Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for controlling the various phases and in particular in a wash cycle of a wash machine are provided. In particular, the present application relates to controlling the water levels and detergent composition concentrations in order to reduce the amount of water and composition required to provide improved soil removal. The systems, apparatuses and methods provided allow for the use of less water and lower quantities of more concentrated detergent compositions which are customized to the types of soil to be removed.

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus may include a main body having with a laundry inlet port at a front surface thereof; a door rotatably coupled to the front surface of the main body to open and close the laundry inlet port; a front glass installed at a front surface of the door; a handle installed at a rear surface of the door, so as to face in a direction opposite to the front glass. The handle may be inclined with respect to a vertical plane of the front glass, so as to prevent fingers from sliding outward on the rear surface of the door.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes: a processing container including a processing space capable of accommodating a substrate in a state where a surface of the substrate is wet by a liquid; a processing fluid supply that supplies a processing fluid in a supercritical state to the processing space toward the liquid; a first exhaust line connected to a first exhaust source; a second exhaust line connected to a second exhaust source and connected to the first exhaust line between the first exhaust source and the processing space; and a controller controlling the second exhaust pressure. The processing fluid in the supercritical state contacts the liquid to dry the substrate, and the controller makes the second exhaust pressure to be higher than the first exhaust pressure during a period in which the processing fluid supply stops supplying the processing fluid to the processing space.

Abstract: A substrate cleaning apparatus includes a first processing unit configured to supply a first processing liquid for removing a residue adhering to a substrate onto the substrate on which a metal film is exposed at a recess of a pattern; a second processing unit configured to supply, onto the substrate, a second processing liquid for forming a protective film insoluble to the first processing liquid; a third processing unit configured to supply, onto the substrate, a third processing liquid for dissolving the protective film; and a control unit. The control unit performs forming the protective film on the metal film in a state that an upper portion of the pattern is exposed from the protective film; removing the residue adhering to the upper portion of the pattern after the forming of the protective film; and removing the protective film from the substrate after the removing of the residue.

Abstract: A method of finishing garments that includes the steps of providing an endless conveyor that transports a plurality of garment forms mounted on respective carriages successively through a garment loading zone, a steam zone for applying steam to the garments, a hot air zone for applying hot air to the garments as they pass through the hot air zone, a cool down zone for exposing the garments to cooling air, and an unloading zone where the operator removes the garment from the garment form. A plurality of form rotating stations are positioned at predetermined locations relative to the zones that rotate the forms between a position aligned with the direction of travel of the conveyor and perpendicular with the direction of travel of the conveyor.

Abstract: Disclosed is a laundry treating apparatus including a cabinet, a tub, a drum, and a detergent storage unit, wherein the detergent storage unit includes a detergent storage unit frame having an open top face and retracted into and extended from the cabinet through a opening, an locking bar disposed on the detergent storage unit frame and restricting an extension distance of the detergent storage unit extending from the cabinet, and a detergent cup accommodated in the detergent storage unit frame through the open top face of the detergent storage unit frame, wherein the detergent cup stores the detergent therein and includes a separation preventing protrusion protruding from a side wall, wherein upward deviation of the detergent cup from the detergent storage unit frame is restricted as the separation preventing protrusion is located below the locking bar.

Abstract: Provided is a washing agent pump and a laundry treating apparatus having the same. The laundry treating apparatus may include a cabinet, a tub provided within the cabinet, a rotary tub provided within the tub in a rotatable manner, and a washing agent supply unit. The washing agent supply unit may include a storage container to store a liquid washing agent including a liquid detergent or a liquid softener, the storage container being slidably provided in the cabinet, a washing agent supply passage having one side connected to the storage container and another side connected to the tub, and a washing agent delivery device provided in the washing agent supply passage to deliver the liquid washing agent to the tub.

Abstract: A door assembly for a horizontal axis appliance having a cabinet with a front panel defining an opening and a tub positioned within the cabinet includes a primary door rotatably mounted to the front panel to permit selective access to the opening, a secondary door secured on an exterior side of the primary door, an interior cavity defined between the primary door and the secondary door, one or more electrical components arranged within the interior cavity, and an electrical closing mechanism for securing the primary door and the secondary door in a closed position. Thus, when the primary door and the secondary door are in the closed position, the electrical closing mechanism powers the one or more electrical components.

Abstract: A heatable ceiling boom for washing facilities, which is rotatably mounted on a bearing shaft that is fastened to the ceiling or to a wall of a wash box, and which is made up of one or more support arms via which the washing medium is supplied from the bearing shaft to high-pressure hoses leading to the operating means in the form of a washing brush and/or spray lance, for example, wherein the high-pressure hoses have an electrically heatable design, and at least one rotational power distributor is situated on the bearing shaft for supplying electrical energy from the stationary bearing shaft to the support arms rotatably mounted thereon, wherein the electrical heating takes place via a heating cable that is led inside the high-pressure hose with sealing.

Abstract: A cleaning device for an imaging unit includes a housing that holds an imaging section, a protection cover provided in the visual field of the imaging section, a vibrator section that vibrates the protection cover, and a cleaning nozzle that discharges a cleaning liquid. The cleaning liquid discharged by the discharge section reaches a surface of side of the protection cover that is opposite to the side thereof adjacent to or in a vicinity of the imaging section. According to the vibrator section vibrating the protection cover, a portion of surface of the protection cover exhibits an amount of displacement larger than that of a portion of surface of the protection cover that the discharged cleaning liquid has reached.

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes an outer cabinet having a top panel that defines an aperture for accessing an interior of the cabinet. A tub is positioned within the outer cabinet and below the aperture. A rotating drum disposed within the tub. A pretreat basin is selectively positioned in an installed position relative to the top panel and above the drum. The pretreat basin has an outer frame and a pivoting central portion that rotationally operates within the outer frame between a sealed position defined by the pivoting central portion being in alignment with the outer frame and a rotated position defined by the pivoting central portion being rotated out of alignment with the outer frame.

Abstract: An operable panel for a laundry appliance includes a base member that includes a plurality of structural shear cavities that are separated by structural ribs. An upper member extends over the base member and the shear cavities. The upper member is configured to enclose at least a portion of the shear cavities. A plurality of foam members includes a central portion and opposing lateral portions. The plurality of foam members are positioned distal from a front portion and distal from a rear portion of the base member.

Abstract: Disclosed is a washing machine capable of reinforcing strength against vibration and falling by including a reinforcement member for improving strength. The washing machine includes a cabinet forming an outer appearance, a base disposed at a bottom of the cabinet, a front panel disposed at a front side of the cabinet, and reinforcement members mounted on an inner surface of the front panel to reinforce strength of the front panel, wherein each of the reinforcement members includes a protrusion portion disposed at a lower corner of the front panel and protruding such that at least a portion thereof is connected to the base.

Abstract: Disclosed are a washing apparatus and a control method thereof using an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm and/or a machine learning algorithm in a 5G environment connected for Internet of things (IoT). A washing apparatus including a container in which laundry is accommodated includes a controller, a motor electrically connected to the controller and configured to rotate the container, a weight sensor electrically connected to the controller and configured to measure a weight of the laundry accommodated in the container, and a current sensor electrically connected to the controller and configured to measure a current value applied to the motor.

Abstract: A dishwashing machine is used for pre-rinse operation of soiled dishes. A cavity is configured and arranged to contain the soiled dishes. A nozzle is proximate the cavity and is in fluid communication with the cavity. An accumulator pan accumulates wash and rinse water including cleaning chemicals used in a previous cycle of the dishwashing machine. A fluid passageway interconnects the nozzle and the accumulator pan. A pump directs the accumulated wash and rinse water from the accumulator pan to the nozzle via the fluid passageway for pre-rinse operation of the soiled dishes in the cavity, and the nozzle directs the accumulated wash and rinse water into the cavity with the soiled dishes to assist in removing soil from the soiled dishes prior to a wash cycle of the dishwashing machine. The wash cycle utilizes fresh wash water.

Abstract: A working machine may be provided with: a case configured to store water therein; and a working machine body configured to discharge water supplied from the case, in which the working machine body is detachably mounted on an upper surface of the case.

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus may include a main body having a laundry inlet port disposed at a front surface thereof and configured to receive laundry through the laundry inlet port, and a door rotatably coupled to a front surface of the main body to open and close the laundry inlet port. The door may include an outer frame provided with an opening and facing an outside of the main body; a front glass coupled to a front surface of the outer frame to cover the opening; an inner frame coupled to a rear surface of the outer frame and facing an inside of the main body; and a plurality of hooks that extends from each of the outer frame and the inner frame to fasten the outer frame and the inner frame, thereby enhancing a fastening force between the outer frame and the inner frame.

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus may include a main body having a front panel having a laundry inlet port through which laundry may be loaded, and a door rotatably coupled to the front panel to open and close the laundry inlet port. The door may include an outer frame provided with an opening and facing an outside of the main body; a front glass coupled to a front surface of the outer frame to cover the opening; an inner frame coupled to a rear surface of the outer frame and facing an inside of the main body; a handle provided at a rear surface of the inner frame in a direction opposite to the front glass to receive a user's hand to pull the door while the door is closed; a hook that protrudes from an outer circumference of the outer frame to cover a side surface of the handle; and a hook coupling portion that protrudes from the side surface of the inner frame to engage with the hook.

Abstract: A detergent additive box includes a closed box body having a cavity inside, wherein a liquid outlet and a unidirectional ventilation structure and a liquid outlet device are formed in the box body, the liquid outlet communicates with a draining pipeline of a washing machine to drain a detergent additive into a washing cavity of the washing machine; the unidirectional ventilation structure balances air pressures inside and outside the detergent additive box; and the liquid outlet device is arranged at the liquid outlet. The detergent additive is stored in the cavity of the box body, and the detergent additive enters the draining pipeline of the washing machine from the detergent additive box through the liquid outlet device. Air in the detergent additive box is circulated unidirectionally to balance the air pressure in the detergent additive box.

Abstract: A decelerating clutch of a washing machine includes a bearing seat, an input shaft, an output shaft, and an output shaft sleeve. The input shaft and the output shaft are arranged coaxially. The output shaft sleeve is sleeved on the input shaft and the output shaft. The output shaft sleeve rotates relative to the input shaft. The output shaft sleeve is connected with the input shaft via a planetary gear train. The output shaft sleeve is installed on the bearing seat via a bearing. The bearing seat and the output shaft sleeve are respectively provided with locating structures coordination with the bearings, and the locating structures axially limit movement of the output shaft sleeve relative to the bearing seat. As to the decelerating clutch of a washing machine, two-way limit to a bearing is realized, thereby effectively avoiding axial movement of the output shaft sleeve.