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US2914217A
US2914217A US607384A US60738456A US2914217A US 2914217 A US2914217 A US 2914217A US 607384 A US607384 A US 607384A US 60738456 A US60738456 A US 60738456A US 2914217 A US2914217 A US 2914217A
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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
    • 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
    • D06F39/022—Devices for adding soap or other washing agents in a liquid state
    • 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
    • A47L15/02—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware with circulation and agitation of the cleaning liquid in the cleaning chamber containing a stationary basket
    • A47L15/06—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware with circulation and agitation of the cleaning liquid in the cleaning chamber containing a stationary basket by means of an impeller in the chamber
    • 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
    • A47L15/4418—Devices for adding cleaning agents; Devices for dispensing cleaning agents, rinsing aids or deodorants in the form of liquids
    • 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
    • D06F34/00—Details of control systems for washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F34/08—Control circuits or arrangements thereof

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  • DOMESTIC- APPLIANCE Filed Aug. 31, 1956 '2 Sheets-Sheet 2 -fzzdezzioz T707122 D. War/zzqs DOMESTIC APPLIANCE John D. Warhus, Lombard, Ill., assignor to Gzneral Electric Company, a corporation of New York Application August 31, 1956, Serial No. 607,384 4 Claims. (Cl. 222-76)
  • This invention relates to domestic appliances such as dishwashers or clothes washers and in particular to means for automatically introducing a liquid-conditioning material into the washing or rinsing tub-thereof.
  • a liquidconditioning agent such as a wetting agent
  • a small amount of wetting agent in the water increases the penetration of the clothes'by the water and better conditions them for the ensuing operations.
  • it facilitates the separation of the water from the clothes particularly during the centrifuging operation now so common in automatic washing machines.
  • automatic dishwashers in which the drying of the dishes is accomplished by drainage and evaporation of the dishes while they remain in the tub, the addition of a wetting agent to the final rinse water greatly improves the drainage.
  • the liquid-conditioner injector comprises a tube of small volumetric capacity in open communication with an expansion chamber of much greater capacity. Said chamber is arranged to be heated by an external source. A discharge end of the tube communicates with the tub or vat. A chamber or reservoir of the conditioning material communicates with the expansion chamber. Suitable check-valve means are provided to permit the discharge of the material from the tube as the result of the expansion of the material therein, and the replenishment of the tube as the content thereof contracts following deenergization of the heating medium.
  • the heating element is activated and de-activated by a time-cycle switch associated with the program controller for the washing apparatus.
  • FIG. 1 is a fragmentary sectional elevation of a dishwasher embodying the present-invention
  • Figure 2 is a sectional elevation of a liquid-conditioner injector embodying the invention.
  • Figure 3 is a schematic wiring diagram showing means for automatically controlling the dishwasher and the liquid-conditioner injector.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a typical domestic dishwasher with 2,914,217 Patented Nov. 24,
  • Said dishwasher includes an outer casing 1 within which is supported the tub or vat 2, within which the dishes are washed, rinsed and dried.
  • the front opening door 3 is bottom-hinged for operation between the illustrated closed position and a substantially horizontal open position.
  • a detergent-receiving cup 6 on the door is arranged to receive granulated detergent when the door is open and to expose the detergent'to water action during the operation of the dishwasher, whereby a suitable detergent solution is formed.
  • a sump 7 houses an impeller 8 driven by a motor 9 mounted in a machinery compartment 10.
  • a drain valve system-11 includes a flexible hose 12 arranged to be moved by a solenoid mechanism.
  • Awater valve 14 receives water from a suitable source (not shown) of heated water and discharges it through a conduit 15 for entry into the vat by way of a suitable fitting 16 (shown schematically in Figure 3).
  • the valve is normally closed and arranged to be operated to open position by a solenoid 17.
  • the dishwasher is arranged for automatic progression through a series of operations including pre-rinse, wash, rinse and dry.
  • the cycle may include more than one washing operation and more than one rinsing operation as is well known in the art; the exact cycle forms no part-of the invention and hence has been abbreviated in the present description.
  • the objective of the invention as applied to a-"dishwasher is to introduce a liquid-conditioner such as a wetting agent into the vat at an appropriate time during the final rinse so as to reduce the surface tension of the rinsing water and cause it to drain more completely from the dishes.
  • a wetting agent known in the art as a pluronic" and sold commercially under the trade-name Rinse-Dry is well suited for the purpose. It is a nonviscous liouid which may be safely used in connection with aluminum and stainless steel metals and it has a relatively high coefficient of expansion.
  • FIG. 2 A presently preferred apparatus for effecting the in-' troduction of the wetting agent is shown in Figure 2.
  • the device comprises a reservoir 20 having a threaded collar 21 extending through an opening in the bottom wall of the sump 7 and secured thereto by the nut 22 and illustrated gaskets.
  • the base of the reservoir is provided with a connector block 23 having an inlet valve 24 communicating directly with the interior of the reservoir and comprising a ball check valve permitting flow from, but not into, the reservoir.
  • the valve chamber terminates a passage 25 communicating with a chamber 26 centrally of the block 23.
  • the bottom wall of said block is tapped to receive the male-threaded end of the expansion chamber 27, which may be formed of aluminum.
  • a heating, cartridge 28 containing an electrical resistance element 29, and having suitable external terminals 30.
  • the block 23 has areduced diameter bore to removably receive the end of the discharge tube 31, said tube being sealed relative to the block by means such asthe O-ring 32, housed within the annular groove 33. It will thus be seen that the open end of tube 31, the passage 25 and the expansion chamber 27 are in opencommunication with each other. "A suitable'vent-tube 34-m-aintains atmospheric pressure within t-hereservoir. i
  • the upperendof the tube 31 is suitably' arranged'to provide'a valve'chaniber 35 containinga spring biased ball valve 36 arranged to permit discharge from the tube but-not return flow thereint'o.
  • the valve chamber is suitablysecuredwithinthe cap37, which is formed with an accommodating "passage 38 terminating in a reduced diameter "orifice 39 through which the wetting agent in thetube 31entersthe sump 7 of the dishwasher v'at.
  • the tube'3'1 and-thecap 37 are a unit and may be removed from thereservoir 20 byunscrewing-the cap, whichmay be grooved'or knurled to-facilitatethis operation.
  • the illustrated location of the reservoir and filling cap is intended only astypifying a location which is readily accessible upon opening the door 3.
  • the cap 37 and associated tube 31' a'reremoved from the reservoir, it being understood thatithe O-r-ing seal 32 readily permits such removal.
  • the reservoir 20 is then filled nearly to the brim of the collar 21.
  • the liquid fills the expansion chamber 27 and the various passages in the connection block 23.
  • the tube 31 is returned to the reservoir and the cap 37 tightened, the liquid will rise within thetube to the extent permitted by the entrapped air.
  • the inside diameter of the tube is small and its'length only about six inches.
  • the volumetric capacity of-the tube is substantially less than-that of the chamber 27.
  • The-first heating of the contents of the chamber 27 and the expansion of said contents will immediately purge thetube of the small amount of air, and the liquid will'issue fromthe tube.
  • the tube from this time on remains primed until the reservoir 20 is empty.
  • FIG 31 have illustrated somewhat-schematically a control circuit for conducting the dishwashing apparatus through a-series of operations concluding with a final rinsing operation.
  • the program switch 42 may be of any well known'type such as'that disclosed in Illian US. Patent 2,619,557 granted-November 25, 1952, for Program Selector Switch.”
  • Such a switch comprises a synchronous motor 43' driving a cam shaft 44 through a gear reduction and slip clutch mechanism 45.
  • a control or settingknob 46 At the other end of the cam shaft,:placed at a location externally -of the dishwasher where it will be readily available to the user, is a control or settingknob 46.
  • the cam shaft contains a plurality ofdisc-cams Clto inclusive.
  • the motor. 43 When the control knob-46 is'rotated throughabout from an oit position to an onposition, the motor. 43 is energized, whereupon the operation .proceeds for a predetermined pericdfor example 30 minutes-until the cam controlling the motor operation returns to the ott positionand terminates the operation.
  • cams are associated with single pole switches which operate between closed and open position according to the contour of the cam, as is well understood.
  • The'rotation of knob 46 to the on position causes cam C1 to-close switch S1,-thereby completing the circuit to the-timer motor 43 by way of conductors 46, 47, 48 and 49.
  • cam C2 closes switch S2 which thereupon completes the circuit through the water inlet solenoid 17 by way of conductors 46, 50 solenoid 17 and conductor 49.
  • cam C3 has not yet closed switch S3 controlling the impeller motor 9, nor has cam C4 closed switch S4 which controls the drainage solenoid 13.
  • the impeller 8 is not running and'the drainage system 11 is in its normal drain position during the preliminary introduction of water through the fitting 16.
  • The'purpose of this preliminary introduction is to purge the pipelines of cold'water and to rinse off and evacuate the gross soil which may be present on the dishes.
  • This prerinsing operation continues for about 45 seconds, whereupon cam C2 opens switch S2 and maintains it in open position for a sutficient time to permit the complete drainage of water from the dishwasher vat.
  • cam C3 closes switch S3 whereupon the motor 9 is energized by way of conductors 46, 51 and 49.
  • cam C4 closes switch S4, whereupon the solenoid 13 is energized by Way of conductors 46, 52 and 49.
  • cam C3 opens switch-S3 to de-energize the drive motor 9, and cam C4 opens'switch S4 to de-energize valve solenoid 13.
  • the drain valve system resumes its inital draining position.
  • switches S3 and S4 are again closed to energize their respective components and switch S2 is also closed to etfect the introduction of rinsing water into the vat.
  • the time of operation of the inlet valve solenoid 14 is again calculated to introduce about 12 pints of water into the vat, whereupon'the water valve closes and remains closed for the remainder of the timer operation.
  • the rinsing operation continues for about five minutes during which the motor 9 is continuously operated and the drain valve solenoid 13 energized to provide for a power rinsing operation in which none of the rinse water is permitted to escape from the-dishwasher vat.
  • cam C3 again opens switch S3 and cam C4 opens switch S4, whereupon the motor 9 stops and the drainage system restores to its draining position.
  • the motor 9 is de-energized for a period sufiicient to insure complete drainage from the vat, and then is again energizedfor the purpose of circulating air throughout the vat to facilitate the drying of the dishes therein.
  • cam C5 closes switch S5 to energize the heating element 28 through the circuit including conductors 46, 53 and 49.
  • the heating circuit remains energized for about 45 seconds duringwhich time its heat energy is transmitted to the liquid wetting agent contained in the chamber 27.
  • Chamber 27 is arigid structure, and the heating element 28 has a-thermal output sufiicient to raise the temperature of thewetting agent rapidly to about 200 F.
  • the rapid expansion of the wetting agent accompanying the rise in temperature thereof effects the flow of the wetting agent past the valve 36 for discharge through orifice 39 into the tub. Only a very small amount of wetting agent is required for mixture with the rinsing water.
  • a definite advantage of the expansion method of introducing the wetting agent into the dishwasher vat is its substantially complete freedom from moving parts and the ease with which the apparatus may be maintained in service.
  • the expansion of the liquid in the chamber 27 is practically unaflected by ambient temperature conditions for the reason that at the time cam C closes switch S5 the compartment will have attained a substantially stabilized temperature by reason of the heat loss from the vat during the immediately preceding operation.
  • Apparatus for discharging a quantity of liquid material into a tub comprising a chamber for containing said material, means for mounting said chamber on a wall of said tub, said mounting means including a cap having an orifice communicating with said tub a discharge tube of less volumetric capacity than said chamber communicating between said chamber and said cap, means within said cap for permitting flow of liquid only from said discharge tube into said tub, means for thermally expanding the liquid in said chamber, whereby the expansion of said liquid will elfect fiow of liquid from said discharge tube into said cap for discharge therefrom into said tub, and means for adding liquid to said chamber to replenish the same.
  • Apparatus for discharging a quantity of liquid material into a tub comprising a reservoir for said material, means for mounting said reservoir in proximity to said tub, said mounting means providing a fill opening for said reservoir, a cap on said mounting means, said cap having an interior chamber and a passage communicating therewith through which liquid may be ejected into said tub, an expansion chamber, passage means communicating between said reservoir and said expansion chamber, valve means permitting flow of said liquid only from said reservoir into said expansion chamber, a discharge tube communicating between said expansion chamber and the chamber in said cap, means for maintaining said discharge tube substantially full of said liquid, valve means for permitting flow of said liquid only from said discharge tube into said chamber, and means for thermally expanding the liquid in said expansion chamber, whereby the expansion of said liquid will effect flow from said discharge tube into said chamber and thence through said passage into said tub.
  • apparatus for introducing a quantity of a liquid waterconditioning material into said tub comprising a reservoir for a releatively large quantity of said material, a connection block forming a closure for said reservoir, a relatively non-expansible chamber secured to said connection block, a discharge tube of substantially smaller volumetric capacity than said chamber extending through said reservoir into removable association with said connection block, means including a fill cap for mounting said reservoir on a wall of said tub, said fill cap having a passage communicating with said tub, means for securing and discharge tube within said cap in communication with said passage, said block having passages affording, intercommunication between said reservoir, said tube, and said chamber, a check valve in said block in communication with the passages therein and into said reservoir topermit only flow from said reservoir into said passages, a check valve at the discharge end of said tube within said fill cap to permit only flow from said cap into said tub, electrical heating means disposed in
  • Apparatus for discharging a quantity of liquid material into a tub comprising a reservoir for said material, means for mounting said reservoir in relatively close proximity to said tub, an expansion chamber communicating with said reservoir, passage means communicating between said reservoir and said expansion chamber, valve means permitting flow of said liquid only from said reservoir into said expansion chamber, a discharge tube of less volumetric capacity than said expansion chamber extending through said reservoir and communicating between said expansion chamber and said tub, means for permitting flow of liquid only from said discharge tube into said tub, heating means disposed in heat exchange relation with the liquid material in said chamber, and means for energizing said heating means for a predetermined interval to eifect expansion of said liquid material to enforce flow thereof from said chamber into said discharge tube, whereupon an equivalent volume of said liquid material will pass from said discharge tube into said tub.

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US3055533A (en) * 1961-01-23 1962-09-25 Chicago Bridge & Iron Co Primary seal for floating roofs
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US3809374A (en) * 1969-06-11 1974-05-07 G Schossow Vaporizer-humidifier
US3949782A (en) * 1973-04-05 1976-04-13 Hobart Corporation Control circuit for dishwasher
US4792283A (en) * 1986-06-23 1988-12-20 Kenji Okayasu Heat-driven pump
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US1900656A (en) * 1930-09-27 1933-03-07 Electrolux Servel Corp Heat pump
US2267351A (en) * 1938-03-14 1941-12-23 Paul Zerner Washing apparatus
US2568474A (en) * 1949-04-28 1951-09-18 Earl T Van Sciver Automatic water heater for beverages

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US3074596A (en) * 1958-11-07 1963-01-22 American Radiator & Standard Pumping method and apparatus
US3043478A (en) * 1959-07-01 1962-07-10 Philco Corp Laundry equipment
US3045874A (en) * 1960-04-01 1962-07-24 American Radiator & Standard Air expansion dispenser with metering means
US3055533A (en) * 1961-01-23 1962-09-25 Chicago Bridge & Iron Co Primary seal for floating roofs
US3809374A (en) * 1969-06-11 1974-05-07 G Schossow Vaporizer-humidifier
US3949782A (en) * 1973-04-05 1976-04-13 Hobart Corporation Control circuit for dishwasher
US4792283A (en) * 1986-06-23 1988-12-20 Kenji Okayasu Heat-driven pump
US4823818A (en) * 1986-08-20 1989-04-25 Colgate-Palmolive Company Dispensing device for washing products for a dishwashing machine

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