Laundry treating appliance and dispenser
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsTOBIAS BRONN, TIBOR BUDICKY, JAN MARTINKO
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Abstract
A method of selecting between liquid dispensing and powder dispensing in a laundry treating appliance having at least one dispensing chamber for holding a treating chemistry. The method comprises moving a siphon relative to the dispensing chamber between a first position, where the siphon draws liquid from the chamber, and a second position where the siphon opens an outlet in the chamber.
Claims20
A method of selecting between liquid dispensing and powder dispensing in a laundry treating appliance having at least one dispensing chamber for holding a treating chemistry, the method comprising moving a siphon relative to the dispensing chamber between a first position, where the siphon draws liquid from the chamber, and a second position, where the siphon opens an outlet in the chamber.
A method of selectively dispensing a treating chemistry if the form of a liquid or a powder in a laundry treating appliance having a chemistry treating compartment with at least one dispensing chamber for holding the treating chemistry and defining an outlet opening fluidly coupling the chamber to an exterior of the chamber, the method comprising:
- moving an actuator coupled to a siphon that is at least partially located within the chamber between a first position wherein the siphon closes the outlet opening to enable the dispenser to dispense the liquid, and a second position wherein the siphon opens at least a portion of the outlet opening to enable the dispenser to dispense the powder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.