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US 2026/0076524 A1Published application
Dishwasher
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSoon Yong KWON, Dongjeong KIM, Shinwoo HAN
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a dishwasher which can sense the turbidity of washing water in real time regardless of specific measurement conditions, and thus can effectively identify the progress of an operation, and which can identify the progress of the operation in real time through a turbidity sensor.
Claims15
A dishwasher comprising:
- a tub defining a washing space therein;
- a sump disposed under the tub and constructed to store washing water to be supplied to the tub therein;
- a washing water pump configured to pressurize the washing water and supply the pressurized washing water to the washing space;
- a turbidity sensor configured to sense turbidity values of the washing water;
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- a controller electrically connected to the turbidity sensor and the washing water pump, wherein the controller is configured to detect the turbidity values of the washing water via the turbidity sensor during a cycle and determine whether to continue the cycle based on the detected turbidity values.
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