Method for operating a laundry washing machine using a unit dose package and laundry washing machine
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1. A laundry washing machine comprising:
- a cabinet supporting a washing drum adapted to receive laundry and a washing tub external to said washing drum;
a treating agents dispenser comprising one or more compartments adapted to be filled with at least one treating agent, said treating agents dispenser being provided with one or more water conveying lines for conveying water to said one or more compartments;
a supply line, fluidly connecting said treating agents dispenser and said washing tub;
a control unit for controlling functioning of said laundry washing machine;
an interface unit by means of which the user may select and/or set parameters;
wherein at least a first compartment of said one or more compartments is suited to receive a respective unit dose package comprising a pre-measured amount of treating agent incorporated into a water-soluble pouch and wherein at least a first water conveying line of said one or more water conveying lines comprises one or more outlets configured to direct a respective water flow into said first compartment, the one or more outlets comprising at least one nozzle configured to generate at least one water jet into said first compartment so that said at least one water jet hits said unit dose package and breaks said water-soluble pouch; and
a first controllable valve connecting said first water conveying line to a water source, and wherein said first water conveying line comprises a path fluidly connecting said first controllable valve and said one or more outlets, and wherein the entirety of the water conveying line is water tight except for the one or more outlets configured to direct a respective water flow into said first compartment.
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Abstract
A laundry washing machine has a treating agents dispenser (20) provided with one or more compartments (23 a). One of the compartment is suited to receive a unit dose package (DP) comprising a pre-measured amount of treating agent (D) incorporated into a water-soluble pouch (P). The treating agents dispenser (20) comprises a water conveying line having at least one nozzle (41, 42, 43) for generating at least one water jet (51, 52, 53) which hits and breaks the unit dose package (DP) inside the compartment (23a).
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1. A laundry washing machine comprising:
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a cabinet supporting a washing drum adapted to receive laundry and a washing tub external to said washing drum; a treating agents dispenser comprising one or more compartments adapted to be filled with at least one treating agent, said treating agents dispenser being provided with one or more water conveying lines for conveying water to said one or more compartments; a supply line, fluidly connecting said treating agents dispenser and said washing tub; a control unit for controlling functioning of said laundry washing machine; an interface unit by means of which the user may select and/or set parameters; wherein at least a first compartment of said one or more compartments is suited to receive a respective unit dose package comprising a pre-measured amount of treating agent incorporated into a water-soluble pouch and wherein at least a first water conveying line of said one or more water conveying lines comprises one or more outlets configured to direct a respective water flow into said first compartment, the one or more outlets comprising at least one nozzle configured to generate at least one water jet into said first compartment so that said at least one water jet hits said unit dose package and breaks said water-soluble pouch; and a first controllable valve connecting said first water conveying line to a water source, and wherein said first water conveying line comprises a path fluidly connecting said first controllable valve and said one or more outlets, and wherein the entirety of the water conveying line is water tight except for the one or more outlets configured to direct a respective water flow into said first compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for operating a laundry washing machine comprising:
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a cabinet supporting a washing drum adapted to receive laundry and a washing tub external to said washing drum; a treating agents dispenser comprising one or more compartments adapted to be filled with at least one treating agent, said treating agents dispenser being provided with one or more water conveying lines for conveying water to said one or more compartments; a supply line, fluidly connecting said treating agents dispenser and said washing tub; a control unit for controlling functioning of said laundry washing machine; an interface unit by means of which a user may select and/or set parameters; wherein said method comprises the steps of; introducing a unit dose package comprising a pre-measured amount of treating agent incorporated into a water-soluble pouch into a first compartment of said one or more compartments which is suited to receive said unit dose package; conveying water to said first compartment from a first water conveying line of said one or more water conveying lines for generating at least one water jet into said first compartment so that said at least one water jet hits said unit dose package and breaks said water-soluble pouch so as to release said pre-measured amount of treating agent wherein said first water conveying line is connected to a water source through a controllable valve and wherein said first water conveying line comprises a water tight path fluidly connecting said controllable valve and said at least one nozzle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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