Clothes washer and dryer system for recycling and reusing gray water
First Claim
1. An integrated washer and dryer system, consisting of:
- a basket for receiving clothes;
a self-contained feed reservoir for providing hot or cold water to said basket and for receiving graywater from said basket;
a motor for operating said basket;
a pump for circulating said water from said self-contained feed reservoir to said basket;
a filtration membrane unit connected to said self-contained feed reservoir via said pump;
a permeate line leading from said filtration membrane unit to said basket for providing said water or filtered graywater as rinsing water to said basket;
a retentate line leading from said filtration membrane unit to said self-contained feed reservoir; and
a heating assembly for drying said clothes in said basket.
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Abstract
A compact, portable clothes washer and dryer system requires no direct water connection or drain line and includes a feed reservoir for holding hot or cold water; a basket for receiving clothes and said water from said feed reservoir; a filtration membrane unit that generates permeate for rinsing said clothes and retentate; a motor for operating said basket; a pump for circulating water from said feed reservoir through said membrane unit and to said basket; and a heating assembly for drying said clothes in said basket. The system reduces water usage and gray water generation for washing clothes. The system is particularly useful in dormitories, small apartments, or other remote dwellings where water is scarce or where there are no water feed lines or drains.
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18 Claims
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1. An integrated washer and dryer system, consisting of:
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a basket for receiving clothes;
a self-contained feed reservoir for providing hot or cold water to said basket and for receiving graywater from said basket;
a motor for operating said basket;
a pump for circulating said water from said self-contained feed reservoir to said basket;
a filtration membrane unit connected to said self-contained feed reservoir via said pump;
a permeate line leading from said filtration membrane unit to said basket for providing said water or filtered graywater as rinsing water to said basket;
a retentate line leading from said filtration membrane unit to said self-contained feed reservoir; and
a heating assembly for drying said clothes in said basket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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