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Non-aqueous washing machine & methods

a washing machine and non-aqueous technology, applied in the direction of detergent compositions, dry cleaning apparatus, textiles and paper, etc., can solve the problems of large water consumption, energy and time, and inability to home launder garments and fabrics. whole classes of garments and fabrics cannot be laundered

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-05-05
WHIRLPOOL CORP
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[0009] The foregoing problems are solved and a technical advance is achieved by the present invention. Disclosed is a laundering machine; methods, and chemistries for home laundering of fabrics. The machine may...

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Although improvements in automatic washing machines and in cleaning agent formulations are steadily being made, as a general rule, conventional home laundering methods consume considerable amounts of water, energy, and time.
Water-based methods are not suitable for some natural fiber fabrics, such as silks, woolens and linens, so that whole classes of garments and fabrics cannot be home laundered, but instead, must be sent out for professional dry cleaning.
The hard spin cycles tend to cause undesirable wrinkling.
Even after spinning, drying cycle times are undesirably long.
While the dry cleaning process is useful to the consumer, it plays terrible havoc with the environment.
The high pressure conditions employed in the carbon dioxide create safety hazards that make them unsuitable for residential use.
Moreover, cleaning of electrical substrates is performed in high technology manufacturing facilities employing a multi-stage apparatus which is not readily adapted for home use.

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SubstancePurposeRangeWaterhydrophilicPreferred = 0-5%soil removalAcceptable = 0-99.9%Perfluorocarbonsincrease flashPreferred = 0-20%(fluorocarbons)pointsAcceptable = 0-75%HydrocarbonshydrophobicPreferred = 0-25%soil removalAcceptable = 0-80%Alcoholsdrying orPreferred = 0-25%rinse aidsAcceptable = 0-80%Hydrocarbonsfluid reclamationPreferred = 0-25%(provide a separa-Acceptable = 0-80%tion device-liquid-liquid extraction)Silicone & / orimprovedPreferred = 0-99.995%Fluorinated materialsfabric careAcceptable = 75-99.995%Fragrancesimproved odorPreferred = 0-5%performanceAcceptable = 0-25%

[0161] (h) Fabric Softeners

[0162] Fabric softeners or conditioners useful herein can have linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrophobes and can include certain amines, quaternary amines, or protonated amines, or mixtures thereof. Such materials particularly include diesters of diethanolammonium chlorides, sometimes termed “diester quats”; dialkyl imidazoline esters, diesters of triethanola...

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Abstract

The invention relates to a non-aqueous washing machine, methods of using the machine, methods of washing, and recycling.

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TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The invention relates to a non-aqueous laundering machine, methods of using the machine, methods of washing, drying and reclamation. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention generally relates to apparati, methods, and chemistries employed in the home for laundering clothing and fabrics. More particularly, it relates to a new and improved method, apparatus, and chemistry for home laundering of a fabric load using a wash liquor comprising a multi-phase mixture of a substantially inert working fluid (IWF) and at least one washing adjuvant. [0003] As used herein, the terms “substantially non-reactive” or “substantially inert” when used to describe a component of a wash liquor or washing fluid, means a non-solvent, non-detersive fluid that under ordinary or normal washing conditions, e.g. at pressures of 0 Pa to 0.5×106 Pa and temperatures of from about 1° C. to about 100° C., does not appreciably react with the fibers of the fabric...

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IPC IPC(8): D06F43/00D06F43/08
CPCD06F43/00D06F43/085D06F43/08D06F43/007
Inventor CONRAD, DANIEL C.LUCKMAN, JOEL A.WRIGHT, TREMITCHELLMAY, BRIAN W.DALTON, MICHAEL T.LAU, BROOKE LINDSAY-STEELMCALLISTER, KARL D.WYATT-SMITH, VICKI LYNLEITERT, ANDREW J.KAEDING, JANICE M.HENDRICKSON, MICHAEL S.OVERDEVEST, PIETERVAN KRALINGEN, CORNELIS GERHARDREINHOUDT, HANK ROBERTGOEDHART, MACHIELGOLDONI, FRANCESCA
Owner WHIRLPOOL CORP
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