Patent ID: 9510727
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: A47L,D06F

Claim Text:
1. A detergent dosing system for a water-conducting domestic appliance, the detergent dosing system comprising: a detergent dispenser with a receiving compartment for receiving a plurality of cartridges, each of the cartridges being configured to hold at least one detergent, the detergent dosing system being configured for storing a quantity of detergent greater than a quantity needed for a single washing cycle; and an apparatus for detecting a fill level in at least one of the detergent dispenser and at least one cartridge of the plurality of cartridges, the apparatus for detecting a fill level being configured to detect a fill level of at least one cartridge wherein the detergent dosing system is configured to determine and control a run-out time of detergent exiting a cartridge during each dosing operation as a function of the number of dosing operations since introduction of a new cartridge and extend the run-out time as the number of dosing operations increases to compensate for decreased pressure in the cartridge as the volume of detergent in the cartridge is expended to dispense the same volume of detergent regardless of the fill level in the cartridge.