公开(公告)号：US20150258476A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-17

申请号：US14658475

申请日：2015-03-16

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： ANDREW BOYCE ,  Adam Casey ,  Steven J. Kuehl ,  Joseph Peters ,  Mark M. Senninger ,  Peter Simpson ,  Philip Charles Walker

IPC: B01D35/143 ,  F25D23/12 ,  C02F1/00

CPC classification number: F25D23/126 ,  B01D35/143 ,  B01D35/147 ,  B01D35/157 ,  B01D35/30 ,  B01D2201/303 ,  B01D2201/583 ,  C02F1/001 ,  C02F2209/445 ,  C02F2307/12 ,  F25D2323/121

Abstract: A method of repeatedly indicating to a user of an appliance that a water filter unit operably connected to the appliance has passed its useful life and a filter unit configure for use in connection with the method where the filter unit includes a fluid flow impeding system within a housing of the filter unit; engaging the filter unit with the appliance; measuring the volume of water treated by the filter unit; activating a fluid flow impeding system contained within the housing of the filter unit; and repeatedly indicating to a user that the maximum volume of water the filter unit has been designed to treat has been surpassed and the filter unit should be replaced by repeatedly delivering a normal flow rate of water from the dispenser of the appliance and thereafter slowing the flow of water from the dispenser of the appliance.

Abstract translation: 向用户重复地向用户指示可操作地连接到器具的水过滤器单元已经通过其使用寿命并且过滤器单元被配置为与过滤器单元包括在其内的流体阻流系统的方法结合使用 过滤器单元的外壳; 将过滤器单元与设备接合; 测量由过滤器单元处理的水的体积; 激活包含在过滤器单元的壳体内的流体阻流系统; 并且向用户反复指示过滤器单元已经被设计为处理的水的最大体积已经被超越，并且应该通过从设备的分配器重复地递送正常流量的水并且之后减慢流量来替换过滤器单元 的水从设备的分配器。