Fabric laundering apparatus adapted for using a select rinse fluid
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsJoel A. Luckman, Andrew Leitert, Richard A. Sunshine, Tremitchell L. Wright
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Abstract
A non-aqueous laundering machine for laundering fabric with a non-aqueous wash liquor and a select rinse fluid. The non-aqueous laundering machine includes a container for a fabric load and means for the controlled application of a non-aqueous wash liquor to the fabric load, the removal of part of the non-aqueous wash liquor from the fabric load, and application of a select rinse fluid to the fabric load as well as means for applying mechanical energy to the fabric load.
Claims36
An automatic laundering apparatus comprising:
- a wash chamber for containing fabrics;
- a drying loop in fluid communication with the wash chamber, the drying loop comprising a heater and a condenser system;
- wherein the condenser system comprises a first condenser unit and a second condenser unit disposed between the wash chamber and the heater;
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- wherein the condenser system receives multiple fluids and preferentially separates the multiple fluids to produce a first condensate fluid and a second condensate fluid that is different than the first condensate fluid, in the drying loop.
An apparatus for non-aqueous laundering of fabrics comprising:
- a wash chamber to hold fabric;
- a first storage and dispensing system for storing a working fluid and for selectively dispensing said working fluid into the wash chamber;
- a second storage and dispensing system for storing a rinse fluid and for selectively dispensing said rinse fluid into the wash chamber;
- a recovery system in fluid communication with the wash chamber;
- a drying loop comprising a condenser system disposed between the wash chamber and the heater;
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- wherein the condenser system comprises a first condenser unit comprising individual plates and a second condenser unit comprising individual plates, the first condenser unit and the second condenser unit disposed inside a condenser body, wherein the first condenser unit produces a first condensate fluid and the second condenser unit produces a second condensate fluid which is different than the first fluid.
An apparatus for laundering fabrics comprising:
- a wash chamber to hold fabric;
- a first storage and delivery system for storing a working fluid and selectively delivering the working fluid to the wash chamber;
- a second storage and delivery system for storing a rinse fluid and selectively delivering the rinse fluid to the wash chamber;
- a drying loop comprising a condenser system disposed between the heater and the wash chamber, and a condenser sump in fluid communication with the condenser system;
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- wherein the condenser system comprises a condenser body, and a first condenser unit and a second condenser unit inside the body;
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- wherein the condenser system condenses vapors of a mixture of the working fluid and the rinse fluid, and the first condenser unit produces a first condensate fluid and the second condenser unit produces a second condensate different than the first condensate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.