Method for converting a household cleaning appliance with a non-bulk dispensing system to a household cleaning appliance with a bulk dispensing system

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-01-07
WHIRLPOOL CORP
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A user must fill these manual dispensers with treating chemistry prior to each cleaning cycle of the cleaning appliance, which may be a tedious task that many users would prefer not to perform.
In addition, users may not supply the c

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[0012]Referring now to FIG. 1, a first embodiment of the invention may be illustrated as a cleaning appliance in the environment of a horizontal axis automatic clothes washing machine 10. Although much of the remainder of this application will focus on the embodiment of an automatic clothes washing machine 10, the invention may have utility in other environments, including other cleaning appliances, especially in dishwashers. The automatic clothes washing machine 10 shares many features of a conventional automated clothes washer, which will not be described in detail herein except as necessary for a complete understanding of the invention. The invention may also be utilized in other fabric treatment appliances such as a dryer, such as a tumble dryer or a stationary dryer, or a combination washing machine and dryer.

[0013]Further, washing machines may be typically categorized as either a vertical axis washing machine or a horizontal axis washing machine. While there are situations whe...

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A method for converting a non-bulk dispensing system into a bulk dispensing system in a household cleaning appliance.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]Contemporary cleaning appliances, such as dishwashers or clothes washers, may be a common convenience in many homes. A user simply loads the cleaning appliance with laundry to be treated into a treating chamber, along with an optional supply of a treating chemistry, such as detergents, bleach, enzymes, and anti-spotting agents and selects and initiates a cleaning cycle that is subsequently automatically carried out by the cleaning appliance. An example of a typical cleaning cycle includes the washing of the laundry with liquid and optional treating chemistry and rinsing the laundry with liquid.[0002]Cleaning appliances may be provided with a dispenser for automatically dispensing one or more treating chemistries during a cleaning cycle. One common type of dispenser is the manual or single use dispenser, which may be filled with only enough treating chemistry for a single cleaning cycle. A user must fill these manual dispensers with treating chemistry...

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IPC IPC(8): D06F35/00
CPCD06F33/02Y10T29/49716D06F39/022D06F39/028D06F39/02
Inventor LUCKMAN, JOEL ADAMHENDRICKSON, MICHAEL S.
Owner WHIRLPOOL CORP
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