Washing machine system and washing method
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- an enclosure;
a drum housed within the enclosure;
a mixing unit, housed within the enclosure, separate from the drum, and in fluid communication with the drum;
a water supply unit coupled to the mixing unit;
a reservoir having a conduit configured to fluidly couple the reservoir to the mixing unit;
a supply module provided on a top surface of the enclosure, receiving a container on a top surface thereof, and having a spout inlet to receive a spout of the container;
a hinge assembly configured to couple the supply module to the enclosure so that the supply module can be tilted with respect to the top surface of the enclosure;
a support unit rotatably coupled to an underside of the supply module and configured to support the supply module in the tilted state;
a container connecting assembly provided on the top surface of the supply module near the spout inlet and configured to fix the spout of a container to the spout inlet; and
a reservoir receiving portion, connected to the underside of the supply module corresponding to the spout inlet, having a threaded exterior portion,wherein the reservoir has a threaded interior portion which mates with the threaded exterior portion of the reservoir receiving portion so that the reservoir is removably connected to the reservoir receiving portion.
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Abstract
A system including an enclosure of a washing machine, a drum within the enclosure, a mixing unit, within the enclosure but separate from the drum and in fluid communication with the drum, a water supply unit coupled to the mixing unit, a reservoir having a conduit fluidly coupled to the mixing unit, and a container connecting assembly configured to fix a spout of a container to the reservoir. An apparatus including a reservoir, external to a washing machine, to receive a liquid wash aid, a container connecting assembly coupled to the reservoir and configured to fix a spout of a container containing liquid wash aid to the reservoir, a flexible conduit to pass liquid wash aid from the reservoir to the washing machine, and a wash aid control unit connected to the flexible conduit and adapted to meter a flow of liquid wash aid from the reservoir to the washing machine.
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9 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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an enclosure; a drum housed within the enclosure; a mixing unit, housed within the enclosure, separate from the drum, and in fluid communication with the drum; a water supply unit coupled to the mixing unit; a reservoir having a conduit configured to fluidly couple the reservoir to the mixing unit; a supply module provided on a top surface of the enclosure, receiving a container on a top surface thereof, and having a spout inlet to receive a spout of the container; a hinge assembly configured to couple the supply module to the enclosure so that the supply module can be tilted with respect to the top surface of the enclosure; a support unit rotatably coupled to an underside of the supply module and configured to support the supply module in the tilted state; a container connecting assembly provided on the top surface of the supply module near the spout inlet and configured to fix the spout of a container to the spout inlet; and a reservoir receiving portion, connected to the underside of the supply module corresponding to the spout inlet, having a threaded exterior portion, wherein the reservoir has a threaded interior portion which mates with the threaded exterior portion of the reservoir receiving portion so that the reservoir is removably connected to the reservoir receiving portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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