Bosch-siemens Hausgerate Gmbh

Chemische Werke Huls Aktiengesellschaft

Lieselotte Brodzina

Richard Graf

Rudolf Strobele

Helmut Stache

Thomas Stehr

Automatically operating washing machines adjust the washing time, the wash water temperature and the motion, i.e. agitation, of the laundry based on predetermined cycles, such as wash, spin, or rinse, etc. An adjustable program course controls these cycles. Naturally, certain cycles require hotter or colder temperatures than others. The method of the invention varies the program course to cycles requiring hotter or colder temperature, depending on the temperature available. Therefore, if a cycle requires hot water but only cold water is available, another cycle will be chosen or the cycle will run for a shorter time. The automatically operating washing machine has at least one cold water inlet and at least one warm water inlet. The method of varying the program course includes providing an initial phase for the inflow of warm water into the machine, measuring the temperature of water admitted to the machine at the beginning of the program course after the initial inflow phase, and adjusting the program course to the initial temperature in dependence on the result of the measurement with respect to time, temperature and motion cycles for laundry.

Method of varying a manually adjustable program course of an

Washing process for textiles in an automatic washing machine, with application of active washing substances, structural substances and bleaching agents, involving loading of the textiles in the washing machine, adding water, agitating the textiles in the washing solution, pumping off the washing solution, and sequential rinse cycles, wherein the following active substances or combination of active substances are maintained in pumpable form in separate containers and added to the mixture in pumpable form before or during the washing process:

Automatic washing machine for textiles having separate containers for

Washing process for textiles in an automatic washing machine, with application of active washing substances, structural substances and bleaching agents, involving loading of the textiles in the washing machine, adding water, agitating the textiles in the washing solution, pumping off the washing solution, and sequential rinse cycles, wherein the following active substances or combination of active substances are maintained in pumpable form in separate containers and added to the mixture in pumpable form before or during the washing process: 1. Active washing substances, 2. Structural substances, 3. A stabilized bleaching agent, if required, 4. A catalyst which accelerates the bleaching process, if required, and 5. A soft rinse agent, if required. After loading of the textiles to be laundered, the water is added in the ratio of 1:4 to 1:30 of kg. dry textile to liters water, 0.5 to 3.5 g of active washing substances per liter washing mixture are added, 2 to 6.5 g structural substances per liter washing mixture are added, washing carried out at a predetermined temperature with agitation for a period up to 50 minutes, the washing solution drained off and the washed textile subjected to 2- 5 rinse cycles.

Growing community of inventors

Berlin, Germany

Lieselotte Brodzina