Water-carrying household appliance having an automatic dosing system, and method for automatic dosing
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1. A water-carrying household appliance, comprising:
- a housing;
a treatment chamber within the housing;
a manual dosing chamber a) in fluid communication with the treatment chamber and b) located within the housing, wherein the manual dosing chamber does not include a pump;
an automatic dosing system a) in fluid communication with the treatment chamber and b) located within the same region of the housing as the manual dosing chamber, the automatic dosing system having;
a reservoir for a liquid treatment agent;
a removable lid configured to cover an entirety of the reservoir;
a delivery pump supported by the lid so that the delivery pump is removable with the lid, an exterior of the delivery pump being configured to be in direct contact with the liquid treatment agent in the reservoir; and
a controller to control the automatic dosing system,wherein the manual dosing chamber and the automatic dosing system are located in a common dispensing drawer.
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Abstract
A water-carrying household appliance is provided that has a housing; a treatment chamber; and an automatic dosing system within the housing. The automatic dosing system has a reservoir for a liquid treatment agent and a delivery pump within the reservoir. The household appliance further includes a controller to control the automatic dosing system.
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1. A water-carrying household appliance, comprising:
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a housing; a treatment chamber within the housing; a manual dosing chamber a) in fluid communication with the treatment chamber and b) located within the housing, wherein the manual dosing chamber does not include a pump; an automatic dosing system a) in fluid communication with the treatment chamber and b) located within the same region of the housing as the manual dosing chamber, the automatic dosing system having; a reservoir for a liquid treatment agent; a removable lid configured to cover an entirety of the reservoir; a delivery pump supported by the lid so that the delivery pump is removable with the lid, an exterior of the delivery pump being configured to be in direct contact with the liquid treatment agent in the reservoir; and a controller to control the automatic dosing system, wherein the manual dosing chamber and the automatic dosing system are located in a common dispensing drawer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for automatic dosing of a treatment agent in a water-carrying household appliance having a housing;
- a treatment chamber;
a manual dosing chamber located within the housing and in fluid communication with the treatment chamber wherein the manual dosing chamber does not include a pump, an automatic dosing system located within the same region of the housing as the manual dosing chamber, wherein the automatic dosing system has a reservoir for a liquid treatment agent, a removable lid configured to cover an entirety of the reservoir, a delivery pump suspended from an underside of the removable lid, an exterior of the delivery pump being configured to be in direct contact with the liquid treatment agent in the reservoir; and
a controller to control the automatic dosing system, wherein the manual dosing chamber and the automatic dosing system are located in a common dispensing drawer;
the method comprising;i) determining a type and a desired quantity of the liquid treatment agent to be dosed; ii) driving the delivery pump assigned to the liquid treatment agent to be dosed; iii) determining a supplied actual quantity of the liquid treatment agent to be dosed during step ii); iv) comparing the supplied actual quantity of the liquid treatment agent with the desired quantity determined in step i); and v) switching off the delivery pump when the desired quantity determined in step i) is reached. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
- a treatment chamber;
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