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US 6,779,551 B2Granted
Water-feed configuration for household appliances
AssigneeBSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH
InventorsHorst Wiemer, Edwin Bolduan
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Abstract
A water-feed configuration for household appliances includes a hot-water hose 6 and a cold-water hose 8 connected to a single water inlet 32 of the household appliance through a branching section 24.
Claims18
A water-feed configuration for a household appliance having a water inlet, comprising:
- a branching section having a jacket star, and a pressure-water-channeling star configured at a radial distance from said jacket star;
- said pressure-water channeling star including;
- two water inlets;
- and
- a single water outlet to be connected to a water inlet of a household appliance;
- and
- two water-feed hoses each having;
- an upstream end to be connected to a separate water-supply line;
- and
- a downstream end connected to a respective one of said two water inlets, said downstream end fluidically connected to said single water outlet through said branching section.
7 more elements
A water-feed configuration for a household appliance having a water inlet, comprising:
- a branching section having:
- two water inlets;
- and
- a single water outlet to be connected to a water inlet of a household appliance;
- and
- two water-feed hoses being safety hoses each having:
- a radial inner pressure hose for channeling water;
- a jacket hose enclosing said pressure hose at a radial distance from said pressure hose to form a leakage-water channel between said jacket hose and said pressure hose;
- an upstream end to be connected to a separate water-supply line;
- and
- a downstream end connected to a respective one of said two water inlets, said downstream end fluidically connected to said single water outlet through said branching section;
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- a third water-feed hose being a safety hose having a radial inner pressure hose for channeling water, a jacket hose enclosing said pressure hose at a radial distance from said pressure hose to form a leakage-water channel between said jacket hose and said pressure hose, an upstream end and a downstream end, said water outlet of said branching section being connected to said upstream end of said third water-feed hose, and said downstream end of said third water-feed hose being connected to the water inlet of the household appliance.
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A water-feed configuration for a household appliance having a water inlet, comprising:
- a branching section having:
- two water inlets;
- and
- a single water outlet to be connected to a water inlet of a household appliance;
- and
- two water-feed hoses being safety hoses each having:
- a radial inner pressure hose for channeling water;
- a jacket hose enclosing said pressure hose at a radial distance from said pressure hose to form a leakage-water channel between said jacket hose and said pressure hose;
- an upstream end to be connected to a separate water-supply line, and
- a downstream end connected to a respective one of said two water inlets, said downstream end fluidically connected to said single water outlet through said branching section.
7 more elements
A water-feed configuration for a household appliance having a water inlet, comprising:
- a branching section having:
- two water inlets;
- and
- a single water outlet to be connected to a water inlet of a household appliance;
- and
- two water-feed safety hoses each having:
- an upstream end to be connected to a separate water-supply line;
- a radial inner pressure hose for channeling water from the separate water-supply line;
- a jacket hose enclosing said pressure hose at a radial distance from said pressure hose to form a leakage-water channel between said jacket hose and said pressure hose;
- and
- a downstream end connected to a respective one of said two water inlets, said downstream end fluidically connected to said single water outlet through said branching section.
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A water-feed configuration for a household appliance having a water inlet, comprising:
- a branching section having;
- two water inlets;
- and
- a single water outlet;
- two water-feed safety hoses each having:
- an upstream end to be connected to a separate water-supply line;
- a radial inner pressure hose for channeling water from the separate water-supply line;
- a jacket hose enclosing said pressure hose at a radial distance from said pressure hose to form a leakage-water channel between said jacket hose and said pressure hose;
- and
- a downstream end connected to a respective one of said two water inlets, said downstream end fluidically connected to said single water outlet through said branching section;
- a third water-feed safety hose having:
- an upstream end;
- a radial inner pressure hose for channeling water;
- a jacket hose enclosing said pressure hose at a radial distance from said pressure hose of said third water-feed safety hose to form a leakage-water channel between said jacket hose of said third water-feed safety hose and said pressure hose of said third water-feed safety hose;
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- a downstream end;
- said water outlet of said branching section connected to said upstream end of said third water-feed hose;
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- said downstream end of said third water-teed hose to be connected to a water inlet of a household appliance.
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A water-feed configuration for a household washing machine having a water inlet, comprising:
- a branching section having:
- two water inlets;
- and
- a single water outlet;
- two water-feed safety hoses each having:
- an upstream end to be connected to a separate one of a cold-water-supply line and a hot-water-supply line;
- a radial inner pressure hose for channeling water from a respective one of said cold-water-supply line and said hot-water-supply line;
- a jacket hose enclosing said pressure hose at a radial distance from said pressure hose to form a leakage-water channel between said jacket hose and said pressure hose;
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- a downstream end connected to a respective one of said two water inlets, said downstream end fluidically connected to said single water outlet through said branching section;
- a third water-teed safety hose having:
- an upstream end;
- a radial inner pressure hose for channeling water;
- a jacket hose enclosing said pressure hose at a radial distance from said pressure hose of said third water-feed safety hose to form a leakage-water channel between said jacket hose of said third water-feed safety hose and said pressure hose of said third water-feed safety hose;
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- a downstream end;
- said water outlet of said branching section connected to said upstream end of said third water-feed hose;
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- said downstream end of said third water-feed hose to be connected to a water inlet of a household washing machine.
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A water-feed configuration for a household appliance having a water inlet, comprising:
- a branching section having;
- two water inlets;
- a single water outlet;
- a pressure-water channel;
- and
- a leakage-water channel;
- two water-feed safety hoses each having:
- an upstream end to be connected to a separate water-supply line;
- a radial inner pressure hose for channeling water from the separate water-supply line;
- a jacket hose enclosing said pressure hose at a radial distance from said pressure hose to form a leakage-water channel between said jacket hose and said pressure hose;
- and
- a downstream end connected to a respective one of said two water inlets, said downstream end fluidically connected to said single water outlet through said branching section;
- a third water-feed safety hose having:
- an upstream end;
- a radial inner pressure hose for channeling water;
- a jacket hose enclosing said pressure hose at a radial distance from said pressure hose of said third water-feed safety hose to form a leakage-water channel between said jacket hose of said third water-feed safety hose and said pressure hose of said third water-feed safety hose;
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- a downstream end;
- said water outlet of said branching section connected to said upstream end of said third water-feed hose;
- said downstream end of said third water-feed hose to be connected to a water inlet of a household appliance;
- said pressure hose of said third water-feed hose fluidically connected to said pressure hose of said two water-feed hoses through said pressure-water channel of said branching section;
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- said leakage-water channel of said third water-feed hose fluidically connected to said leakage-water channels of said two water-feed hoses through said leakage-water channel of the branching section.
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A water-feed configuration for connecting a water inlet of a household appliance to cold and hot water supply lines, comprising:
- a branching section having:
- two water inlets;
- a single water outlet;
- a pressure-water channel;
- and
- a leakage-water channel;
- two input water-feed safety hoses each having:
- an upstream end to be connected to a separate one of a cold-water-supply line and a hot-water-supply line;
- a radial inner pressure hose for channeling water from a respective one of the cold-water-supply line and the hot-water-supply line to the pressure-water channel, said radial inner pressure hose fluidically connected to said pressure-water channel;
- a jacket hose enclosing said pressure hose at a radial distance from said pressure hose to form a hose leakage-water channel between said jacket hose and said pressure hose, said hose leakage-water channel fluidically connected to said leakage-water channel;
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- a downstream end connected to a respective one of said two water inlets;
- a third water-feed safety hose having:
- an upstream end connected to said water outlet of said branching section;
- a radial third inner pressure hose for channeling water, said third inner pressure hose fluidically connected to said pressure-water channel of said branching section;
- a third jacket hose enclosing said third inner pressure hose at a radial distance from said third inner pressure hose to form a third leakage-water channel between said third jacket hose and said third inner pressure hose, said third leakage-water channel fluidically connected to said leakage-water channel of said branching section;
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- a downstream end to be connected to a water inlet of a household appliance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.