DISHWASHER WITH BASKET DETECTING DEVICE

摘要

A dishwasher (100) for pot washing, comprising a detector (160) for automatically detecting what type of washing basket (140) has been placed in the dishwasher (100). This enables automatic selection of water pressure and granule control, such that more sensitive crockery and plates are not damaged. The detector can be an inductive sensor (160) that detects an indicating member (141) of the washing basket. The washing basket can comprise one or several indicating members, for enabling a more reliable detection. A method of operating such a dishwasher (100) comprises the steps of automatically detecting what type of washing basket (140) is placed in the dishwasher, and then controlling the water pressure and granule addition according to what washing basket was detected. A system comprises an above dishwasher and an above washing basket.

主权项

1. Dishwasher for pot washing, said dishwasher
having a detector for automatically detecting if a pot-washing basket or a standard washing basket has been placed in the dishwasher, being capable of providing a higher and a lower water pressure, the dishwasher further comprises a granule valve for controlling the addition of granules to be added to the dishwater,andis adapted to rotate a basket carrier, on which the pot-washing basket or the standard washing basket is placed, activate the detector, gather a signal from the detector, and analyze the detected signal generated by means of an indicating member of the basket to indicate whether the basket is the pot-washing basket or the standard washing basket, enable addition of granules and provide the higher water pressure if the detector detects a pot washing basket, and disable addition of granules and provide the low water pressure if the detector does not detect a pot-washing basket.