Automatically controlled washing machine
First Claim
1. An automatically controlled washing machine, comprising:
- a tub;
a detergent dispensing facility disposed in an upper machine space of the automatically controlled washing machine, the detergent dispensing facility having at least one chamber for hand-dosed addition of a portion of one of a powder detergent and a liquid detergent and at least one supply channel to supply fresh water to the at least one chamber;
at least one storage container disposed in the upper machine space to store one of liquid detergent aid and gel-type detergent aid;
an automatic dosing facility assigned to the at least one storage container, the automatic dosing facility to automatically dose the one of the liquid detergent aid and the gel-type detergent aid stored in the at least one storage container, and the automatic dosing facility having a transfer line to supply a dose of the one of the liquid detergent aid and the gel-type detergent aid to the tub of the automatically controlled washing machine;
wherein the at least one supply channel has a bypass having an inlet side and an outlet side; and
wherein the inlet side of the bypass is fluidly connected to the supply channel and the outlet side of the bypass is fluidly connected to the transfer line.
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Abstract
An automatically controlled washing machine having a detergent dispensing facility in an upper machine space of the washing machine, wherein the detergent dispensing facility has at least one chamber for hand-dosed addition of a portion of a powder detergent or a liquid detergent and a supply channel that supplies fresh water to the at least one chamber. At least one storage container in the upper machine space stores a liquid or gel-type detergent aid, which is automatically dosed by an automatic dosing facility assigned to the at least one storage container. The automatic dosing facility has a transfer line to supply a dose of the liquid or gel-type detergent aid to the washing machine tub. The supply channel has a bypass with an inlet side that is fluidly connected to the supply channel and an outlet side that is fluidly connected to the transfer line.
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9 Claims
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1. An automatically controlled washing machine, comprising:
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a tub; a detergent dispensing facility disposed in an upper machine space of the automatically controlled washing machine, the detergent dispensing facility having at least one chamber for hand-dosed addition of a portion of one of a powder detergent and a liquid detergent and at least one supply channel to supply fresh water to the at least one chamber; at least one storage container disposed in the upper machine space to store one of liquid detergent aid and gel-type detergent aid; an automatic dosing facility assigned to the at least one storage container, the automatic dosing facility to automatically dose the one of the liquid detergent aid and the gel-type detergent aid stored in the at least one storage container, and the automatic dosing facility having a transfer line to supply a dose of the one of the liquid detergent aid and the gel-type detergent aid to the tub of the automatically controlled washing machine; wherein the at least one supply channel has a bypass having an inlet side and an outlet side; and wherein the inlet side of the bypass is fluidly connected to the supply channel and the outlet side of the bypass is fluidly connected to the transfer line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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