Washing machine and textile washing and rinsing method

Abstract

A textile rinsing method in a washing machine, the washing machine including a tub, a rotating basket within the tub and a water spraying device, the method comprising stopping the basket, admitting a predetermined fresh water quantity, storing the predetermined fresh water quantity in the tub, spraying the textiles by means of the water spraying device, draining and centrifuging the remaining liquid in the tub and determining the number of semi-rinses. The method may be carried out in a washing machine including a tub and a rotating basket within the tub, wherein the washing machine comprises a pumping system, and a set of spraying means, including a directional valve, a conduction hose, a tub cover and, be it a hose with a plurality of holes or a nozzle and deflector or dispenser box, wherein by means of the directional valve, the pumping system is capable of leading through the conduction hose a determined quantity of fresh water stored in the tub to the, be it a hose with a plurality of holes or a nozzle and deflector or dispenser box, wherein any of the afore are capable of directing the water towards the basket.

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       41 . A method for rinsing at least one textile article in a washing machine, the washing machine including a tub, a rotatable basket within the tub and a water spraying apparatus, the method comprising:
 stopping the basket;   storing a predetermined quantity of fresh liquid water in the tub;   spraying the article with water from the tub;   draining and centrifuging liquid that remains in the tub; and   counting a number of semi-rinse cycles performed while rinsing the article.   
   
   
       42 . The method according to  claim 41 , additionally comprising:
 performing draining and centrifuging prior to stopping the basket.   
   
   
       43 . The method according to  claim 41 , additionally comprising:
 activating a directional valve in the spraying apparatus during a first stopping of the basket, said activating including closing a path for draining and opening a path to a conduction hose of the water spraying apparatus.   
   
   
       44 . The method according to  claim 43 , additionally comprising:
 activating a pump connected to the spraying apparatus prior to spraying the article to supply water from the tub through the conduction hose to a hose having a plurality of perforations to perform the spraying of the article.   
   
   
       45 . The method according to  claim 44 , additionally comprising:
 deactivating the directional valve upon completion of the spraying of the article and prior to the draining and centrifuging of the liquid, said deactivating including opening the path for draining and closing the path to the conduction hose of the water spraying apparatus.   
   
   
       46 . The method according to  claim 41 , wherein when the number of counted semi-rinses cycles is less than a number of pre-established semi-rinse cycles for rinsing the article, repeating the stopping of the basket. 
   
   
       47 . The method according to  claim 46 , wherein when the number of counted semi-rinse cycles has reached the number of pre-established rinse cycles, the method additionally comprising:
 extending by a predetermined time a centrifuging to be performed, and said centrifuging constituting a final centrifuging.   
   
   
       48 . The method according to  claim 41 , additionally comprising:
 activating a pump connected to the spraying apparatus prior to spraying the article to supply water from the tub through a conduction hose, and   counting a time interval the pump is on.   
   
   
       49 . The method according to  claim 48 , wherein, when the time interval the pump has been on is equal to a predetermined time interval, the method additionally comprising:
 deactivating the pump after the article spraying and prior to the draining and centrifuging.   
   
   
       50 . The method of  claim 41 , further comprising configuring the spraying of water to be in a shape of an inverse fan to provide an enhanced spraying area. 
   
   
       51 . The method according to  claim 50 , wherein the spraying area is determined by an angle α having a range from 70° to 110°. 
   
   
       52 . The method according to  claim 41 , additionally comprising:
 rotating the basket in any of two rotational directions, after completing the article spraying and prior to the draining and centrifuging; and   stopping the basket.   
   
   
       53 . The method according to  claim 52 , wherein the rotating of the basket spans an angle β having a range from 45° to 110°. 
   
   
       54 . The method according to  claim 53 , wherein said angle β is dependant on an angle α for determining a spraying area. 
   
   
       55 . The method according to  claim 54 , wherein a number of times the basket is to be rotated is dependant on an angle α for determining a spraying area. 
   
   
       56 . The method according to  claim 55 , further comprising determining whether the basket has completed the total number of basket rotations and, when it is determined that the basket has yet to complete the total number of basket rotations, activating a pump connected to the spraying apparatus prior to spraying the article to supply water from the tub through a conduction hose. 
   
   
       57 . The method according to  claim 56 , wherein, when it is determined that the basket has completed the total number of basket rotations, performing a draining. 
   
   
       58 . A washing machine including a tub and rotating basket within the tub, wherein the washing machine comprises:
 a pumping system; and   a spraying apparatus including a directional valve, a conduction hose, a tub cover and a discharge device,   wherein in response to activation of the directional valve, the pumping system is arranged to supply through the conduction hose a predetermined quantity of fresh water from the tub to the discharge device, wherein said discharge device is disposed in the tub cover to direct the water towards the basket.   
   
   
       59 . The washing machine according to  claim 58 , wherein the discharge device comprises a hose having perforations disposed along the periphery of the hose, and wherein the hose having perforations is further coupled to dispense at least one of a detergent, a brightener, a disinfectant, and a softener and is further arranged to combine fresh water with at least one of the detergent, the brightener, the disinfectant, and the softener. 
   
   
       60 . The washing machine according to  claim 58 , wherein the discharge device comprises dispenser box further coupled to dispense at least one of a detergent, a brightener, a disinfectant, and a softener and is further arranged to combine fresh water with at least one of the detergent, the brightener, the disinfectant, and the softener. 
   
   
       61 . The washing machine according to  claim 60 , wherein the dispenser box includes at least one inlet for receiving fresh water, a respective electrical link for communicating a respective signal from and to an electronic control, and a plurality of ducts to guide the fresh water, wherein said ducts dispense at least one of the detergent, the brightener, the disinfectant, and the softener and wherein said dispenser box includes a plurality of perforations in said ducts to emit the water. 
   
   
       62 . A washing machine including a tub and a rotating basket within the tub,
 wherein the washing machine comprises:   a pumping system; and   a spraying apparatus, including a directional valve, a conduction hose, a tub cover, a nozzle disposed on the tub cover and a deflector,   wherein upon activation of the directional valve, the pumping system is coupled to supply through the conduction hose a determined quantity of fresh water stored in the tub to the nozzle and said nozzle is arranged to direct the fresh water towards the deflector; and   wherein said deflector is arranged to deflect the water towards the basket, wherein the deflector causes a spraying stream to be in the form of an inverse fan, thus increasing an spraying area, wherein the spraying area is determined by an angle α having a range from 70° to 110°, wherein the basket is rotated by an angle β angle having a range from 45° to 110°, wherein said β angle depends upon said α angle, and wherein a number of times the basket is to be rotated depends upon said α angle.