Laundry washing machine with a water softening device

    公开(公告)号:US09828720B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-28

    申请号:US14397022

    申请日:2013-04-19

    IPC分类号: D06F39/00 D06F39/02

    CPC分类号: D06F39/007 D06F39/028

    摘要: A laundry washing machine (1) includes an outer casing (2) and, inside said outer casing (2), a washing tub (3), a detergent dispensing assembly (9), a fresh-water supply circuit (10) for selectively channeling a flow of fresh water from the water mains towards the detergent dispensing assembly (9) and/or the washing tub (3), and a water softening device (11) interposed between the fresh water supply circuit (10) and the detergent dispensing assembly (9) or the washing tub (3), and being structured for reducing the harness degree of the fresh water supplied to the washing tub (3). The water softening device (11) includes a water-softening agent container (26), crossed by fresh water arriving from the fresh-water supply circuit (10) and is filled with a water softening agent; a regeneration-agent reservoir (27) being structured to receive a salt or other regeneration agent for performing a regeneration of the water softening function of the water softening agent; and a water supply circuit (28) for selectively channeling a given amount of fresh water into the regeneration-agent reservoir (27) to form brine; and an electrically-powered brine-circulating pump assembly (29) interposed between the water-softening agent container (26) and the regeneration-agent reservoir (27), and being structured for transferring/moving the brine from the regeneration-agent reservoir (27) to the water-softening agent container (26) when activated, and for watertight sealing/isolating the regeneration-agent reservoir (27) from the water-softening agent container (26) when deactivated.

    Laundry washing machine
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09637856B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-02

    申请号:US14236525

    申请日:2012-07-27

    IPC分类号: D06F39/02 D06F39/00

    摘要: A laundry washing machine includes an outer casing provided with a front wall, two side walls, a rear wall and a top wall, a washing tub arranged inside the casing directly facing a laundry loading/unloading opening realized in the front wall of the casing, a rotatable drum arranged in an axially rotating manner inside the washing tub and structured for receiving the laundry to be washed, a detergent dispenser which is housed inside the casing between the washing tub and the top wall of the casing and is structured for feeding into the washing tub a detergent, softener and/or other washing agent mixed with fresh water arriving from the water mains, a water softening device which includes water softening agents for reducing the hardness degree of the fresh water supplied to the washing tub, and a regeneration-agent reservoir which is housed inside the casing and is structured for receiving salt or other regeneration agent for performing a regeneration of the water softening agents. The detergent dispenser is provided with a first inlet which is exposed or exposable to the outside on the front wall of the casing. The regeneration-agent reservoir is housed inside the casing between the detergent dispenser and one of the side walls of the casing, and is provided with an independent second inlet which is exposed or exposable to the outside of the casing.

    Laundry washing machine
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09624618B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-18

    申请号:US14765997

    申请日:2013-02-06

    摘要: A laundry washing machine (1) having an outer casing (2) and, inside the outer casing (2), a washing tub (3), a detergent dispensing assembly (9) structured for supplying detergent into the washing tub (3), and a fresh-water supply circuit (10) structured for selectively channeling a flow of fresh water from the water mains towards the detergent dispensing assembly (9) and/or the washing tub (3). A water softening device (12) is arranged/located along the fresh-water supply circuit (10) and is structured for reducing the hardness degree of the fresh water channeled to the detergent dispensing assembly (9) and/or the washing tub (3). The water softening device (12) being internally provided with a given amount of water softening agent to reduce the hardens degree of the fresh water flowing through the same water softening device (12), and with a given amount of consumable regeneration agent regenerate the water softening function of the water softening agent. The laundry washing machine (1) further having an appliance control panel (11) structured for allowing the user to manually select the desired washing-cycle and located/arranged on front of a drawer-like supporting structure (13) fitted/inserted in extractable manner into the front wall (2a) of the casing (2), so as to be movable between a retracted position in which the drawer-like supporting structure (13) is recessed into the front wall (2a) of the casing (2) and the appliance control panel (11) is arranged substantially coplanar to the front wall (2a) of the casing (2), and a extracted position in which the drawer-like supporting structure (13) partly juts out from front wall (2a) of the casing (2) and the appliance control panel (11) is forward spaced apart from front wall (2a) of the casing (2). The water softening device (12) being provided with an exposable loading inlet or mouth (33a, 52) structured for allowing the user to load the regeneration agent inside the regeneration-agent reservoir (29), and being at least partly arranged/located on the drawer-like supporting structure (13) so that said loading inlet or mouth (33a, 52) is freely accessible by the user when the drawer-like supporting structure (13) is arranged in the extracted position.

    Water Supply Assembly for Laundry Washing Machine
    9.
    发明申请
    Water Supply Assembly for Laundry Washing Machine 有权
    洗衣机供水装置

    公开(公告)号:US20170016165A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-19

    申请号:US15125723

    申请日:2014-04-01

    摘要: A water supply assembly (1) for laundry washing machines (100) provided with a detergent drawer (115) which is structured for receiving a given amount of detergent, softener or other washing agent and is fitted in extractable manner into a corresponding drawer housing (116); the water supply assembly (1) being structured for selectively pouring the water arriving from the fresh-water supply circuit (108) of the laundry washing machine (100) into the detergent drawer (115) so as to selectively flush the detergent, softener or other washing agent out of the same detergent drawer (115).

    摘要翻译: 一种用于洗衣机(100)的供水组件(1),其设置有洗涤剂抽屉(115),所述洗涤剂抽屉被构造成用于接收给定量的洗涤剂,软化剂或其它洗涤剂,并且以可抽出的方式装配到相应的抽屉壳体 116); 供水组件(1)构造成用于将从洗衣机(100)的淡水供应回路(108)到达的水选择性地倾倒到洗涤剂抽屉(115)中,以便选择性地冲洗洗涤剂,软化剂或 其他洗涤剂从相同的洗涤剂抽屉(115)排出。

    Laundry Washing Machine and Method for Controlling a Laundry Washing Machine
    10.
    发明申请
    Laundry Washing Machine and Method for Controlling a Laundry Washing Machine 审中-公开
    洗衣机和洗衣机控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160333513A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-17

    申请号:US15108895

    申请日:2014-07-07

    摘要: Laundry washing machine (1) having an outer casing (2), a washing tub (3), arranged inside the casing (2), a rotatable drum (4), arranged in axially rotating manner inside the washing tub (3) and designed to receive laundry to be washed, and a detergent dispensing assembly (12), designed for supplying laundry detergent into the washing tub (3). The washing machine also has a water softening system (14), designed to receive fresh water from a water mains (13) and reduce the hardness degree of the fresh water in order to supply softened water the detergent dispensing assembly (12) and/or to the washing tub (3), during one or more softened water laundry washing phases, and a control panel (28) configured to allow operator to input information associated with washing performance/s. A controller (15) is configured to control the water softening system (14) in order to perform a washing program comprising one or more softened water laundry washing phases based on input washing performance/s information.

    摘要翻译: 洗衣机(1)具有设置在壳体(2)的内部的具有外壳(2),洗涤桶(3)的可旋转滚筒(4),其设置在洗涤桶(3)的内部并以轴向旋转的方式设计, 以接收要洗涤的衣物;以及洗涤剂分配组件(12),设计用于将洗衣洗涤剂供应到洗涤桶(3)中。 洗衣机还具有水软化系统(14),其被设计成从水管(13)接收淡水并降低淡水的硬度以便向软化水供应洗涤剂分配组件(12)和/或 在一个或多个软化水洗衣阶段期间到洗涤桶(3),以及配置成允许操作者输入与洗涤性能有关的信息的控制面板(28)。 控制器(15)被配置为控制水软化系统(14),以便基于输入的洗涤性能信息执行包括一个或多个软化水洗衣阶段的洗涤程序。