公开(公告)号：WO2003089709A3

公开(公告)日：2003-10-30

申请号：PCT/US2003/012320

申请日：2003-04-22

Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Inventor： HALLMAN, Darren, Lee ,  NAJEWICZ, David, Joseph ,  KIM, Sung, Jin ,  VARGHESE, Andrew, Denise ,  FYVIE, Thmas, Joseph ,  GROCELA-ROCHA, Teresa ,  MANI, Vanita ,  BESSLER, Warren, Frank ,  STOESSEL, Steven, James ,  SHOEMAKER, Philip, Alexander

IPC: D06F43/00

Abstract: The present invention provides an article cleaning apparatus (1000) comprising an air management mechanism (1), a cleaning basket assembly (2), a fluid regeneration device (7), a working fluid device (6), a clean fluid device (8), and a controller (5). The working fluid device (6) is coupled to the fluid regeneration device (7), the cleaning basket assembly (2), and the air management mechanism (1). The clean fluid device (8) is coupled to the cleaning basket assembly (2) and the fluid regeneration device (7). The controller (5) is coupled to the air management mechanism (1), the cleaning basket assembly (2), the working fluid device (6), the regeneration device (7), and the clean fluid device (8). The controller (5) is configured to control a cleaning process (350). The present invention also provides a method for performing the cleaning process (350).