EP2626460B1 - Appareil ménager pour la traitement d'objects avec emballage à plusieurs compartiments - Google Patents

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EP2626460B1
EP2626460B1 EP13167107.5A EP13167107A EP2626460B1 EP 2626460 B1 EP2626460 B1 EP 2626460B1 EP 13167107 A EP13167107 A EP 13167107A EP 2626460 B1 EP2626460 B1 EP 2626460B1
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F35/00—Washing machines, apparatus, or methods not otherwise provided for
    • D06F35/005—Methods for washing, rinsing or spin-drying
    • D06F35/006—Methods for washing, rinsing or spin-drying for washing or rinsing only
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
    • A47L15/42—Details
    • A47L15/44—Devices for adding cleaning agents; Devices for dispensing cleaning agents, rinsing aids or deodorants
    • A47L15/4472—Blister packaging or refill cartridges
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F39/00—Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups D06F9/00 - D06F27/00 
    • D06F39/02—Devices for adding soap or other washing agents
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
    • A47L15/42—Details
    • A47L15/44—Devices for adding cleaning agents; Devices for dispensing cleaning agents, rinsing aids or deodorants
    • A47L15/4445—Detachable devices
    • A47L15/4454—Detachable devices with automatic identification means, e.g. barcodes, RFID tags or magnetic strips

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  • the invention relates to a system for washing and / or rinsing objects in the home, in particular for washing laundry in a batch process (not continuously).
  • the invention further relates to a household machine such as a drum and / or spin washer for carrying out the treatment, washing or rinsing process in addition to an associated method.
  • a detergent in the sense of the invention is an agent which is to be used for cleaning an object.
  • a particularly typical detergent in the sense of the invention is used for cleaning laundry, in particular for cleaning items of clothing, bed linen, serviettes, towels, tablecloths.
  • Objects to be cleaned can, however, also be plates, knives, forks, bowls, etc., that is generally dishes that are cleaned in a dishwasher.
  • Known detergents or dishwashing detergents are in liquid, gel-like or powder form.
  • Today's household washing machine is typically operated with a detergent that consists of many different substances. Some of the substances used are not compatible with each other. This requires the use of additives that can compensate for the lack of compatibility.
  • a detergent or dishwashing detergent is provided which can be used relatively universally.
  • the document DE1803371 A1 discloses an industrial process for completely emptying a container filled with a viscous or paste-like substance.
  • a disadvantage of this prior art is that the container can only be manufactured in certain dimensions in order to be able to be manufactured sufficiently inexpensively. This is related to internationally applicable standards for injection molding systems. Overall, therefore, guidelines must be observed that have nothing to do with optimizing the actual cleaning process. It is also known with this Solution hardly possible for washing machines with a larger capacity (Commercial and industrial washing machines) to produce larger capsules economically. With the relatively small capsule (e.g. diameter approx. 7 cm), space is only possible for a limited number of compartments in order to be able to optimize washing programs in a simple manner depending on the washing substances used.
  • a household machine according to claim 1 solves this problem.
  • a blister pack is advantageously used, which comprises several different, separate chambers. In the individual chambers there are different substances for the treatment, especially for the cleaning of objects.
  • a blister pack is a product packaging that consists of a rear wall and a molded plastic film part attached to the rear wall.
  • the back wall can consist of cardboard, plastic or a metal foil, for example an aluminum foil.
  • the packaging can, but does not have to be such that the content is visible. Blister packs are regularly used for packaging tablets.
  • a blister pack can be manufactured very inexpensively using a deep-drawing process.
  • the individual chambers of a blister pack can be individually dimensioned without significantly changing the costs of a manufacturing process.
  • a blister pack can therefore have chambers of different sizes without having to observe standards for cost reasons.
  • the chambers can be arranged, for example, one behind the other, in parallel in two or more rows, in a circle or in the form of a honeycomb.
  • this is suitably pierced in a machine in one embodiment of the invention in order to create an outlet for the substance or substance mixture located in the chamber.
  • This output is used to bring the substance in the chamber out of the chamber to the object or objects to be treated with the substance should.
  • the next chamber of the blister pack is emptied in the same way and the substance therein is brought to the objects to be treated.
  • substance by substance of the blister pack used for the treatment is brought to the objects and used there as intended.
  • a substance is transported from a chamber to the object or objects with the aid of a liquid.
  • the corresponding chamber of the blister pack used is flooded or rinsed with a liquid and passed on to the objects to be treated, for example via pipes or hoses.
  • the liquid thus simultaneously transports the corresponding substance from the chamber to the object or objects.
  • water will be used as the transport liquid.
  • Flooding or rinsing of a chamber is advantageously carried out until it is ensured that the substance has been completely rinsed out of the chamber in question.
  • the rinsing process can be carried out at intervals (eg rinsing for 3 seconds, pause for 2 seconds, then rinsing again for 3 seconds to ensure complete emptying. This ensures that the chamber is cleaned and can be disposed of without any problems after use This also ensures that the corresponding substance is used in a metered manner in the intended manner.
  • a hollow needle is used for the flooding or rinsing, which comprises two separate channels. Both channels open into the needle tip. One channel of the needle is used to guide a liquid into the chamber after the piercing. The liquid then flows out via the second channel together with the substance that is in the chamber and is thus passed on to the object or objects.
  • a chamber of a hollow needle is pierced with two different hollow needles. After the piercing, a liquid is passed over the one hollow needle into the chamber. The liquid is transported together with the substance to the object or objects via the other hollow needle, which pierces the blister pack in a suitable manner, until the substance has been completely removed from the chamber and transported to the object or objects.
  • a needle has a widening, for example in the form of an external thread. After the piercing, the external thread can be used to introduce liquid into the chamber or to transport liquid together with the substance in the chamber to the object or objects.
  • a hollow needle can be used which has two holes on the side.
  • the holes in the interior of the hollow needle are separated from one another in such a way that a liquid introduced at one end emerges through one of the holes and can then re-enter the other hole in order to finally be led out of the other end of the hollow needle. If two opposite walls of a chamber of the blister pack are pierced such that the two holes are in the chamber, such a chamber can be flushed with a liquid such as water in the manner described, so that the contents of the chamber are completely towards the object or objects transport.
  • Combinations of the techniques mentioned are possible.
  • it does not necessarily have to be a blister pack that includes chambers.
  • It can also be another container which comprises different chambers with pierceable walls in order to be able to carry out the techniques mentioned for the transport of substances to objects.
  • the invention for washing laundry is carried out as follows.
  • a needle of a washing machine is provided with an external thread. This creates the possibility, on the one hand, of piercing a chamber wall to provide a large hole through which the contents of the corresponding chamber of the blister pack can flow out, specifically into the washing machine fleet.
  • the blister is pierced by the needle both above and below.
  • the needle is a hollow needle that is closed at the lower end. At the upper end there is a stop made of plastic or rubber, for example.
  • the needle is perforated in between. After piercing to the upper stop, the perforated area of the needle is completely in the chamber.
  • water or another suitable liquid can then be flushed into the corresponding chamber of the blister pack in order to ensure complete emptying of the chamber.
  • the stopper seals the top of the blister pack. This ensures that undesirable substances do not escape upwards.
  • the blister packaging can also be pressed against a rubber-like stop of the washing machine, for example, in order to seal the blister packaging downwards around the needle. In this way it is ensured that the contents of the blister packaging reach the fleet completely and without residue via the thread. This ensures that even relatively aggressive chemicals can be safely stored in a blister pack, which is not possible with a conventional detergent.
  • the aforementioned needle is, for example, 3 to 7 cm, for example 5 cm long.
  • the chambers of the blister pack can be of different depths or of different widths.
  • the dimensions of a blister pack are appropriately matched to the machine in which the blister pack is to be used.
  • the machine used is a household machine, that is to say a machine for use in a private household. It is primarily a drum washing machine in which a washing drum rotates around a horizontal axis.
  • the drum washing machine can be a top loader with the loading hatch on the top or a front loader with a porthole serving as a loading hatch on the front.
  • the machine used can also be a tub washing machine.
  • the household is the field of application.
  • a machine not according to the invention can also be used industrially and commercially (for example in a laundromat).
  • An unused machine can also refer to the washing of other objects such as machine parts, tools or metal parts.
  • the object is achieved by a packaging, in particular a blister packaging, which has several different, separate chambers.
  • a packaging in particular a blister packaging, which has several different, separate chambers.
  • the chambers there are different substances for treating an object.
  • Information relating to the program according to which the treatment is to be carried out is stored on or in the packaging.
  • the information is stored in the form of a number.
  • a treatment program for example a washing or rinsing program, is to be set according to this number. Depending on this setting, the treatment is carried out by the machine.
  • a washing machine then does not require complex electronics to carry out a specific treatment program. As a result, it can be manufactured very inexpensively, although it can be treated individually, depending on a selected system consisting of the packaging mentioned and the substances contained therein.
  • the information can therefore be printed in coded form, for example in the form of a bar code or another bar code.
  • the associated machine then has means such as a bar code scanner to read the printed information as soon as the packaging is inserted into the machine as intended. It is thus possible to transmit more complex information from the packaging to the machine without making it more difficult to operate the machine.
  • the information about the treatment by an RFID system is preferably transmitted from the packaging to the machine.
  • the packaging is then provided with a transponder in which the treatment information is stored.
  • the associated machine has a reader for reading out the information stored in the transponder.
  • the machine is also designed so that the treatment is carried out in accordance with a stored information.
  • the machine is designed so that treatment temperatures can be set continuously or at least practically continuously, for example between room temperature and 95 ° C, continuously or at least practically continuously a respective treatment time can be set, for example between one second and one hour, continuously or at least practically continuously
  • Liquid pressure for supplying a liquid to a treatment room can be set and / or a rotational speed of a drum or of cleaning arms can be set continuously or at least practically continuously
  • each manufacturer of a treatment agent such as a detergent can individually specify a program, for example a washing program. and, for example, also wash at a special time at 43 ° C instead of, for example, the usual 50 ° C.
  • a treatment such as a washing process can be extremely optimized.
  • a machine then only needs a single start button or switch, since a user no longer has to set a washing program depending on a detergent, for example, which makes operation much easier.
  • Modern detergents for the household differ in their composition depending on the respective raw material prices within a certain range or due to further developments.
  • the invention it is now possible to vary the contents of a package with different chambers as a function of raw material prices and at the same time to change and optimize the associated treatment program, for example the associated washing program.
  • the contents of a packaging can be changed due to further developments and the washing program can also be adapted to the changed contents. There is no change in handling for the consumer. In this respect too, the invention therefore offers significant advantages over the prior art.
  • Caustic soda for example with a concentration of 50% with a viscosity at 20 ° C of 79 mPaS or one Concentration of 40% with a viscosity at 20 ° C of 39 mPaS or values in between (between 40% and 50%).
  • the viscosity is measured against water at a water temperature of 20 ° C with a viscosity of 1 mPaS.
  • concentrated sodium hydroxide solution or caustic soda in solid form can be used, or hydrochloric acid, which is not possible with conventional detergents for handling reasons.
  • Detergents can be sold more in line with the market. In this way, a complete package can be sold tailored to a single household, which contains, for example, some packaging for heavy-duty detergents, some packaging for mild detergents, etc. For large families, packaging can be different. It is not necessary to provide relatively large amounts of detergents in a household for each type of washing, for example a large 3 kg package of full detergent, a large 3 kg package for mild detergents etc. All in all, space can also be saved in a conventional household .
  • a packaging such as a blister packaging is advantageously designed to be liquid-tight. Then there is no moisture problem. The system can even be stored together with food in it.
  • a disinfectant such as, for example, can be disinfected in a chamber of the packaging.
  • the packaging such as a blister packaging, is configured asymmetrically in one embodiment of the invention.
  • a chamber for receiving the packaging of the associated machine is designed correspondingly asymmetrically. This ensures that packaging can only be properly inserted into the associated machine.
  • the packaging in particular the blister packaging, is used to color objects such as textiles.
  • the packaging then contains a chamber with a colorant. Jeans can then be washed and dyed, for example, in one operation.
  • a packaging which contains a detergent for washing textiles basically has a surfactant in one chamber, since a surfactant is the main detergent active ingredient in a detergent.
  • a surfactant is the main detergent active ingredient in a detergent.
  • it is an anionic or a nonionic surfactant.
  • a package containing a detergent or a dishwashing detergent regularly has a water softener in a chamber in order to produce soft water.
  • Zeolite A and also layered silicates are used in particular.
  • So-called builders support these mineral softeners in one embodiment of the invention and are therefore located in a chamber of the packaging.
  • washing alkalis are in a chamber of the packaging. These increase the pH of the wash liquor. This swells the fibers and the dirt is easier to remove.
  • washing alkalis are preferably used in such a way that they enter the washing water before or together with a bleaching agent or an enzyme, so that the water has a pH value above 7 when the laundry is treated with a bleaching agent or an enzyme. If there are no undesirable reactions between a washing alkaline and a bleaching agent or an enzyme, then a bleaching agent and a washing alkaline or an enzyme and a washing alkaline can be located together in one chamber. Otherwise, washing alkaline and bleaching agent or washing alkaline and enzyme are accommodated in separate chambers. First, the chamber with the washing alkaline is then preferably emptied from a washing machine and then a chamber with the bleaching agent or with the enzyme, so that the treatment with bleaching agent or enzyme is carried out in an alkaline environment.
  • enzymes for removing protein and starch stains are located in a chamber of the packaging. They work differently well at low and / or medium washing temperatures of, for example, 40 ° C. and are destroyed (denatured) at high temperatures of, for example, 95 ° C. Amylases break down starch, lipases break down fats, proteases break down proteins and cellulases break down cellulose to reduce the roughness of cotton textiles.
  • dirt carriers are located in a chamber. Dirt carriers hold the dirt detached from the laundry in suspension or prevent it from laying down on the laundry again.
  • carboxymethyl cellulose is located in a chamber.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose coats cotton fibers against dirt.
  • a core soap and / or a silicone for regulating the development of foam is located in a chamber of the packaging.
  • a chamber which are intended to give the laundry a pleasant fragrance.
  • a chamber is preferably emptied by a washing machine towards the end of a laundry if the actual cleaning of the laundry has already been carried out.
  • a package contains in particular no neutral salts or adjusting agents such as sodium sulfate.
  • Such additives are used in a conventional household detergent to keep powder detergents in powder form during storage. These also serve as inexpensive extenders to increase profits.
  • Bleaching agents remove non-washable, colored soiling, e.g. B. of fruit or blood.
  • Bleaching agents based on hydrogen peroxide can be used, such as. B. sodium perborate. They work particularly well at high washing temperatures.
  • a bleach activator is located in a chamber of the packaging, which increases the effectiveness of a bleaching agent at low temperatures in order to be able to use a bleaching agent successfully even at low temperatures.
  • a bleach activator is preferably located together with a bleach in a common chamber. Otherwise, these are housed in separate chambers. The two chambers in question are then emptied by a washing machine in such a way that the bleach activator has its effect on the bleaching agent, so that the bleaching agent is effective at a reduced temperature.
  • optical brighteners ie fluorescent substances, which make whites appear white
  • optical brighteners are located in a chamber of the packaging.
  • a bleach stabilizer is located in a chamber, which prevents the uncontrolled breakdown of a bleach during storage and when the detergent is used.
  • the bleach stabilizer is in particular in a chamber in which there is already a bleach.
  • an alcohol is located in a chamber of the packaging, with which cleaning-active substances can be reinforced and / or surfactants can be dissolved.
  • a chamber is emptied so that the alcohol gets into the wash water together with detergent substances such as surfactants.
  • a water softener in a chamber of the packaging, in particular a complexing agent such as, for. B. NTA, phosphonates, EDTA, but no mineral softeners.
  • a complexing agent such as, for. B. NTA, phosphonates, EDTA, but no mineral softeners.
  • color transfer inhibitor in a chamber of the packaging to protect the color of the textiles. Color transfer inhibitors prevent staining on other textiles during the washing process.
  • one embodiment of the invention contains enzymes with a pH optimum in a neutral to acidic environment in one chamber.
  • a chamber with such an enzyme is used during of washing from the washing machine before washing alkalis get into the washing water. If necessary, there is an acid in a chamber to previously or simultaneously show an acidic environment in the wash water. It is therefore possible to use the entire range of enzymes in one washing process. In a chamber to be emptied first, one or more enzymes are used which have their pH optimum in the neutral range.
  • one or more enzymes combined with acid (citric acid or hydrochloric acid).
  • one or more enzymes can be combined with alkali. pH changes stop the activity of the respective enzymes.
  • the stability of other input materials are also pH-dependent.
  • such substances are added to the wash water or the liquor if there is a suitable pH environment.
  • oxidizing agents and bleach activators are used in separate chambers for the bleaching.
  • the numbering of the chambers indicates the sequence of emptying by a washing machine.
  • the second chamber is therefore only emptied after the first chamber has been emptied.
  • the third chamber is only emptied after the second chamber has been emptied etc.
  • the first chamber does not mean that this is a chamber that must be emptied first.
  • a heavy-duty detergent can therefore contain more than five compartments.
  • a heavy-duty detergent can also comprise fewer than the five compartments mentioned. If, for example, the third chamber is omitted, the fourth chamber is emptied after the second chamber has been emptied, etc.
  • a chamber of a packaging contains a disinfectant such as, for example, Dismozon®, magnesium, monoperoxyphthalate hexahydrate, Kohrsolin®, glutaral, (ethylenedioxy) dimethanol, 1,3 bis (hydroxymethyl) urea, tetrahydro1, 3,4,6- tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) imidazo [4,5-d] imidazole-2,5 (1H, 3H) -dione, Trichlorol®, tosylchloramide sodium and / or sodium lauryl sulfate.
  • a disinfectant such as, for example, Dismozon®, magnesium, monoperoxyphthalate hexahydrate, Kohrsolin®, glutaral, (ethylenedioxy) dimethanol, 1,3 bis (hydroxymethyl) urea, tetrahydro1, 3,4,6- tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) imidazo [4,5-d] imidazole-2,5 (1H, 3H) -dione, Trichlor
  • Packaging not according to the invention can also be used commercially. Since, for example, larger amounts of textiles are then washed in a washing machine, the total volume of a blister pack is correspondingly larger. Household washing machines are usually designed so that up to 5 kg of laundry, for example 4.5 kg of laundry, can be washed in one wash cycle. If a conventional detergent powder is used for washing 4.5 kg of laundry, about 30 g of detergent powder are required. According to the invention, however, less than 10 g of washing substances have to be used for 4.5 kg of laundry without taking into account a softener, for example only 6 g or about 6 ml. A packaging used for this purpose therefore provides a correspondingly small total volume. Without taking a softener into account, the volume is typically 4 to 15 ml, particularly preferably 6 to 10 ml. If the detergent comprises a softener, the total volume increases by the volume that is provided for the softener.
  • the corresponding washing machines are designed to wash several 10 kg of laundry in one operation.
  • a typical commercial washing machine for example, washes 32 kg of laundry in one operation.
  • 30 g to 90 g of washing substances are required for this.
  • the total volume of packaging in a commercial application is therefore typically between 30 ml and 200 ml, particularly preferably between 30 and 100 ml. If water is softened by ion exchangers, around 30 g of substances may suffice.
  • the commercial detergent includes a softener, up to 90 g of material are required to wash 32 kg of laundry.
  • a washing machine in particular a washing machine for commercial use, comprises a magazine in which a plurality of detergent packages can and should be used.
  • the washing machine has means to dispose of detergent packaging for each new washing process can be used automatically from the magazine.
  • Such a washing machine preferably also has means for automatically collecting empty packaging in a container in order to be able to empty this container from time to time.
  • commercial washing machines are connected to one or more bottles and liquid detergents therein for washing so that detergents do not have to be refilled continuously.
  • bottles with residues in them must always be replaced, which leads to disposal problems.
  • a magazine for a washing machine for holding detergent packaging comprises a shaft for holding a plurality of packages, a holding frame or another holding means for a packaging to be used for washing, and a container for collecting an emptied one previously for washing used packaging.
  • the base area of the shaft preferably corresponds to the base area of the packaging, so that each packaging is guided through the shaft when packaging is moved from the shaft to the receiving frame, which is preferably done with the aid of gravity. If the base area is not symmetrical, the packaging is used in the required manner.
  • slats are located below and / or at the bottom of the shaft, which can be rotated or tilted in a controlled manner by a suitable mechanism by 90 °.
  • the edge of a packaging lies on corresponding slats during operation.
  • gravity causes a packaging lying with its edge to reach the next station, for example from the shaft to the receiving frame or from the receiving frame into the container for empty packaging.
  • a washing machine comprises a display which shows what type of laundry is or is to be washed.
  • the washing machine has control means with which it is checked whether the packaging suitable for the intended laundry is present before a washing process is started. If the correct packaging is missing, an existing display can immediately read which detergent is missing.
  • the display is designed such that it can also be used to enter the type of laundry which is to be washed.
  • the washing water is usually not exchanged when a next chamber is emptied and the contents are brought into the fleet. Instead, the wash water is always circulated through the actual wash tank.
  • the contents of a chamber are preferably not emptied directly into the actual washing container in which the laundry to be washed is located. Instead, the contents are introduced into a hose (or pipe) that is part of the circuit and that therefore ends at the two ends of the washing container.
  • a substance is therefore advantageously only further diluted before the substance reaches the actual washing container.
  • the aforesaid hose (tube) is provided with a branch, via which water branched off from the circuit can be introduced into a chamber of the packaging used, in order to empty a chamber.
  • This branch preferably has a valve with which the inflow of water through a chamber of the packaging can be controlled in a simple manner.
  • a packaging which comprises several different, separate chambers with different substances therein, and with a storage means, in particular a transponder and a program stored by the storage means for carrying out the treatment.
  • the packaging having an asymmetrical base area.
  • the machine being a washing machine or a dishwasher.
  • each chamber for emptying and transporting the respective substance is flushed with a liquid and the substance is brought to the object or objects with the aid of the liquid.
  • Figure 1 initially shows a top view of a blister pack 1 with several chambers 2, 3, 4. 5 and 6.
  • the base area of the blister pack is asymmetrical, as the top view shows.
  • the receptacle of the associated machine has the same footprint, so that the packaging cannot be inserted into the machine incorrectly.
  • the chamber 2 is filled with a liquid, for example, and the chamber 3 with a granulate.
  • a section through the blister packaging is shown to the left of the supervision. The sections show that the chamber 5 is deeper than the chambers 2, 3 and 6.
  • the chamber 4 in turn is deeper than the chamber 5.
  • the base area of the chamber 3 is smaller than the base area of the other chambers.
  • FIG 2 a side section through another blister pack 1 is shown.
  • one chamber 3 there is a liquid substance 7.
  • the other chamber 2 there is a solid, granular substance 8.
  • the chambers 2 and 3 have the same base area, but are of different depths and therefore of different sizes.
  • a needle 9 of an associated machine is also shown, which has two channels 10 and 11 which are separated from one another and run from one needle end to the other.
  • the needle has an upper inlet 12 which is connected to the first channel 10.
  • the needle has an outlet 13 which is connected to the second channel 11.
  • the machine If the packaging is inserted into the machine, the machine first reads out the program using a reader, which is stored on or in the packaging in a transponder, not shown. The machine then carries out the treatment according to the program.
  • the treatment includes that the needle 9 is used to pierce the upper wall 14 of the chamber 3 until the stop 15 of the needle 9 hits the wall 14.
  • the stop 15 consists of a rubber which is pressed tightly against the wall 14.
  • the lower channel openings 16 and 17 thus enter the interior of the chamber 3.
  • a liquid such as water is then introduced into the inlet 12 and passes through the channel 10 and the lower opening 16 into the chamber 3.
  • the introduced liquid is transported together with the liquid of the chamber 3 through the other lower needle opening 17 via the second channel 11 through the outlet 13 and into a treatment room of the machine, not shown, in which objects to be treated, for example, are closed washing textiles.
  • the needle 9 is pulled out.
  • the upper wall 18 of the chamber 2 is then pierced up to the stop 15 by correspondingly moving the packaging 1 and / or the needle 9.
  • the chamber 2 is then flushed through with a liquid such as water and the granular solid is thus transported to the treatment chamber, for example in dissolved form. If all chambers of the packaging have been completely emptied according to the program, the packaging can be disposed of without any problems.
  • Figure 3 shows a plan view of another blister pack 1 with chambers 19 to 23.
  • a lateral notch 24 ensures that the blister pack does not have a symmetrical base area for the reasons mentioned above.
  • Figure 4 shows a plan view of a blister pack with chambers 25a to 25j arranged in a particularly space-saving manner.
  • the chambers always have the same base area, but are of different depths if different volumes are desired or required become.
  • Such an embodiment with the same base areas of the chambers and a regular arrangement makes it possible to move a needle relative to an inserted blister pack in the same way from chamber to chamber. A corresponding movement mechanism of a machine can then be constructed in a particularly simple manner.
  • FIG 5 Another regular arrangement of chambers of a blister pack is shown, which enables a simply constructed movement mechanism of a needle relative to the blister pack. First, a top view and below a section are shown.
  • Figure 6 shows another embodiment of a needle.
  • This has an outer tube 27 in an upper region, via which, for example, water 27 is introduced into a chamber 28 of a blister pack in the form of a water jet 29.
  • the outer tube is followed by a hollow needle 30 which is provided with a passage 31 which is located in the chamber and can extend downward out of the chamber.
  • the passage 31 preferably extends close, but not completely, to the stop 15, in order to ensure that the passage is at least partially in the chamber 28 regardless of the depth of the chamber.
  • the area of the hollow needle 30 is selected to be long enough to be able to tear open a provided chamber base 32, regardless of the intended depth of a chamber.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates, instead of an outer tube, a two-part hollow needle 101 can also be provided, which initially opens from above into a water nozzle 103, via which water 104 introduced from above enters the chamber 105.
  • Figure 8 shows another alternative embodiment.
  • the upper part of a needle 101 is a hollow needle 101 designed that extends to water jets 103.
  • the lower part of the needle 101 is provided with a type of thread 108, via which the contents of a chamber 105 can flow off after the bottom 106 of the blister pack has been torn open.
  • the line 107 to the fleet is as in the Figures 6 to 8 shown, preferably sealingly pressed against the bottom of a chamber 105 when the contents of the chamber 105 are emptied.
  • Figure 9 shows a further embodiment for emptying a chamber 105 of a blister 1.
  • Water is introduced into an upper feed 109 as shown when this part of the feed 109 opens into the chamber 105 of the blister pack after being punctured. Water emerges from this feed 109 as shown and thus enters the chamber 105.
  • a thinner hollow needle 101 is attached to the lower end of this feed 109.
  • the hollow needle 101 is provided with lateral elongated openings through which water from the chamber 105 enters the needle 101 and down z. B. passes through the needle tip into the line 107 leading to the fleet. However, entry into this line 107 can alternatively or additionally take place through the elongated lateral opening, if this extends as far as line 107 into the fleet.
  • this embodiment does not require a seal 102 on the upper side for the pierced surface of the chamber 105.
  • a seal 102 can be present, which then also serves as a stop 102 for reaching the end position.
  • the underside of the chamber rests on cushions that serve as a seal.
  • Figure 10 shows a container 40 of a washing machine into which laundry is placed for washing. Washing water is circulated through the container 40 via a line (hose or tube) 41.
  • a branch 42 is provided with a valve 43. This branch leads into a chamber of an inserted detergent packaging during operation. If the valve 43 is opened, water flows from the line 41 through the branch 42 through the chamber and from here back via the feed 44 into the line 41 in order to then get into the container 40.
  • FIG 11 the slot 109 of a magazine is shown, which is filled with a plurality of blisters 1.
  • the blister stack 110 lies on the first upper holding lamellae 111, which can be rotated back and forth in a controlled manner by 90 ° between a horizontal and a vertical position.
  • the lowermost blister 1 lies with edge areas on lamellae 111, which adjoin the bottom of the shaft 109 and which extend horizontally inwards. These fins 111 are distributed in such a way that the blister stack 110 is held in its position shown.
  • the bottom blister 1 can already be located in a frame 112 which can be moved relative to a needle 101 in order to feed the substances contained therein to the washing process as described.
  • a frame 112 below it such as that Figure 13 clarifies, which is also equipped with the foldable slats 111.
  • Figure 15 shows a possible position of the frame 112 relative to the means of the washing machine with which the chambers 105 of the blister 1 are opened and emptied.
  • the frame 112 is then moved horizontally, so that the respective chambers 105 can be emptied by the perforation system 114 at a given time.
  • the resulting situation is in Figure 16 shown.
  • the chamber 105 to be emptied is advantageously held non-positively by holding means of the perforation system.
  • Figure 17 outlines the situation during the emptying of a chamber 105.
  • Chambers 105 as in the Figures 16 and 17th are advantageously arranged in a circle around an engagement 116, such as this Figure 18 shows.
  • a rotary movement of the packaging is then sufficient to successively move the individual chambers 105 into the position required for emptying.
  • the edge of the package can appropriately deviate from the ideal circular shape and / or there is an internal engagement 116 which is not symmetrical and which is gripped by a gripping means in order to grip the package and turn.
  • a perforation system 114 can also comprise a plurality of needles 101, which can then advantageously pierce and empty several chambers 105 of an inserted packaging one after the other or at the same time.
  • This embodiment has the advantage that an inserted packaging does not have to be moved relative to the perforation system 114 in order to empty chambers 105.
  • a perforation system 114 can be moved and the position of the chambers 105 is at rest if chambers 105 are to be emptied in the desired manner.

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  1. Machine à usage domestique, laquelle est un lave-linge ou un lave-vaisselle pour la réalisation d'un procédé pour le traitement d'objets à l'aide d'un système comprenant un emballage (1) qui comprend plusieurs chambres (2 à 6, 19 à 23, 25a à 25j) différentes séparées les unes des autres, comprenant différentes substances (7, 8) s'y trouvant, comprenant une partie de logement pour l'emballage, comprenant des moyens d'ouverture pour l'ouverture progressive de chaque chambre (2 à 6, 19 à 23, 25a à 25j), caractérisée en ce que la machine à usage domestique présente des moyens de transport pour transporter le contenu de chaque chambre (2 à 6, 19 à 23, 25a à 25j) par l'intermédiaire d'une conduite (33, 41, 44, 107) vers un espace de traitement pour le traitement d'objets, et en ce que les moyens de transport sont conçus de manière à ce que le transport comprenne une mise en eau ou un rinçage d'une chambre (2 à 6, 19 à 23, 25a à 25j).
  2. Machine selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que les moyens d'ouverture comprennent une aiguille (9, 30, 101) pour la mise en eau ou le rinçage de la chambre (2 à 6, 19 à 23, 25a à 25j), à l'aide de laquelle la chambre (2 à 6, 19 à 23, 25a à 25j) est percée de manière adéquate afin de créer une sortie pour la substance se trouvant dans la chambre (2 à 6, 19 à 23, 25a à 25j).
  3. Machine selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que l'aiguille (9, 30, 101) est une aiguille creuse (9, 30, 101).
  4. Machine selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que l'aiguille creuse (9) comprend deux canaux (10, 11) séparés l'un de l'autre, lesquels débouchent dans la pointe de l'aiguille.
  5. Machine selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 et 4, caractérisée en ce que pour la mise en eau ou le rinçage de la chambre (2 à 6, 19 à 23, 25a à 25j), deux aiguilles creuses (9, 30, 101) sont ménagées.
  6. Machine selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 5, caractérisée en ce que l'emballage est percé aussi bien en haut qu'en bas au moyen de l'aiguille (101) depuis le haut, en ce que l'aiguille (101) présente un élargissement (108), par exemple sous forme d'un filetage extérieur, l'aiguille étant de préférence une aiguille creuse (101) qui est fermée à l'extrémité inférieure et/ou présente à l'extrémité supérieure une butée (102) pour une étanchéité du côté supérieur de l'emballage et/ou est perforée entre ces extrémités pour la mise en eau ou le rinçage de la chambre (2 à 6, 19 à 23, 25a à 25j).
  7. Machine selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 6, caractérisée en ce que l'aiguille (101) est une aiguille creuse (30) qui présente deux trous (31) latéralement.
  8. Machine selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 7, caractérisée en ce que l'aiguille (101) est une aiguille creuse (9, 30, 101) qui présente une butée (102) en matière plastique ou caoutchouc.
  9. Machine selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 8, caractérisée en ce que l'aiguille (9, 30, 101) a une longueur de 3 cm à 7 cm.
  10. Machine selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, laquelle comprend des moyens pour lire une information mémorisée sur ou dans l'emballage (1), et des moyens afin de réaliser le traitement de l'objet ou des objets selon l'information lue.
  11. Machine selon la revendication 10, caractérisée en ce qu'un appareil de lecture pour un transpondeur ou un lecteur de code-barres est présent en tant que moyen de lecture.
  12. Machine selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend un magasin (109) dans lequel une pluralité d'emballages (1) peuvent être insérés.
  13. Machine selon la revendication 12, comprenant des moyens afin d'utiliser de manière automatisée un emballage de détergent (1) du magasin (109) pour chaque nouvelle opération de lavage.
  14. Machine selon l'une quelconque des revendications 12 ou 13, comprenant des moyens afin de collecter de manière automatisée dans un récipient les emballages vidés (1).
  15. Machine selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle la machine ne dispose que d'un commutateur de démarrage ou d'un bouton de démarrage pour la commande de la machine.
  16. Machine selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant un circuit (40, 41) pour l'eau de lavage, lequel traverse la cuve de lavage (40), les moyens de transport étant tels que le contenu d'une chambre (2 à 6, 19 à 23, 25a à 25j) est vidé dans un tuyau ou un tube (41) du circuit.
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