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 at least one of the multiple dispensing cups defining a single use dispenser;
a bulk dispensing cartridge received in another one of the multiple dispensing cups to define a bulk dispenser; and
a single water flow path supplying water to the dispensing system to flush treating chemistry from either of the single use dispenser or the bulk dispenser to the treating chamber.
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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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16 Claims
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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 at least one of the multiple dispensing cups defining a single use dispenser; a bulk dispensing cartridge received in another one of the multiple dispensing cups to define a bulk dispenser; and a single water flow path supplying water to the dispensing system to flush treating chemistry from either of the single use dispenser or the bulk dispenser to the treating chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. 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 dispensing cup fluidly coupled to the treating chamber; a bulk dispensing cartridge removeably received in the at least one dispensing cup; and a single water flow path supplying water to the at least one dispensing cup to flush treating chemistry from the at least one dispensing cup to the treating chamber; wherein when the bulk dispensing cartridge is received within the at least one dispensing cup, the dispensing system functions as a bulk dispensing system, and when the bulk dispensing cartridge is not received within the at least on dispensing cup, the dispensing system functions as a single use dispensing system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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