Washing machine with electrochemical cell
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1. A laundry washing machine comprising:
- a washing tub;
water supply means;
decalcifying means for receiving water from said water supply means and for discharging softened water;
a metering tank at an upper position in the machine for receiving softened water from said decalcifying means;
brine tank means at a lower position in the machine for receiving softened water from said metering tank and for generating brine;
an electrochemical cell for generating chlorine gas;
first means for selectively supplying brine from said brine tank means to said electrochemical cell;
second means for selectively supplying brine from said brine tank means to said decalcifying means during a stage of regeneration thereof;
a discharge extending from a lower portion of said washing tub;
third means connecting said electrochemical cell to said discharge;
absorption means connected to said decalcifying means to receive therefrom softened water and connected to said electrochemical cell to receive therefrom said chlorine gas, for absorbing said chlorine gas in said softened water; and
means for selectively supplying said softened water and absorbed chlorine gas into said washing tub, thereby to perform a bleaching operation.
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Abstract
A laundry washing machine includes a washing tube, a water supply an a decalcifier for receiving water from the water supply and for discharging softened water. A metering tank is at an upper position in the machine to receive softened water from the decalcifier. A brine tank at a lower position in the machine receives softened water from the metering tank and generates brine. An electrochemical cell is provided to generate chlorine gas. Valves are provided to selectively pass brine from the brine tank to the electrochemical cell or to the decalcifier. Chlorine gas generated in the cell is absorbed and then passed to the washing tube.
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1. A laundry washing machine comprising:
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a washing tub; water supply means; decalcifying means for receiving water from said water supply means and for discharging softened water; a metering tank at an upper position in the machine for receiving softened water from said decalcifying means; brine tank means at a lower position in the machine for receiving softened water from said metering tank and for generating brine; an electrochemical cell for generating chlorine gas; first means for selectively supplying brine from said brine tank means to said electrochemical cell; second means for selectively supplying brine from said brine tank means to said decalcifying means during a stage of regeneration thereof; a discharge extending from a lower portion of said washing tub; third means connecting said electrochemical cell to said discharge; absorption means connected to said decalcifying means to receive therefrom softened water and connected to said electrochemical cell to receive therefrom said chlorine gas, for absorbing said chlorine gas in said softened water; and means for selectively supplying said softened water and absorbed chlorine gas into said washing tub, thereby to perform a bleaching operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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