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US 6,675,818 B1Granted
Dishwashing machine
AssigneeAweco Appliance Systems GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsHarald Schrott, Gunter Biechele, Siegfried Hillenbrand, Klaus Roth
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Abstract
A dishwasher (1) is proposed, in which the program sequence can be controlled as required. According to the invention, this is achieved by providing a radar sensor (12).
Claims22
A dishwashing machine, comprising:
- an electromagnetic sensor unit, which includes a transmitter and a receiver;
- and
- a washing chamber,
- wherein the electromagnetic sensor unit comprises at least one Doppler radar sensor directed at the washing chamber.
1 more element
An insert element for inserting into a recess in at least one wall of a washing chamber of a dishwashing machine, comprising at least one radar sensor, the at least one radar sensor emitting radar signals and the insert element being made at least partially of a material which does not block the radar signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.