1019results about "Automatic washing/rinsing machine detection" patented technology

A household dishwasher includes a washing container having a loading opening, a door, an electrical drive device configured to move the door between a closed position, in which the door closes the loading opening, and an open position, in which the washing container is accessible from outside, and a control unit configured to identify a manual movement of the door performed by an operator in a direction of movement by detecting a characteristic variable of the drive device and to move the door further in the direction of movement via the drive device as a result of the manual movement of the door by the operator.

Proposed is a home appliance that includes a cabinet defining an exterior of the home appliance, a reception space defined inside the cabinet and configured to receive objects in the reception space, a door configured to open and close an open surface of the reception space, the door having a viewing window provided at the door, a sensor assembly configured to detect each of a plurality of vibrations transmitted in three axial directions orthogonal to each other and to determine whether one or more of the plurality of vibrations is generated by a user's knock, a lamp configured to illuminate an inside of the reception space, and a controller configured to turn on / off the lamp based on a knock-on signal output by the sensor assembly.

A commercial dishwasher includes a hood movable in a vertical direction between an open position and a closed position. The hood includes two opposing side walls and a front wall connecting the side walls. In the closed position, the side walls and the front wall bound a treatment chamber. In the open position, the side walls and the front wall are present above an upper wall and / or ceiling region, which bounds the treatment chamber upwardly and is fixedly connected to a rear wall of the treatment chamber, and there laterally bound a clear space at least partially or in regions. The dishwasher includes a drying module, which is arranged on the upper wall region of the dishwasher and is configured such that it is completely accommodated in the clear space, which is, in the open position of the hood, laterally bounded by the side walls and the front wall.

A dishwasher according to an aspect of the present disclosure comprises: a tub for providing a washing chamber opened forward; a door for opening and closing the washing chamber; a handle provided on the door; a handle motor for driving the handle in the front-rear direction; a first sensor; and a second sensor having a sensing distance different from that of the first sensor, wherein: when the body is detected by the first sensor, the handle is withdrawn forward from a first position to a second position; and when the body is detected by the second sensor, the handle is moved forward from the second position to a third position.

The present disclosure is directed to a dispenser assembly for an appliance. The dispenser assembly includes a housing, a rotatable disk, and an actuator. The housing has a plurality of inlets and an outlet. The rotatable disk is positioned within the housing. The rotatable disk includes an aperture for being selectively aligned with one of the plurality of inlets to provide a flow path between one of the plurality of inlets and the outlet of the housing. Further, the actuator is mechanically coupled to the rotatable disk for driving rotation of the rotatable disk about an axis to align the aperture of the rotatable disk with one of the plurality of inlets.

A dishwasher comprises a tub, a door to open or close the tub, and an automatic detergent dispensing device disposed in the door to dispense a solid detergent into the tub, and having a storage compartment in which a plurality of solid detergents is to be stacked and loaded in a vertical direction; an ejector which moves one solid detergent to the outside of the storage chamber; and a seating portion which is in communication with the storage compartment and the tub and on which one solid detergent discharged from the storage compartment is seated. The seating portion comprises a seating portion opening and a seating portion door which open or close the seating portion opening. The seating portion door comprises a seating surface on which one solid detergent discharged from the storage chamber is seated, and a sealing member to seal the seating portion opening.

The invention relates to the field of fan operation monitoring, in particular to a dishwasher fan operation state real-time monitoring method and system.The method comprises the steps that a current stabilization sequence and a stabilization starting point moment of a fan are obtained, and a stable current mean value and a stable current standard deviation are calculated; calculating a load intensity index of the fan; fitting according to a least square method to obtain an adjustment index, and calculating an equivalent wind resistance coefficient based on the load intensity index and the adjustment index; acquiring a center line, an upper limit and a lower limit of the control chart, and calculating a current correction value at a target moment by using EWMA; generating and sending an alarm signal in response to that the current correction value is less than the lower limit or greater than the upper limit; and in response to that the current correction value is not greater than the upper limit and not less than the lower limit, calculating the fault probability of the fan to complete monitoring. According to the technical scheme, the precision of the fan monitoring result can be improved.

A dishwasher (10) comprising a drying system (26) is provided. The drying system (26) incorporates a mixing conduit (126，326) that mixes air streams from an exhaust fan (118) that draws humid air (122,322) from a wash tub (14,104,304), an inlet fan (106,306) that supplies ambient air (108,308)to the wash tub (14,104,304), and a gate device (350) that is movable within a range of positions to regulate fluid flow through at least one of first inlet (124,324) and second inlet (128,328) of the mixing conduit (126，326). A controller (30) may perform a multi-stage drying operation that, in a first stage, controls the gate device (350) while the inlet fan (106,306) is deactivated, and in a second stage, additionally controls the speed of the inlet fan (106,306) while controlling the gate device (350).

A dishwasher may include: a user interface device; communication circuitry; and a controller configured to: receive, through the communication circuitry, external humidity information detected by an appliance in an environment of the appliance, based on the received external humidity information and a washing course of the dishwasher that is input via the user interface device, change setting information related to an operation of at least one of a rinsing process of the washing course or a drying process of the washing course, and based on the changed setting information, control the operation of the at least one of the rinsing process of the washing course or the drying process of the washing course.

A dishwasher comprises: a body; a tub; a door to open or close the tub; and input device; and an automatic detergent injection device to discharge a solid detergent toward the inside of the tub. The automatic detergent injection device comprises: a storage chamber in which a plurality of solid detergents is stored; a storage chamber sensor to sense solid detergent inside the storage chamber; an ejector to eject one of the multiple pieces of solid detergent out of the storage chamber; a seating portion; a seating portion sensor to sense the solid detergent seated on the seating portion; and at least one processor to control the ejector to eject the solid detergent from the storage chamber, and determine whether or not there is an error in discharging of the solid detergent based on the result of sensing by the storage chamber sensor and the seating portion sensor.

The invention is suitable for the technical field of dish-washing machine control, and provides a dish-washing machine based on the AI technology and an automatic control method of the dish-washing machine based on the AI technology. The system comprises an information acquisition module, a model construction module, a model training module, a model evaluation module, a parameter determination module, an application control module, a wireless communication module, a memory, an alarm, a processing center and an intelligent mobile terminal. The information acquisition module, the model construction module, the model training module, the model evaluation module, the parameter determination module, the application control module, the wireless communication module, the memory and the alarm are respectively connected with the processing center; the intelligent mobile terminal is in wireless network connection with the wireless communication module in the range of a wireless network or the Internet. The invention further provides the dish washing machine based on the AI technology. Different cleaning processes can be adopted according to different tableware, and energy conservation and environmental protection are achieved.

The disclosure relates to a system for optical dishware detection in a dishwasher (1), the system comprising: an optical detection system (16), the detection system (16) comprising: a heatable disc (15) having a fastening means for releasably fastening the disc (15) to the dishwasher (1), and an optical unit (2) designed to record an image of at least part of a dishware container (3) arranged in a treatment chamber (11) within the dishwasher (1) through the disc (15); and a computing unit (6) designed to determine a state of loading of the dishware container (3) with dishware (14) based on the image of the part of the dishware container (3) recorded by the optical unit (2), wherein the computing unit (6) is designed to output the determined state of loading of the dishware container (3) with dishware (14).

Provided is a robot linked to a dishwasher and a method of controlling same. The robot includes: a camera; a manipulator including a gripper; a communication interface; memory storing instructions; and a processor configured to execute the instructions and cause the robot to: obtain an image including dishes, obtain, based on the image, information about a number of the dishes, a type of each of the dishes, and a size of each of the dishes, control the manipulator to grip each of the dishes using the gripper based on at least one of the type of each of the dishes or the size of each of the dishes, determine washing information of an external dishwasher for the dishes based on the number of dishes, the type of each of the dishes, and the size of each of the dishes, and transmit the washing information to the external dishwasher.

The present invention relates to a dishwasher (1) configured to perform a separate storage mode and a single drying course including only a single drying step by using a sorption drying device (80) to meet a user's need to perform only an step of quickly drying dishes and the user's need to store dishes in a clean state for a long period of time, thereby significantly improving user convenience.

A telescopic spray arm structure for a dish-washing machine, comprising a main spray arm (1), a fixed gear plate (2), a slidable arm (3), a planetary gear (4) and a swing arm (5). The slidable arm (3) is sleeved on one end of the main spray arm (1) and is in sliding fit with the main spray arm (1); an inner cavity of the main spray arm (1) is communicated with an inner cavity of the slidable arm (3); a plurality of first spray holes (10) are formed on the main spray arm (1); a plurality of second spray holes (30) are formed on the slidable arm (3); a hollow shaft rod (11) is formed at the center of the bottom of the main spray arm (1); the hollow shaft rod (11) penetrates through the fixed gear plate (2), and the hollow shaft rod (11) can rotate relative to the fixed gear plate (2); the planetary gear (4) is located between the fixed gear plate (2) and the slidable arm (3), and the planetary gear (4) is rotatably connected to the bottom of the main spray arm (1); the planetary gear (4) meshes with the fixed gear plate (2); one end of the swing arm (5) is rotatably connected to an eccentric position of the planetary gear (4), and the other end of the swing arm (5) is rotatably connected to the slidable arm (3); and the swing arm (5) is used for driving, when the planetary gear (4) rotates, the slidable arm (3) to slide relative to the main spray arm (1). Therefore, the cleaning efficiency can be improved, water can be saved, and the cleaning quality can be improved.

The present disclosure provides a base station for a mobile cleaner. The base station includes a dock, a cleaning unit, a water assembly, and a self-checking module. The dock is configured to accommodate the mobile cleaner. The cleaning unit is configured to clean the mobile cleaner accommodated in the dock. The water supply assembly is configured to supply water to the cleaning unit from a water source. The self-checking module is configured to detect a malfunction regarding conveyance of water from the water source to the cleaning unit.

The invention provides a control method and device for cleaning equipment, a storage medium and a program product, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining first heating time consumed by the cleaning equipment for heating an introduced cleaning solution to increase a target temperature in a process that a first cleaning part independently cleans to-be-treated tableware in a cavity, the first cleaning part is arranged in a first area in the cavity; second heating time consumed when the cleaning equipment heats the introduced washing liquid to increase the target temperature in the process that the to-be-treated tableware is independently cleaned by a second cleaning part is obtained, and the second cleaning part is arranged in a second area in the cavity; and according to the first heating time and the second heating time, a currently applicable cleaning scheme of the cleaning equipment is adjusted. The cleaning scheme of the cleaning equipment is adjusted in a self-adaptive mode according to the actual use condition, it is ensured that precise cleaning can be achieved under different loads and environment conditions, and the resource utilization rate is increased.

The invention discloses a cleaning agent self-adaptive feeding method and device, cleaning equipment and a medium, and belongs to the technical field of general cleaning. The method comprises the following steps: identifying a material parameter and a weight parameter of a to-be-cleaned article, and determining a first putting amount of a cleaning agent; continuously monitoring the turbid degree in the cleaning equipment within a preset duration of executing the washing operation to obtain turbid data, and drawing a turbid data curve; inputting the second input amount into a pre-constructed cleaning agent control model to obtain a second input amount; putting the cleaning agent for the second time; and modifying the duration of each cleaning program in the cleaning process according to the time point of the second putting. According to the technical scheme, through real-time monitoring and analysis of turbid data, additional putting of the cleaning agent can be conducted according to the smudginess condition of the to-be-cleaned object, the cleaning effect can be guaranteed, additional operation caused by too much cleaning agent is avoided, the cleaning effect of the cleaning equipment is improved, and the use experience of a user is improved.

The invention relates to an intelligent washing control method and device for a dish-washing machine, computer equipment, a storage medium and a computer program product. The method comprises the steps that the expected cleanliness corresponding to each washing stage of the dish washing machine is obtained; when a tableware placement completion instruction for the dish-washing machine is received, the putting quantity of the detergent in the first washing stage is determined based on the quantity of the placed tableware; for all the other washing stages except the first washing stage, after the detergent is put according to the putting quantity of the previous washing stage for washing, the actual cleanliness of sewage in the dish washing machine is determined; when the actual cleanliness of the sewage in the dish washing machine does not meet the cleaning condition, according to the numerical difference between the actual cleanliness and the expected cleanliness of the previous washing stage, the putting quantity of the washing agent in the previous washing stage is updated, and the putting quantity of the washing agent in the current washing stage is determined; when the actual cleanliness of the sewage meets the cleaning condition, washing is ended. By adopting the method, the flexibility of the washing process can be improved.

A door mechanism, for example for a domestic dishwasher, is disclosed, wherein the door mechanism includes a door latch for holding a door of the dishwasher closed in a closed position, and an electrically controllable door opener for the mechanized partial opening and subsequent closing of the door. The door opener includes coupling members, which can be brought into push- and pull-transmitting but releasable coupling engagement with one another, on the door and on an appliance main body of the dishwasher on which the door is movably mounted. The coupling members, when in coupling engagement, allow forces to be transmitted between the door and the appliance main body in a force transmission path which runs past the door latch. The pull strength of the coupling engagement of the coupling members can be variable in dependence on the position of the door.

Systems and methods are described, which relate to internet-of-things (IoT) feedback systems, in which data received from a given IoT device may be analyzed by a controller and used as a basis for controlling another IoT device and / or sending an alert to a user. The controller may activate a dehumidifier upon detecting activation of a sump pump. The controller may monitor water level data and alert a user and / or request maintenance of the sump pump upon detecting the water level exceeds a threshold. The controller may monitor dishwasher data to detect suboptimal performance of a dishwasher, in response to which the controller may instruct valves of a manifold and water heater to close to isolate the dishwasher, and instruct a water softener to elevate salt levels of softened water during a self-cleaning cycle of the dishwasher.

The invention discloses a dish-washing machine, relates to the technical field of dish-washing machines and aims to solve the problem that humidity in an inner container is high after washing of a dish-washing machine in the prior art. The dish washing machine comprises a machine shell, an inner container, a drainage device and a dehumidification device, and a containing cavity is formed in the machine shell; the inner container is arranged in the containing cavity and connected to the machine shell. A cleaning cavity and a first water outlet communicated with the cleaning cavity are formed in the inner container; the drainage device is connected to the first water outlet and used for discharging waste liquid in the inner container to the outside of the machine shell; the dehumidification device is connected to the machine shell; the dehumidification device comprises a driving part and a drainage hose, one end of the drainage hose communicates with the first water outlet, and the other end of the drainage hose is used for communicating with the exterior of the machine shell; the driving part is connected with the drainage hose and used for squeezing the drainage hose in the radial direction of the drainage hose and squeezing the peripheral wall of the drainage hose in the flowing direction of media in the drainage hose so as to drive the media in the drainage hose to flow. The dishwasher is used for washing tableware.

Disclosed herein are a dishwasher and a method of controlling the dishwasher. The dishwasher includes: a first sensor configured to detect whether a push bar for selectively opening and closing a door has deviated from a first reference point; a second sensor configured to detect changes in the signal attributable to the movement of the push bar based on a second reference point that is different from the first reference point; a third sensor configured to detect changes in the signal attributable to the movement of a movable member, to which the push bar can be coupled, based on a third reference point that is different from the second reference point; and a control unit configured to determine the opened / closed state of the door based on the detection result of at least one of the first, second, and third sensors.

Proposed is a home appliance that includes a cabinet defining an exterior of the home appliance, a reception space defined the cabinet and configured to receive objects in the reception space, a door configured to open and close an open surface of the reception space, the door having a viewing window provided at the door, a sensor assembly configured to detect each of a plurality of vibrations transmitted in three axial directions orthogonal to each other and to determine whether one or more of the plurality of vibrations is generated by a user's knock, a lamp configured to illuminate an inside of the reception space, and a controller configured to turn on / off the lamp based on a knock-on signal output by the sensor assembly.

A household appliance is disclosed. The household appliance includes a control unit configured to control an operation of the household appliance based on at least one restricted functionality settable between a non-selectable mode in which selection of the at least one restricted functionality is prevented and a selectable mode in which selection of the at least one restricted functionality is restricted to one or more authorized users, and a short-range radio signal module configured to receive short-range radio signals from a user device associated with the household appliance, where either the control unit or the short-range radio signal module is configured to estimate a position of the user device based on the short-range radio signals received at the short-range radio signal module and based on the position of the user device, determine a presence or absence of the user device in proximity of the household appliance.

The invention discloses a washing method and device for a resin cavity of a dish-washing machine, the dish-washing machine and a storage medium, and belongs to the field of cleaning equipment. Under the condition that resin of the dish washing machine is regenerated, whether the resin cavity needs to be washed or not is determined according to the amount of high-concentration regenerated water left in the resin cavity. Under the condition that the resin cavity needs to be flushed, a first flushing parameter for flushing the resin cavity is determined according to the amount of residual high-concentration reclaimed water in the resin cavity, and the first flushing parameter is the flushing water amount / flushing flow speed matched with the residual amount of the high-concentration reclaimed water in the resin cavity. The first flushing parameter is used for flushing the resin cavity, insufficient flushing and excessive flushing are prevented, and therefore the flushing effect is improved.

A dish washer is configured to recognize when a user intends to open a door while a washing course in a tub is in progress. The dish washer includes a handle driver, a controller, and a handle configured to protrude in a frontward direction when the washing process has been stopped, thereby securing convenience and safety.

An automated cleaning machine includes a trained cleaning outcome classifier that automatically classifies or scores cleaning outcomes for a cleaning machine using machine learning techniques. The cleaning outcome classifier may be trained on training data comprising a plurality of training inputs and a known output for each of the plurality of training inputs. Each of the plurality of training inputs may include one or more cleaning process parameters corresponding to a cleaning process executed by a cleaning machine executed during a training phase. The known output for each training input may include a cleaning outcome classification or score. The cleaning outcome of a novel cleaning process may then be classified or scored with the trained cleaning outcome classifier based on one or more cleaning process parameters corresponding to the novel cleaning process.