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Determination of the water storage capacity of textiles in a washing machine, and corresponding washing machine

US8220292B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Gundula Czyzewski · Berlin, DE
Ingo Schulze · Panketal, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 12, 2007
Grant date	Jul 17, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 10, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD06F2105/48
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method for determining the water storage capacity of textiles, wherein the rinsing phase has at least one rinsing sequence which follows a drying sequence. The method is characterized in that a first water absorption is measured during the wetting phase and a second water absorption is measured during at least one of the rinsing sequences, in that the two water absorption measurements are compared with one another and the water storage capacity of the textiles is defined using the comparison.

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