Laundry ozone injection system

An ozone delivery system for delivering ozone to a washing machine having a washer chamber and a washer cycle controller causing said machine to operate through a plurality of washer cycles, said system comprising:

• (a) ozone generator means for generating ozone;
• (b) ozone valve means fluidically communicating with said ozone generator means and said washing machine, said ozone valve means being operable to control communication of said ozone therethrough to said washer chamber;
• (c) ozone control means interfaced to said ozone generator means, said washer cycle controller, and said ozone valve means, for detecting a current washer cycle, and causing said ozone valve means to open to communicate said ozone to said washer chamber in response to detecting a selected washer cycle of said washing machine;
• (d) ozone monitor means positioned in spaced relation to said washing machine, interfaced to said ozone control means, for detecting a level of ambient ozone in a vicinity of said washing machine;
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• (e) said ozone control means disabling said ozone generator means to stop production of ozone entirely upon said ozone monitor means detecting a level of ambient ozone exceeding a selected level.

An ozone delivery system for delivering ozone to a plurality of washing machines, each said washing machine having a washer chamber and a washer cycle controller causing said washing machine to operate through a plurality of washer cycles, said ozone delivery system comprising:

• an ozone generator receiving compressed air and generating ozone therein;
• a manifold fluidically communicating with said ozone generator and having a plurality of manifold outlets;
• a plurality of ozone valves, each said ozone valve controlling fluid communication between a manifold outlet and a respective washer chamber;
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• an ozone controller interfaced with said ozone generator, each washer cycle controller, and each ozone valve, detecting a current washer cycle of each washing machine, and causing each ozone valve to open to communicate ozone to the associated washer chamber upon detecting a selected cycle of the associated washing machine independent of the ozone requirement of any other washing machine.

An ozone delivery system for delivering ozone to a plurality of washing machines, each of said washing machine having a washer chamber and a washer cycle controller causing said washing machine to operate through a plurality of washer cycles, said system comprising:

• (a) ozone generator means receiving compressed air and generating ozone therein;
• (b) manifold means fluidically communicating with said ozone generator means and having a plurality of manifold outlets;
• (c) a plurality of ozone valves, each said ozone valve controlling fluid communication between a manifold outlet and a respective washer chamber;
• (d) ozone control means interfaced to said ozone generator means, each washer cycle controller, and each ozone valve, detecting a current washer cycle of each washing machine, and for causing each ozone valve to open to communicate ozone to the associated washer chamber upon detecting a selected cycle of the associated washing machine;
• (e) ozone monitor means positioned in spaced relation to said washing machines, interfaced to said ozone control means, and detecting a level of ambient ozone in a vicinity of said washing machines;
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• (f) said ozone control means disabling said ozone generator means to inhibit communication of ozone to said washing machines upon said ozone monitor means detecting a level of ambient ozone exceeding a selected level.

A method for delivering ozone to a washing machine including a washer chamber and capable of operating in a plurality of washer cycles, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) generating ozone;
• (b) providing a controllable ozone valve through which said ozone is fluidically communicated to said washing machine;
• (c) automatically detecting the current washer cycle of said washing machine;
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• (d) automatically controlling said ozone valve to enable communication of a selective amount of said ozone therethrough in response to detecting a selected washer cycle of said washing machine.

A method for delivering ozone to a washing machine including a washer chamber and capable of operating in a plurality of washer cycles, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) generating ozone:
• (b) providing a controllable ozone valve through which said ozone is fluidically communicated to said washing machine;
• (c) automatically detecting the current washer cycle of said washing machine;
• (d) automatically controlling said ozone valve to enable communication of said ozone therethrough in response to detecting a selected washer cycle of said washing machine;
• (e) monitoring the level of ambient ozone in a vicinity of said washing machine;
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• (f) ceasing to generate ozone to inhibit the communication of ozone to said washing machine in response to detecting a level of ambient ozone exceeding a selected level.

A method for delivering ozone to a plurality of washing machines, each said washing machine having a washer chamber and a washer cycle controller causing said washing machine to operate through a plurality of washer cycles, said method comprising the steps of:

• generating ozone from compressed air;
• providing a manifold having a plurality of manifold outlets and receiving said ozone;
• fluidically connecting each of said manifold outlets to a respective controllable ozone valve;
• fluidically connecting each ozone valve to a respective washing machine;
• automatically detecting the current washer cycle of each washing machine;
• and
• automatically controlling the ozone valve associated with a respective washing machine to enable the communication of said ozone thereto in response to detecting a selected washer cycle of the associated washing machine independent of the ozone requirement of any other washing machine.

A method for delivering ozone to a plurality of washing machines, each washing machine having a washer chamber and a washer cycle controller causing said washing machines to operate through a plurality of washer cycles, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) generating ozone from compressed air;
• (b) providing manifold means having a plurality of manifold outlets and receiving said ozone;
• (c) fluidically connecting each of said manifold outlets to a respective controllable ozone valve;
• (d) fluidically connecting each ozone valve to a respective washing machine;
• (e) automatically detecting the current washer cycle of each washing machine;
• (f) automatically controlling the ozone valve associated with a respective washing machine to enable the communication of said ozone thereto in response to detecting a selected washer cycle of the associated washing machine;
• (g) monitoring the level of ambient ozone in a vicinity of said washing machines;
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• (h) ceasing to generate ozone to inhibit the communication of ozone to said washing machines in response to detecting a level of ambient ozone exceeding a selected level.