Wet cleaning apparatus and method of operating the same
AssigneeVersuni Holding B.V.
InventorsLolke Klaas SALVERDA, Douwe DE JONG
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Abstract
Provided is a wet cleaning apparatus (100) comprising at least one tank (102, 104) for containing liquid. The at least one tank, e.g. each of the at least one tank, comprises a radio-frequency identification, RFID, tag (106, 108). A RFID reader (112) is arranged to read the RFID tag of the at least one tank received in a tank holder (110) of the wet cleaning apparatus, and to provide an output. A controller (114) controls at least one operation of the wet cleaning apparatus based on the output. Further provided is a method of operating such a wet cleaning apparatus, and a related computer program.
Claims14
A wet cleaning apparatus comprising:
- at least one tank for containing liquid, the at least one tank comprising a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag;
- a tank holder for receiving the at least one tank;
- a RFID reader arranged to read the RFID tag of the at least one tank received in the tank holder, and to provide an output;
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- a controller configured to control at least one operation of the wet cleaning apparatus based on the output, wherein
- the RFID tag is configured to communicate to the RFID reader data from a liquid sensor that senses a liquid amount in the respective tank, the output from the RFID reader being indicative of the liquid amount, and wherein the at least one operation comprises:
- a user feedback operation of a user interface;
- a dirt transport operation of the wet cleaning apparatus for transporting dirty liquid into the at least one tank;
- and/or a cleaning liquid dispensing operation of the wet cleaning apparatus for dispensing cleaning liquid from the at least one tank.
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A method of operating a wet cleaning apparatus, the wet cleaning apparatus comprising:
- at least one tank for containing liquid, the at least one tank comprising a radio-frequency identification, RFID, tag;
- a tank holder for receiving the at least one tank;
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- a RFID reader arranged to read the RFID tag of the at least one tank received in the tank holder, and to provide an output, the method comprising:
- controlling at least one operation of the wet cleaning apparatus based on the output, wherein
- the RFID tag is configured to communicate to the RFID reader data from a liquid sensor that senses a liquid amount in the respective tank, the output from the RFID reader being indicative of the liquid amount, and wherein the at least one operation comprises:
- a user feedback operation of a user interface;
- a dirt transport operation of the wet cleaning apparatus for transporting dirty liquid into the at least one tank;
- and a cleaning liquid dispensing operation of the wet cleaning apparatus for dispensing cleaning liquid from the at least one tank.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.