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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
May. 11, 2006
Carl W. Risen, Louisville, KY (US);
Jerrod A. Kappler, Louisville, KY (US);
Joseph Duane Tobbe, Taylorsville, KY (US);
Carl W. Risen, Louisville, KY (US);
Jerrod A. Kappler, Louisville, KY (US);
Joseph Duane Tobbe, Taylorsville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A bulk dispensing system for a washing machine is provided. The bulk dispensing system includes at least one bulk storage tank mounted within the washing machine. A tube provides fluid communication between the at least one bulk storage tank and a tub mounted within a cabinet of the washing machine. A pump is operatively coupled to the tube and configured to move fluid from within the at least one bulk storage tank into the tub through the tube. A controller is operatively coupled to the pump and configured to control an amount of fluid moved into the tub.