CN101198739A - Fabric article treating device and system with user interface - Google Patents
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Abstract
A fabric article treating device (20) having a dispenser (25), reservoir (30), fluid handling system (35), measuring device (40) and user interface (45). The dispenser and reservoir are adapted for fluid communication with one another. The reservoir is configured to contain a benefit composition. The measuring device communicates with the reservoir and/or fluid handling system to determine the amount of benefit composition remaining in the reservoir and activate a user signal on the user interface to inform the consumer with information relating to the amount of benefit composition in the reservoir.
Description
Invention field
The present invention relates to a kind of fabric article treating device that is used for the textile article drying equipment.More particularly, the present invention relates to be used to distribute the fabric article treating device and the system of the uniqueness of advantageous compositions.This device and system utilize the amount of remaining advantageous compositions in reservoir and the user-interface notifications user reservoir.
Background of invention
Fabric article treating process and/or equipment are developing over the last couple of decades always.Need to research and develop a kind of fabric article treating process and/or equipment, especially a kind of domestic fabric article treating process and/or equipment always.This method and/or equipment are compared with present existing deposition process and/or equipment can improve/improve textile article active material or the deposition of beneficial agent on processed textile article.
Sending one of the textile article active material concrete challenge in the textile article dry environment is the influence of moisture and heat, and this influence also occurred between the dry period of textile article during both having occurred in product treatment in the business chain.Specifically, storage container or reservoir are sealed to minimize this type of condition effect, thereby it is particularly surperficial as the growth on capping or the gap (repeats condensation and the perspiration easily of these surfaces) at headroom to minimize bacterium and fungi, and avoids product loss or pollution.
Usually, when using a kind of product that utilizes the exhausted composition that needs displacement, the user wishes to determine also remaining how many compositions.This allows the user to plan to buy in the future composition, and guarantees have enough compositions to satisfy desired activity on hand.Therefore, advantageously provide a kind of fabric article treating device, wherein the user can determine when at an easy rate needs to add composition.
Summary of the invention
The present invention relates to fabric article treating device and fabric article treating system.More particularly, the present invention relates to fabric article treating device, wherein user interface provide with reservoir in the residue advantageous compositions the relevant information of amount.
One embodiment of the invention are fabric article treating devices.Fabric article treating device comprises distributor and reservoir, and wherein reservoir is configured to hold advantageous compositions.Fluid handling system is configured to advantageous compositions is sent to distributor from reservoir.Distributor is formed in the textile article treatment facility and advantageous compositions is delivered to one or more textile articles.Measurement mechanism is suitable for being communicated with reservoir and/or fluid handling system, and the amount of remaining advantageous compositions in definite reservoir.User interface is communicated with and comprises a kind of subscriber signal with measurement mechanism, this signal is suitable for the user information relevant with the amount of remaining advantageous compositions in the reservoir is provided.
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Though this specification believe by following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and can understand the present invention better by particularly pointing out and clearly claimed right of the present invention wants the water book to draw a conclusion, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram according to an example fabric article treating device of first embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram according to an example fabric article treating device of second embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram according to an example fabric article treating device of the 3rd embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram according to an example fabric article treating device of the 4th embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram according to an example fabric article treating device of the 5th embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram according to an example fabric article treating device of the 6th embodiment of the present invention.
Embodiment described in the figure is illustrative, is not to be intended to limit the invention that is limited by claims of the present invention.In addition, according to detailed description, accompanying drawing and individual characteristics of the present invention will more obviously and will more fully be understood.
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To mention a plurality of embodiment of the present invention in detail now, their embodiment is illustrated in accompanying drawing, wherein similar numeral similar elements in all views.
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Except as otherwise noted, all percentages of the present invention, ratio and ratio are all by weight.Unless indicate in addition, all comprise that the amount of quantity, percentage, mark and ratio all is understood that to be subjected to speech " pact " to modify, and amount is not intended to represent significant digits.Unless otherwise indicated, " one ", " described " are meant " one or more ".
The present invention is meant and can adds other step and other composition that does not influence final result used " comprising ".This term comprise term " by ... form " and " basically by ... composition ".The compositions and methods of the invention/technology can comprise, by with form by basis of the present invention as herein described and restrictive condition and any additional or optional member, component, step or restrictive condition as herein described basically.
Phrase used herein " fabric article treating system " is meant and can be discrete for the textile article drying equipment and/or can be integrated into fabric article treating device in the textile article drying equipment.In addition, fabric article treating device can be integrated in the easy replacement part of textile article drying equipment, and its limiting examples comprises the closing structure of drying equipment.
Term " fabric " goods used herein " or " fabric " be meant usually with conventional washing methods or any goods of cleaning with dry-cleaning method.This term includes but not limited to following textile article: clothes, linen, drapery, furnishings, leather, floor covering, sheet, towel, rag, canvas, polymer architecture etc.Other article that this term also comprises integrally or partly made by textile material, for example handbag, furniture cover, oil skin, footwear etc.
Term used herein " advantageous compositions " is meant the composition that is used for sending to fabric or goods beneficial effect.The limiting examples that can comprise the material and composition thereof of advantageous compositions comprises: the dirty agent of water, softening agent, well-ironing agent, spices, waterproof/drive, freshener, antistatic additive, antimicrobial, durable press agent, anti wrinkling agent, anti-smelly dose, anti scuffing agent, solvent and their combination.Advantageous compositions can comprise liquid, powder, suspension or gas products and/or their combination.In one embodiment, advantageous compositions comprises preservative agent.The various preservative agents that help to keep one or more character of advantageous compositions are that this area is known usually and be applicable to this paper.A kind of exemplary preservative is can be from Lonza (Fairfield, New Jersey, USA) commercially available Dantoguard Plus
TM(dihydroxymethyl-5,5-dimethyl hydantoin).
Fig. 1 illustrates the example fabric article treating device 20 according to one embodiment of the invention.Fabric article treating device 20 comprises the distributor 25 that is communicated with reservoir 30.Distributor 25 and reservoir 30 are suitable for fluid communication with each other, for example by line 32.Fluid handling system 35 is suitable for advantageous compositions is sent to distributor 25 from reservoir 30 by line 32.Measurement mechanism 40 is suitable for being communicated with reservoir, fluid handling system and/or distributor, wherein measurement mechanism be suitable for estimating and/or definite reservoir 30 in the amount of remaining advantageous compositions.User interface 45 is communicated with measurement mechanism 40.In an exemplary, user interface 45 comprises subscriber signal, and described subscriber signal is suitable for providing the information relevant with the amount of advantageous compositions in the reservoir to the user.
In an exemplary, the fluid connection between distributor 25 and the reservoir 30 is included as advantageous compositions is sent to the pipeline that distributor 25 constitutes from reservoir 30.An exemplary pipeline comprises the polymer pipe with one or more grooves or conduit.In another exemplary, pipeline is constructed such that the closing structure on the textile article drying equipment remains on closing position, also allows the distribution of advantageous compositions simultaneously.Reservoir 30 comprises advantageous compositions, and is configured to have minimum headroom or voidage in an exemplary, to keep the oxygen-free environment in the reservoir between allotment period at advantageous compositions.In an exemplary, reservoir 30 is removable.In another exemplary, reservoir 30 comprises the pouch of sealing.
In an exemplary as shown in Figure 2, fluid handling system 35 comprises pump 52, power supply 50 and controller 60.In an exemplary, power supply 50 is configured to need provide electric energy according to fabric treating unit such as controller 60, the needs of pump 52 and the electric power of user interface 45 and/or measurement mechanism 40.Controller 60 is configured to regulate the distribution of advantageous compositions.For example, controller 60 can determine to distribute the amount of the Best Times of advantageous compositions, the advantageous compositions that will be assigned with and the speed of distributing advantageous compositions.In one embodiment, controller 60 and measurement mechanism 40 electrical communication.In this embodiment, if measurement mechanism 40 determines do not have advantageous compositions in reservoir 30, then send not primer pump 52 of signal to controller 60.By when not having advantageous compositions, avoiding making pump operation, can prolong the life-span of pump and reduce energy consumption.
In one embodiment, pump 52 comprises piezoelectric pump.In another embodiment, pump 52 can comprise membrane pump.Those skilled in the art should understand, and any pump known to those skilled in the art all can be used for advantageous compositions is sent to distributor 25 from reservoir 30.Other exemplary pump comprises piston pump, peristaltic pump, gear pump and bellows-type pumps.
As mentioned above, can be used for a class pump 52 of the present invention and be piezoelectric pump.Although piezoelectric pump has some film or lamination of can the reciprocating motion type mode vibrating, piezoelectric pump does not have in time and the main motion parts that weares and teares usually, for example uses rotating shaft and bearing with displacement fluid or air-flow with rotating member.Be applicable to a kind of commercially available piezoelectric pump of the present invention by PAR Technologies, (Hampton Virginia) makes LLC, and sells as " LPD-series " lamination piezoelectric fluid pump.Suction is specially adapted to some embodiment than the pump of low discharge.
In another exemplary shown in Figure 3, measurement mechanism 40 also comprises current sensor 41 and logic control system 42.Logic control system 42 is suitable for starting the subscriber signal of user interface 45 when current sensor 41 detects electric current less than the scheduled current level.Current sensor 41 and pump 52 and/or power supply 50 electrical communication.Be not bound by theory, it is believed that when fluid handling system not with advantageous compositions when reservoir is sent to distributor, will reduce the maximum current of pump 52.For example, the maximum current that needs only pump is greater than threshold current, and pump will continue, and does not start subscriber signal.When survey electric current indicator current was equal to or less than threshold value, logic control system will send to user interface with triggering signal, to start subscriber signal.Exemplary current sensor amplifier can model MAX4071AUA from Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (Sunnyvale, California) commercially available.
In an exemplary as shown in Figure 4, user interface 45 comprises one or more subscriber signals 82.Subscriber signal 82 is suitable for providing the useful information relevant with fabric article treating device 20 to the user.For example, but a kind of subscriber signal indicating device whether in use at present.But the low electric situation of another kind of subscriber signal pilot cell.A kind of example user signal is suitable for notifying the user information relevant with the amount of remaining advantageous compositions in the reservoir.The example user signal comprises sound or buzzer, Light-Emitting Diode, graphics display panel etc.Those skilled in the art should understand, and can utilize Any user signal known to those skilled in the art in the present invention.In another exemplary, subscriber signal can send Email or Word message to the user by internet or mobile telephone network.A kind of example user signalling means comprises with model SML-LX1206GC-TR from LumexInc. (Palatine, Illinois) commercially available Light-Emitting Diode.A kind of example user signalling means comprises with model AT-08 from Projects Unlimited (Dayton, Ohio) commercially available audio indicator.
In another embodiment, measurement mechanism comprises the weight sensor that is suitable for the amount of advantageous compositions in the weighing reservoir.Detect when weighing less than predetermined threshold levels at weight sensor, checkout gear is suitable for starting the subscriber signal of user interface.Weight can apply certain pressure, this pressure can be changed into some intermediate forms, as displacement.Weight sensor changes into electric output with this displacement then, as voltage or electric current.Three kinds of types the most general of this form pressure transducer are strain gauge, variable capacitance and piezoelectricity.In another exemplary, subscriber signal can comprise to the user provides the indication that does not remain advantageous compositions in several signals (as the difference amount of residue advantageous compositions) and the reservoir.In another exemplary, measurement mechanism comprises the flow sensor that is communicated with fluid handling system.Flow sensor is suitable for detecting the flow that is sent to the advantageous compositions of distributor from reservoir.In one embodiment, measurement mechanism is suitable for starting the subscriber signal of user interface when flow sensor detects flow and is lower than predetermined threshold.A kind of exemplary flow rate sensor comprise with model FR78B Basic from Fluid Components International (San Marcos, California) commercially available at the line style low-flow switch.
In another exemplary, measurement mechanism comprises the timer that is communicated with fluid handling system, and wherein timer is suitable for the test fluid treatment system is sent to advantageous compositions distributor from reservoir time quantum.When timer reached predetermined threshold levels, checkout gear was suitable for starting the subscriber signal on the user interface.In this embodiment, measurement mechanism is assessed the surplus of remaining advantageous compositions in the reservoir by the time quantum that calculates advantageous compositions and be assigned with.This calculating is graded based on the average discharge of fluid handling system and is assessed the amount of the advantageous compositions that is distributed.
In another exemplary of the present invention, measurement mechanism comprises the opacity sensor that is communicated with the reservoir vision.In this embodiment, reservoir is transparent or semitransparent, so that make opacity sensor wherein be suitable for detecting the amount of remaining advantageous compositions in the reservoir.During to the predetermined opaque level of reservoir, measurement mechanism is suitable for starting the subscriber signal of user interface in the opacity sensor.Exemplary photodiode and phototransistor can from Lumex Inc. (Palatine, Illinois) commercially available.
In an exemplary as shown in Figure 6, measurement mechanism is included in electric transducer 41 and the one or more electrode 92 that is suitable for when reservoir comprises the scheduled volume advantageous compositions with the advantageous compositions electrical communication.Little electric current can be applied to electrode 92, and the electric current and/or the resistance of electric transducer monitoring telegraph circuit.Therefore be not bound by theory, it is believed that advantageous compositions will conduct electricity, by placing the one or more electrodes with the advantageous compositions electrical communication at the reservoir key position, electric transducer can determine whether that advantageous compositions finishes the circuit between the electrode.In addition, it is believed that advantageous compositions can be as resistor in circuit.According to the position of electrode and the concrete component of advantageous compositions, the resistance value that electric transducer is measured may reduce with the amount of advantageous compositions in the reservoir and reduce.Controller can utilize the amount of these data near remaining advantageous compositions in the reservoir then.
In another exemplary, reservoir is removable.In addition, reservoir comprises RFID (radio frequency identification) label or similar this type of device.The RFID label can comprise the various information relevant with fabric article treating device.For example, the RFID label can comprise special sequence number, and controller can determine the optimal allocation condition with this sequence number, follows the tracks of the amount of the advantageous compositions that is distributed, and follows the tracks of a plurality of removable reservoir of advantageous compositions.This ability will be switched useful between different advantageous compositions to the user.In this embodiment, measurement mechanism comprises the RFID tag reader, and this reader is suitable for starting the RFID label on the reservoir, receives stored information from the RFID label, and information is sent on the controller further to handle.Measurement mechanism also can comprise additional sensor, as timer or flow sensor, with provide with removable reservoir in the residue advantageous compositions the relevant additional information of amount.
In another exemplary, reservoir is removable.In addition, reservoir comprises bar code or similar products like marker.Bar code can comprise the various information relevant with fabric article treating device.For example, bar code can comprise special sequence number, and controller can determine the optimal allocation condition with this sequence number, follows the tracks of the amount of the advantageous compositions that is distributed, and follows the tracks of a plurality of removable reservoir of advantageous compositions.This ability will be switched useful between different advantageous compositions to the user.In this embodiment, measurement mechanism comprises bar code reader, and this reader is suitable for reading the bar code on the reservoir, and information is sent on the controller further to handle.Measurement mechanism also can comprise additional sensor, as timer or flow sensor, with provide with removable reservoir in the residue advantageous compositions the relevant additional information of amount.
In another exemplary, measurement mechanism comprises thickness transducer.Thickness transducer is suitable for measuring the thickness of reservoir.In this embodiment, reservoir is included in collapse when distributing advantageous compositions flat pouch or bag.Thickness transducer can comprise machinery or electric transducer.In an exemplary, thickness transducer is suitable for starting the subscriber signal of user interface when the thickness of reservoir is equal to or less than predetermined threshold levels.
In another exemplary, measurement mechanism comprises the pressure sensor that is communicated with the fluid handling system fluid.Pressure sensor is suitable for the pressure in definite fluid handling system.Be not bound by theory, it is believed that pressure in the fluid handling system does not descend when not remaining more advantageous compositions in reservoir.Pressure sensor and logic control system electrical communication send signal when wherein logic control system is formed at stress level and reaches predeterminated level, to start the subscriber signal of user interface.
In one embodiment of the invention, fabric article treating device comprises a plurality of reservoirs and/or a plurality of distributor.In an exemplary, fabric article treating device comprises reservoir system, and wherein reservoir system can comprise one or more reservoirs.In another embodiment, fabric article treating device comprises at least two reservoirs, and one of them reservoir is main reservoir, and another reservoir is auxilliary reservoir.
Those skilled in the art should understand, and can provide the information relevant with the amount of remaining advantageous compositions in the reservoir with the different measuring device to the user in the present invention.These measurement mechanisms can be pure mechanical device, electrical installation or its combination.In an exemplary, measurement mechanism does not have moving-member.
Be illustrated among Fig. 5 in another exemplary of the present invention.In this exemplary, the measurement mechanism 40 of fabric article treating device 20 is suitable for sensing, and when reservoir 30 is sky or basic empty, promptly comprises the composition less than scheduled volume.Fabric article treating system 20 comprises fluid handling system 35, measurement mechanism 40 and logic control system 85, as fuzzy logic control system, user interface 45, wherein user interface 45 be suitable for to the user provide with reservoir 30 in the relevant information of amount of remaining advantageous compositions.In an exemplary, fluid handling system 35 comprises pump, fluid transfer tube and power supply.In this exemplary, measurement mechanism 40 comprises voltage or current sensor.
As above mentioned, fabric article treating device 20 can comprise controller 85.In one embodiment, controller can be microcontroller.(Chandler Arizona) makes suitable microcontroller, and Part No. is PIC16LS876-04/P by MicroChip.Yet other microcontroller that different vendor produces also can be used easily.In an exemplary, microcontroller comprises integrated random access memory on the plate (RAM), comprise integrated input-output line on the plate of integrated read-only storage (ROM) on the plate of electrically programmable non-volatile memory element and analog and digital signal.Though if desired, available RC circuit replaces clock circuit, and controller also can use with crystal clock oscillator.Clock circuit provides the needed clock of controller work regularly.In one embodiment, controller comprises a port, and port can adopt the communication link as RS-232 and so on to be connected with the programmable interface of choosing wantonly.Port also can allow the user change the program information of controller, for example distribution options etc.
One skilled in the art will appreciate that controller can be the commercially available microprocessor or the microcontroller circuit of any kind, both can have and also can not have integrated RAM, ROM or numeral and analog input/output (I/O) on the plate.In addition, available sequence processor control fabric article treating device 20 perhaps alternatively, can adopt parallel processor architecture or logic state machine structure.In addition, if desired, controller can be integrated in the special IC (ASIC) that comprises a lot of other logic elements that can be used for various functions, these optional functions depend on and will be sold to the model of client's fabric article treating device 20.Change model features, when adopting same hardware for each unit, the manufacturer only needs the program according to integrated RAM on the plate of the concrete parameter establishment ASIC of that specific model or controller.
What will also be understood that is, can adopt the discrete digital logic to replace microprocessor, the micro controller unit of any kind, perhaps can adopt analog control circuit to come together to control timed events, and make decision based on the incoming level of the various sensors of installing on the fabric article treating device 20 together with voltage comparator and simulation timer.
It being understood that the textile article drying equipment that can easily the present invention be used for other type, have more than and be limited to clothing " dryer ".In the scope of patent document, term " dryer " or " drying equipment " or " textile article drying equipment " comprise the equipment that can maybe cannot carry out real functions/drying, but can comprise the processing fabric, need not to attempt to come dry fabric itself according to letter.As mentioned above, term " dryer " or " drying equipment " or " textile article drying equipment " can comprise " dry-cleaning " method or equipment, and it can maybe needn't relate to drying steps according to letter.Term " fabric " product dried equipment used herein " also refer to utilize any fabric treatment apparatus of the moving air that flows to one or more textile articles, its limiting examples comprises cloth drying machine and modified thereof.Such equipment comprises family expenses and the commercial drying unit that is used for residence, self-service laundry, hotel and/or industrial environment.In addition, should be noted in the discussion above that some drying equipment comprises a hothouse (or " rotating cylinder ").When drying equipment ran on arid cycle, it can not be according to letter motion or rotation.Some such dryer adopts the moving air of the hothouse of flowing through, and does not move when carrying out arid cycle in this chamber.Exemplary dryer like this has the hatch board of door or other type, and the people can be put into clothes to be dried in the chamber.Under many circumstances, suspended garment on the upper bar of some type that people can be in hothouse.After this finishes, close door or hatch board, and dryer can begin its functions/drying.The distribution of advantageous compositions can be carried out in such unit, yet should guarantee carefully that advantageous compositions distributes well in hothouse, thereby avoid taking place that some fabric is accepted the advantageous compositions of unusual high concentration and other fabric is accepted the situation of advantageous compositions seldom.
Example fabric article treating device and system comprise those devices and the system described in the following patent, the common unsettled U. S. application 10/697,735 that on October 29th, 2003 submitted to; The U. S. application 10/697,685 that on October 29th, 2003 submitted to; The U. S. application 10/697,734 that on October 29th, 2003 submitted to; The U. S. application 10/697,736 that on October 29th, 2003 submitted to; The U. S. application 10/762,152 that on January 21st, 2004 submitted to; The U. S. application 10/926,925 that on August 26th, 2004 submitted to; And the U. S. application 10/927,211 of submission on August 26th, 2004.
The relevant portion of all documents of quoting in detailed Description Of The Invention all is incorporated herein with way of reference.Quoting of any document may not be interpreted as its approval as prior art of the present invention.
Although illustrated and described the present invention with specific embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many other variations and modifications may be made in the case of without departing from the spirit and scope of protection of the present invention.Therefore, in additional claims, comprise all such changes and modifications that belong in the scope of the invention consciously.
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1. fabric article treating device, described device comprises:
Distributor;
Reservoir, described reservoir are configured to hold advantageous compositions;
Fluid handling system, wherein said fluid handling system is configured to advantageous compositions is sent to distributor from reservoir, and wherein said distributor is formed in the textile article treatment facility advantageous compositions is delivered on the one or more textile articles;
Measurement mechanism, described measurement mechanism are suitable for determining the amount of remaining advantageous compositions in the reservoir; With
User interface, it is communicated with measurement mechanism, and wherein said user interface comprises subscriber signal, and described subscriber signal is suitable for providing the information relevant with the amount of advantageous compositions in the reservoir to the user.
2. fabric article treating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fluid handling system comprises pump, controller and power supply, wherein said pump orders about advantageous compositions and arrives desired location from reservoir, and wherein said power supply is suitable for pump electric current is provided; And
Wherein said controller is communicated with power supply and measurement mechanism, and wherein said controller starts the distribution of advantageous compositions and be suitable for preventing that power supply from switching on to pump when reservoir comprises less than the scheduled volume advantageous compositions.
3. fabric article treating device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said measurement mechanism comprises current sensor and the logic control system that is communicated with power supply, and wherein said measurement mechanism is suitable for starting subscriber signal when current sensor senses arrives electric current less than the scheduled current level.
4. fabric article treating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said measurement mechanism comprises the weight sensor that is suitable for the amount of advantageous compositions in the weighing reservoir, and wherein said measurement mechanism is suitable for starting subscriber signal when weight sensor detects weight less than the predetermined weight level.
5. fabric article treating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said measurement mechanism comprises the flow sensor that is communicated with fluid handling system, and wherein said measurement mechanism is suitable for starting subscriber signal when flow sensor detects flow less than predetermined amount of flow.
6. fabric article treating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said measurement mechanism comprises the timer that is communicated with fluid handling system, wherein said timer is suitable for measuring the time quantum that fluid handling system transmits advantageous compositions, and wherein said measurement mechanism is suitable for starting subscriber signal when timer reaches predeterminated level.
7. fabric article treating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said measurement mechanism comprises the opacity sensor that is communicated with the reservoir vision, wherein said opacity sensor is suitable for detecting the amount of advantageous compositions in the reservoir, and wherein said measurement mechanism is suitable for starting subscriber signal when the opacity sensor remains the predeterminated level of advantageous compositions in less than reservoir.
8. fabric article treating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said measurement mechanism comprises thickness transducer, wherein said thickness transducer is suitable for measuring the thickness of reservoir, and wherein said measurement mechanism starts subscriber signal when being suitable for thickness at reservoir less than predeterminated level.
9. fabric article treating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said measurement mechanism comprises the pressure sensor that is communicated with the fluid handling system fluid, wherein said pressure sensor is suitable for determining the pressure in the fluid handling system, and wherein said measurement mechanism starts subscriber signal when being suitable in pressure sensor detects less than fluid handling system predetermined pressure level.
10. fabric article treating device as claimed in claim 1, described device also comprises the RFID reader, and wherein said reservoir comprises the RFID label, and wherein said RFID reader is suitable for from RFID label sense data, and wherein said data comprise the identification code of reservoir.
11. fabric article treating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said measurement mechanism comprise with reservoir in the electric transducer of advantageous compositions electrical communication and at least one electrode, wherein said electric transducer is suitable for detecting that at least a electrical property of electrode changes in the reservoir.
12. fabric article treating device as claimed in claim 1, described device also comprises:
Start the controller that advantageous compositions distributes, wherein said controller is communicated with measurement mechanism, and wherein said controller is formed at and prevents when reservoir comprises advantageous compositions less than scheduled volume that fluid handling system from attempting to distribute advantageous compositions from reservoir.
13. the fabric article treating system with quantitative system, described system comprises:
Textile article drying equipment with chamber and closing structure, described closing structure have closed position and at least one open position, and described closing structure allows to utilize described chamber;
Be used to hold the reservoir of advantageous compositions;
The distributor that is communicated with described chamber;
Fluid handling system, described fluid handling system orders about from reservoir advantageous compositions towards distributor, thereby advantageous compositions is assigned in the described chamber;
The closing structure sensor;
Controller, it starts the distribution of described advantageous compositions, and wherein said controller is not formed at when closing structure sensor indicating closing structure is in the close position and prevents that advantageous compositions is assigned with.
Measurement mechanism, described measurement mechanism are suitable for determining the amount of remaining advantageous compositions in the reservoir; With
The user interface that is communicated with measurement mechanism, wherein said user interface comprises subscriber signal, described subscriber signal is suitable for providing the information relevant with the amount of advantageous compositions in the reservoir to the user.
14. also comprising, fabric article treating device as claimed in claim 1, described fabric article treating device be suitable for the communication jockey that is connected with the textile article drying equipment.
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