DISPENSER HAVING A TRANSMITTER AND/OR RECEIVER UNIT FOR THE WIRELESS TRANSMISSION OF SIGNALS

• US 20120017953A1
• Filed: 08/11/2011
• Published: 01/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Henkel AG & Co KGaA
• Original Assignee: Henkel AG & Co KGaA
• Inventors: Fileccia, Salvatore, Kessler, Arnd, Eichholz, Dieter, Nitsch, Christian, Bastigkeit, Thorsten, Ott, Elmar
• Application Number:
  US13/207,698
• Publication Number:
  US 20120017953A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 134/56.D
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 15/006 using wireless communication between internal components of the machine
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 15/4454 with automatic identification means, e.g. barcodes, RFID tags or magnetic strips
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 15/4463 Multi-dose dispensing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 2401/12 Water temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 2401/34 Other automatic detections

Abstract

The invention relates to a dispenser for dispensing at least one preparation into the interior of a dishwasher, the dispenser being non-detachably connected to the dishwasher. The invention is characterized in that the dispenser comprises at least one transmitter unit and/or at least one receiver unit for the wireless transmission of signals towards the interior of the dishwasher or for the wireless reception of signals from the interior of the dishwasher.

Claims

1. A delivery apparatus for delivering at least one preparation into the interior of a dishwasher, the delivery apparatus being connected nondetachably to the dishwasher, wherein the delivery apparatus encompasses at least one transmitting unit and/or at least one receiving unit for wireless transmission of signals into the interior of the dishwasher and for wireless reception of signals from the interior of the dishwasher respectively.

2. The delivery apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting unit and/or receiving unit is configured for the emission and reception of infrared signals.

3. The delivery apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the transmitting unit and/or receiving unit is configured for the emission and reception respectively of infrared signals in the near infrared range (780 nm to 3000 nm).

4. The delivery apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the transmitting unit and/or receiving unit is configured for the emission and reception respectively of infrared signals in the medium infrared range (3.0 μ

m to 50 μ

m).

5. The delivery apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the transmitting unit and/or receiving unit is configured for the emission and reception respectively of infrared signals in the far infrared range (50 μ

m to 1 mm).

6. The delivery apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting unit encompasses at least one LED.

7. The delivery apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the transmitting unit encompasses at least two LEDs.

8. The delivery apparatus according to claim 7, wherein at least two LEDs are arranged at an emission angle offset 90°

from one another.

9. The delivery apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the receiving unit encompasses at least one photodiode.

10. The delivery apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting unit and/or receiving unit is configured for the emission and reception respectively of radio signals.

11. The delivery apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the signal emitted from the transmitting unit and/or received by the receiving unit is a carrier of information.

12. The delivery apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the delivery apparatus is coupled to the power supply of the automatic dishwasher.

13. The delivery apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the delivery apparatus is a cleaning-agent releaser, a delivery device for rinse aid or salt, or a combination dispenser.

14. The delivery apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the delivery apparatus is arranged in the door of an automatic dishwasher.

15. The delivery apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a receptacle for detachable fastening of a dispenser on the delivery apparatus is provided on the delivery apparatus.

16. A dishwasher, wherein it encompasses a delivery apparatus according to claim 13.

17. A dispensing system for a dishwasher, encompassing

a dispenser, connected non-permanently to the dishwasher and positionable in the interior of the dishwasher, which is configured to receive wireless signals from the delivery apparatus and/or transmit them to the delivery apparatus, and

a delivery apparatus according to claim 1, permanently integratable into a dishwasher.