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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2018
Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag, Stockholm, SE;
Allison White, Charlotte, NC (US);
Yihong Li, Charlotte, NC (US);
Oscar Madalena, Charlotte, NC (US);
ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AKTIEBOLAG, Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A laundry washing machine having a casing, a washing tub within the casing, a drum within the washing tub, a door to provide access to the drum, an additive loading and supply system configured to receive one or more cleaning products, a soaking chamber configured to receive and hold a unit dose package and at least a first volume of liquid, a tub supply pipe connecting the soaking chamber to the washing tub and/or drum, valves to dispense water into the soaking chamber, and a control unit operatively connected to the valves. The control unit has instructions that, when executed: cause the valves to supply the first volume of liquid to the soaking chamber, allow the first volume of liquid to reside in the soaking chamber for a predetermined amount of time, and subsequently release the first quantity of liquid from the soaking chamber to the tub supply pipe.