Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus, which can perform a laundry drying function, includes a tub in which washing water is accommodated, a drum rotatably installed in the tub, a duct installed on the tub and provided with an air-intake port and an air-inflow port for a flow of air, a blower fan installed in the duct to form the flow of air between the air-intake port and the air-inflow port, a heat exchanger installed in the duct so as to be supplied with cooling water and configured to perform heat exchange so as to cool the air transferred along an inside of the duct, and a heater installed in the duct to heat the air transferred along the inside of the duct.

Abstract: A pump (8) is disclosed. The pump (8) includes a partition wall (84) configured to divide the interior of a body into two spaces, a first chamber (C1) located under the partition wall (84), the first chamber (C1) having an introduction portion (841), through which water is introduced, a second chamber (C2) located above the partition wall (84), the second chamber (C2) having a discharge portion (849), through which water is discharged, a communication hole (86) formed through the partition wall (84) to allow the first chamber (C1) and the second chamber (C2) to communicate with each other therethrough, an impeller (85) provided in the second chamber (C2) to move water to the discharge portion (849), a housing configured to define the bottom surface of the first chamber (C1), the housing being made of a conductor, a heater (H) configured to heat the housing (81), and a steam discharge (843) port formed through the first chamber (C1) to allow steam to be discharged therethrough.

Abstract: A washing machine appliance may include a cabinet, a tub, a wash basket, a recirculation line, and an infuser reservoir. The cabinet may include a front panel. The front panel may define an opening. The tub may be positioned within the cabinet. The wash basket may be rotatably mounted within the tub. The wash basket may define a wash chamber for receiving articles for washing. The recirculation line may define an air path in fluid communication with the tub. The recirculation line may extend from a first line end disposed on the tub to second line end disposed on the tub and spaced apart from the first line end. The infuser reservoir may be attached to the recirculation line along the air path an in fluid communication therewith.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a descaling apparatus of an electronic toilet bidet, the descaling apparatus comprising: a descaling liquid storage tank comprising a descaling liquid chamber configured to house descaling liquid, wherein a pressure element is disposed and movable in the descaling liquid chamber, wherein the descaling liquid chamber comprises a descaling liquid outlet, wherein the descaling liquid storage tank further comprises a main body liquid outlet fixedly connected to and in communication with a bidet liquid inlet of the electronic toilet bidet, and wherein the main body liquid outlet is configured to be controlled to connect or disconnect the descaling liquid outlet. The descaling apparatus according to the present disclosure may supply the descaling liquid automatically and continuously to the internal pipes of the electronic toilet bidet for several times after the descaling liquid is added at one time.

Abstract: A present disclosure provides a washing machine including first and second nozzles which are provided on an inner peripheral surface of a gasket, first and second balancers disposed on the front surface of the tub and outside the gasket, and a circulating water supply pipe which guides the water pumped by a pump to the first and second nozzles. The circulating water supply pipe includes first and second discharge ports protruding toward the gasket and respectively inserted into a first connector and a second connector. The first and second balancers are disposed to be spaced by a distance shorter than lengths of the first and second discharge ports from outer surfaces of the first and second discharge portions facing the first and second balancers. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the circulating water supply pipe from being removed.

Abstract: A spray washing cart apparatus, including: a cart (10); a nozzle array holder (14); at least one cleaning nozzle array (16.1) arranged on the nozzle array holder (14), the cleaning nozzle array (16.1) including a plurality of spray nozzles (18.1) for spray washing; a water distribution manifold (20, 22) for supplying water to the cleaning nozzle array (16.1); and a water pump (24) connectable to the cleaning nozzle array (16.1) through the manifold (20, 22), wherein the water pump (24) is mounted on the cart (10), wherein the cleaning nozzle array (16.1) extends in a first direction (1), and wherein the nozzle array holder (14) is mounted on a top side of the cart (10) to be linearly moveable in a second direction (2) transverse to the first direction (1).

Abstract: A method for reducing auto-dosing fluctuation of a washing machine equipped with an automatic dosing device, by using a liquid detergent with a relatively low high-shear viscosity. A cleaning system including a washing machine equipped with an auto-dosing device, in combination with a liquid detergent characterized by a relative low high-shear viscosity.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a first production line configured to generate aqueous ozone with a first ozone concentration. The apparatus also includes an additional production line configured to generate aqueous ozone with an additional ozone concentration. The first production line and the additional production line include a flow switch, where fluid is configured to flow through the flow switch. The first production line and the additional production line include an ozone generator, where the ozone generator is configured to generate ozone when the fluid flows through the flow switch. The first production line and the additional production line include a fitting coupled to the flow switch and the ozone generator, where the fitting is configured to combine the generated ozone and the fluid to generate the aqueous ozone. The first production line is configured to generate aqueous ozone independently from the additional production line.

Abstract: Providing a substrate cleaning device and a substrate cleaning method having high detergency. Provided is a substrate cleaning device including: a substrate rotating mechanism that rotates a substrate; and a first nozzle and a second nozzle that eject an ultrasonic cleaning solution toward a predetermined surface of the substrate that is rotated, wherein the first nozzle and the second nozzle are held in one casing.

Abstract: A heat exchanger cleaner apparatus for spraying a cleaning composition into an air handler of an air conditioning system to contact an outer surface of a heat exchanger of the air handler includes a spray outlet assembly, a pump device, a connector interface, and a controller. The spray outlet assembly is inserted into an interior of the air handler to be exposed to the heat exchanger outer surface. The connector interface detachably couples with a complementary connector interface of a cartridge having a cartridge reservoir holding the cleaning composition, to establish flow communication between the cartridge reservoir and the pump device. The controller operates the pump device to pump cleaning composition from the cartridge reservoir and through the spray outlet assembly such that the spray outlet assembly sprays a fluid stream of the cleaning composition at least partially contacting the outer surface of the heat exchanger, without manual intervention.

Abstract: A washing system includes a housing, a drain line, and a recirculation line. The housing receives, via a fluid inlet, fresh water during one or more wash cycles of a wash session. The drain line is coupled to the housing and includes a valve and is also configured to receive soiled water from the housing during the wash session. The recirculation line is coupled to and extends from the valve of the drain line and is configured to receive a portion of the soiled water via the valve. The recirculation line includes an integrated fluid sanitizer module configured to at least partially sanitize the portion of the soiled water, and the recirculation line is configured to deliver sanitized water from the integrated fluid sanitizer module to the fluid inlet of the housing.

Abstract: Provided are a locking mechanism and a washing machine. The washing machine includes a washing drum, the washing drum includes a container body having a via hole. The locking mechanism includes a locking shell connected to the container body and internally provided with an accommodating cavity communicated with the via hole; and a locking member inserted into the accommodating cavity.

Abstract: Presented is a method and apparatus for aiding medical procedures. An apparatus includes a housing defining a first opening, a second opening, and a interior, and a first cleaning element maintained within the interior relative to the first opening, the first cleaning element comprising at least one cleaning agent operable to remove extraneous debris from an object. The apparatus further includes a second cleaning element maintained with the interior relative to the second opening, the second cleaning element comprising at least one cleaning material and at least one white reference material, the at least one cleaning material operable to remove debris from an object. The apparatus also includes a conduit defining a passage from a first end of the housing to a second end of the housing.

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a wash tub. A chemistry receptacle is located proximate the drum. A chemistry dispensing module is coupled to the chemistry receptacle and has a prewash portion and a main wash portion. A first fluid inlet is coupled with the prewash portion and a second fluid inlet is coupled to the main wash portion. An outlet extends from the chemistry dispensing module to a laundry treating chamber. A prewash nozzle is coupled to the first fluid inlet and the prewash portion. The prewash nozzle includes an elongated arcuate body that follows a curvature of the prewash portion and defines a cyclonic flow path from the prewash nozzle to the outlet.

Abstract: A drum-type washing apparatus includes: a housing including a door in a front thereof to be opened and closed; and a washing tub supported to spin inside the housing, having a cylindrical shape opened toward the door to accommodate laundry therein, and including a pattern on which a plurality of dewatering holes for discharging wash water are arranged on an inner circumferential surface thereof, the pattern including: a first pattern including an even area provided at least one side of a first dewatering hole along the inner circumferential surface, and a second pattern provided at least one side of a second dewatering hole different from the first dewatering hole along the inner circumferential surface and including an uneven area having lower flatness than the even area.

Abstract: A washing machine includes a power source, a drum, and a transmission. The transmission is configured to deliver power from the power source to the drum. The transmission includes a housing, a shaft, and a bushing. The housing defines a cavity. The shaft is disposed within the cavity and is configured to receive power from the power source. The bushing is disposed about the shaft. The bushing defines grooves that establish fluid communication between the cavity and a space that is defined between an inner diameter of the bushing and an outer diameter of the input shaft.

Abstract: A dishwasher (1) in the form of a commercial utensil washer or dishwasher which is designed as a batch dishwasher and is realized as a hood-type dishwasher, wherein the dishwasher (1) has a treatment chamber (2) with at least one wash system which is designed as a recirculation system, wherein the treatment chamber (2) has a first treatment zone (6) and at least one further, second treatment zone (7), wherein items of washware can be treated independently of one another and at least temporarily at the same time in the first and in the at least one second treatment zone (6, 7).

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a laundry treating appliance including a chassis defining an interior and a treating chamber located within the interior. A dispenser of the laundry treating appliance can include at least one treating chemistry reservoir fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. The laundry treating appliance can further include a treating tool.

Abstract: A retrofit auxiliary device for supporting washing operations in various makes and models of multiple household appliances is described wherein the retrofit auxiliary device can monitor appliance health, regulate appliance function, and send the user useful data. Each of the multiple household appliances has a water line and a power line operably coupled to an appliance controller with at least one pre-programmed cycle of operation.

Abstract: A laundry system having a first laundry appliance for washing fabric items, a second laundry appliance for drying fabric items horizontally arranged relative to the first laundry appliance, a washing module vertically arranged above one of the first laundry appliance or the second laundry appliance, and a non-tumble drying module vertically arranged above the other of the first laundry appliance or the second laundry appliance for drying fabric items.