Abstract: A gasket usable with a washing machine capable of reinforcing the strength thereof while improving the vibration reducing performance of the gasket, a gasket connecting a tub to the front surface frame, wherein the gasket includes a body having a hollowness part configured to accommodate a portion of the door and a periphery part configured to surround the hollowness part, and a reinforcing rib formed by protruding at least one portion of the periphery part so as to reinforce a strength of the gasket, and wherein the reinforcing rib has a rear surface further concaved than an inner surface of the periphery part that is adjacent to the rear surface. The gasket further comprise a connection lip that contacts the closed door, such that the connection lip has a connection rib having a greater thickness in the lower portion of the lip than the upper portion of the lip.

Abstract: A dishwasher for treating dishes according to at least one cycle of operation including a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving the dishes, at least one sprayer, a liquid recirculation system, a liquid filtering system including a housing defining and a filter located within the interior and a heater configured to heat liquid that has passed through the inlet opening of the housing.

Abstract: A washing machine having a balancer housing capable of transmitting electric power from an external power source to a balancing module. The washing machine includes a rotary drum, and a balancer to counterbalance an unbalanced load generated in the rotary drum. The balancer includes a balancer housing mounted to the rotary drum, and a balancing module having a moving unit to move inside the balancer housing. The balancer housing includes an electrode provided at an inner surface of the balancer housing in a circumferential direction thereof in order to transmit electric power to the moving unit of the balancing module, an electric wire electrically connected to the electrode in order to apply electric power from an external power source to the electrode, and a connector provided at an outer surface of the balancer housing in order to electrically connect the electric wire and the electrode.

Abstract: A personalized cleaning composition dispensing device for use in an automatic dishwasher dispensing the right chemistry at the right time during a wash cycle to provide an improved cleaning performance compared to standard automatic dishwasher dispensers. The device includes wash cycle sensing system that controls the release of chemistry via temperature and water flow data measured during the current wash cycle and uses either a preprogrammed product release algorithm for new wash cycles or a modified product release algorithm based on wash cycle data previously stored in the data storage unit for repeated wash cycles.

Abstract: A wall-mounted drum type washing machine includes a rear panel forming a rear surface of a cabinet, comprising a water supply device installed to supply wash water and a driving unit to provide power for a washing operation, mounted on a wall surface; a tub in the cabinet to contain wash water, integrated with the rear panel, and having a rotatable drum therein; a box unit connected to a cover unit having a door thereon, forming an outer wall of the cabinet, and coupled to the rear panel and surrounding the tub; a water supply device supplying wash water into the tub through a top surface of the cabinet; and a drain device discharging wash water from the tub to the bottom of the box unit.

Abstract: A washing machine including a body, a rotary tub disposed inside the body, and a detergent containing unit installed on the body to dissolve a detergent in washing water to supply the detergent. The detergent containing unit includes a housing coupled with the inside of the body, a detergent container contained in the housing to contain the detergent, and a rotary device rotatably coupled with at least part of a path through which the detergent moves to dissolve the detergent in the washing water. A dissolving ability of the detergent may be improved. Also, it is possible to dissolve a solid detergent and a liquid detergent in one detergent containing unit without an additional component. Also, since it is possible to prevent residual detergent from being left in the detergent containing unit after washing, it is unnecessary to additionally use a rinse function to clean the detergent containing unit.

Abstract: The present invention is related with a method of cleaning a substrate by ultraviolet rays with adjustable radiation energy, comprising steps of: providing an ultraviolet ray light (10) and a substrate (20) to be cleaned with the ultraviolet rays; locating several shading plates (30) between the ultraviolet ray light (10) and the substrate (20) to be cleaned with the ultraviolet rays; rotating the shading plates (30) to adjust an area of the substrate (20) irradiated with the ultraviolet rays emitted by the ultraviolet ray light (10) and thus to control the radiation energy on the substrate (20) in the unit time; cleaning the substrate (20) with the ultraviolet rays emitted by the ultraviolet ray light (10). With the method, the radiation energy of the ultraviolet rays for cleaning the substrate can be flexibly adjusted. The objectives of efficiently removing the organic matter stick on the surface of the substrate and preventing the static damage to the circuit pattern of the substrate can be achieved.

Abstract: A product metering system for accurately dispensing one or more products. The product metering system generally includes a vehicle wash product supply fluidly connected to an electronic control valve and a control unit in communication with the electronic control valve. The electronic control valve operates at an open/close ratio that dispenses the product supply at a desired flow rate.

Abstract: A dishwasher appliance with a tub is provided. The tub defines a filter medium and a supply conduit within the tub. The supply conduit of the tub extends from the filter medium to a spray assembly such that the supply conduit of the tub directs filtered water from the filter medium to the spray assembly during operation of a pump. A related method for forming a unitary tub for a dishwasher appliance is also provided.

Abstract: Cleaning head (22), cleaning device (8) comprising one or more cleaning heads (22), and a method for cleaning a surface, such as a ship's hull. The cleaning head (22) comprises: —a frame (18) comprising a nozzle shaft (32); —one or more nozzles (44) for cleaning the surface that are connected to the nozzle shaft (32) of the frame (18), with rotating means such that the nozzles (44) are rotatable around magnetic positioning means (46, 42); —magnetic positioning means (46, 42) for positioning the head (22) relative to the surface that are provided or attached to the frame (18); and—an activating element for manipulating the distance between the surface and the positioning means (46, 42), the activating element being connected to the positioning means, wherein the magnetic positioning means (46, 42) are movable between at least a first state and an active second state.

Abstract: A dishwasher includes a wash container for receiving items to be washed and a front frame which has an open bottom and an upper frame run and is disposed in surrounding relationship to a front loading opening of the wash container. The front frame has a cross-sectional profile and is provided with at least one height stop that projects beyond the cross-sectional profile in height and is configured as a tab in the upper frame run.

Abstract: A washing machine includes a rotary tub; a motor to rotate the rotary tub; a velocity sensing unit to sense rotational velocity of the motor; and a controller to compare a command value of the motor with a predetermined limit value, when the rotational velocity of the motor is less than a spin-drying velocity during spin-drying, to determine whether the motor is overloaded and to control driving of the motor in response to the determination.

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus including a cabinet comprising a laundry introduction hole formed therein to introduce laundry, a drum rotatably provided in the cabinet, the drum comprising a drum introduction hole, formed in a front surface thereof, in communication with the laundry introduction hole, at least three main balancers provided in the drum defining a space where liquid is stored, the balancers being spaced apart at preset angle intervals with respect to a rotation axis of the drum, and a sub balancer provided at the drum to provide a circulation of the liquid, the sub balancer increasing load of the drum locally by flowing the liquid stored in the circulation passage to the lowest point of a drum rotation locus based on a rotation speed of the drum.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a substrate processing apparatus including: a processing chamber configured to process a substrate; a fluid supply source configured to supply a substrate processing fluid used in processing for the substrate in a predetermined pressure; a constant pressure supplying path configured to supply the substrate processing fluid from the fluid supply source to the processing chamber in a predetermined pressure without boosting the pressure of the substrate processing liquid; a boosted pressure supplying path configured to boost the pressure of the substrate processing fluid from the fluid supply source into a predetermined pressure by a booster mechanism and supply the pressure boosted substrate processing fluid to the processing chamber; and a control unit configured to switch over the constant pressure supplying path and the boosted pressure supplying path.

Abstract: A washing device for washing breast pump accessories and baby bottles, by spraying water in jets of high pressure, includes a washing enclosure; a water inlet; a drain outlet; a tube network; a wash pump; a heating element; a tray; a top sliding mesh lid; a breast shield clamp, including a clip, a clamp base, and extender arm, and adjustable side arms; a distribution valve; a plurality of water dispensing components, including spray pipes, a top spinner, a bottom spinner, side spinners, side nozzles. Spray pipes can be height adjustable, and can include spray nozzles, which can be flexible or rotating. Side nozzles can be adjustable or rotating. The washing device can further include a steam generator or an ultraviolet sterilizer lamp for sterilizing contents placed in the tray.

Abstract: The present invention relates a washing machine and a method for controlling the same. The method for controlling a washing machine, having at least one spinning course, the spinning course includes a general spinning step for driving a motor which rotates a drum rotatably mounted in a tub to rotate the drum at a speed higher than a predetermined speed for extracting water, and a foreign matter removal step for supplying water to the tub for removing foreign matters from a space between the tub and the drum, whereby permitting to maintain the washing machine clean.

Abstract: Method and system for controlling a concentration of ozone is a washing machine to be at or below a target value so that a cumulative contact time of the ozone with laundry approaches a duration of time of an entire wash stage or cycle thereby ensuring killing of any infectious diseases. The method comprises supplying ozone to the washing machine, upon filling the washing machine, and supplementing the supplied ozonated water by supplying additional ozone to the wash machine during each wash stage or cycle, and controlling the supply of ozone supplied to the wash machine so that the concentration of ozone sampled or exhausting from the washing machine is controlled to be within a control band between 60% and 100% of the target value and the cumulative contact time of the ozone with the laundry is at least 60% of the duration of the entire wash stage or cycle.

Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning drywall tools includes a structure supporting two tanks, one above the other. The lower tank holds a supply of rinse water that includes a water-clarifying agent. A water-pumping assembly pumps the rinse water from the lower tank for pressurized tool-rinsing above the upper tank, with the upper tank collecting the used rinse water. After mud has settled from the used rinse water, thereby resulting in a body of clarified rinse water disposed above the settled mud, an upper water-draining assembly on the upper tank drains the clarified rinse water back to the lower tank for reuse or removal. A user lowers an adjustable inlet on the upper water-draining assembly to a position within the body of clarified rinse water so that only the clarified rinse water drains, without the settled mud. The apparatus is preferably work-bench size in order to enable contemporaneous tool cleaning by two users.

Abstract: There is provided an ultrasonic cleaning method capable of reliably cleaning to remove adhesive components even when the adhesive components adhere to a rigid substrate. The ultrasonic cleaning method comprises performing the following steps (1) to (5), in this order: (1) a step of immersing a rigid substrate having an adhesive adhering to a surface thereof in an aromatic alcohol-based cleaning liquid at 25 to 60° C.; (2) a step of cleaning off the adhesive on the rigid substrate by ultrasonic oscillation while keeping the state where the rigid substrate is immersed in the step (1); (3) a step of subsequently immersing the rigid substrate in a glycol ether-based cleaning liquid at 25 to 60° C.

Abstract: A washing machine that includes an integrated tub/drum that holds water, accommodates laundry, and rotates; a hollow rotary shaft coupled to and passing through one surface of the integrated tub/drum; a water supply pipe and a water drain pipe in the integrated tub/drum and through a passage or opening in the hollow rotary shaft; a nozzle that extends upward from an end of the water supply pipe that is in the integrated tub/drum; and a water drain that extends downward from an end of the water drain pipe that is in the integrated tub/drum.