Appliances with sudsing-reducing flushable detergent dispensers

Abstract

A fabric treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving fabric for treatment and a treating chemistry dispenser that may be flushed with a water flow for removal of residual treating chemistry while reducing sudsing. A method of supplying liquid in the treating chemistry dispenser includes distributing water from a liquid distribution header fluidly coupled with at least one water inlet.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A fabric treating appliance comprising a treating chamber for receiving fabric for treatment and a bulk treating chemistry dispenser, the bulk treating chemistry dispenser comprising:
 at least one cup with a bottom wall;   a siphon tube, with a cover, projecting upwardly from the bottom wall for removal of treating chemistry from the at least one cup during a dispensing operation;   at least one water inlet; and   a liquid distribution header located above the bottom wall and fluidly coupled with the at least one water inlet for distributing water to the at least one cup through a first water outlet oriented relative to the at least one cup such that a first water flow emitted through the first water outlet strikes a side of the cover, a second water outlet oriented relative to the at least one cup such that a second water flow emitted through the second water outlet strikes a top of the cover, and a third water outlet oriented relative to the at least one cup such that a third water flow emitted through the third water outlet strikes a bottom of the cup.   
     
     
         2 . The fabric treating appliance of  claim 1  wherein the first, second, and third water flows differ by at least one of a direction of flow, a velocity of flow, or a pattern of flow. 
     
     
         3 . The fabric treating appliance of  claim 2  wherein the pattern of flow comprises a shower, a spray, or a jet. 
     
     
         4 . The fabric treating appliance of  claim 2  wherein the direction of flow comprises a generally downstream direction of flow or a generally vertical direction of flow. 
     
     
         5 . The fabric treating appliance of  claim 1  wherein the first and second water outlets comprise round outlet openings and wherein a velocity of flow through the first water outlet is greater than a velocity of flow through the second water outlet, and further wherein the second water outlet comprises a raised entrance around the round outlet opening. 
     
     
         6 . The fabric treating appliance of  claim 1  wherein at least one of the first, second, or third water outlets has a shape configured to provide a spray of water in a generally downstream direction and the other of the first, second, and third water outlets has a shape configured to provide a spray of water having a generally vertical trajectory. 
     
     
         7 . The fabric treating appliance of  claim 1  wherein at least one of the first, second, or third water outlets comprises a slot outlet opening and the other of the first, second, and third water outlets comprises a round outlet opening. 
     
     
         8 . The fabric treating appliance of  claim 1  wherein the first water outlet comprises a round outlet opening, the second water outlet comprises a round outlet opening having a raised entrance, and the third water outlet comprises a slot outlet opening. 
     
     
         9 . The fabric treating appliance of  claim 1  wherein the first water outlet is disposed downstream of the at least one water inlet and the second and third water outlets are disposed downstream of the first water outlet. 
     
     
         10 . The fabric treating appliance of  claim 9  wherein the liquid distribution header comprises at least one raised feature channeling a flow of water across the liquid distribution header from the at least one water inlet toward the second and third water outlets. 
     
     
         11 . A method of supplying liquid in a bulk treating chemistry dispenser, of a fabric treating appliance, with a liquid distribution header fluidly coupled with at least one water inlet and overlying at least one cup with a bottom wall and a siphon tube, with a cover, extending upwardly from the bottom wall, the method comprising:
 distributing water to the at least one cup from the liquid distribution header in a first flow of water, through a first water outlet in the liquid distribution header oriented relative to the at least one cup such that the first flow of water emitted through the first water outlet strikes at least one of a top or a side of the cover, and a second flow of water, through a second water outlet in the liquid distribution header oriented relative to the at least one cup such that the second flow of water emitted through the second water outlet strikes the bottom wall of the at least one cup, wherein the first flow of water has a greater velocity than the second flow of water.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the first flow of water comprises two separate flows of water, one striking the top of the cover and the other striking the side of the cover. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the first and second water flows differ by at least one of a direction of flow or a pattern of flow. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the first and second water flows differ in both of direction and pattern of flow. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the pattern of flow comprises a shower, a spray, or a jet. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the direction of flow comprises a generally downstream direction of flow or a generally vertical direction of flow. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the first and second water flows are at least in a generally downstream direction or a vertical trajectory. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11  wherein one of the first and second water flows is in a generally downstream direction and the other of the first and second water flows is in a vertical trajectory. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the first water flow is upstream of the second water flow. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 11  wherein water flowing through the liquid distribution header is flowed through a channel.