A filter device for a water-bearing domestic appliance which has a surface filter with a sleeve shape, a support structure for said surface filter and a flow-through filter housing with filter inlet and filter outlet. The surface filter is held stably on the support structure, which has through-flow openings and a central opening at the end. A first flow path for water leads into the support structure and out again through the through-flow openings and the surface filter. A second flow path leads into the support structure and out again only through the central opening. The support structure is designed circumferential and is formed by support ribs which between them comprise the through-flow openings. The surface filter is attached or pressed onto the outside of the support structure in such a way that it covers the through-flow openings and rests on the outside of the support ribs.

A filtration system for a laundry treating machine is provided. A filtration agitator extends upwards from an impeller base and defines a generally hollow cylindrical interior, the filtration agitator having one or more water inlets along its perimeter to permit passage of water from a treating chamber into the interior and one or more water outlets along its perimeter to permit passage of the water out of the interior. A removable cylindrical brush assembly is provided, that, when installed to the filtration agitator, extends along the vertical length of the agitator and defines a sequence of filtration elements through which a water flow passes from the water inlets to the water outlets. The water flow is configured to pass over the sequence of filtration elements in a predefined order to remove particulates from the water flow during a wash cycle.

A hydraulic control device for liquid-conducting appliances and systems is designed for connection between a source of liquid and an appliance or system using the liquid. The hydraulic control device (1) comprises: —a device body (2′, 3′) having a duct for the liquid (30a, 30b) that extends between an inlet connector (2a) and an outlet connector (3 a); —a flow meter (40, 50) associated to the device body (2\ 3′); and—a valve arrangement (31, 33-37) associated to the device body (2′, 3′), including a valve member (31), which is displaceable between an opening position and a closing position of the duct for the liquid (30a, 30b), and a control mechanism (33-37) for controlling the valve member (31). The control mechanism (33-37) is switchable on the basis of a detection made by the flow meter (40, 50) in order to displace the valve member (31) from the opening position to the closing position of the duct for the liquid (30a, 30b). The flow meter (40, 50) is a non-mechanical flow meter that includes at least two electrical detection elements (42) that are reachable by liquid that flows in the duct for the liquid (30a, 30b).

A clothes treating apparatus including: a cabinet; a tub provided in the cabinet and configured to collect wash water; a circulation device configured to circulate the wash water contained in the tub and including a circulation pump, a first circulation path to guide the wash water from the tub to the circulation pump, and a second circulation path to guide the wash water from the circulation pump to the tub so that the wash water circulates by flowing from the tub to the circulation pump through the first circulation path and flowing back to the tub from the circulation pump through the second circulation pat; and a detergent supply device configured to supply a detergent to the circulation device and including a detergent case, and a detergent pump connected to the detergent case and mounted on the first circulation path to supply the stored detergent through the first circulation path.

A washing machine includes a tub to receive water; a drain pump connectable to the tub and configured to discharge the water from the tub, and a filter assembly to filter the discharged water from the drain pump. The filter assembly includes a filter housing, a filter couplable to the filter housing and configured to rotate within the filter housing, the filter including a first filter structure to collect foreign substance from the discharged water from the drain pump and a second filter structure to collect other foreign substances having a size different from foreign substance collected in the first filter structure from the discharged water from the drain pump, and a filter driver to rotate the filter.

A washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub arranged inside the cabinet, and a washing water treatment apparatus connectable to the tub and configured to circulate water introduced in the tub and discharge the water to an outside of the cabinet. The washing water treatment apparatus includes a case forming an exterior of the washing water treatment apparatus, a filter mountable on an inside of the case and detachable from the inside of the case, a filter blade rotatable inside the filter, a filter driving source to generate power to rotate the filter blade, a drive gear configured to receive the power from the filter driving source and rotate along a first rotation axis, and a filter gear configured to rotate along a second rotation axis at a predetermined angle with respect to the first rotation axis and rotate the filter blade according to a rotation of the drive gear.

A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior and having an access opening to the interior, a treating chamber located within the interior and accessible through the access opening, a dispenser having a drawer with at least one chemistry container and a faucet, and a water supply fluidly coupled to the faucet.

A washing machine includes a casing, a tub, a drum, a pump for circulating water from the tub, a gasket connecting an entry hole of the casing to an entrance hole of the tub and including nozzles for spraying water to the drum, and outlet ports for supplying water to the nozzles. The nozzles are arranged at an inner surface of the gasket at both lateral sides of the gasket in a vertical direction. The gasket includes port receiving pipes that receive the outlet ports, respectively, that are arranged in the vertical direction at an outer surface of the gasket, and that extend parallel to each other.

Laundry treatment appliances for use in a typical household include a tub that has an opening to provide access to the interior and at least partially defines a treating chamber into which fabric items such as clothes, towels, or linens can be placed to undergo a washing operation. A system can be provided for recirculating wash liquid through the tub to reduce water consumption. At least one tank or reservoir and a coagulant dosing system can be included for the chemical treatment of wash water as part of the wash liquid recirculation system. The tank can also serve to separate coagulated solids from the wash water.

A microbubble treatment agent cartridge assembly and washing equipment having the microbubble treatment agent cartridge assembly. The microbubble treatment agent cartridge assembly includes a housing and a treatment agent cartridge accommodated in the housing. The housing is provided with at least one water inlet pipe portion. The at least one water inlet pipe portion is provided internally with at least one stage of diameter-decreasing tapered portion and a microbubble former, and the pipe wall thereof is further provided with an air inlet hole. The air inlet hole is positioned between the at least one stage of diameter-decreasing tapered portion and the microbubble former, and communicates with an air inlet pipe disposed on the housing. The top of the most downstream stage of diameter-decreasing tapered portion is provided with a spray hole. The spray hole enables the water flow flowing through the at least one stage of diameter-decreasing tapered portion.