EP2042645A1 - Device and method for incorporating laundry in a water-bearing household device - Google Patents

Abstract

The device (1) has a delivery device staying in connection with a treatment area, and control unit (26) assigned to a control program, which ensures that a finishing compound e.g. Cyclodextrin, is dispensed into the treatment area, while a drum (3) is operated with an application rotation speed. An atomizing device i.e. pressure atomizer, comprises a dosing device to control the delivery of amount of the finishing compound. A receiving container of the atomizing device is arranged outside or within a housing of the device. An independent claim is also included for a method for bringing a finishing compound of washing goods into a household appliance for the care of washing materials.

Description

The present invention relates to a method and a device for equipping laundry in a water-conducting household appliance.

Clothing has already been impregnated in the prior art, for example with fragrances. The commercial equipping of fabrics with finishing or finishing substances is already known in the art. Previous commercial finishing processes are batched or padded. In the padding process, fabrics in a larger amount of treatment solution (long liquor) are brought into contact with the active ingredients. The degree of extraction (percentage of active substance deposited on the textile) depends strongly on the affinity of the active ingredient for the fiber. While only panels are equipped in the padding process, ready-made textiles can also be treated in a batch process. The treatment in batch process takes longer, because due to the long liquor and the relatively low degree of separation, the deposition rate is low.

Recently, the spectrum of finishing substances of impregnating agents, dyes, starches and the like has been extended by highly specialized equipment substances. In particular, the area of wellness and lifestyle, as well as the sports sector requires an ever greater functionality of the garments. Specific examples of equipment include cyclodextrins and microcapsules.

Cyclodextrins are cyclic oligosaccharide compounds having a toroidal structure with a central cavity. Cyclodextrins are able to trap apolar organic compounds in this cavity. This property has led to them being used today in, for example, air freshener sprays. The cyclodextrin derivatives contained in these products bind the compounds responsible for unpleasant odors. At the same time, they also serve as carriers of fragrances.

Microcapsules (also referred to as nanocapsules, microspheres, microspheres) are mostly substantially spherical structures, which have a shell and an interior exhibit. In this interior substances can be included. Microcapsules usually have a diameter ranging from nanometers to <1 mm. They have a shell, which consists for example of a film-forming polymer, in which finely dispersed, liquid or solid phases may be included. The shell material can consist of many different types of chemical compounds. These include gelatin, gum arabic, agar-agar, lactose, microcrystalline cellulose, modified starch, fatty acid esters, phospholipids, chitosan, alginates and collagen, as well as synthetic polymers such as polyacrylates, polyamides, polyvinyl alcohol or polyvinylpyrrolidone. DE 10 2004 037 752 A1 discloses treated fibers and fabrics provided with blends of hydrophobic actives and film-forming polymers (ie, microcapsules). Known microcapsules for the textile sector include, for example, the so-called PCM (phase change materials), which have a heat-regulating effect.

Although there are already textiles finished with cyclodextrin derivatives or microcapsules, such as outerwear or tights, the finishing substances such as microcapsules are gradually destroyed or detached during wear and in a normal cleaning process, such as in a washing machine. Thus, the equipment effect is gradually lost. For microcapsules, the gradual destruction may be wanted so that the microcapsules can even release their contents. However, the user of the originally equipped materials has not yet been able to re-equip them for several wearing cycles.

For laundry care appliances, in particular for tumble dryers, processes and devices have been developed in the prior art for equipping laundry with fragrances or the like.

The DE 601 19 356 T2 discloses an apparatus for treating fabrics in a tumble dryer and mentions cyclodextrins as odor neutralizers and as perfume boosters. These and many more substances are made according to the teachings of DE 601 19 356 T2 used for tissue conditioning and enclosed for this purpose with a membrane which prevents the escape of liquids, but not the escape of gases. When operating a dryer liquid evaporates due to the action of heat and can escape from the membrane casing and thus in the dryer and thus also in distribute the laundry contained therein. Disadvantages of this type of laundry equipment are that no large volumes of equipment substances get on the laundry and that not all equipment substances are suitable for vaporizing. For example, microcapsules and cyclodextrins should be distributed as a liquid.

DE 10 2005 046 163 discloses a method and a device, in particular a tumble dryer, in which, in addition to the laundry items to be treated another textile piece is used as a filter. This filter serves to absorb the vapors and substances exiting from the other items of laundry. Such a dryer or washer-dryer is not suitable for equipping the textile pieces located therein.

The DE 100 36 850 A1 discloses a device for dispensing a liquid product into the interior of a dishwashing or washing machine. This is a simple mechanical spraying device with a reservoir and a nozzle, which is suitable for spraying liquids. In such a device, however, no compressed gas atomizer is used, but the container is compressed mechanically and so the liquid is driven through the nozzle and atomized. Such an atomizer produces an aerosol which forms very large droplets, causing stains on laundry items.

In the EP 143 14 43 A1 discloses a clothes dryer, which is equipped with an ultrasonic atomizer, with which substances, for example fragrances to be introduced into the laundry drum. Although an ultrasonic nebulizer is capable of producing very fine aerosols, it is comparatively inadequate to disperse microdisperse fluids, such as a microcapsule suspension, in a room. Incidentally, it is unsuitable to deliver larger amounts of liquid in the shortest possible period.

EP 0 676 497 discloses a method of spraying perfume oil on laundry by means of a pressurized spray nozzle. For this purpose, the perfume is sprayed onto the already dried laundry, while the drum continuously circulates to distribute the fragrance evenly. Also disclosed is a spraying device which is mounted in the filler cap of the dryer. This method has the disadvantage that the When the drum is moved around the drum, it is sprayed unevenly with the fragrance, which in turn causes staining.

WO 03/023122 A1 also discloses methods of equipping textiles with finishing substances by spraying them into a drum as it rotates. Here, however, a movement below the application speed is meant.

de 10 2006 003 416 A1 discloses a laundry treating machine having a device for deodorizing clothes. For this purpose, a component with a spray nozzle is provided in the sealing collar of the laundry drum, which can deliver an active ingredient (eg cyclodextrins) as a spray into the interior of the drum. Here, however, it is provided to move the drum during spraying so that a tumbling around the existing laundry in the drum is guaranteed. However, this has the disadvantage that the laundry items are at different distances from the spray nozzle during this fall. This leads to staining.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus by which equipment can be applied to textiles without the disadvantages of the prior art.

This object is achieved by the device and the method according to the independent claims. In particular, the present invention thus relates to a device for cleaning, drying and / or care of laundry, comprising a housing, a treatment container, in particular a movable drum with a contact speed and a treatment room for receiving a laundry, a door with which the treatment container closed and a nebulizer having a receptacle containing equipment composition, and a dispenser communicating with the treatment space, which nebulizer is capable of delivering the equipment composition to the treatment room via the dispenser. A control unit with an associated control program ensures that the equipment composition is delivered to the treatment room while the drum is being moved at least at the application speed.

The invention further relates to a method for applying a finishing composition to a laundry in a home appliance for laundry care having a moving drum at a landing speed and with a sputtering device, wherein a laundry is provided in the drum and the finishing composition is applied to the laundry by spraying over the sputtering device while the drum is being moved at or above the application speed.

An advantage of the method according to the invention is the original equipment of garments in contrast to fabric panels, in particular of conventional ready-made goods, or the retrofitting of such ready-made goods, when the equipment substances are consumed.

Another advantage of the invention is the avoidance of equipment substance losses and environmental pollution from wastewater containing equipment. Batching in a washing machine would result in equipment losses of over 50%. In the present invention, it is much lower, less than 10%.

The device according to the invention is preferably a household appliance, in particular a water-conducting domestic appliance. Washing machines, washer-dryers and dryers are particularly suitable here. The device according to the invention is particularly preferably a washing machine or a washer-dryer.

The device comprises a drum as a treatment container, which can be moved at different speeds. The application speed is that speed of the drum referred to, in which the entire contents of the drum rests against the inner drum wall and forms a so-called laundry ring, since the centrifugal force counteracts the gravity in this case and picks this up.

The term laundry for the purposes of the present invention includes on the one hand textiles, especially laundry, but also generally all objects that can be treated in a conventional washing machine, such as table linen, bed linen, bags, curtains and the like. It does not have to be exclusive either To deal with textile material, but it can also be equipped composite materials, such as shoes, leather goods and other items, which are made of different materials, such as. B. fabric and leather. Thus, all materials which can be equipped with the finishing substances described in the present invention are suitable.

Preferably, the laundry includes ready-made garments, especially ready-made goods. Particularly suitable for the method according to the invention are in this case, inter alia, worn body-worn garments, e.g. if they are to be provided with skin care products.

For the equipment with cyclodextrins, especially cotton materials are preferred. Different materials can be used for the equipment with microcapsules.

For the purposes of the invention, the term "equipment" is understood to mean a process in which the laundry is coated with the finishing substances which are present in the equipment composition. Preferably, the finishing substances are firmly bound to the surface of the laundry, preferably covalently. However, other coatings, such as interfiber interposition and the like, are also possible. Preferably, equipping according to the method of the present invention should result in the finishing substances being subject to normal use of the laundry being finished, i. usually when wearing the garments, do not detach more from the fabric than is the case with commercially finished textiles. The microcapsules adhering to the laundry, of course, undergo deliberate destruction so that they can release their ingredients.

The kit composition includes cyclodextrins and / or microcapsules, and may also include other agents. Such agents may be selected, for example, from substances with which the microcapsules or cyclodextrins are to be loaded. Examples of these are, in particular, fragrances, cosmetics, care substances, for example aloe vera, anticellulite substances and the like.

The term cyclodextrins is understood here to mean all cyclodextrin derivatives. Under microcapsules all substances are understood that have already been defined in the introduction and exemplified. Surprisingly, it has been found that it is possible to equip a laundry, in particular textiles, with microcapsules and / or cyclodextrins not only in a commercial process but also in a domestic washing machine and / or a washer-dryer.

The finishing composition is preferably a liquid, i. a solution or suspension and may include various finishing substances, such as fragrances, functionalizing agents, preferably cyclodextrins and / or microcapsules. However, conventional equipment subtances can also be used. The term cyclodextrins is understood here to mean all cyclodextrin derivatives. Under microcapsules all substances are understood that have already been defined in the introduction and exemplified.

For example, a method according to the invention can be carried out in a washer-dryer. It is advantageous that the washing function and the dryer function are combined in one device. The washing function can be used to contact the laundry with the finishing composition. For the step of fixing the equipment substances, the dryer function is suitable. For this purpose, a special program is provided, which can preferably be run after a normal wash, but also independently. Of course, it is also possible to use separate devices, e.g. first a washing machine to equip and then a dryer for fixing the equipment substances on the laundry.

Surprisingly, it has been found that it is possible to provide laundry, in particular textiles, also in a household washing machine, a household dryer or washer dryer with special finishing substances. The novel spraying technique according to the invention makes it possible to apply even small amounts of finishing compositions with low losses to materials to be finished. This is especially true for cyclodextrins and microcapsules, which are very expensive and for which admixture with the liquor is prohibitive because of the large loss of rinse. According to the invention, therefore, a sputtering device in Combined with a control unit, which combines the benefits of sputtering with the properties of a laundry drum.

The atomizing device comprises a dispenser, which is advantageously designed as a nozzle, and a receptacle for the equipment composition. The receptacle is preferably refillable and thus preferably removable or detachable from the dispenser. Preferably, the atomizing device additionally has a metering device, with which the delivery of the equipment composition is controllable. This is advantageous, in particular because of the fact that the equipment compositions can be expensive substances which should be used as sparingly as possible.

The atomizing device may be both internally in the device according to the invention, e.g. integrated in the same, as well as be arranged outside or partially outside. Preferably, it is releasably secured or has at least one releasably secured receptacle.

In a first preferred embodiment, the atomizing device is arranged completely inside the device according to the invention. Particularly suitable for this purpose is the area of the door opening or the door, since these are areas which have to be accessible to the user, which ensures that the user can himself insert the atomization device or fill the receptacle. However, the atomizing device can also be located in the area of the drum rear wall, for example in the center in the form of a cylinder or cone.

In a second preferred embodiment, the atomizing device is arranged on the outside of the housing, preferably on the door or on the porthole of the device according to the invention. In order for the dispenser to communicate with the treatment space, an opening in the housing is provided at the appropriate location, which is provided with the necessary sealing means and through which the dispenser can be passed. This arrangement is particularly advantageous because the receptacle can be easily filled. This arrangement is also very advantageous for a further embodiment in which the Equipment composition already prefabricated in a nebulizer, for example in the form of a spray can, is provided and then only at a corresponding location on the door of the device, if necessary, must be secured with suitable brackets.

It is also possible to provide a separate door element, e.g. as an accessory, which already includes the atomizing device and can be easily mounted in place of the existing door. This allows the user to easily change his device from normal operation to equipment operation.

In a further preferred embodiment, which can also be combined with the aforementioned and further, the receiving container of the atomizing device is arranged outside the housing of the device according to the invention and is connected via a line, e.g. a hose communicating with the internal dispenser. This has the advantage that the receptacle can be filled in the easiest way. A hose connection between receptacle and dispenser is also possible for other embodiments.

The dispenser must always be in communication with the treatment room. It is therefore also preferably arranged in the region of the door or the door opening. However, it can also be arranged in the region of the drum rear wall. Preferably, the dispenser should be located in the upper area of the treatment room, so that a spray generated by it can spread as well as possible and over the entire surface of the drum wall, which is below the dispenser. The dispenser is arranged in a preferred embodiment in the region of the sealing sleeve, which seals the tub. Preferably, the dispenser is located in the upper region of the sealing sleeve and is directed into the interior of the drum, that the spray can spread over a flat or in a cone obliquely from above over the entire depth of the drum. Preferably, the nozzle is directed obliquely downwards.

Compressed air or ultrasonic techniques or a combination of both can be used for spraying the equipment composition. The Equipment composition is sucked from the air or gas stream either via a venturi from the receptacle (atomizer principle) or placed under a higher pressure (example spray can). The receptacle may already be pressurized, or it may be connectable to an additional pressure vessel (eg, a gas cartridge with carbon dioxide or the like) and a mixing nozzle (eg, a venturi). Upon opening a valve, preferably a solenoid valve, the escaping gas stream entrains the equipment composition. This can be effected for example by means of a Venturi nozzle. For a compressed air atomization a suitable compressed air generation is necessary. In addition to a compressor with compressed air reservoir and a suitable diaphragm pump can be used.

The spraying of the equipment substances takes place according to the invention at or above the application speed. Surprisingly, it has been found that spraying equipment on a laundry ring rather than on a rotating drum moves laundry to a much more uniform result, especially when the spraying phases alternate at least at the application speed with phases of reversing at a lower speed (below the Applying speed), wherein the equipment composition is discharged again only while the drum is being moved at or above the application speed.

Particularly advantageous has been an equipment program in which, in a first step, at a speed above the application speed for about 10 seconds to 20 seconds periodically (i.e., in at least two sprays) or continuously dispensed equipment composition. The number of revolutions should be at least as long as the number of revolutions, and it has been found advantageous for a machine of European size to have a speed in the range of 120 to 250 rpm, preferably 130 to 230 rpm, preferably 150 to 210 rpm, preferably 180 to 200 rpm.

In a second step, the drum is moved at a speed below the application speed, preferably at a speed between 35 and 65 rpm, preferably 45 to 55 rpm. Here is a periodic reversing with breaks offers. For example, 5 to 20 seconds in one direction, pause from 1 to 5 seconds, 5 to 20 seconds in the other direction. This is expediently repeated once or twice or more often. This step ensures that the materials to be equipped are redistributed. At the same time, the finishing composition can spread better in the laundry and wet it evenly and without staining.

The two steps can also be repeated. Overall, an equipment period of 20 to 120 minutes, preferably 30 to 110 minutes, preferably 40 to 100 minutes, preferably 50 to 90 minutes, preferably 60 to 80 minutes, makes sense.

In this method, suitably 500 to 2000ml of liquid are sprayed. However, the amount depends on the type of equipment composition and also on the amount of material to be finished. For cyclodextrins and microcapsules, 700 to 1000 ml are advantageous. The laundry should be wetted to 30% to 70% of its dry weight.

When contacting the laundry with a finishing composition comprising microcapsules and / or cyclodextrins by spraying, it is convenient to fix the finishing substances on the laundry immediately after spraying.

It may also be expedient, after contacting the equipment substances with the laundry, to provide an exposure time during which the laundry may be completely saturated with the equipment composition so as to ensure the most even distribution of the equipment substances on the laundry. The exposure time can be easily determined by the skilled person.

After contacting the equipment composition with the laundry, in one possible embodiment, the latter may be subjected to a process similar to a normal washing process. Ie. Preferably, an exposure time is provided in which the laundry sucks fully with the liquor, which consists of water and the finishing composition, and which may optionally also contain other additives and active ingredients. The laundry drum is preferably moved in this case, similar to what is usual in a conventional washing process.

After contacting the laundry with the finishing composition, the microcapsules and / or cyclodextrins present in the finish composition are preferably fixed to the laundry. This is preferably done by a heat treatment or a chemical treatment.

In the application of a heat treatment is particularly suitable drying using a tumble dryer. This is particularly preferably carried out in the same laundry drum. Therefore, the use of a washer dryer is particularly preferred.

The heat treatment preferably comprises a treatment at a temperature between 80 and 150 ° C, preferably 90 to 140 ° C, preferably 100 to 120 ° C, particularly preferably 130 ° C. These temperatures can already be achieved in conventional dryers and washer-dryers. It lends itself to. In the menu or the control panel to provide a separate point for this heat treatment step (such as "fix 130 ° C.) It can also be fixed at higher temperatures, for example up to 180 ° C, especially 150 ° C to 170 ° C, if It should preferably be reversibly dried to ensure even temperature development in the laundry, and if the entire process is carried out in a washer-dryer, fixation may also be carried out in the same appliance, depending on the type and quantity The aim is to dry as completely as possible.

It is also possible to chemically fix the equipment substances.

Following fixation, excess finishing composition is removed, if necessary, by one or more rinses and / or by spin.

This spin-drying step is preferably also carried out after fixing, in particular, the cyclodextrins. All conventional centrifugal processes are suitable here.

It may also be desirable to remove excess finishing composition after contacting and before fixing. Here, a spin may be appropriate.

An advantage of the method according to the invention is that, as a rule, no centrifuging of excess finishing composition is necessary, since this was already applied in minimal quantity.

In an extension of the method according to the invention, not only is the laundry provided with the finishing composition, but the finishing composition is in turn loaded with active ingredients, for example a fragrance, cosmetics and the like. For this loading, cyclodextrins are particularly suitable because they are able to take up molecules in their hollow structure.

When equipping laundry with cyclodextrins, it is particularly preferred to activate the laundry prior to adding the finishing composition. In the case of cotton materials to be provided with cyclodextrins, this pretreatment step is a treatment with an alkaline medium such as a strong alkaline soda solution or the like. In this case, prior to adding the finishing composition, the alkaline solution should be substantially removed. It lends itself here to carry out a centrifuging step. An alkaline solution for activating the laundry will preferably be a soda solution. Sodal solutions of between 0.1 and 5% are suitable. The pH value is about 10-11 for a 2% soda solution. A pH range of 8 to 12 is preferred, especially 9 to 11, especially 10. Other alkaline agents may also be used, e.g. Sodium hydroxide solution. The person skilled in the art is able to select a suitable alkaline solution and to determine the appropriate pH. These parameters depend on the laundry to be equipped. The activation of the laundry allows a covalent bond, in particular of the cyclodextrins to the laundry.

The method according to the invention is preferably carried out in a device according to the invention described above. Preferably, the device according to this invention is a washing machine or a washer-dryer. This has the advantage of being the step of distributing the equipment composition can be connected directly to the washing program on the laundry to be equipped. In fact, it is particularly advantageous to equip just washed and possibly spun and / or dried-on laundry.

It is also not only possible to equip materials to be equipped for the first time, but also to equip them refreshing.

It is also possible to re-load cyclodextrins with new substances once they have delivered their contents. This can be done in several ways, for example by spraying with perfume. Here, too, a spray device can preferably be used which communicates with or is integrated in the water-conducting domestic appliance.

In order to carry out the equipping of laundry directly in a washing machine, as set forth in the preferred embodiment, this expediently comprises a programmable control unit, to which a control program is assigned, which defines the method according to the invention. The user can then conveniently set a normal wash on the display, or even a wash, combined with an equipment program.

Further subjects of the invention are the use of a domestic appliance, in particular a washing machine, a washer-dryer or a dryer for equipping a material with a finishing composition which comprises cyclodextrins and / or microcapsules. Yet another object is a material equipped by the method according to the invention.

Figur 1

eine schematische Draufsicht einer erfindungsgemäßen Waschmaschine,

Figur 2

eine schematische Seitenschnittansicht einer Tür für eine Waschmaschine,

Figur 3

zeigt die in Figur 2 dargestellte Tür in der Draufsicht,

Figur 4

eine Seitenschnittansicht eines erfindungsgemäßen Waschtrockners.

The invention will now be explained in more detail with reference to the following drawings. The same reference numerals indicate the same or similar components.

FIG. 1

a schematic plan view of a washing machine according to the invention,

FIG. 2

a schematic side sectional view of a door for a washing machine,

FIG. 3

shows the in FIG. 2 illustrated door in plan view,

FIG. 4

a side sectional view of a washer dryer according to the invention.

FIG. 1 shows a washing machine 1 with a housing 2 and a treatment room 4. In the treatment room 4 is laundry 5. In the illustrated view, the door 6 can be seen in plan view, which, however, as usual in washing machines, consists of a transparent glass insert 24 (Door bowl 24). The door is provided with a locking ring 20 and a handle 22. Also shown in the drawing is a located inside the washing machine control unit 26th

An atomizing device 8 is located in the region of the door 6.

In FIG. 2 a washing machine door 6 is shown with a Zerstäubungseinrichtung 8 according to the invention. The washing machine door 6 has the bowl shape typical of washing machine doors. It adjoins the cuff 31. Shown are thus again the locking ring 20, the handle 22 and the door bowl 24. The door bowl 24 tapers in the direction of the treatment chamber 4 (not shown) and terminates with a flat bottom. In this floor there is an opening 28 through which the dispenser 14 of the atomizing device 8 can protrude into the interior of the washing machine 1. The remaining part of the atomizing device 8, namely the receptacle 10 and the metering device 16 are mounted with brackets 18 on the outwardly facing side of the door 6. The dashed lines indicate a spray bar 12 of equipment composition 12. It can be seen here that the dispenser 14, here a nozzle 14 with solenoid valve (not shown), is arranged so that the spray 12 is distributed obliquely downwards in a cone.

In FIG. 3 is the same washing machine door 6, which in FIG. 2 is shown again shown in plan view. In the middle, again, the atomizing device 8 can be seen, with the receptacle 10 and two brackets 18. The brackets 18 are designed as brackets, which can be attached to the door 6 with suitable fasteners, such as adhesives or the like. The receptacle 10 is designed bottle-shaped and preferably made of a solid material, such as plastic or glass. The metering device 16 is in this embodiment at the Outside of the door 6 attached. Behind this is the opening 28, through which the non-visible delivery device 14, in this case a nozzle 14 extends into the treatment chamber 4. In order to ensure a sufficient seal, sealing means 30 are provided.

FIG. 4 shows a washing dryer 1 according to the invention in a side sectional view. The washer-dryer 1 has a housing 2 and a drum 3 which encloses a treatment space 4 in which laundry items 5 are located. The drum 3 is being moved just at application speed, so that the laundry items 5 abut as a laundry ring 5 on the drum wall. The washer-dryer 1 is closed on one side with a door 6 and has an integrated atomizing device 8. As in the previously described embodiment, this door also has an opening 28 through which the nozzle 14 projects into the treatment space 4. In the housing 2 but outside the treatment chamber 4 and also outside the drum 3 are the metering device 16 and the receptacle 10. In this embodiment, the delivery device 14 is guided through the sealing sleeve 31 and protrudes into the treatment chamber 4 inside. A spray 12 distributes equipment composition 12 evenly to the laundry ring 5.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

Device, domestic appliance, washing machine, washer-dryer, dryer

2

casing

3

Treatment container for laundry, drum

4

Treatment room for laundry

5

laundry

6

door

7

doorway

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atomizing

10

Receptacle for equipment composition

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equipment composition

14

delivery device

16

metering

18

brackets

20

locking ring

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Handle

24

door bowl

26

control unit

28

Opening for dispenser

30

poetry

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cuff

32

management

Claims (23)

Device (1) for cleaning, drying and / or care of materials, comprising a housing (2), a movable drum (3) with an application speed and a treatment space (4) for receiving a laundry (5), a door (6) with which the drum (3) can be closed, and an atomizing device (8) with a receptacle (10) containing a finishing composition (12), and a dispensing device (14) connected to the treatment space (4), which atomizing device (8 ) is capable of delivering the equipment composition (12) to the treatment room (4) via the dispenser (14),
characterized in that
the device (1) additionally comprises a control unit (26) associated with a control program which ensures that the equipment composition (12) is discharged into the treatment space (4) while the drum (3) is operated at at least the application speed. Apparatus (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the atomizing device (8) additionally comprises a metering device (16) with which the delivery of the quantity of the equipment composition (12) is controllable. Device (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the atomizing device (8) is a pressure atomizer (8). Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the receptacle (10) is refillable. Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the receiving container (10) of the atomizing device (8) is arranged outside or inside the housing of the device (1) and via a line (32) to the dispensing device (14) Connection stands. Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the atomizing device (8) is arranged on the outside of the housing of the device (1). Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the atomizing device (8) is arranged on the door (6) of the device (1). Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the atomizing device (8) is releasably attached. Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the atomizing device (8) is arranged integrated in the device (1). Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the dispensing device (14) in the treatment chamber (4) in the upper region of the door (6) or a closable by this door opening (7), in particular in the region of a sleeve (31). is arranged so that the dispenser (14) is able to deliver the equipment composition (12) over the entire depth of the drum (3). Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the atomizing device (8) is a ready-made aerosol can. Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is a household appliance. Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is a washing machine (1), a washer-dryer (1) or a dryer (1). Use of a household appliance (1), in particular a washing machine (1), a washer-dryer (1) or a dryer (1), according to one of the preceding claims Claims for equipping a laundry (5) with a finishing composition (12) comprising cyclodextrins and / or microcapsules. A method for applying a finishing composition (12) to a laundry (5) in a laundry home appliance (1) having a moving drum (3) at a start-up speed and with a sputtering device (8), wherein a laundry is provided in the drum (3) and the equipment composition (12) is applied to the laundry (5) by spraying over the atomizing means (8) while the drum (3) is being moved at or above the application speed. The method of claim 15, wherein for applying the finishing composition (12) to the laundry (5) in a first step, the drum (3) is moved at at least the apply speed and in a second step at a speed below the apply speed in a reversing mode the equipment composition (12) is dispensed by the dispenser (14) only while the drum (3) is being moved at or above the application speed. The method of claim 15 or 16, wherein excess finishing composition (12) is removed after application. The method of claim 15, 16 or 17, further wherein the finishing composition (12) is fixed after application to the laundry (5). Method according to one of the preceding claims 15 to 18, wherein the laundry (5) is subjected to a pretreatment step before application of the finishing composition (12). A method according to claim 19, characterized in that the pre-treatment step comprises a chemical activation of the surface of the laundry (5). A method according to claim 19 or 20, characterized in that the pre-treatment step comprises treating the laundry (5) with an alkaline medium. Method according to one of the preceding claims 15 to 21, characterized in that the finishing composition (12) is delivered in at least one spray or continuously. Laundry (5), equipped according to a method according to one of claims 15 to 22.

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