Abstract: A component for household appliances made of a plastic mixture comprising recycled polyolefin composition deriving from post-consumer plastic materials and/or post-industrial plastic materials and at least one filler. Also provided are a household appliance including the component and a method for manufacturing the household appliance by using the component.

Abstract: A component for household appliances made of a plastic mixture comprising recycled polyolefin composition deriving from post-consumer plastic materials and/or post-industrial plastic materials and at least one filler. Also provided are a household appliance including the component and a method for manufacturing the household appliance by using the component.

Abstract: A method for washing laundry in a washing machine utilizes a washing tub external to a rotatable washing drum. The method includes providing a quantity of detergent, providing a first quantity of water to form with the detergent a quantity of washing solution, introducing the washing solution into the tub, recirculating the washing solution inside the tub by recirculation until the washing solution is absorbed by the loaded laundry inside the drum and the level of the washing solution is below the drum, activating a heater for heating the wetted loaded laundry inside the drum deactivating the heater and maintaining the heated wetted loaded laundry inside the drum for a predetermined dry maintenance time, supplying a second quantity of water in the tub, rotating the drum, and rinsing the loaded laundry by drum rotations and by liquid drainage from the tub.

Abstract: A component for household appliances made of a plastic mixture comprising recycled polyolefin composition deriving from post-consumer plastic materials and/or post-industrial plastic materials and at least one filler. Also provided are a household appliance including the component and a method for manufacturing the household appliance by using the component.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of handling process water in a household appliance (1) and to a household appliance, for example a dish washer. The household appliance comprises a wash tub (3) for performing wash program cycles and a tank (5) for storing process water to be re-used in a following program cycle, the method comprising the steps of: determining (101) the type of detergent used in the household appliance with a sensor unit (7), measuring (102) the amount of detergent in the process water with the sensor unit, comparing (105) at least one sensor unit output value with a predetermined threshold value to define the quality of the process water, and storing (106) at least a part of the process water from a rinse cycle in the tank (5) when the sensor unit output value complies with the predetermined threshold value related to the quality of the process water.

Abstract: A method for washing laundry in a washing machine utilizes a washing tub external to a rotatable washing drum. The method includes: • providing a quantity of detergent; • providing a first quantity of water to form with the detergent a quantity of washing solution; • introducing the washing solution into the tub; • recirculating the washing solution inside the tub by means of recirculation means until the washing solution is absorbed by the loaded laundry inside the drum and the level of the washing solution is below the drum; • activating heating means for heating the wetted loaded laundry inside the drum; • deactivating the heating means and maintaining the heated wetted loaded laundry inside the drum for a predetermined dry maintenance time; • supplying a second quantity of water in the tub; • rotating the drum; and • rinsing the loaded laundry by means of drum rotations and by means of liquid drainage from the tub.

Abstract: A laundry washing machine (1) has a casing (2) supporting a washing tub (3) external to a washing drum (4) suitable to receive the laundry to be washed, and a detergent supply system (5; 35; 55; 65; 105) comprising a mixing chamber (6; 56; 86; 106) suitable to receive detergent (D) and water (W). A mixing device (20; 40; 100) suitable to mix the detergent (D) and the water (W) in the mixing chamber (6; 56; 86; 106) to form a washing solution (S) is provided. The mixing chamber (6; 56; 86; 106) and the mixing device (20; 40; 100) are disposed inside the casing (2) and the mixing chamber (6; 56; 86; 106) comprises an inlet (7; 57; 87; 107) accessible from outside the casing (2) for the insertion of the detergent (D) and an outlet (14; 94) for delivering the washing solution (S) in the washing tub (3).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of handling process water in a household appliance (1) and to a household appliance, for example a dish washer. The household appliance comprises a wash tub (3) for performing wash program cycles and a tank (5) for storing process water to be re-used in a following program cycle, the method comprising the steps of: determining (101) the type of detergent used in the household appliance with a sensor unit (7), measuring (102) the amount of detergent in the process water with the sensor unit, comparing (105) at least one sensor unit output value with a predetermined threshold value to define the quality of the process water, and storing (106) at least a part of the process water from a rinse cycle in the tank (5) when the sensor unit output value complies with the predetermined threshold value related to the quality of the process water.

Abstract: A drum for a laundry washing machine (W) has side walls (50, 51, 52, 53; 110, 111, 112, 113) defining a laundry receiving space (53, 113). At least one of the side walls is circular and comprises a plurality of openings (41, 61) for the passage of a liquid therethrough. The drum comprises at least a circular member (55, 65, 115) circumferentially associated to an inner portion (50a, 110a) of the circular side wall. The circular member defines a chamber (59, 119) for receiving the liquid from at least one receiving opening (43, 163) of the openings and comprises at least one aperture (66, 126, 266) facing the laundry receiving space suitable to modify the flow of the liquid from the at least one receiving opening to the laundry receiving space.

Abstract: A laundry washing machine (1) has a casing (2) supporting a washing tub (3) external to a washing drum (4) suitable to receive the laundry to be washed, and a detergent supply system (5; 35; 55; 65; 105) comprising a mixing chamber (6; 56; 86; 106) suitable to receive detergent (D) and water (W). A mixing device (20; 40; 100) suitable to mix the detergent (D) and the water (W) in the mixing chamber (6; 56; 86; 106) to form a washing solution (S) is provided. The mixing chamber (6; 56; 86; 106) and the mixing device (20; 40; 100) are disposed inside the casing (2) and the mixing chamber (6; 56; 86; 106) comprises an inlet (7; 57; 87; 107) accessible from outside the casing (2) for the insertion of the detergent (D) and an outlet (14; 94) for delivering the washing solution (S) in the washing tub (3).

Abstract: A method is provided for washing laundry in a laundry washing machine having a washing tub external to a rotatable washing drum into which the laundry to be washed is loaded.

Abstract: An electric household washing appliance has a wash tub (8) for the articles to be washed; a UV source (15; 31) for processing the water drained from the wash tub (8) along a hydraulic recirculating circuit (10); and a casing (2) having an opening (19; 23; 29) formed through a wall (3; 4) of the casing (2) and by which to insert and remove the UV source (15; 31) into and from the casing (2).

Abstract: A washing machine comprises a tub (10) including a shell (20) being delimited by a wall (25). The shell is molded as a single piece of polymeric material. The shell (20) includes at least one insert (30) connected to the wall (25). The insert (30) is realized in a material having a thermal conductivity lower than the thermal conductivity of the material forming the shell (20) in order to locally insulate the shell where the insert is located.

Abstract: A laundry dryer (1), wherein the laundry is dried inside a rotating drum (3) by a stream (7) of hot air blown into the drum (3) through a perforated wall (5) of the drum (3); and wherein two single-pole ion generators (10, 11) are located along a path of the stream (7) of air, close to the perforated wall (5), and generate respective streams of ions of opposite polarities, which are blown, together with the air, into the drum (3) to eliminate the electrostatic charge produced in the laundry by the drying process.