Receptacle for supply of a treatment agent
AssigneeElectrolux Laundry Systems Sweden AB
InventorMagnus Salomonsson
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a receptacle (20) for supply of a treatment agent to a machine (21) for washing, dishing and rinsing goods. The receptacle comprises at least a first inlet (22a) for receiving the treatment agent and at least a second inlet (23) for receiving a liquid. The receptacle further comprises a vessel (24) located at a bottom section of the receptacle, which vessel is arranged to receive the treatment agent and the liquid supplied to the receptacle. Moreover, the receptacle comprises at least a first outlet (25) for supplying the machine with a mixture of the treatment agent and the liquid, said first outlet being in fluid connection with the vessel such that the mixture overflows into the first outlet when the vessel is filled.
Claims20
Receptacle (20) for supply of a treatment agent to a machine (21) for washing and/or dishing and/or rinsing goods, which receptacle comprises:
- at least a first inlet (22a) for receiving the treatment agent;
- at least a second inlet (23) for receiving a liquid;
- a vessel (24) located at a bottom section of the receptacle, said vessel being arranged to receive the treatment agent and the liquid supplied to the receptacle;
- and
- at least a first outlet (25) for supplying the machine with a mixture of the treatment agent and the liquid, said first outlet being in fluid connection with the vessel such that the mixture overflows into the first outlet when the vessel is filled,
- wherein the receptacle (20) is removably mounted to the machine (21) in a “plug and play” manner.
A method of supplying a receptacle for washing and/or dishing and/or rinsing goods with a treatment agent and a liquid, said receptacle comprising at least a first inlet (22a) for receiving the treatment agent, at least a second inlet (23) for receiving a liquid, a vessel (24) located at a bottom section of the receptacle, said vessel being arranged to receive the treatment agent and the liquid supplied to the receptacle, and at least a first outlet (25) for supplying the machine with a mixture of the treatment agent and the liquid, said first outlet being in fluid connection with the vessel such that the mixture overflows into the first outlet when the vessel is filled, wherein the receptacle (20) is removably mounted to the machine (21) in a “plug and play” manner, the method comprising the steps of:
- supplying (S101) the at least a second inlet (23) with the liquid;
- and
- supplying (S102) the at least a first inlet (22a) with the treatment agent while the liquid is supplied via the at least a second inlet (23), wherein the liquid is supplied via the at least a second inlet (23) for a time period after the supply of the treatment agent via the at least a first inlet (22a) has finished such that amount of treatment agent in the mixture in the vessel (24) is below a certain threshold value.
Receptacle (20) for supply of a treatment agent to a machine (21) for washing and/or dishing and/or rinsing goods, said receptacle comprising:
- at least a first inlet (22a) for receiving the treatment agent;
- at least a second inlet (23) for receiving a liquid;
- a vessel (24) located at a bottom section of the receptacle, said vessel being arranged to receive the treatment agent and the liquid supplied to the receptacle;
- and
- at least a first outlet (25) for supplying the machine with a mixture of the treatment agent and the liquid, said first outlet being in fluid connection with the vessel such that the mixture overflows into the first outlet when the vessel is filled,
- wherein the receptacle (20) is an add-on to the machine (21), and
- wherein the first inlet (22a) is located closer to the vessel (24) than the second inlet (23).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.