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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2012
Applicants:
Markus Druecker, Guetersloh, DE;
Ralph Steinmeier, Herford, DE;
Dirk Wegener, Bielefeld, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MIELE & CIE. KG, Guetersloh, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/00 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); A47L 15/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/4229 (2013.01); A47L 15/4202 (2013.01); A47L 15/4291 (2013.01); A47L 15/0026 (2013.01); A47L 15/0028 (2013.01); A47L 15/0034 (2013.01); A47L 15/483 (2013.01); A47L 2301/08 (2013.01); A47L 2401/06 (2013.01); A47L 2401/09 (2013.01); A47L 2401/34 (2013.01); A47L 2501/05 (2013.01); A47L 2501/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A water-using household appliance includes a treatment chamber, a water softener for wash or rinse water, a regenerating device associated with the water softener and configured to contain a supply of brine, and a storage container disposed in a thermally conductive relationship with the treatment chamber. The storage container includes a liquor volume, a regeneration volume for producing the brine supply, and a first outlet operable for substantially emptying the storage container.