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US 2020/0138264 A1Published application
Dishwasher with dock detection
AssigneeMidea Group Co., Ltd.
InventorsMark W. Wilson, Timothy Martin Wetzel
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Abstract
A method and a dishwasher utilize a dock detection system to determine when a connector of a spray device is docked to a docking port provided on a manifold of the dishwasher. A dock detector is coupled to the docking port and is electrically coupled to a controller of the dishwasher through electrical conductors that extend along the manifold, thereby enabling a dishwasher controller to detect when spray devices are coupled to the manifold, e.g., to optimize a wash cycle to use a particular spray device docked to the docking port.
Claims20
A dishwasher, comprising:
- a wash tub;
- a pump configured to recirculate fluid within the wash tub;
- a controller electrically coupled to the pump;
- a manifold including a fluid inlet in fluid communication with the pump and a docking port in fluid communication with the fluid inlet;
- a dock detector coupled to the docking port and configured to detect docking of a spray device connector to the docking port;
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- first and second electrical conductors extending along the manifold between the fluid inlet and the docking port, the first and second electrical conductors formed or mounted on the manifold, and the first and second electrical conductors electrically coupled to the dock detector to communicate an electrical signal between the dock detector and the controller to indicate when the spray device connector is docked to the docking port.
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