Patent ID: 11937754
Assignee: GUANGDONG JIENUO HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES CO., LTD.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. A dishwasher method for determining a water supply mode, characterized in that the method comprises using a dishwasher body and a control unit, and the dishwasher with a dual water entry mode as claimed in claim 1, is installed to the dishwasher body, and the dishwasher with a dual water entry mode comprises a respirator body and a water tank body, and the respirator body or the water tank body has a tap water inlet, a water-tank water inlet and a washing water port, and the tap water inlet is coupled to tap water through a solenoid valve, and the water-tank water inlet is coupled to the water tank body through a water pump, and the tap water inlet and the water-tank water inlet share a water channel which is communicated with the washing water port, and the washing water port is coupled to an inner container of the dishwasher body or a water softener, and the water channel is curved in a direction from the water tank body or the respirator body towards the respirator body or the water tank body and extended upwardly through the respirator body and then parallelly returned to the water tank body, and the water channel has a flowmeter installed thereon, and the control unit is electrically coupled to the flowmeter, the water pump and the solenoid valve; and the method comprises:
P1: turning on the power, and controlling and opening the solenoid valve by the control unit;
P2: using the flowmeter to measure flow data of the flow in the water channel and sending the flow data to the control unit;
P3: using the control unit to compare the flow data, wherein if the flow data is equal to zero or smaller than a predetermined value, then the control unit will decide not to input water from the tap water inlet; and if the flow data is greater than the predetermined value, then the control unit will decide to input water from the tap water inlet, and the water entry mode of the dishwasher body will be a tap water supply mode;
P4: turning off the solenoid valve when the control unit determines not to input water from the tap water inlet, and then driving the water pump by the control unit to stop quickly;
P5: using the flowmeter to measure the flow data in the water channel again and sending the flow data to the control unit;
P6: using the control unit to compare the flow data, wherein if the flow data is equal to zero or smaller than the predetermined value, then the control unit will decide not to input water from the water tank inlet, and if the flow data is greater than the predetermined value, then the control unit will decide to input water from the water tank inlet, and the water entry mode of the dishwasher body is a water-tank water supply mode; and
P7: ending the determination, and setting the dishwasher body to a dishwashing mode.