Washing method with polymer solid particles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9587337-B2
Application number	US-201114125344-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 11, 2011
Priority date	Jun 15, 2011
Publication date	Mar 7, 2017
Grant date	Mar 7, 2017

Abstract

A washing method with polymer solid particles comprises: step 1: washing clothes with the polymer solid particles, the surface of said polymer solid particles is provided with absorption holes; step 2: dehydrating the polymer solid particles and the clothes together; step 3: separating the polymer solid particles from the clothes and collecting the polymer solid particles; step 4: rinsing the clothes; and step 5: dehydrating the clothes. Before separating the polymer solid particles from the clothes, there is a step of dehydrating the polymer solid particles and the clothes together, so the user can easily separate the polymer solid particles from the clothes.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A washing method with polymer solid particles performed using a washing device comprising a shell, an outer cylinder, an inner cylinder and a particle storage box, the particle storage box being located above the outer cylinder and being provided with (i) an outlet of the particle storage box through which the polymer solid particles are dispensed into the outer cylinder and (ii) an inlet of the particle storage box through which the polymer solid particles are collected into the particle storage box, the outlet and the inlet of the particle storage box being located above the outer cylinder, the method comprising:
step 1: washing the clothes with the polymer solid particles, wherein the surface of said polymer solid particles is provided with absorption holes;
step 2: dehydrating the polymer solid particles and the clothes together;
step 3: separating the polymer solid particles from the clothes and collecting the polymer solid particles, wherein the outlet of the particle storage box is shut off, the inlet of the particle storage box is open, and the polymer solid particles are separated from the clothes and collected in the particle storage box from the outer cylinder through the inlet of the particle storage box by rotating the inner cylinder;
step 4: rinsing the clothes; and
step 5: dehydrating the clothes.

2. The washing method with polymer solid particles according to claim 1 , wherein the washing method further comprises another step of adding water and detergent into the polymer solid particles and the clothes before step 1.

3. The washing method with polymer solid particles according to claim 1 , wherein, during washing, the rotational speed of the inner cylinder in step 1 is in a range of 50-70 rpm.

4. The washing method with polymer solid particles according to claim 1 , wherein washing time in step 1 is in a range of 15-60 minutes.

5. The washing method with polymer solid particles according to claim 1 , wherein said polymer solid particles in step 1 contains 5% to 10% magnetic material.

6. The washing method with polymer solid particles according to claim 1 , wherein the washing is in cold water.

7. The washing method with polymer solid particles according to claim 1 , wherein the speed of the inner cylinder is in a range of 1000-2000 rpm during dehydrating in step 2.

8. The washing method with polymer solid particles according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer solid particles and the clothes are separated in a magnetic field in step 3.

9. The washing method with polymer solid particles according to claim 1 , wherein the speed of the inner cylinder is in a range of 200-600 rpm during collecting of the polymer solid particles in step 3.

10. The washing method with polymer solid particles according to claim 1 , wherein the washing method further comprises a step of separating the polymer solid particles remaining in the clothes between step 3 and step 4, wherein the step of separating the polymer solid particles remaining in the clothes includes cycling through the following steps: the inner cylinder of the washing device drives the clothes to rotate by a preset angle along a circular-arc-shape side wall of the inner cylinder, and then the inner cylinder stops rotating for a preset time.

11. The washing method with polymer solid particles according to claim 10 , wherein the inner cylinder of the washing device drives the clothes to rotate unidirectionally; or the inner cylinder of the washing device drives the clothes to rotate alternately along clockwise and anticlockwise; or the inner cylinder of the washing device drives the clothes to rotate unidirectionally, and then the inner cylinder of the washing device drives the clothes to rotate alternately along clockwise and anticlockwise.

12. The washing method with polymer solid particles according to claim 10 , wherein the rotation angle that inner cylinder of the washing device drives the clothes is in a range from more than 0° to 150°.

13. The washing method with polymer solid particles according to claim 10 , wherein the stop time of the inner cylinder is in the range of 1 to 5 seconds.

14. The washing method with polymer solid particles according to claim 10 , wherein the washing method further comprises a step of collecting the polymer solid particles after the step of separating the polymer solid particles remaining in the clothes.

15. The washing method with polymer solid particles according to claim 1 , wherein centrifugal action drives the polymer solid particles from a surface of the outer cylinder, through the inlet of the particle storage box, into the particle storage box.

16. The washing method with polymer solid particles according to claim 1 , wherein the inner cylinder includes a scraper that drives the polymer solid particles along a surface of the outer cylinder, through the inlet of the particle storage box, into the particle storage box.

17. A washing method with polymer solid particles performed using a washing device comprising a shell, an outer cylinder, an inner cylinder and a particle storage box, the particle storage box being located above the outer cylinder and being provided with (i) an outlet of the particle storage box through which the polymer solid particles are dispensed into the outer cylinder and (ii) an inlet of the particle storage box through which the polymer solid particles are collected into the particle storage box, the outlet and the inlet of the particle storage box being located above the outer cylinder, the washing method comprising:
step 1: washing the clothes with the polymer solid particles, wherein the surface of the polymer solid particles is provided with absorption holes;
step 2: dehydrating the polymer solid particles and the clothes together;
step 3: separating the polymer solid particles from the clothes and collecting the polymer solid particles, wherein the outlet of the particle storage box is shut off, the inlet of the particle storage box is open, and the polymer solid particles are separated from the clothes and collected in the particle storage box from the outer cylinder through the inlet of the particle storage box by rotating the inner cylinder; and
step 4: determining whether to repeat step 3, if yes, repeating step 3 at least once.

18. The washing method with polymer solid particles according to claim 17 , wherein centrifugal action drives the polymer solid particles from a surface of the outer cylinder, through the inlet of the particle storage box, into the particle storage box.

19. The washing method with polymer solid particles according to claim 17 , wherein the inner cylinder includes a scraper that drives the polymer solid particles along a surface of the outer cylinder, through the inlet of the particle storage box, into the particle storage box.

Assignees

• He Zhengbao
• Lao Chunfeng
• Ma Guojun
• Xeros Ltd

Inventors

• He Zhengbao
• Lao Chunfeng
• Ma Guojun

Classifications

• D06F23/00 Primary

  Washing machines with receptacles, e.g. perforated, having a rotary movement, e.g. oscillatory movement, the receptacle serving both for washing and for centrifugally separating water from the laundry  (with further drying means D06F25/00; programme control aspects D06F33/00) · CPC title

• D06F35/00

  Washing machines, apparatus, or methods not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• D06F35/005 Primary

  Methods for washing, rinsing or spin-drying · CPC title

• D06F23/02

  and rotating or oscillating about a horizontal axis · CPC title