Dosing System For A Concentrated Laundry Composition

• US 20100139712A1
• Filed: 02/16/2010
• Published: 06/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH (Henkel AG & Co KGaA)
• Original Assignee: Sun Products (Henkel AG & Co KGaA)
• Inventors: Puvvada, Sudhakar, Shi, Mei, Hsu, Feng-Lung Gordon
• Application Number:
  US12/706,424
• Publication Number:
  US 20100139712A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 134/36
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 39/022 in a liquid state D06F39/024 takes precedence

Abstract

A laundry detergent system comprising a highly concentrated liquid laundry detergent and a device connected to a water supply feed, that provides the injection pressure of the detergent composition being greater than water flow pressure at the junction of the detergent composition and the water flow and water flow rate at the junction of greater than 0.25 m/sec; wherein the flow rate ratio of the detergent composition to the water flow is in the range of from about 0.0001 to about 0.5.

Claims

1. A method of dispensing a highly concentrated liquid laundry detergent composition into a laundry washing machine, comprising:

introducing a highly concentrated liquid laundry detergent composition into a water supply feed at a junction, wherein a flow rate ratio of the detergent composition to the water flow is in the range of from about 0.0001 to about 0.5, and wherein the detergent composition comprises;

a surfactant, selected from anionic, nonionic, cationic surfactants and mixtures thereof in an amount of from about 50% to about 100%, by weight of the composition; and

a solvent in an amount of from about 0% to about 10%, by weight of the composition; and

providing a device connected to the water supply feed, that provides the injection pressure of the detergent composition being greater than the water flow pressure at the junction of the detergent composition and the water flow and provides a water flow rate at the junction of greater than 0.25 m/sec.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the device comprises a reducer installed along the water supply feed, wherein the junction of the detergent composition and the water flow is at the constricted section of the reducer.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the ratio of the internal diameters of the entrance and exit of the reducer is greater than 1.65.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the ratio of the internal diameter of a water supply feed hose to the internal exit diameter of the reducer is greater than 1.65.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein the reducer is a Venturi tube.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the water content of the composition is less than 30%, by weight of the composition.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the composition contains functional ingredients selected from the group consisting of enzymes, fluorescent dyes, builders, buffering agents, anti-redeposition agents, soil release polymers, dyes, fragrances, and bleach systems.