Apparatus and method for automatically injecting laundry treating chemicals into a commercial washing machine
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1. An apparatus for washing fabrics in a washing sequence, the apparatus comprising:
- a washing device having;
a housing;
a wash chamber in said housing;
a hot and a cold inlet conduit in said housing communicating with said chamber; and
at least one laundry treating chemical inlet conduit in said housing communicating with said chamber; and
a hot water line outside said housing connecting a source of hot water to said hot water inlet conduit;
a cold water line outside said housing connecting a source of cold water to said cold water inlet conduit;
at least two sensing means for sensing a flow of water and converting a flow signal therefrom into an electronic impulse to thereby sense each stage of the washing sequence, a first of said means connected to and sensing a flow in said hot water line and a second of said means connected to and sensing a flow in said cold water line;
a plurality of pumps;
a control head receiving and storing said electronic impulses and comprising a program to selectively activate said plurality of pumps;
a plurality of laundry treating chemical supply containers, one of said containers holding a detergent, said chemical supply containers being located outside said housing; and
at least one conduit connecting said supply containers to said at least one laundry treating chemical inlet conduit, said pumps activating transfer of detergent through said conduit.
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An apparatus for cleaning fabrics includes a washing machine having a housing, a wash chamber, hot and cold water inlet conduits in the housing leading to the chamber, and at least one laundry chemical inlet conduit. Water flow sensing means are placed in the hot and cold water lines, respectively, located outside of the housing. The flow of water generates a signal in the sensing means which then sends an electronic impulse to a control head having a program that stores and selectively activates a plurality of pumps. These pumps deliver laundry chemicals from supply containers into the wash chamber of the machine.
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1. An apparatus for washing fabrics in a washing sequence, the apparatus comprising:
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a washing device having; a housing; a wash chamber in said housing; a hot and a cold inlet conduit in said housing communicating with said chamber; and at least one laundry treating chemical inlet conduit in said housing communicating with said chamber; and a hot water line outside said housing connecting a source of hot water to said hot water inlet conduit; a cold water line outside said housing connecting a source of cold water to said cold water inlet conduit; at least two sensing means for sensing a flow of water and converting a flow signal therefrom into an electronic impulse to thereby sense each stage of the washing sequence, a first of said means connected to and sensing a flow in said hot water line and a second of said means connected to and sensing a flow in said cold water line; a plurality of pumps; a control head receiving and storing said electronic impulses and comprising a program to selectively activate said plurality of pumps; a plurality of laundry treating chemical supply containers, one of said containers holding a detergent, said chemical supply containers being located outside said housing; and at least one conduit connecting said supply containers to said at least one laundry treating chemical inlet conduit, said pumps activating transfer of detergent through said conduit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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