水位和/或填充体积时，触发传感器。 测量启动填充和触发传感器之间的时间量。 然后基于洗碗机的已知填充量和时间量来计算洗碗机的填充率。