Abstract: A collapsible watertight assembly comprises an impermeable flexible container (1) having an open end adapted to be sealed, a neck (7) closable by a screw cap (8), and a roll and lock seal (9) which provides a watertight seal on the open end. The assembly further comprises a reticulated inner container (11) adapted to fit inside the impermeable container (1). In use, a person puts garments in the inner container (11), places the inner container (11) inside the impermeable flexible container (1), fills the impermeable flexible container (1) with water and a cleaning substance, seals the sealing means (9) and applies an agitating motion to the assembly to enable the garments to be washed. The assembly can be used as a portable laundry assembly, as a self-contained assembly for bleaching, dyeing rinsing and drip-drying clothes or to carry water or to keep items dry in high-humidity or damp conditions.

Abstract: In an apparatus for treating a wafer-shaped article, a spin chuck is provided for holding and rotating a wafer-shaped article. A liquid dispenser comprises a check valve positioned so as to prevent process liquid from dripping out of a discharge nozzle of the liquid dispenser. A valve seat of the check valve is at a distance in a range of 20 mm to 100 mm from an outlet opening of said discharge nozzle.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a front-loading washing machine including a cabinet having a front panel, in which the front panel is provided with an opening; a tub having an access port for loading and unloading clothes, in which the tub is disposed in the cabinet and configured in such a manner that the access port is capable of being moved up and down in the opening; a rotatable drum disposed in the tub; a door unit mounted to the tub and configured to cover the access port; and a driving mechanism configured to drive the tub to rotate, in which the driving mechanism is provided in the cabinet and coupled with the tub. The front-loading washing machine according to embodiments of the present disclosure has advantages of user-friendliness, low clothes abrasion, water saving and the like.

Abstract: Filter assemblies for filtering wash fluid to be circulated by a circulation pump in a dishwasher appliance are provided. A filter assembly includes a first filter member, a second filter member, a first discharge blade, and a second discharge blade. The filter assembly further includes a shaft extending through the first filter member, the second filter member, a first central bore hole of the first discharge blade, and a second central bore hole of the second discharge blade. The shaft includes a body which has an outer surface, the outer surface including a first threaded portion, a second threaded portion, a first unthreaded portion, and a second unthreaded portion. The plurality of first inner threads mesh with the first threaded portion and the plurality of second inner threads mesh with the second threaded portion.

Abstract: A passive diverter is provided that does not require a dedicated motor to switch between multiple outlet ports. The diverter uses the forces provided by a flow of fluid from a pump to switch between different outlet ports and supply one or more spray assemblies or other fluid-using elements. A separate motor to power the diverter is not required, which allows a savings in costs and space. In addition, a secondary set of ramps may provide a manner in which to “zero” the angular position of the diverter, i.e., place the diverter in a known, home position. This can reduce the additional cost, weight, and complexity of including additional sensors to determine the angular position of the diverter.

Abstract: A dishwasher for treating dishes according to an automatic cycle of operation having a tub that at least partially defines a treating chamber, a slidable dish holder, an electricity-consuming component having a rechargeable battery, and a battery charging system to recharge the rechargeable battery of the electricity-consuming component when the dish holder is in the treating position.

Abstract: A laundry washing machine includes an outer casing and, inside the casing, a washing tub arranged inside said casing directly facing a laundry loading/unloading opening realized in a front wall of the casing, a rotatable drum arranged in an axially rotating manner inside the washing tub and structured for receiving the laundry to be washed, a detergent dispenser which is structured for supplying detergent into the washing tub, and a water softening device which is structured for reducing the hardness degree of the fresh water supplied to the washing tub. The water softening device includes a water-softening agent container filled with a water softening agent able to reduce the hardness degree of the fresh water supplied to the washing tub, and a regeneration-agent reservoir which is fluidly connected to the water-softening agent container and is structured to receive a salt or other regeneration agent for performing a regeneration of the water softening function of the water softening agents.

Abstract: An endoscope reprocessor includes: an endoscope housing portion; a medicinal solution tank in which a medicinal solution is stored; a medicinal solution transfer portion that transfers the medicinal solution from the medicinal solution tank to the endoscope housing portion; a comparison portion that compares the concentration of the medicinal solution and a first reference concentration; a first adjustment portion that increases a reaction rate of the medicinal solution in a state in which the concentration of the medicinal solution is lower than the first reference concentration; and a control portion to which the comparison portion and the first adjustment portion are connected, and which drives the first adjustment portion in a case where the comparison portion determines that the concentration of the medicinal solution is lower than the first reference concentration.

Abstract: A laundry washing machine includes an outer casing and, inside the casing, a washing tub arranged inside the casing directly facing a laundry loading/unloading opening realized in a front wall of said casing, a rotatable drum arranged in axially rotating manner inside the washing tub and structured for receiving the laundry to be washed, a detergent dispenser which is structured for supplying detergent into the washing tub, and a water softening device which is structured for reducing the hardness degree of the fresh water supplied to the washing tub.

Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus includes a casing; an outer tub; a supporting member coupling the outer tub to the casing; and at least one horizontal vibration buffering device connecting the supporting member with a side surface of the casing. The horizontal vibration buffering device includes a casing connecting part coupled to the casing; a supporting member connecting part coupled to the supporting member, and a damper. The supporting member connecting part has a displacement relative the casing connecting part as the outer tub vibrates. The damper provides an attenuation force corresponding to the displacement of the supporting member connecting part relative the casing connecting part.

Abstract: A spray mat for spraying cleaning fluid under pressure onto the outer surfaces of heat exchange tubes that extend in rows in a heat exchanger, the rows of tubes being spaced apart from each other with a generally planar space defined between each two adjacent rows, the spray mat formed of a plurality of spray strips, each spray strip including: (a) a base part having upper and lower surfaces, (b) a fluid inlet, (c) a plurality of spray nozzles spaced apart and secured on the upper and lower surfaces, and (d) a duct system for fluid coupling the fluid inlet to the spray nozzles, each spray strip is bendably and fluid coupled to the next forming a flexible spray mat which is positionable into and removable out of selected ones of the planar spaces between each two adjacent rows of the heat exchange tubes.

Abstract: The present invention provides an UV cleaning device of a glass substrate, comprising a lamp box, an UV lamp positioned above inside the lamp box, a transparent shield positioned under the UV lamp, a humidifier positioned under the transparent shield and a power exhaust device under the transparent shield and opposite to the humidifier; in usage, the glass substrate is conveyed to be inside the lamp box, and UV light generated by the UV lamp irradiates on the glass substrate through the shield to clean the glass substrate and a humidity and an oxygen content inside the lamp box are adjusted with the humidifier to make a surface of the glass substrate adsorb one layer of water molecules.

Abstract: Pump assemblies and fluid circulation systems for dishwasher appliances are provided. A pump assembly includes a housing defining an interior, and a pump. The pump includes an impeller disposed within the interior, and a motor connected to the impeller and comprising a stator and a rotor. The rotor is rotatable about a central axis. The stator is rotatable about the central axis relative to the rotor and the housing. The pump further includes an elastic damper coupled to the stator for reducing stator torque ripple transmissions to the housing.

Abstract: A nozzle assembly and a dishwasher having the same. The dishwasher includes a main body, a wash tub, and at least one first nozzle assembly to wash the objects received in the wash tub. The first nozzle assembly includes a main nozzle configured to be rotatable about a rotation axis thereof, plural injection holes, a first flow path defined in the main nozzle for movement of wash water to be sprayed out toward the objects, a sub nozzle provided at the main nozzle, the sub nozzle internally defining a second flow path for movement of wash water to be sprayed out in a radial direction of the main nozzle, and a valve coupled to the main nozzle to open or close the second flow path. Providing the nozzle assembly with the first and second flow paths independent of each other may reduce noise due to collision of wash water.

Abstract: A tube cleaning apparatus for cleaning a CPAP hose or other hose including a trough for receiving a tube therein, the trough curving downwardly from an apex to an engagement mechanism associated with each opposite end portion of the trough for hanging the hose therefrom, the opposite end portion of the hose being engageable with the engagement mechanism for allowing the hose to soak with a cleaning solution therein, and the hose being receivable within the trough with its opposite end portions extending downwardly from the apex for drying purposes.

Abstract: A fluid dispensing assembly includes a dispenser that may be attached to an air conditioning unit. A container is provided to contain a liquid clog remover. The container is removably attached to the dispenser thereby facilitating the container to be fluidly coupled to the dispenser. A hose is fluidly coupled between the dispenser and a condensation drain on the air conditioning unit such that the liquid clog remover inhibits the condensation drain from becoming clogged.

Abstract: A laparascope and endoscope cleaning and defogging device with a port located horizontally that is used to warm the scope prior to insertion into the body cavity/surgical site. The scope punctures the initial membrane and enters the cavity between two bodies of absorbent material that contain fluid. The absorbent material is arranged such that the passage of a scope would be accommodated for different sizes of surgical scopes. A circuit board is located on the bottom of the chamber that has a design element used to warm the liquid to a temperature equal to or greater than the temperature of the proposed surgical environment. When the scope is located between the two absorbent bodies, the heat generated by the circuit board is transferred via the liquid and contacts the scope, warming it in preparation for surgery.

Abstract: A dishwasher comprises: (a) a washing chamber for accommodating articles to be cleaned, and comprising in its lower portion a water-collecting sump floor (12); (b) a spray arm (22) rotatably supported at the sump floor; in accordance with the present invention the dishwasher further comprises (c) a sump member (28) which comprises an insert in the sump floor (12) and which comprises an integral spray arm support (24) which rotatably supports the spray arm (22).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for detecting washing machines removable basket, which comprises at least one washing basket (1) attached to the washing machine, at least one washing basket (2) removable from the washing machine and at least one structural component (3) attached to the washing machine. The system itself consists of at least one sensor (4) and at least one component (5) able to cause excitation in the sensor (4), wherein the sensor (4) can be physically associated to the structural component (3) attached to the washing machine and the component (5) can be physically associated with the washing basket (2) removable from the washing machine. Alternatively, the sensor (4) can be physically associated to the washing basket (2) removable from the washing machine and the component (5) may be physically associated to the structural component (3) attached to the washing machine.

Abstract: Disclosed are a control panel provided on an apparatus to control the apparatus and a clothes treating apparatus having the same. The clothes treating apparatus includes a includes a cabinet; a drum provided within the cabinet and configured to receive clothes; a driving unit that rotates the drum; a power supply unit that supplies power to the driving unit; and a control panel located on the cabinet. The control panel includes a panel body that defines the external appearance of the control panel; a printed circuit board (PCB) located adjacent to the panel body; input units; and an anti-separation unit located on at least one of the panel body and the PCB and configured to restrict the connection damper from being separated from the bar.