Cleaning device and method for cleaning articles to be cleaned

A hood-type or pass-through dishwasher, comprising:

• a cleaning chamber and a cover configured to at least partially enclose the cleaning chamber, the cover comprising (i) a hood which at least partially covers and/or encloses the cleaning chamber, (ii) a casing which at least partially encloses the cleaning chamber, or (iii) a door;
• the cover being movable over an opening travel path from a closed position to an opened position or vice versa, wherein the cover is connected via a force transmission path to at least one spring element, wherein a spring force of the spring element can be transmitted by the force transmission path to the cover;
• the force transmission path comprising a torque converter having a transmission ratio which varies over the opening travel path;
• and
• a traction drive positioned along the force transmission path, the torque converter being a constituent part of the traction drive.