公开(公告)号：US11073141B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-27

申请号：US16019671

申请日：2018-06-27

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Matthew C. Parsons ,  Robert J. Pinkowski ,  Nicholas E. Righetti ,  Ricardo N. Schiesser

IPC: F04B13/02 ,  A47L15/44 ,  F04B53/10 ,  F04B19/22 ,  F04B9/107 ,  F04B53/12 ,  F04B53/14

Abstract: A pressure-driven metered treating chemistry dispensing pump for a laundry treating appliance having a housing having first, second and third chambers, with the first and second chambers each in fluid communication with the third chamber; a fluid inlet fluidly coupling a first fluid to the first chamber; an outlet fluidly coupled to the third chamber; a piston disposed in the housing; wherein, when the piston moves in a first direction in response to the first fluid entering the first chamber via the fluid inlet, the second chamber decreases in volume thereby ejecting at least some of the second fluid from the second chamber into the third chamber, and when the piston moves in a second direction, different from the first direction, the first chamber decreases in volume thereby ejecting at least some of the first fluid from the first chamber into the third chamber to mix the at least some of the first fluid and the at least some of the second fluid to form a mixture in the third chamber, which can be emitted through the outlet.

公开(公告)号：US09790935B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-17

申请号：US14302529

申请日：2014-06-12

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Matthew C. Parsons ,  Robert J. Pinkowski ,  Nicholas E. Righetti ,  Ricardo N. Schiesser

IPC: F04B13/02 ,  A47L15/44 ,  F04B53/10 ,  F04B19/22 ,  F04B9/107 ,  F04B53/12 ,  F04B53/14

CPC classification number: F04B13/02 ,  A47L15/4418 ,  F04B9/107 ,  F04B9/1076 ,  F04B19/22 ,  F04B53/10 ,  F04B53/12 ,  F04B53/123 ,  F04B53/14

Abstract: An example pressure-driven metered mixing dispensing pump includes a housing, a fluid inlet, a piston disposed in the housing at least partially defining first, second and third chambers, the first and second chambers each in fluid communication with the third chamber, the piston to, in response to first fluid entering the first chamber via the fluid inlet, move in a first direction to decrease the volume of the second chamber thereby ejecting second fluid from the second chamber into the third chamber, a spring to move the piston in a second direction to decrease the volume of the first chamber thereby ejecting at least some of the first fluid from the first chamber into the third chamber thereby mixing the at least some of the first fluid and the second fluid to form a mixture, and an outlet to discharge the mixture from the third chamber.

公开(公告)号：US10066611B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-04

申请号：US15687797

申请日：2017-08-28

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Matthew C. Parsons ,  Robert J. Pinkowski ,  Nicholas E. Righetti ,  Ricardo N. Schiesser

IPC: F04B13/02 ,  F04B53/14 ,  F04B53/12 ,  A47L15/44 ,  F04B9/107 ,  F04B53/10 ,  F04B19/22

Abstract: A pressure-driven metered treating chemistry dispensing pump for a laundry treating appliance having a housing having first, second and third chambers, with the first and second chambers each in fluid communication with the third chamber; a fluid inlet fluidly coupling a first fluid to the first chamber; an outlet fluidly coupled to the third chamber; a piston disposed in the housing; wherein, when the piston moves in a first direction in response to the first fluid entering the first chamber via the fluid inlet, the second chamber decreases in volume thereby ejecting at least some of the second fluid from the second chamber into the third chamber, and when the piston moves in a second direction, different from the first direction, the first chamber decreases in volume thereby ejecting at least some of the first fluid from the first chamber into the third chamber to mix the at least some of the first fluid and the at least some of the second fluid to form a mixture in the third chamber, which can be emitted through the outlet.

公开(公告)号：US09689101B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-27

申请号：US14275114

申请日：2014-05-12

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Benjamin E. Alexander ,  Robert J. Pinkowski ,  Ricardo N. Schiesser

IPC: D06F33/02 ,  D06F35/00 ,  D06F39/02 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06M13/395 ,  D06M13/402 ,  C11D3/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  C11D1/835 ,  D06F39/00 ,  C11D1/62 ,  C11D1/72

CPC classification number: D06F35/006 ,  C11D1/62 ,  C11D1/72 ,  C11D1/835 ,  C11D3/0021 ,  C11D11/0017 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F35/005 ,  D06F39/004 ,  D06F39/007 ,  D06F39/02 ,  D06F39/022 ,  D06F39/083 ,  D06F39/088 ,  D06F2202/02 ,  D06F2202/065 ,  D06F2202/10 ,  D06F2204/02 ,  D06F2204/06 ,  D06F2204/088 ,  D06M13/395 ,  D06M13/402 ,  G05B15/02

Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having a rotatable treating chamber in which laundry is received for treatment, and a controller programmed to execute an automatic cycle of operation that includes spraying a pre-wash mixture comprising water and a color care agent onto the laundry to cover the laundry with the color care agent to protect the laundry from dyes released from the laundry during the wash phase.

公开(公告)号：US09631310B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-25

申请号：US14275070

申请日：2014-05-12

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Benjamin E. Alexander ,  Robert J. Pinkowski ,  Ricardo N. Schiesser

IPC: D06F35/00 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F39/00 ,  D06M13/395 ,  D06M13/402 ,  C11D3/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  C11D1/835 ,  C11D1/62 ,  C11D1/72

CPC classification number: D06F35/006 ,  C11D1/62 ,  C11D1/72 ,  C11D1/835 ,  C11D3/0021 ,  C11D11/0017 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F35/005 ,  D06F39/004 ,  D06F39/007 ,  D06F39/02 ,  D06F39/022 ,  D06F39/083 ,  D06F39/088 ,  D06F2202/02 ,  D06F2202/065 ,  D06F2202/10 ,  D06F2204/02 ,  D06F2204/06 ,  D06F2204/088 ,  D06M13/395 ,  D06M13/402 ,  G05B15/02

Abstract: A method for wetting laundry in a laundry treating appliance having a rotatable treating chamber in which laundry is received for treatment according to an automatic cycle of operation comprises forming an annulus of laundry within the treating chamber prior to wetting the laundry, spraying liquid onto the annulus while the treating chamber is being rotated, after the formation of the annulus, redistributing the laundry, after the redistributing, rotating the treating chamber to form an annulus of laundry, and, while the treating chamber is rotated, recirculating the liquid through the laundry.