Apparatus comprising a treatment device

Abstract

Various aspects of this disclosure relate to an apparatus (1) for treating at least one item, wherein the apparatus (1) has a plurality of receiving devices (2, 4, 6, 8, 1100,, 12), wherein each receiving device (2, 4, 6, 8, 1100,, 12) is designed to receive a container (14, 16, 1188,, 20, 22, 24, 26), in which one or more substances (26, 2288,, 30) or substance mixtures (32, 34) are contained. In addition, the apparatus (1) comprises a plurality of measuring devices (36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46), wherein each measuring device (36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46) is designed to measure an electrical resistance (W) of the substance (26, 28, 30) or substance mixture (32, 34) which is contained in a respective container (14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24) received. Furthermore, the apparatus (1) comprises a circuit (300), which is designed to determine information (I) which describes the substance (26, 28, 30) or substance mixture (32, 34) contained in the respective container (14, 1166,, 18, 20, 22, 24) by using the electrical resistance (W) measured in each case for the substance (26, 28, 30) or the substance mixture (32, 34). Finally, the apparatus (1) comprises a treatment device (400), which is designed to treat the at least one item by using the substance (26, 28, 30) or the substance mixture (32, 34) while taking into account the information (I) determined.

Description

[0001] Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

[0002] ATD / MVS

[0003] September 8, 2025

[0004] Description

[0005] DEVICE WITH A TREATMENT DEVICE

[0006] Several aspects of this disclosure relate to a device for treating at least one object, wherein the device has several receiving devices, each receiving device being configured to receive a container containing one or more substances or mixtures of substances that can be used to treat the at least one object.

[0007] EP 2 205 786 Bl discloses a method for utilizing information about a treatment agent that is kept in a transport or storage container for portion-wise dosing and can be inserted into a laundry treatment machine, wherein this information is contained in a machine-readable manner in an information carrier connected to the transport or storage container, and the laundry treatment machine includes a reading device which extracts the information from the information carrier when it is in close proximity to the reading device and forwards it to a control device which introduces individually measured portions of the treatment agent into the treatment process in a suitable manner and at suitable times within a laundry treatment program.where experiences gained during the treatment process using the treatment agent are stored in the form of experience information and kept available for later applications of this treatment agent.

[0008] WO 2018 / 011167 A1 discloses a device comprising a dispensing device and a sensor device, wherein the dispensing device is configured to receive or contains a cleaning agent, wherein the dispensing device and the sensor device are integrated or integrable into a cleaning device, and wherein the sensor device is configured to determine quantity information representative of the quantity of a cleaning agent filled into the dispensing device.

[0009] EP 3 485 076 Bl discloses a process comprehensively:

[0010] Obtaining an identification characteristic of a cleaning agent, and checking, at least partially based on the obtained identification characteristic of the cleaning agent, whether initiating a cleaning process of a cleaning device with the cleaning agent is permissible.

[0011] Household cleaning appliances with modular dosing systems can only be operated safely, sustainably, and efficiently if the machine or the dosing system receives feedback on whether the corresponding replaceable cleaning agents are present and of the correct quality. It is therefore desirable to establish a suitable feedback system and enable the control system to react to the feedback in various ways, with the aim of always determining the best possible solution for the user and communicating it in a clear and understandable manner.

[0012] The object of the invention is to improve a device for treating at least one object. This object is achieved by a device for treating at least one object according to the claims.

[0013] The problem is solved, for example, by a device for treating at least one object, wherein the device for treating at least one object comprises several receiving devices, several measuring devices, a circuit, and a treatment device. Each receiving device is configured to receive a container in which one or more substances or mixtures of substances are found. Each measuring device is configured to measure an electrical resistance of the substance or mixture of substances contained in the respective received container, wherein each measuring device has at least two electrodes and at least one measuring area fluidically connected to an associated receiving device for receiving the substance or mixture contained in the respective container.

[0014] The device contains a mixture of substances. The measuring area between the at least two electrodes is arranged such that the substance or mixture can be brought into physical contact with the at least two electrodes to measure the electrical resistance of the substance or mixture. The circuit is configured to determine information describing the substance or mixture contained in the respective container using the electrical resistance measured for the substance or mixture. The treatment device is configured to perform a treatment of the at least one item using the substance or mixture, taking into account the determined information.

[0015] The device is designed such that, during the treatment of the at least one object in the device's treatment unit, a substance or mixture of substances can be used in a well-defined manner or in a measured dose for the treatment of the at least one object. The information obtained ensures that a substance or mixture of substances is not only intended for use in the treatment of the at least one object but can also actually be used. The quantity of the substance or mixture to be used can also be specified.

[0016] The composition of the substance and / or the quality of the substance or mixture to be used are taken into account. This allows a predefined treatment goal of at least one object to be reliably achieved. In an exemplary embodiment, the circuit is configured to determine at least one of the following pieces of information:

[0017] a statement indicating which substance or mixture of substances is contained in the respective container;

[0018] An indication of how much of a substance or mixture of substances is contained in the respective container.

[0019] In another exemplary embodiment, the device includes a transport unit designed to transport the substance or mixture from the container into the measuring area. The measuring area can therefore be spatially separated from the respective container of the corresponding receiving device.

[0020] In another exemplary embodiment, the measuring device is configured such that the substance or mixture of substances remains stationary within the measuring range during a measurement process. This enables a static measurement.

[0021] In another exemplary embodiment, the device comprises at least one measuring circuit:

[0022] • a resistive element that has a predetermined electrical reference resistance;

[0023] • a voltage divider;

[0024] • an analog-to-digital converter; and

[0025] • a processor.

[0026] This allows a voltage divider to be formed using the substance and / or mixture of substances present in the measuring range and the resistance element.

[0027] In another exemplary embodiment, each measuring device has its own respective measuring circuit.

[0028] This allows for simultaneous parallel measurements.

[0029] In another exemplary embodiment, the device further includes a display device configured to show the determined information or information derived therefrom to a user of the device. A user can thus gain knowledge of the determined information.

[0030] In another exemplary embodiment, the device also includes a control unit configured to control the treatment device according to one or more predefined and stored treatment programs. This reliably ensures successful treatment of at least one object.

[0031] In another exemplary embodiment, the control unit is configured to select one or more treatment programs from the one or more stored treatment programs, or to make them available for selection to a user of the device, depending on the information obtained. The selected treatment program(s) can thus be communicated to the user.

[0032] In a further exemplary embodiment, the circuit of the device is also configured to determine which treatment program or treatment programs are to be provided using the identified one or more substances and / or one or more mixtures of substances contained in the received containers.

[0033] In another exemplary embodiment, the device is one or more of the following devices: • Washing machine;

[0034] • Laundry treatment machine;

[0035] • Clothes dryer;

[0036] • Dishwasher;

[0037] • Floor cleaning machine. In a further exemplary embodiment, the one or more substances are selected from a group which includes or consists of: Amylase, Lipase, Mannanase, Cellulase, Beta-N-Acetylhexosaminidase, Protease, Pectinase, Xanthanase.

[0038] The one or more mixtures of substances can be selected from a group that has or consists of:

[0039] Color transfer inhibitor, performance booster, complexing agent, pH adjuster, bleaching agent, surfactant, fragrance.

[0040] Fluidically connected within the meaning of this disclosure means that flowable materials, such as gases, liquids, plasma, suspensions and / or aerosols, can be conveyed from a starting point to an endpoint different from the starting point by means of the connection, which may be designed, for example, as a rigid pipe or flexible hose, i.e., for example, from the receiving device to a measuring area of ​​a measuring device.

[0041] Exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown in the figures and are explained in more detail below.

[0042] They show

[0043] Figure 1 schematically shows a device for treating at least one object;

[0044] Figure 2 schematically shows in more detail the receiving area and the measuring area of ​​the device for treating at least one object;

[0045] Figure 3 schematically shows in more detail the measuring range of the device for treating at least one object; Figure 4 schematically shows in more detail a measuring device of the device 1 for treating at least one object; and

[0046] Figure 5 shows a circuit diagram.

[0047] The following detailed description refers to the attached drawings, which form part of this document and in which specific illustrations are shown.

[0048] The embodiments shown illustrate how the invention can be implemented. In this respect, directional terminology such as "top," "bottom," "front," "back," "anterior," "rear," etc., is used with reference to the orientation of the described figure(s). Since components of embodiments can be positioned in a number of different orientations, the directional terminology serves for illustration and is in no way limiting. It is understood that other embodiments may be used and structural or logical modifications may be made without deviating from the scope of protection of the present invention. It is understood that the features of the various exemplary embodiments described herein may be combined with one another unless specifically stated otherwise.The following detailed description is therefore not to be understood in a restrictive sense, and the scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the attached claims.

[0049] Within this description, the terms "connected," "attached," and "coupled" are used to describe both direct and indirect connections, direct or indirect links, and direct or indirect couplings. In the figures, identical or similar elements are labeled with identical reference symbols where appropriate. Identical reference symbols in the figures denote identical objects.

[0050] The device 1 shown in Fig.1 for treating at least one object can be a washing machine, a laundry treatment machine, a clothes dryer, a dishwasher and / or a floor cleaning machine.

[0051] The device 1 shown schematically in Fig. 1 for treating at least one object comprises a receiving area 100, a measuring device 200, a circuit 300 and a treatment unit 400. The device 1 for treating at least one object may also include a transport device 500 and a display device 600.

[0052] The device 1 for treating at least one object can be modularly constructed such that the receiving area 100, the measuring device 200, the circuit 300, and the treatment unit 400 are separate, interconnected units. Alternatively, the device for treating at least one object can comprise a housing in which the receiving area, the measuring area, the circuit, and the treatment unit are arranged. The device 1 for treating at least one object can be permanently installed at one location or be flexibly transportable from location A to location B by means of a transport device (not shown in detail).

[0053] The device 1 for treating at least one object comprises, as shown in Fig. 1, several receiving devices 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 arranged in the receiving area 100. The number of receiving devices arranged in the receiving area 100 depends on the specific design of the device 1 and can be more than six or less than six. The receiving devices 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 are designed such that they can each receive a container 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, as shown schematically in detail in Fig. 2. The containers 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 can each receive one substance or several substances, for example, substances 26, 28 and 30, or mixtures of substances, for example, mixture 32 and mixture 34. Substances 26, 28 and 30 can each be pure substances.

[0054] At least one of the substances 26, 28, and 30 and / or at least one of the mixtures of substances 32 and 34 can be a clearly defined chemical formulation. Each of the containers 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 is designed to hold one substance 26 or several substances 28 and 30 or mixtures of substances 32, 34. The containers 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 can be filled with substance 26 or substances 26, 28, 30 or mixtures of substances 32, 34 either inside or outside the device 1.

[0055] In this embodiment, according to Fig. 2, the container 14 of the receiving device 2 is filled with the substance 26, the container 16 of the receiving device 4 contains the substances 28 and 30, the container 18 of the receiving device 6 contains a mixture of substances 32, the container 20 of the receiving device 8 is filled with the mixtures of substances 32 and 34, the container 22 of the receiving device 10 comprises the substance 26 and the mixture of substances 34, the container 24 of the receiving device 12 is filled with the substances 26 and 30 and the mixture of substances 32.

[0056] Furthermore, the device 1 for handling at least one object comprises several measuring devices 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, which are arranged in the measuring device 200. The number of measuring devices arranged in the measuring device 200 can correspond to the number of receiving devices arranged in the receiving area 100, but the number of measuring devices can also be less or greater than the number of receiving devices. This means that more than one measuring device can be assigned to a receiving area, and conversely, several receiving devices can be assigned to a measuring device. Even with a different number of receiving devices and measuring devices, each receiving area is assigned at least one measuring device, and each measuring area is assigned at least one receiving device.

[0057] The measuring devices 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 are each configured to measure the electrical resistance of substance 26 or substances 26, 28, 30 or mixtures of substances 32, 34. For this purpose, as shown in Fig. 3, each of the measuring devices 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 comprises at least two electrodes 36A, 36B, 38A, 38B, 40A, 40B, 42A, 42B, 44A, 44B, 46A, 46C and at least one measuring range 36C, 38C, 40C, 42C, 44C, 46C.

[0058] In this embodiment, each container 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 of a receiving device 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 is assigned a measuring device 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 with a measuring range 36°C, 38°C, 40°C, 42°C, 44°C, 46°C. Alternatively, a container 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 of a receiving device 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 can be assigned to several measuring devices 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, or a measuring device 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 can be assigned to several receiving devices 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12.

[0059] The receiving devices 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 arranged in the receiving area 100 are each fluidically connected to a measuring device 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 via a fluidic connection area 700. The fluidic connection area 700 connects the containers 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 of the receiving devices 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 to the measuring areas 36C, 38C, 40C, 42C, 44C, 46C of the measuring devices 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46.

[0060] The fluidic connection area 700 comprises, according to Fig. 2, the fluidic connections 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58. The fluidic connections 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58 each connect a container 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 of the receiving devices 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 with one of the measuring devices 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46.

[0061] The measuring devices 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 each have measuring ranges 36C, 38C, 40C, 42C, 44C, 46C as shown in Fig. 3, which are fluidly connected via the fluid connection area 700, comprising the fluid connections 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58 as shown in Fig. 2, to the associated containers 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26. Furthermore, the measuring devices each comprise at least two electrodes 36A, 36B, 38A, 38B, 40A, 40B, 42A, 42B, 44A, 44B, 46A, 46B for measuring the electrical resistance of the substance(s) or substances or mixtures of substances to be introduced into the respective measuring range. The electrodes 36A, 36B, 38A, 38B, 40A, 40B, 42A, 42B, 44A, 44B, 46A, 46B are designed such that they can be directly contacted with a substance or mixture of substances to be introduced into the respective measuring range 36C, 38C, 40C, 42C, 44C, 46C.For intended physical contact between the substance(s) or mixtures of substances, the electrodes 36A, 36B, 38A, 38B, 40A, 40B, 42A, 42B, 44A, 44B, 46A, 46B extend into the respective measuring ranges 36C, 38C, 40C, 42C, 44C, 46C.

[0062] The measuring device 36 is designed such that the measuring device 36 can measure the electrical resistance W(36 Ω) of the material 26 by means of the electrodes 36A and 36B and can provide the measured electrical resistance W(36 Ω) of the material 26 by means of a connection module 800 in such a way that the circuit 300 can further process the measured electrical resistance W(36 Ω) of the material 26.

[0063] The measuring device 38 is designed such that the measuring device 38 can measure the electrical resistance W(38 Ω) of the substances 28 and 30 by means of the electrodes 38A and 38B and can provide the measured electrical resistance W(38 Ω) of the substances 28 and 30 by means of the connection module 800 in such a way that the circuit 300 can further process the measured electrical resistance W(38 Ω) of the substances 28 and 30.

[0064] The measuring device 40 is designed such that the measuring device 40 can measure the electrical resistance W(40 Ω) of the mixture 32 by means of the electrodes 40A and 40B and can provide the measured electrical resistance W(40 Ω) of the mixture 32 by means of the connection module 800 in such a way that the circuit 300 can further process the measured electrical resistance W(36 Ω) of the mixture 32.

[0065] The measuring device 42 is designed such that the measuring device 42 can measure the electrical resistance W(42 Ω) of the mixtures 32 and 34 by means of the electrodes 42A and 36B and can provide the measured electrical resistance W(42 Ω) of the substance 26 by means of the connection module in such a way that the circuit 300 can further process the measured electrical resistance W(42 Ω) of the mixtures 32 and 34.

[0066] The measuring device 44 is designed such that the measuring device 44 can measure the electrical resistance W(44 Ω) of the substance 26 and the mixture 34 by means of the electrodes 44A and 44B and can provide the measured electrical resistance W(44 Ω) of the substance 26 and the mixture 34 by means of the connection module 800 in such a way that the circuit 300 can further process the measured electrical resistance W(44 Ω) of the substance 26 and the mixture 32.

[0067] The measuring device 46 is designed such that the measuring device 46 can measure the electrical resistance W (46 Ω) of substance 26, substance 30 and mixture 32 by means of the electrodes 46A and 46B and can provide the measured electrical resistance W (46 Ω) of substance 26, substance 30 and mixture 32 by means of the connection module 800 in such a way that the circuit 300 can further process the measured electrical resistance W (46 Ω) of substance 26, substance 30 and mixture 32.

[0068] The connection module 800 can provide wired, wireless, and / or optical transmission of the measured electrical resistances. Using the connection module 800, at least one measured electrical resistance W of material 26 and / or material 28 and / or material 30 and / or material mixture 32 and / or material mixture 34 can be transmitted from the measuring device 200 to the circuit 300 for further processing. The at least one measured electrical resistance W is one of the measured electrical resistances W(36 Ω), W(38 Ω), W(40 Ω), W(42 Ω), W(44 Ω), W(46 Ω).

[0069] The circuit 300 of the device 1 for treating at least one object is designed to determine information I using the electrical resistance W measured for substance 36 and / or substance 38 and / or substance 30 and / or substance mixture 32 and / or substance mixture 34. For this purpose, the circuit 300 receives a measured electrical resistance W via the connection module 800. Using the measured electrical resistance W, the circuit 300 determines information I that describes the substance(s) 26, 28, 30 or substance mixture(s) 32, 34 contained in the respective container 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26.

[0070] The information I describing the substance or substances or mixtures of substances may additionally include information I (substance ) which indicates which substance 26, 28, 30 and / or mixture of substances 32, 34 is contained in the respective container 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 of the respective receiving device 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12.

[0071] Furthermore, the information I can additionally or alternatively include information I (quantity) indicating the quantity or amount of substance 26, 28, 30 and / or mixture 32, 34 contained in the respective container 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 of the respective receiving device 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12. This information I (substance) and / or I (quantity) can be provided by the receiving area 100 in a suitable manner not further described and can be transmitted to the circuit 300 in a suitable manner not further described.

[0072] Information I is provided by circuit 300 in such a way that it can be transmitted to treatment unit 400 via connection 66. Connection 66 can be wired, wireless, and / or optical.

[0073] The information I can only be transmitted from the circuit 300 to the treatment unit 400 if the measured electrical resistance W is compatible with the optionally available information I (substance) and / or I (quantity). If the measured electrical resistance is not compatible with the substances 26, 28, 30 and / or mixtures of substances 32, 34 assigned to the respective measuring unit, an error signal can be transmitted from the circuit 300 to the treatment unit 400 instead of the information I.

[0074] The treatment device 400 is fluidically connected to the measuring device 200. The treatment device 400 can be directly or indirectly fluidically connected to the measuring device 200. In this embodiment, the treatment device 400 is connected via a fluidic connection section 62 to a transport device 500 designed as a fluid conveying device. The transport device 500, designed as a fluid conveying device, is in turn connected to the measuring device 200 via a fluidic connection section 900. From the measuring device 200, the substance 26 and / or the substance 28 and / or the substance 30 and / or the mixture 32 and / or the mixture 34 pass from the measuring devices into the transport device 500, designed as a fluid conveying device.For this purpose, measuring device 36 is connected via fluidic connection 70, measuring device 38 via fluidic connection 72, measuring device 40 via fluidic connection 74, measuring device 42 via fluidic connection 76, measuring device 44 via fluidic connection 78, and measuring device 46 via fluidic connection 80 to the transport device 500, which is designed as a fluid conveying device. The fluidic connection area 900 comprises the fluidic connections 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, and 80. The transport device 500, designed as a fluid conveying device, can transport substance 26 and / or substance 28 and / or substance 30 and / or substance mixture 32 and / or substance mixture from the measuring device 200 to the treatment device 400. For this purpose, the transport device 500, designed as a fluid conveying device, is connected to the treatment device 400 via the fluidic connection 62.The transport device 500, designed as a fluid conveying device, can alternatively or additionally transport the substance 26, 28, 30 and / or the substance mixtures 32, 34 from the respective container 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 via the measuring device 200 into the treatment device 400.

[0075] The treatment unit 400 can be used for washing laundry and / or treating laundry and / or drying laundry and / or washing dishes and / or cleaning floors. The minimum item that can be treated in the treatment unit 400 is laundry and / or dishes and / or a floor.

[0076] The treatment unit 400 takes into account the information I transmitted from the circuit 300 to the treatment unit 400 via connection 66 and, depending on this information I describing the substance(s) or mixtures of substances, performs a treatment on at least one object. For this purpose, the treatment unit 400 includes a control unit 410. The control unit 410 is configured to control the treatment unit 400 according to one or more predefined and / or stored treatment programs. The control unit can select one or more predefined and / or stored treatment programs depending on the provided information I or can initiate the generation of corresponding treatment programs.The substance 26, 28, 30 and / or the mixture of substances 32, 34 is used, whose electrical resistance W has been measured and whose measured electrical resistance W has been used in determining the information I.

[0077] If, for example, the measured electrical resistance W(36 Ω) was used in the creation of information I, then the treatment of the at least one item in the treatment facility 400 is carried out using substance 26.

[0078] If, for example, the measured electrical resistance W(38 Ω) and the measured electrical resistance W(42 Ω) were used in the creation of information I, then the treatment of the at least one item in the treatment device 400 is carried out using substances 28 and 30 and mixtures of substances 32 and 34.

[0079] If, for example, the measured electrical resistance W(40 Ω) was used in the creation of information I, then the treatment of the at least one object in the treatment device 400 is carried out using the substance mixture 32.

[0080] If, for example, the measured electrical resistance W(44 Ω) and the measured electrical resistance W(44 Ω) were used in the creation of Information I, then the treatment of the at least one item in the treatment unit 400 is carried out using substances 26 and 30 and the mixtures of substances 32 and 34. The treatment of the at least one item is therefore carried out only with substances 26, 28, 30 and / or mixtures of substances 32, 34 whose electrical resistances W were measured in the measuring device 200 and which were transported to the treatment unit 400 via the fluidic connection area 900, the fluid conveying device 500, and the fluidic connection 62. This ensures that only substances 26, 28, 30 and / or mixtures of substances 32, 34 whose resistance(s) W were previously determined are used in the treatment of the at least one item in the treatment unit 400.

[0081] The device 1 for treating the at least one object also includes the display device 600. The display device 600 is configured to display the determined information I or information derived therefrom to a user of the device 1 for treating the at least one object. The display device 600 further includes a user communication module 610. The user communication module 610 is configured to communicate with a user of the device 1 for treating the at least one object. Communication can be carried out mechanically, optically, and / or wirelessly via data transmission. Sound signals, light signals, and / or voice signals can be used. For example, the information I can be transmitted to an app or another device and displayed there in a variety of ways. Displaying the information I on a screen or providing voice output is particularly preferred.The information I can also be made available to a user of the device 1 for the treatment of at least one object using common communication programs, such as WhatsApp or similar.

[0082] A user can specify which object the device 1 is to treat and what exactly is to be treated. For this purpose, the display device 600 has an input module 620 with input options for treating at least one object. Alternatively, a user can specify that several objects, such as textiles, are to be treated simultaneously. The "at least one object" could be, for example, a delicate item of laundry with a red wine stain or a garment suitable for boiling water with an egg yolk stain.

[0083] If the user has specified via input module 620, by means of an input E2, which at least one item is to be treated by device 1, the user is shown the information I or a derived information via the display device 600 and / or communicated appropriately via the user communication module 610. The user can receive this information I as a simple message, and the treatment process of the at least one item can be started in the treatment unit 400 without any further action from the user. In this case, the control unit 410 determines the treatment program to be executed. Alternatively, depending on the displayed information, the user can also decide, i.e., make a further input E2 via input module 620, whether or not the treatment of the at least one item should take place.If treatment of at least one item is required, the available treatment programs can be communicated to the user. If more than one treatment program is displayed, the user can specify which treatment program should be executed by means of an additional input E3. The treatment programs communicated for selection can differ in their performance level, which can be displayed to the user. For example, the offered treatment programs can each have one of the attributes Basic, Medium, or Universal. For this purpose, the display device 600 is configured to communicate with the control unit 410 of the treatment device 400 via connection 60 and with the circuit 300 via connection 64. Connections 62 and 64 can be mechanical, optical, or wireless data transmission.

[0084] The display device 600 communicates the user's input El to the control unit 410 of the treatment device 400. The control unit 410 uses the input El to make a selection A as to which treatment programs are available for the intended treatment of the at least one item.

[0085] The control unit 410 communicates this selection A to the circuit 300 via connection 66. The circuit 300 uses selection A to check for which substances 26, 28, 30 and / or mixtures of substances information I is available.

[0086] For this purpose, the circuit 300 can provide information I for each substance 26, 28, 30 and / or mixture of substances 32, 34 of the receiving device 100 at regular intervals or whenever a user makes an input El in a suitable manner not shown in detail.

[0087] Based on the desired treatment of the at least one object specified by the input El, the circuit 300 selects one of the provided information I in order to achieve the desired treatment success.

[0088] Using the provided and selected information I, one or more treatment programs are then selected that can be used as information I (treatment program) in the treatment of the at least one item. Only treatment programs that involve the use of a substance 26, 28, 30 and / or a mixture of substances 32, 34, by means of which current information I has been generated, are used. Thus, if information I indicates that an insufficient quantity of a substance 26, 28, 30 and / or mixture of substances is present in the receiving device 200 for the successful execution of a specific treatment program transmitted by the control unit 410, the circuit 300 selects other treatment programs determined by the control unit 410 with which a comparable treatment result can be achieved.

[0089] The information I (treatment program) is communicated by the circuit 300 to the control unit 410. This information I (treatment program) can be part of the information I or available separately. The control unit 410 can then use this information I (treatment program) to determine which treatment program should be executed for the treatment of the at least one item.

[0090] Alternatively or additionally, the information can

[0091] The treatment program (I) is displayed to the user of device 1 either as part of information I or separately via the display device 600, with the option that the user can decide which of the treatment programs provided via information I (treatment program) should be executed. If the user cannot or should not decide which of the treatment programs is executed, the control unit 410 decides which of the treatment programs from I (treatment program) is executed.

[0092] The display device 600 can, via the user communication module 610 and I (treatment program), present the user with one or more treatment programs for treating at least one object in the treatment unit 400. Alternatively, the control unit 410 of the treatment unit 400 can select one or more treatment programs for the treatment of the at least one object without user intervention. Thus, the treatment program(s) of the treatment unit 400 used to treat the at least one object, where the object and the type of treatment have been selected by the user, is determined either by the user or by the control unit 410.

[0093] Once it has been determined which treatment program or treatment programs are to be used to treat the item selected by the user in the device 1, the treatment of the at least one item in the treatment facility 400 starts, using the treatment program or treatment programs.

[0094] For example, if a user has selected the treatment for a red wine stain on a delicate garment, the circuit 300 could use information I to determine that the substance 26, designed for this treatment (e.g., as a bleaching agent), is not present in sufficient quantity in the container 14 of the receiving device 2. The user communication module 610 displays this information I to the user. The control unit 410 then selects, either independently or based on a user selection, which treatment programs are to be carried out without the use of substance 26 (e.g., as a bleaching agent). It may be stipulated that the user or the control unit 410 should not perform the treatment of the red wine stain on the delicate garment.

[0095] The control unit 410 of the treatment unit 400 can be connected to a data model (not shown) via a connection (not shown) to receive a parameter set from this data model. The data model comprises a predictive model, a database with well-defined specifications, and an active algorithm. The predictive model mathematically describes the interaction of a number of substances and / or pure substances and / or mixtures of substances. The well-defined specifications in the database include, for example, cost restrictions, water hardness, stain information, washing time, and the use of specific substances and / or mixtures of substances. The active algorithm of the data model determines a parameter set from data in the predictive model and from specific specifications in the database. This parameter set can be transferred from the data model to the control unit 410 of the treatment unit 400 in a manner not shown.Using this parameter set, the control unit 410 can define one or more treatment objectives and store them in a memory of the control unit 410 (not shown in detail). It may be provided that the control unit receives a parameter set from the data model at specific intervals and / or always when the device 1 is started to treat an object and / or only when the device 1 is commissioned, defines treatment objectives using this parameter set, and stores them in a memory of the control unit 410 (not shown in detail).

[0096] A treatment goal might include one or more of the following:

[0097] - maximum cleanliness of the items to be treated (dishes or textiles);

[0098] - minimal number of stains or soiling on the items to be treated;

[0099] - minimum amount of electricity and / or water consumed during the treatment process;

[0100] - minimal CO2 emissions generated during treatment.

[0101] These treatment goals, defined once or repeatedly by the control unit 410, can be displayed to a user via the user communication module. The user can select and / or hierarchically arrange these treatment goals once, as needed, or always when starting device 1 to treat at least one object. The control unit 410 then selects at least one treatment program based on the selected treatment goal(s) or their hierarchical arrangement. The execution of this at least one treatment program is determined either by the control unit 410 or by the user. For this purpose, at least one treatment program is displayed to the user for selection via the user communication module 610.

[0102] In a further embodiment of the device 1 for treating at least one object, which is not shown in detail, the device 1 can, for example, have twelve different receiving units 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A, 7A, 8A, 9A, 10A, 11A, 12A, 13A with the containers 14A, 15A, 16A, 17A, 18A, 19A, 20A, 21A, 22A, 23A, 24A, 25A assigned to these receiving units. The twelve containers of the twelve receiving units can each contain the following substances or mixtures of substances:

[0103] Receiving device, container, material or

[0104] mixture of substances

[0105] 2A 14A Amylase

[0106] 3A 15A Lipase

[0107] 4A 16A Mannanase

[0108] 5A 17A Cellulase

[0109] 6A 18A Bet a -N- acetylhexosaminidase

[0110] 7A 19A Protease

[0111] 8A 20A Pectinase

[0112] 9A 21A Xanthan gum

[0113] 10A 22A color transfer inhibitor

[0114] 11A 23A Power Booster 12A 24A Complexing Agent

[0115]

[0116] 13A 25A pH adjuster

[0117] When using the device 1 to treat at least one item, a user can enter via the user communication module 610 that the at least one item to be treated in the treatment unit 400 of the device 1 is a baby onesie soiled with porridge. If the information I determined by the circuit 300 using the electrical resistance measured for amylase indicates that amylase is present in sufficient quantity in the container 14A of the receiving unit 2A, then the control unit 410 of the treatment unit 400 uses this information I to select at least one treatment program that, in addition to or as an alternative to the use of other substances and / or mixtures of substances contained in containers of the receiving units in the receiving area 200, provides for the use of a specific quantity of amylase to remove the porridge leak.The user or the control unit 410 then determines whether at least one selected treatment program is used to treat the baby romper with the treatment goal of reliably removing the porridge stain from the baby romper.

[0118] Another user can use the device 1 to treat at least one item by entering, via the user communication module 610, that the at least one item to be treated in the treatment unit 400 of the device 1 is a men's shirt stained with olive oil dressing. If the information I determined by the circuit 300, using the electrical resistance measured for lipase, indicates that sufficient lipase is present in the container 15A of the receiving unit 3A, then the control unit 410 of the treatment unit 400 will use this information I to select at least one treatment program that, alternatively or additionally, provides for the use of a specific amount of lipase to remove the porridge stain, in addition to the use of other substances and / or substances contained in the receiving area 200.The user or the control unit 410 then determines whether this treatment program is used to treat the men's shirt to remove the olive oil dressing stain.

[0119] When using the device 1 to treat at least one item, a user can enter via the user communication module 610 that the at least one item to be treated in the treatment unit 400 of the device 1 is a kitchen towel that has a contamination with chocolate pudding from a ready-made preparation.If the information I determined by circuit 300, using the electrical resistance measured for mannanase, indicates that sufficient mannanase is present in container 16A of receiving unit 4A, then the control unit 410 of the treatment unit 400 uses this information I to select at least one treatment program that, as an alternative or additional measure to the use of other substances and / or mixtures of substances listed in the table above and contained in receiving area 100, uses a specific quantity of mannanase to remove the chocolate pudding contamination. The user or the control unit 410 then determines whether this treatment program is used to treat the kitchen towel with the goal of removing the chocolate pudding contamination.

[0120] When using device 1 to treat at least one item, a user can enter via the user communication module 610 that all items the user wishes to have treated by device 1 exhibit pilling and / or are textiles that should be protected from graying. If the information I determined by circuit 300 using the electrical resistance measured for cellulase indicates that a sufficient quantity of cellulase is present in the container 17A of the receiving unit 5A, then from this point forward, the control unit 410 of the treatment unit 400 will only select treatment programs that, alternatively or in addition to the use of other substances and / or mixtures of substances listed in the table above and contained in the receiving area, provide for the use of a specific quantity of cellulase.The user or the control unit 410 then determines whether one of these treatment programs will always be used to treat the user's textiles from now on.

[0121] When using the device 1 to treat at least one item, a user can enter via the user communication module 610 that the treatment unit 400 smells musty, indicating the formation of biofilms. If the information determined by the circuit using the electrical resistance measured for beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase indicates that a sufficient quantity of beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase is present in the container 18A of the receiving unit 6A, then from this point forward, the control unit 410 of the treatment unit 400 will only select treatment programs that, alternatively or additionally to the use of other substances and / or mixtures of substances listed in the table above and contained in the receiving area 100, provide for the use of a specific quantity of beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase.The user or the control unit 410 then determines whether one of these treatment programs is always used when operating the treatment unit to treat the user's textiles.

[0122] When using the device 1 to treat at least one item, the user can enter via the user communication module 610 that the at least one item to be treated by the device 1 is a T-shirt with a stain caused by liquid egg yolk. If the information I determined by the circuit 300 using the electrical resistance measured for protease indicates that there is a sufficient quantity of protease in the container 19A of the receiving unit 7A, then the control unit 410 of the treatment unit 400 uses this information I to select at least one treatment program that, in addition to or as an alternative to the use of other substances and / or mixtures of substances listed in the table above and contained in the receiving area 100, provides for the use of a specific quantity of protease.The user or the control unit 410 then determines whether at least one treatment program is used to treat the user's T-shirt with the treatment goal of removing the egg yolk contamination.

[0123] When using the device 1 to treat at least one object, a user can enter via the user communication module 610 that the at least one object to be treated by the device 1 is a damp kitchen towel with a stain caused by spilled jam when cooking strawberry jam with gelling sugar.If the information I determined by circuit 300, using the electrical resistance measured for pectinase, indicates that sufficient pectinase is present in container 20A of receiving unit 8A, then the control unit 410 of the treatment unit 400 uses this information I to select at least one treatment program that, as an alternative or additional measure to the use of other substances and / or mixtures listed in the table above and contained in receiving area 100, uses a specific quantity of pectinase. The user or the control unit 410 then determines whether this at least one treatment program is used to treat the user's kitchen towel with the aim of removing the stain caused by spilled jam.

[0124] When using the device 1 to treat at least one item, a user can enter via the user communication module 610 that the at least one item to be treated by the device 1 is a nightgown with a stain caused by spillage of toothpaste while brushing teeth. If the information I determined by the circuit 300 using the electrical resistance measured for xanthanase indicates that a sufficient quantity of xanthanase is present in the container 21A of the receiving device 9A, then the control unit 410 of the treatment device 400 uses this information I to select at least one treatment program that, in addition to using other substances and / or mixtures of substances listed in the table above and contained in the receiving area 100, provides for the use of a specific quantity of xanthanase.The user or the control unit 410 then determines whether this at least one treatment program is used to treat the toothpaste contamination of the user's nightshirt.

[0125] When using the device 1 to treat at least one item, a user can specify via the user communication module 610 that different textiles with varying brightness levels are to be treated by the device 1. If the information I determined by the circuit 300, using the electrical resistance measured for the dye transfer inhibitor, indicates that a sufficient quantity of dye transfer inhibitor is present in the container 22A of the receiving unit 10A, then the control unit 410 of the treatment unit 400 uses this information I to select at least one treatment program that, in addition to or as an alternative to the use of other substances and / or mixtures of substances listed in the table above and contained in the receiving area 100, provides for the use of a specific quantity of dye transfer inhibitor.The user or the control unit 410 then determines whether this at least one treatment program is always used when operating the treatment unit 400 to treat textiles with different brightness levels.

[0126] When using the device 1 to treat at least one item, the user can enter via the user communication module 610 that a larger quantity of bed linen, which has been in use for an extended period and therefore exhibits soiling with sebum and perspiration, is to be treated by the device 1. If the information I determined by the circuit 300, using the electrical resistance measured for power boosters, indicates that a sufficient quantity of power boosters is present in the container 23A of the receiving unit 11A, then, using this information I, the control unit 410 of the treatment unit 400 selects at least one treatment program that, alternatively or additionally to the use of other substances and / or mixtures of substances listed in the table above and contained in the receiving area 100, provides for the use of a specific quantity of power boosters.The user or the control unit 410 then determines whether this at least one treatment program for treating long-used bed linen is always used when operating the treatment unit 400.

[0127] When using the device 1 to treat at least one item, a user can enter the local water hardness for textile treatment via the user communication module 610, either once or regularly upon request, or with each use of the device 1. If the information I determined by the circuit 300, using the electrical resistance measured for the complexing agent, indicates that a sufficient quantity of complexing agent is present in the container 24A of the receiving unit 12A, then the control unit 410 of the treatment unit 400 will select, using this information I, only treatment programs that, alternatively or additionally to the use of other substances and / or mixtures of substances listed in the table above and contained in the receiving area 100, provide for the use of a specific quantity of complexing agent – ​​adjusted to the locally entered water hardness.The user or the control unit 410 then determines whether at least one of these treatment programs is always used when operating the treatment unit 400 to treat the textiles.

[0128] When using the device 1 to treat at least one item, a user can enter via the user communication module 610 that various textiles with a multitude of stains are to be treated by the device 1. If the information I determined by the circuit 300, using the electrical resistance measured for the pH adjuster, indicates that a sufficient quantity of pH adjuster is present in the container 25A of the receiving unit 13A, then the control unit 410 of the treatment unit 400 uses this information I to select at least one treatment program that, alternatively or additionally, provides for the use of a specific quantity of pH adjuster, in addition to the use of other substances and / or mixtures of substances listed in the table above that are contained in the receiving area 100.The user or the control unit 410 then determines whether this at least one treatment program for treating textiles with a large number of stains is always used when operating the treatment unit 400.

[0129] If the information I determined by the circuit 300, using the electrical resistance measured for a substance or mixture from the table above, indicates that this substance or mixture is not present in sufficient quantity in the associated container of the corresponding receiving device, then the control unit 410 of the treatment device 400 uses this information I to select at least one treatment program that provides for the use of an alternative substance or mixture – as a replacement for the substance not present in sufficient quantity in the receiving device 200 or as a replacement for the mixture not present in sufficient quantity in the receiving device – whereby the lack of effect of the substance or mixture not present in sufficient quantity

[0130] The insufficient quantity of a substance mixture is to be compensated for by the use of other substances and / or substance mixtures from the table above. The user can be shown that with this treatment program, which does not include treatment with the substance or substance mixture present in insufficient quantity, a lower cleaning level or performance level will be achieved. Alternatively or additionally, several treatment programs can be selected by the control unit 410 and optionally displayed to the user, which do not include treatment of the substance or substance mixture present in insufficient quantity in the treatment unit 400. The individual treatment programs can be classified as basic cleaning level, medium cleaning level, or universal cleaning level.

[0131] As an example of one of the measuring devices 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, the measuring device 36 shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3 is now described in more detail in Figure 4. The other measuring devices 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 are identical in construction to the measuring device 36 described here. The measuring device 36 comprises two electrodes 36A and 36B and a measuring range 36C. The measuring device 36 can also include more than two electrodes arranged on a measuring range. The measuring device 36 can also include more than one measuring range. The individual measuring ranges of the measuring device 36 can include the same number of electrodes or a different number of electrodes. The measuring range 36C can be a fully integrated part of the fluidic connection 48, which can also be referred to as the fluid guide, or a separate and / or replaceable component.

[0132] The measuring device 36 is fluidically connected to the container 14 of the receiving device 2. The container 14 of the receiving device 2 is filled with the substance 26. The substance 26 enters the measuring area 36C of the measuring device 36 via the fluidic connection 48. This can be achieved by means of the transport device designed as a fluid conveying device. Measures, not further explained, ensure that the substance 26 does not enter the measuring area 36C of the measuring device 36 from the container 14 of the receiving device 2 in a diluted, mixed, or remixed state. These measures, not further explained, may be mechanical, electromechanical, optical, physicochemical, chemical, or biochemical. In the measuring area 36C of the measuring device 36, an electrical resistance W (36 Q) of the substance 26 can be measured using the electrodes 36A and 36B. The measurement is performed with direct contact between the electrodes 36A and 36B and the substance 26.The measured electrical resistance W (36 Q) is a measure of the composition of substance 36. If substance 26 is a liquid, it can be ensured that the liquid is not moving at the time of measurement. In this case, the electrical resistance W (36 Q) of substance 26 is measured statically.

[0133] The measuring device 36 is designed such that the electrical resistance W (36 Q) of the material 26 can be measured directly or indirectly by means of the measuring device 36 using the electrodes 36A and 36B. For this purpose, a measuring circuit 80 is provided, which is connected to the electrodes 36A and 36B in a suitable manner not shown in detail. The measuring circuit 80 comprises:

[0134] - a resistance element 82 with a predetermined

[0135] Reference resistor;

[0136] - a voltage divider 84;

[0137] - an analog-to-digital converter 86; - a processor 88.

[0138] The measuring circuit 80 can be provided in the measuring device 36 or integrated into the circuit 300. If the measuring circuit 80 is provided in the measuring device 36, it determines a measured electrical resistance W (36Q) and transmits this value, not shown in detail, via the connection module 800 to the circuit 300 for further processing. If the measuring circuit 80 is integrated into the circuit 300, the measuring device 36 transmits a value measured with the electrodes 36A and 36B to the circuit 300 in a suitable manner not shown in detail, where it is then processed by the measuring circuit 80 into a measured electrical resistance W (36Q) for further processing. The connection between the measuring device 36 and the circuit 300, not shown in detail, can be implemented wirelessly, optically, and / or via data transmission.

[0139] The operating principle of the measuring circuit 82 can be such that a voltage divider 84 is formed by means of the substance 26 to be measured, for example a liquid, and the resistance element 82 with the specified electrical reference resistance. The voltage V across the substance 26, which is in the form of a liquid, is then measured. gemessenThe current is detected by electrodes 36A and 36B and measured via the analog-to-digital converter 86 of the microcontroller-based processor 88. The resistor element 82 must be selected as precisely as possible and must be large enough to protect the input of the microcontroller-based processor 88 from excessive current. The resistance W(82) of the resistor element 82 must be determined exactly using a suitable measuring device. Electrochemical reactions at electrodes 36A and 36B are to be avoided by means of a continuous polarity reversal (all poles), which is not shown in detail. This is achieved by using optocouplers and the corresponding switching logic, which is programmed in the microcontroller-based processor 88. For the evaluation of the measurement of the electrical resistance W(36Q), only the measurement results in which the current first flows through the resistor element 82f are used.The measured electrical resistance W ( 36 Q) of the substance fs 26, for example a liquid, is calculated according to the following formula:.

[0140] W(36 Ω) = W(82) * (V gemessen / V input - V gemessen ),

[0141] V is involved input the input voltage of the measuring circuit 80.

[0142] A circuit showing six measuring circuits for six measuring devices to provide six different measured electrical resistances W is shown in Fig. 5. Using the circuit according to Fig. 5, the electrical resistances listed in the following table for six substances and / or mixtures of substances were measured by six measuring devices as follows:

[0143] Measuring device Measured value [Ω] Standard deviation [%] 36 23772 0.3

[0144] 38 1404 2, 3

[0145] 40 3925 1, 1

[0146] 42 483 1, 1

[0147] 44 1175 1, 6

[0148]

[0149] 46 508956 0

[0150] For example, it may be provided that the receiving devices 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 contain the following substances or mixtures of substances, for which the respective electrical resistance value is determined by means of the measuring devices 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 and compared with stored electrical resistance values ​​for the respective substance or mixture of substances (also referred to as measured value [Q] in the table above). For example, the electrical resistance values ​​for the following mixtures of substances shown in the table above may have been previously measured and then stored. The electrical resistance of a substance or mixture of substances located in the respective receiving device 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 is measured by the respective measuring device assigned to a receiving device 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and compared with the stored resistance values.If the measured electrical resistance value corresponds sufficiently closely to one of the stored resistance values, it is determined that the substance or mixture of substances found in the respective recording device 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 is the substance or mixture of substances that corresponds to the respective stored electrical resistance value. Thus, it can be verified, for example, whether the desired substance or mixture of substances is contained in a respective recording device 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12.

[0151] For example, it may be stipulated that

[0152] a surfactant preparation is to be contained in a first receiving device 2 of the receiving devices 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, for which the electrical resistance is measured by a first measuring device 36 assigned to the first receiving device 2; for example, if the measured resistance value is 23772 Q and thus corresponds to the previously measured and stored electrical resistance value of a surfactant preparation, then the substance or mixture of substances in the first receiving device 2 is determined (in other words, identified) as a surfactant preparation;

[0153] a protease preparation is to be contained in a second receiving device 4 of the receiving devices 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, for which the electrical resistance is measured by a second measuring device 38 assigned to the second receiving device 4; for example, if the measured resistance value is 1404 Q and thus corresponds to the previously measured and stored electrical resistance value of a protease preparation, then the substance or mixture of substances in the second receiving device 4 is determined (in other words, identified) as a protease preparation;

[0154] in a third receiving device 6 of the receiving devices 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 an enzyme preparation is to be contained, for which the electrical resistance is measured by a third measuring device 40 assigned to the third receiving device 6; if, for example, the measured resistance value is 3925 Q and thus corresponds to the previously measured and stored electrical resistance value of an enzyme preparation, then the substance or mixture of substances in the third receiving device 6 is determined (in other words, identified) as an enzyme preparation;

[0155] a pH adjusting agent and complexing agent is to be contained in a fourth receiving device 8 of the receiving devices 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, for which the electrical resistance is measured by a fourth measuring device 42 assigned to the fourth receiving device 8; if, for example, the measured resistance value is 483 Q and thus corresponds to the previously measured and stored electrical resistance value of a pH adjusting agent and complexing agent, then the substance or mixture of substances in the fourth receiving device 8 is determined (in other words, identified) as a pH adjusting agent and complexing agent;

[0156] a bleaching agent is to be contained in a fifth receiving device 10 of the receiving devices 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, for which the electrical resistance is measured by a fifth measuring device 44 assigned to the fifth receiving device 10; for example, if the measured resistance value is 1175 Q and thus corresponds to the previously measured and stored electrical resistance value of a bleaching agent, then the substance or mixture of substances in the fifth receiving device 10 is determined (in other words, identified) to be a bleaching agent;

[0157] in a sixth receiving device 12 of receiving devices 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 fragrances and a textile treatment preparation are to be contained, for which the electrical resistance is measured by a sixth measuring device 46 assigned to one of the sixth receiving devices 12; for example, if the measured resistance value is 508956 Q and thus corresponds to the previously measured and stored electrical resistance value of fragrances and a textile treatment preparation, then the substance or mixture of substances in the sixth receiving device 12 is determined (in other words, identified) as fragrances and textile treatment preparation.

[0158] The following table lists some example measured electrical resistances of a preparation or a pure substance. Using such different electrical resistances, the respective pure substance or preparation (in other words, mixtures of substances) can be determined, as explained above:

[0159] Electrical pure substance or preparation resistance enzymes

[0160] Amylase Amplify 12L 5870 Q

[0161] Lipex Evity

[0162] Lipase 100L 2967 Q Mannanase Preference M100 17696 Q Biotouch PCL

[0163] Cellulase 275 4546 Q Cellulase Biotouch FLX 1 1679 Q

[0164] Beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase Iris HOL 2380 Q Protease Hey 210L 2114 Q Pectinase Xpect 1000L 78346 Q

[0165]

[0166] Xanthanase Caledonia 100L 15422 Q Polymers

[0167] Color transfer inhibitor Sokalan HP56A 5162 Q; Performance booster Sokalan HP20 101392 Q; Complexing agent

[0168] Trilon M

[0169] MGDA liquid 619 Q Dissolvine

[0170] GLDA GL47S 941 Q

[0171] EDDS Enviomet C140 649 Ω Polyacrylate, sulfonated Acusol 588 723 Q Polyacrylate, sulfonated Acusol 590 763 Q

[0172] pH adjuster

[0173]

[0174] Sodium hydroxide 50% 338 Q

[0175] It is clearly evident that the measured values ​​for the above different substances and / or

[0176] The mixtures of substances differ considerably from one another.

[0177] This makes it possible to make a decision based on the specific measured value, including a tolerance defined by the standard deviation, and a stored reference value, as to whether the receiving device associated with the respective measuring device contains a substance and / or a mixture of substances with the desired composition.

[0178] In this way, a measured electrical resistance value is compared with stored electrical resistance values ​​(where each stored electrical resistance value is uniquely assigned to a pure substance or a preparation, for example) and in this way the respective (matching) pure substance or preparation corresponding to the measured electrical resistance value is determined as an example of the information that describes the substance or mixture of substances (in other words, preparation) contained in the respective container.

[0179] The device 1 for treating at least one object may contain substances and / or mixtures of substances intended for treating the at least one object. Before treating the at least one object, the device 1 checks whether a specific substance or mixture of substances is actually present in the device to be used for treating the at least one object. Checking whether a specific substance and / or mixture of substances can actually be provided in sufficient quantity and quality to treat the at least one object ensures that the treatment result desired by the user is reliably achieved. Reference numeral list

[0180] 1 Device

[0181] 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 receiving devices 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A, 7A

[0182] 8A, 9A, 10A, 11A, 12A, 13A

[0183] 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 containers

[0184] 14A, 15A, 16A, 17A, 18A, 19A

[0185] 20A, 21A, 22A, 23A, 24A, 25A

[0186] 26, 28, 30 fabric

[0187] 32, 34 Mixtures

[0188] 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 measuring device

[0189] 36A, 36B

[0190] 38A, 38B

[0191] 40A, 40B

[0192] 42A, 42B

[0193] 44A, 44B

[0194] 46A, 46B electrode

[0195] 36°C, 38°C, 40°C, 42°C, 44°C, 46°C measuring range

[0196] 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58 f luidische Verbindung

[0197] 64 f luidical connection

[0198] 66 connection

[0199] 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80 f luidische Verbindung

[0200] 80 Measuring circuit 82 Resistor element with predefined

[0201] Reference against st and

[0202] 84 voltage dividers

[0203] 86 Analog-to-Digital Converters

[0204] 88 processor

[0205] 100 recording area

[0206] 200 measuring range

[0207] 300 circuit

[0208] 400 treatment facility

[0209] 410 Control unit

[0210] 500 transport equipment

[0211] 600 Display device

[0212] 610 users - communication module

[0213] 700 fluidic connection area

[0214] 800 connection module

[0215] 900 fluidic connection area

[0216] W resistance

[0217] I Information

Claims

Patent claims 1. Device ( 1 ) for treating at least one object, the device ( 1 ) having: several receiving devices ( 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 ), each receiving device ( 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 ) is equipped to receive a container ( 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 ) containing one or more substances ( 26, 28, 30 ) or mixtures of substances ( 32, 34 ); several measuring devices (36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46), each measuring device (36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46) is configured to measure an electrical resistance (W) of the substance (26, 28, 30) or mixture of substances (32, 34) contained in a respective received container (14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24), each measuring device (36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46) comprising: • at least two electrodes ( 36A, 36B, 38A, 38B, 40A, 40B, 42A, 42B, 44A, 44B, 46A, 46B ); and • at least one measuring range (36C, 38C, 40C, 42C, 44C, 46C) fluidly connected to an associated receiving device (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12) for receiving the substance (26, 28, 30) or mixture of substances (32, 34) contained in the respective container (14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24), wherein the measuring range (36C, 38C, 40C, 42C, 44C, 46C) is arranged between the at least two electrodes (36A, 36B, 38A, 38B, 40A, 40B, 42A, 42B, 44A, 44B, 46A, 46B) is such that the substance ( 26, 28, 30 ) or the mixture of substances ( 32, 34 ) can be brought into physical contact with the at least two electrodes ( 36A, 36B, 38A, 38B, 40A, 40B, 42A, 42B, 44A, 44B, 46A, 46B) for measuring the electrical resistance (W) of the substance ( 26, 28, 30 ) or mixture of substances ( 32, 34 ); a circuit (300), set up, to determine information (I) describing the substance (26, 28, 30) or mixture of substances (32, 34) contained in the respective container (14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24) using the information for the substance (26, 28, 30) or the mixture of substances ( 32, 34 ) each measured electrical resistance (W); and a treatment facility (400) equipped to carry out a treatment of at least one item using the substance ( 26, 28, 30 ) or the mixture of substances ( 32, 34 ) taking into account the information obtained ( I ).

2. Device ( 1 ) according to claim 1, wherein the circuit ( 300 ) is configured to determine at least one of the following pieces of information as the information ( I ): a statement of which substance ( 26, 28, 30 ) or which mixture of substances ( 32, 34 ) is contained in the respective container ( 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 ); an indication of how much of a substance ( 26, 28, 30 ) or mixture of substances ( 32, 34 ) is contained in the respective container ( 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 ).

3. Device ( 1 ) according to claim 1 or 2, a transport device ( 500 ), equipped for transporting the substance ( 26, 28, 30 ) or mixture of substances ( 32, 34 ) from the container ( 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 ) into the measuring range ( 36C, 38C, 40C, 42C, 44C, 46C).

4. Device ( 1 ) according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the measuring device ( 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 ) is configured such that the substance ( 26, 28, 30 ) or the mixture of substances ( 32, 34 ) is stationary in the measuring range ( 36C, 38C, 40C, 42C, 44C, 46C) during a measuring process.

5. Device ( 1 ) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: comprising at least one measuring circuit ( 80 ): • a resistive element ( 82 ) having a predetermined electrical reference resistance; and • a processor ( 88 ).

6. Device ( 1 ) according to claim 5, wherein the at least one measuring circuit ( 80 ) further comprises a voltage divider ( 84 ).

7. Device ( 1 ) according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the at least one measuring circuit ( 80 ) further comprises an analog / digital converter ( 86 ).

8. Device ( 1 ) according to one of claims 5 to 7, wherein each measuring device ( 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 ) has a respective measuring circuit ( 80 ).

9. Device ( 1 ) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising: a display device ( 600 ) set up to display the information obtained ( I ) or information derived therefrom to a user of the device ( 1 ).

10. Device ( 1 ) according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising: A control unit designed to control the treatment facility according to one or more predefined and stored treatment programs.

11. Device ( 1 ) according to claim 10, wherein the control device (410 ) is configured to select one or more treatment programs from the one or more stored treatment programs or to make them available for selection to a user of the device ( 1 ) depending on the information ( I ) obtained.

12. Device ( 1 ) according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the circuit ( 300 ) is further configured to determine the information ( I ) which stored treatment program or which stored Treatment programs using the identified one or more substances and / or one or more mixtures of substances contained in the collected containers ( 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 ) will be provided.

13. Device ( 1 ) according to any one of claims 1 to 12, configured as one of the following devices: • Washing machine; • Laundry treatment machine; • Clothes dryer; • Dishwasher; • Floor cleaning machine.

14. Device ( 1 ) according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the one or more substances ( 26, 28, 30 ) are selected from a group comprising or consisting of: • Amylase • Lipase; • Mannanase; • Cellulase; • Beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase; • Protease; • Xanthanase.

15. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the one or more mixtures of substances (32, 34) are selected from a group comprising or consisting of: • Color transfer inhibitor; • Performance booster; • Complexing agents; • pH adjuster; • Bleach; • Surfactants; • Fragrances

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