Dish overflow protection systems for dish machines and methods of making and using same
AssigneeTCD Parts, Inc.
InventorsMark B. Fisher, Joel Gross
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Abstract
A dish overflow protection system for a dishwasher. The dishwasher has a conveyor mechanism, a holding area, and a washing system. The dish overflow protection system has a housing including a user interface. A first sensor is disposed on the housing and is configured to take a first reading. A second sensor is remote from the housing and is configured to take a second reading. The dish overflow protection system has a control unit configured to halt operation of the conveyor mechanism where a difference between the first reading and the second reading is greater than a threshold. The user interface is usable to modify the threshold.
Claims15
A dish overflow protection system for a dishwasher, said dishwasher having a conveyor mechanism, a holding area, and a washing system, said dish overflow protection system comprising:
- a housing having a user interface;
- a first sensor disposed on said housing and being configured to take a first reading;
- a second sensor remote from said housing and being configured to take a second reading;
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- a control unit configured to halt operation of said conveyor mechanism in response to an evaluation of said first reading in view of said second reading, wherein the evaluation determines whether a difference between said first reading and said second reading exceeds a threshold and the user interface is usable to alter said threshold.
A dish overflow protection system for a dishwasher, said dishwasher having a conveyor mechanism, a holding area, and a washing system, said dish overflow protection system comprising:
- a housing having a user interface;
- a first sensor disposed on said housing and being configured to take a first reading;
- a second sensor remote from said housing and being configured to take a second reading;
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- a control unit configured to take an action in response to an evaluation of said first reading in view of said second reading, wherein the evaluation determines whether a difference between said first reading and said second reading exceeds a threshold and the user interface is usable to alter said threshold and to disable said dish overflow protection system.
A dish overflow protection system for a dishwasher, said dishwasher having a conveyor mechanism, a holding area, and a washing system, said dish overflow protection system comprising:
- a housing having a user interface;
- a first sensor disposed on said housing and being configured to take a first reading;
- a second sensor remote from said housing and being configured to take a second reading;
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- a control unit configured to halt operation of said conveyor mechanism when a difference between said first reading and said second reading is greater than a threshold;
- wherein, said user interface is usable to modify said threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.