Household cleaning appliance with a single water flow path for both non-bulk and bulk dispensing
First Claim
1. A household cleaning appliance configured to execute a cleaning cycle on an article, comprising:
- a cabinet defining an interior;
a treating chamber located within the interior for receiving the article for cleaning;
a dispensing system having a dispensing cup fluidly coupled to the treating chamber; and
a bulk dispensing cartridge having a container that is removably received within the dispensing cup and is configured to dispense multiple liquid treating chemistry doses for respective ones of multiple cleaning cycles;
wherein the dispensing cup is configured to selectively hold the bulk dispensing cartridge or a single treating chemistry dose for a single cleaning cycle when the bulk dispensing cartridge is not present and wherein the dispensing system is configured to selectively discharge substantially all of the single treating chemistry dose from the dispensing cup into the treating chamber during a single cleaning cycle when the bulk dispensing cartridge is not present.
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Abstract
A household cleaning appliance configured to execute a cleaning cycle on an article, the appliance including a cabinet defining an interior, a treating chamber located within the interior for receiving the article for cleaning, a dispensing system having a dispensing cup fluidly coupled to the treating chamber, and a bulk dispensing cartridge configured to hold multiple treating chemistry doses for respective ones of multiple cleaning cycles, wherein the dispensing cup is configured to selectively hold the bulk dispensing cartridge, or a single treating chemistry dose for a single cleaning cycle when the bulk dispensing cartridge is not present.
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18 Claims
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1. A household cleaning appliance configured to execute a cleaning cycle on an article, comprising:
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a cabinet defining an interior; a treating chamber located within the interior for receiving the article for cleaning;
a dispensing system having a dispensing cup fluidly coupled to the treating chamber; anda bulk dispensing cartridge having a container that is removably received within the dispensing cup and is configured to dispense multiple liquid treating chemistry doses for respective ones of multiple cleaning cycles; wherein the dispensing cup is configured to selectively hold the bulk dispensing cartridge or a single treating chemistry dose for a single cleaning cycle when the bulk dispensing cartridge is not present and wherein the dispensing system is configured to selectively discharge substantially all of the single treating chemistry dose from the dispensing cup into the treating chamber during a single cleaning cycle when the bulk dispensing cartridge is not present. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A household cleaning appliance configured to execute a cleaning cycle on an article, comprising:
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a cabinet defining an interior; a treating chamber located within the interior for receiving the article for cleaning; a dispensing system having at least one dispensing cup located within a dispenser housing that is fluidly coupled to the treating chamber; and a bulk dispensing cartridge configured to hold a first amount of a first liquid treating chemistry needed for at least two cleaning cycles; wherein the at least one dispensing cup is configured to selectively hold the bulk dispensing cartridge, or a second treating chemistry when the bulk dispensing cartridge is not present; wherein the dispensing system is configured to discharge substantially all of the second treating chemistry from the at least one dispensing cup into the treating chamber during a single cleaning cycle when the bulk dispensing cartridge is not present, and to discharge a second amount of the first liquid treating chemistry needed for a single cleaning cycle from the bulk dispensing cartridge into the treating chamber during each cleaning cycle when the bulk dispenser is present. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A household cleaning appliance configured to execute a cleaning cycle on an article, comprising:
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a cabinet defining an interior; a treating chamber located within the interior for receiving the article for cleaning; a dispensing system having a dispensing cup including a siphon post that is fluidly coupled to the treating chamber; and a bulk dispensing cartridge configured to hold a first liquid treating chemistry; wherein the dispensing cup is configured to selectively hold the bulk dispensing cartridge, or a second treating chemistry when the bulk dispensing cartridge is not present; wherein the dispensing system is configured to discharge substantially all of the second treating chemistry from the dispensing cup into the treating chamber via the siphon post during a single cleaning cycle when the bulk dispensing cartridge is not present, and to discharge a predetermined amount of the first liquid treating chemistry from the bulk dispensing cartridge into the treating chamber during each cleaning cycle when the bulk dispenser is present. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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