IP Library Granted Patent US 9,004,081
Granted Patent B2
US 9,004,081 · App. 13/498,334 · Granted Apr 14, 2015

Household appliance, in particular a household dishwashing machine

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Patent No.
US 9,004,081
App. No.
13/498,334
Granted
Apr 14, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A household appliance, in particular a household dishwasher, includes an external display, a transmission interface connected for signal transmission to the external display, and a power supply network for supply of electrical energy. The household appliance is isolated from the power supply network after completion of a treatment cycle, and the transmission interface is configured to transmit a signal to activate the external display to display at least the completion of the treatment cycle before the household appliance is isolated from the power supply network.

Claims (14)

1. A household appliance, comprising:

an external display;

a transmission interface connected for signal transmission to the external display;

a power supply network for supply of electrical energy; and an automatic switch that automatically isolates the appliance from the power supply network,

wherein the transmission interface is configured to transmit a signal to activate the external display to display at least a completion of the treatment cycle, and the automatic switch automatically isolates the appliance after the display of the external display.

2. The household appliance of claim 1 , constructed in the form of a household dishwasher.

3. The household appliance of claim 1 , wherein the external display is activated by the signal close to a time of the completion of the treatment cycle.

4. The household appliance of claim 1 , further comprising a controller configured for shutting down the household appliance after the completion of the treatment cycle.

5. The household appliance of claim 4 , wherein the controller is configured to shut down the household appliance after activation of the external display.

6. The household appliance of claim 1 , wherein the external display is deactivated during the treatment cycle or before it.

7. The household appliance of claim 1 , further comprising an operating display configured to display an operating state of the household appliance and activated during the treatment cycle or before it.

8. The household appliance of claim 7 , wherein the operating display is deactivated after the end of the treatment cycle.

9. The household appliance of claim 1 , wherein the external display is configured to display the completion of the treatment cycle for a predefined time period.

10. The household appliance of claim 1 , further comprising an appliance door, and a controller configured to generate a signal when detecting an opening of the appliance door.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO REMOVE USSN 14373413; 29120436 AND 29429277 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 035624 FRAME: 0784. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Jun 19, 2015
From: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
To: BSH HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
Reel/Frame 036000/0848 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 11, 2015
From: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
To: BSH HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
Reel/Frame 035624/0784 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2012
From: HERING, REINHARD; ROSENBAUER, MICHAEL GEORG
To: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE GMBH
Reel/Frame 027932/0747 →