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AssigneeElectrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
InventorsMaurizio Del Pos, Daniele Favaro
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A laundry washing machine having a cabinet supporting a washing drum adapted to receive laundry, and a washing tub external to the washing drum, and a treating agents dispenser with one or more compartments adapted to be receive treating agents. A first one of the compartments has a predefined zone configured to receive a unit dose package having a pre-measured amount of treating agent incorporated into a water-soluble pouch. The machine has a valve configured to connect to a source of pressurized water, and a water conveying line fluidly connected to the valve and having one or more outlets. The entirety of the water conveying line is water tight except for the outlets. The outlets are configured to direct a respective pressurized flow of water therethrough. At least one outlet is configured to direct a first pressurized flow of water into the first compartment towards the predefined zone.
A laundry washing machine comprising:
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Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups D06F9/00 - D06F27/00: devices for adding soap or other…
Devices for adding soap or other washing agents: arrangements for selectively supplying water to detergent compartments
Laundering, drying, ironing, pressing or folding textile articles
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The present invention concerns the field of laundry washing techniques.
In particular, the present invention refers to a method for operating a laundry washing machine using a unit dose package, more particularly a unit dose detergent.
Nowadays the use of laundry washing machines, both “simple” laundry washing machines (i.e. laundry washing machines which can only wash and rinse laundry) and laundry washing-drying machines (i.e. laundry washing machines which can also dry laundry), is widespread.
Further characteristics and advantages of the present invention will be highlighted in greater detail in the following detailed description of preferred embodiments of the invention, provided with reference to the enclosed drawings. In the drawings, corresponding characteristics and/or components are identified by the same reference numbers. In such drawings:
FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a laundry washing machine in which a method according to a first embodiment of the invention is performed;
FIG. 2 shows the laundry washing machine of FIG. 1 with the drawer in its opened loading position;
The present invention has proved to be particularly advantageous when applied to laundry washing machines, as described below. It should in any case be underlined that the present invention is not limited to laundry washing machines. On the contrary, the present invention can be conveniently applied to laundry washing-drying machines (i.e. laundry washing machines which can also dry laundry).
In the present description, therefore, the term “laundry washing machine” will refer to both simple laundry washing machines and laundry washing-drying machines.
A laundry washing machine 1 where a method according to a preferred embodiment of the invention is performed is described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12.