Washer and washer control with cycles for laundry additives and color safe bleaches/in-wash stain removers
US9091010B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 7, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F2105/42
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A washer and a control for an automatic washer to operate the washer through a wash cycle selected based upon a range of conditions of a fabric load to be washed. The control has a plurality of selectable stain type entrées, each with a particular dedicated wash cycle. The control also has dispensing control over at least two wash liquor additives, one being a detergent and the other being an oxidizing agent. The control operates the dedicated wash cycles, as selected, using both the detergent and the oxidizing agent, however, the detergent and the oxidizing agent may be dispensed in different orders and at different times and in different amounts, depending on the stain type selected.
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