DETERGENT DISPENSER WITH MIXING DEVICE THAT DETECTS LEVEL OF DISPENSER FILL BY CURRENT VALUE Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC A47L15/44 D06F39/02 

FIELD: personal use articles.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to cleaning machines, such as dishwashing or washing machines designed to wash dishes or laundry with the help of detergents. Machine used to clean articles by means of washing comprises tank, where articles to be washed are placed, dispensing device for dispensing of required amount of detergent into washing tank, container, where detergent is placed, required for more than one washing cycle, and where mixing device is installed to prevent formation of detergent flakes in container, due to motion, and motor of mixing device, which sends required energy for motion of mixing device. Machine comprises control device, where values of current sent to mixing device motor and corresponding to a certain amount of detergent available in container at a specific moment of time are recorded, through monitoring of current values sent to motor of mixing device, and their comparison to recorded values of mixing device motor current. Mixing device is arranged in the form of hollow cylinder, which is fixed by its one end to container wall. The second free end of hollow cylinder is arranged horizontally and is put in vibratory motion. Control device informs the user about the fact that detergent ran out, with the help of audio signal and/or video signal, when current goes below specified threshold value.

EFFECT: increased efficiency of dispenser operation and its higher effectiveness.

7 cl, 5 dwg