Laundry washing machine with water softening system and method for controlling a laundry washing machine
First Claim
1. A laundry washing machine, comprising:
- an outer casing;
a washing tub, which is arranged inside the casing;
a rotatable drum, which is arranged in an axially rotating manner inside the washing tub and is designed to receive laundry to be washed;
a detergent dispensing assembly designed for supplying laundry detergent into the washing tub;
a water softening system designed to receive fresh water from a water mains and reduce a hardness degree of the fresh water to supply softened water to the detergent dispensing assembly and/or to the washing tub during one or more softened water laundry washing phases;
a control panel configured to allow an operator to input information associated with a laundry washing course to be performed, wherein said laundry washing course comprises one or more of the softened water laundry washing phases; and
a controller configured to provide detergent information based on the softened water laundry washing phases of the laundry washing course to be performed,wherein the control panel comprises;
a first select part configured to allow the operator to input first information indicative of a laundry washing course; and
a second select part configured to allow the operator to input second information indicative of one or more detergent saving commands;
wherein the controller is configured to set a detergent saving washing course based on receipt of the first and second information, wherein the detergent saving washing course comprises one or more of the softened water laundry washing phases, andwherein said first select part is configured to allow the operator to select a water laundry washing course among one or more softened water laundry washing courses, a softened water laundry washing course comprising one or more softened water laundry washing phases and being associated with a prefixed detergent amount (QN);
said second select part being configured to allow the operator to input said second information indicative of the at least one detergent saving commands; and
said controller is configured to determine said detergent saving amount (QSi) by reducing said preset detergent amount (QNi) based on said detergent saving commands.
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Abstract
Laundry washing machine (1) has an outer casing (2), a washing tub (3), arranged inside the casing (2), a rotatable drum (4), arranged in axially rotating manner inside the washing tub (3) and is designed to receive laundry to be washed. The machine further has a detergent dispensing assembly (12), designed for supplying laundry detergent into the washing tub (3), a water softening system (14), designed to receive fresh water from a water mains (13) and reduce the hardness degree of the fresh water in order to supply softened water to the detergent dispensing assembly (12) and/or to the washing tub (3), during one or more softened water laundry washing phases. The machine further has a control panel (28) configured to allow operator to input information associated with a laundry washing course having one or more softened water laundry washing phase/s; and a controller (15) configured to determine a detergent saving amount (QS) to load in the detergent dispensing assembly (12) and/or to supply to the washing tub (3), based on the softened water laundry washing phase/s of the laundry washing course to be performed.
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1. A laundry washing machine, comprising:
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an outer casing; a washing tub, which is arranged inside the casing; a rotatable drum, which is arranged in an axially rotating manner inside the washing tub and is designed to receive laundry to be washed; a detergent dispensing assembly designed for supplying laundry detergent into the washing tub; a water softening system designed to receive fresh water from a water mains and reduce a hardness degree of the fresh water to supply softened water to the detergent dispensing assembly and/or to the washing tub during one or more softened water laundry washing phases; a control panel configured to allow an operator to input information associated with a laundry washing course to be performed, wherein said laundry washing course comprises one or more of the softened water laundry washing phases; and a controller configured to provide detergent information based on the softened water laundry washing phases of the laundry washing course to be performed, wherein the control panel comprises; a first select part configured to allow the operator to input first information indicative of a laundry washing course; and a second select part configured to allow the operator to input second information indicative of one or more detergent saving commands; wherein the controller is configured to set a detergent saving washing course based on receipt of the first and second information, wherein the detergent saving washing course comprises one or more of the softened water laundry washing phases, and wherein said first select part is configured to allow the operator to select a water laundry washing course among one or more softened water laundry washing courses, a softened water laundry washing course comprising one or more softened water laundry washing phases and being associated with a prefixed detergent amount (QN); said second select part being configured to allow the operator to input said second information indicative of the at least one detergent saving commands; and said controller is configured to determine said detergent saving amount (QSi) by reducing said preset detergent amount (QNi) based on said detergent saving commands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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