US 11,653,814 B2
Dishwasher, method for operating a dishwasher, and computer program product
Alexander Schiele, Herbrechtingen (DE); Jakob Schultz, Dillingen (DE); Georg Walther, Munich (DE); Daniel Miller, Finningen (DE); Alberto Buogo, Lincoln (GB); Addie Muentzenberger, Heidelberg (DE); and Anne-Katrin Späte, Heidelberg (DE)
Assigned to BSH Hausergäte GmbH, Munich (DE)
Appl. No. 17/269,287
Filed by BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, Munich (DE); and Reckitt Benckiser (Brands) Limited, Slough (GB)
PCT Filed Aug. 28, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/073014
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 18, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/043799, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 5, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2018 214 652.7 (DE), filed on Aug. 29, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0251461 A1, Aug. 19, 2021
Int. Cl. A47L 15/42 (2006.01); A47L 15/00 (2006.01); A47L 15/44 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 15/0057 (2013.01) [A47L 15/0049 (2013.01); A47L 15/4463 (2013.01); A47L 2401/02 (2013.01); A47L 2501/26 (2013.01); A47L 2501/34 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dishwasher, comprising:
a washing chamber;
an automatic dosing device configured to contain a supply of solid cleaning agent and to automatically dose a plurality of dosing quantities from the supply of solid cleaning agent, the automatic dosing device comprising:
a cleaning opening that is openable to receive washing liquor in a cleaning state for cleaning the automatic dosing device; and
a supply channel that is openable to drain the washing liquor from the automatic dosing device in the cleaning state, the cleaning opening positioned above the supply channel in the cleaning state; and
a controller for running a number of washing programs, said controller being configured to run from the number of washing programs a specific washing program by which the automatic dosing device is actuated and switched to the cleaning state for cleaning the automatic dosing device using the specific washing program.