Household cleaning appliance with a single water flow path for both non-bulk and bulk dispensing
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1. A household cleaning appliance configured to execute a cleaning cycle on an article, comprising:
- a cabinet defining an interior;
a treating chamber located within the interior for receiving the article for cleaning;
a dispensing system having multiple dispensing cups fluidly coupled to the treating chamber, with a first of the multiple dispensing cups defining a single use dispenser;
a bulk treating chemistry reservoir configured to hold multiple liquid treating chemistry doses for respective ones of multiple cleaning cycles and having an outlet fluidly coupled to at least one of the multiple dispensing cups to define a bulk dispenser and wherein the bulk treating chemistry reservoir is configured to dispense multiple liquid treating chemistry doses;
a single water flow path supplying water to the dispensing system to flush treating chemistry to the treating chamber; and
a water diverter selectively fluidly coupling the single water flow path to any of the multiple dispensing cups.
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Abstract
An apparatus with a single water flow path suitable for a household cleaning appliance having both a non-bulk dispensing system and a bulk dispensing system.
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1. A household cleaning appliance configured to execute a cleaning cycle on an article, comprising:
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a cabinet defining an interior; a treating chamber located within the interior for receiving the article for cleaning; a dispensing system having multiple dispensing cups fluidly coupled to the treating chamber, with a first of the multiple dispensing cups defining a single use dispenser; a bulk treating chemistry reservoir configured to hold multiple liquid treating chemistry doses for respective ones of multiple cleaning cycles and having an outlet fluidly coupled to at least one of the multiple dispensing cups to define a bulk dispenser and wherein the bulk treating chemistry reservoir is configured to dispense multiple liquid treating chemistry doses; a single water flow path supplying water to the dispensing system to flush treating chemistry to the treating chamber; and a water diverter selectively fluidly coupling the single water flow path to any of the multiple dispensing cups. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A household cleaning appliance configured to execute a cleaning cycle on an article, comprising:
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a cabinet defining an interior; a treating chamber located within the interior for receiving the article for cleaning; a dispensing system having a single use dispensing cup fluidly coupled to the treating chamber; and a bulk treating chemistry container configured to hold multiple liquid treating chemistry doses for respective ones of multiple cleaning cycles and having an outlet fluidly coupled to the single use dispensing cup to provide the dispensing system with functionality of a bulk dispensing system and configured to dispense multiple liquid treating chemistry doses; and a single water flow path supplying water to the dispensing system to flush treating chemistry from the dispensing system to the treating chamber. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A household cleaning appliance configured to execute a cleaning cycle on an article, comprising:
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a cabinet defining an interior; a treating chamber located within the interior for receiving the article for cleaning; a dispensing system having at least one single use dispensing cup, forming a non-bulk dispensing system, fluidly coupled to the treating chamber; a bulk treating chemistry reservoir configured to hold multiple liquid treating chemistry doses for respective ones of multiple cleaning cycles and having an outlet fluidly coupled to the at least one single use dispensing cup; a treating chemistry meter operable to couple the bulk treating chemistry reservoir to the non-bulk dispensing system to control the dosing of the liquid treating chemistry to the non-bulk dispensing system such that the non-bulk dispensing system is provided with functionality of a bulk dispensing system; and a single water flow path supplying water to the dispensing system to flush treating chemistry from the dispensing system to the treating chamber. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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