公开(公告)号：US09689104B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-27

申请号：US14052195

申请日：2013-10-11

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jong Min Lee ,  Young Ho Kim ,  Jae Won Chang ,  Sang Hoon Lee ,  Chang Oh Kim ,  Jae Hyun Kim

IPC: D06F39/02

CPC classification number: D06F39/022 ,  D06F39/02

Abstract: A system including an enclosure of a washing machine, a drum within the enclosure, a mixing unit, within the enclosure but separate from the drum and in fluid communication with the drum, a water supply unit coupled to the mixing unit, a reservoir having a conduit fluidly coupled to the mixing unit, and a container connecting assembly configured to fix a spout of a container to the reservoir. An apparatus including a reservoir, external to a washing machine, to receive a liquid wash aid, a container connecting assembly coupled to the reservoir and configured to fix a spout of a container containing liquid wash aid to the reservoir, a flexible conduit to pass liquid wash aid from the reservoir to the washing machine, and a wash aid control unit connected to the flexible conduit and adapted to meter a flow of liquid wash aid from the reservoir to the washing machine.