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Non-integrated bulk dispenser and method of operating a dishwasher having same

  • US 10,285,563 B2
  • Filed: 04/10/2018
  • Issued: 05/14/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A dishwasher, comprising:

  • a tub having an open face and at least partially defining a treating chamber configured for holding dishes during a cycle of operation;

    a door moveably mounted between an opened position, wherein the treating chamber is accessible, and a closed position, wherein the door closes the open face of the tub; and

    a dispensing assembly, comprising;

    at least one treating chemistry container configured to store a treating chemistry and selectively fluidly coupled to the treating chamber;

    a sensor configured to detect a characteristic of the dispensing assembly and output a first signal based thereon;

    an illumination detector outputting a second signal indicative of ambient illumination;

    an indicator outputting a human-detectable signal; and

    a controller receiving the first signal and the second signal and operably coupled to the indicator to activate the indicator to emit the human-detectable signal when the ambient illumination is indicative of the open face being at least partially opened and wherein the human-detectable signal is based on the detected characteristic of the dispensing assembly.

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