A system for dosing substances such as cleaning and/or care agents is disclosed. The system includes a dosing device, at least one energy source, a control unit, a sensor unit, and at least two cartridges for respectively accommodating at least one of the cleaning and/or care agents. The at least two cartridges are capable of being coupled to the dosing device.

An automatic additive dispensing device includes: a liquid additive storage box, a measuring chamber communicating with the storage box, a pumping unit for pumping the additive into the measuring chamber, and a flushing water passage communicating with the measuring chamber. The measuring chamber measures the amount of an additive entering the measuring chamber; the flushing water passage introduces water into the measuring chamber, and then the additive pumped into the measuring chamber is discharged. The measuring chamber is flushed; and may directly or indirectly communicate with the liquid storage box. A one-way passage is arranged for flowing in a direction from the liquid storage box to the measuring chamber. By providing the simple one-way passage between the liquid storage box and the measuring chamber, flushing water can be prevented from being guided into the liquid storage box in the process of flushing the measuring chamber.

A washing machine appliance includes a wash tub defining a wash chamber, a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub, and a camera mounted within the cabinet in view of the wash chamber. A controller is operably coupled to the camera for obtaining images of the load of clothes in the wash chamber and analyzing the images using a neural network image recognition process (such as a Mask R-CNN process) to determine a load characteristic of the load of clothes. The load characteristic can then be used to adjust at least one operating parameter of the washing machine appliance based on the load characteristic, e.g., for improved or optimized wash performance.

Disclosed a laundry treating apparatus comprising: a cabinet; a tub; a drum; and a detergent storage unit retractable or extendable into or from the cabinet through a front opening, wherein the detergent storage unit includes: a detergent storage frame retractable or extendable into or from the cabinet through the opening, wherein the detergent storage frame has detergent containing walls protruding upward from a bottom face thereof, wherein a detergent containing region is defined by the detergent containing walls; a detergent reservoir installed detachably on the detergent storage frame and surrounding at least a portion of the detergent containing region, wherein first detergent is stored in the detergent reservoir; and a detergent cup installed detachably in the detergent containing region, wherein the detergent storage frame has a detergent container formed in a portion of the detergent containing region except for the detergent cup, wherein second detergent is stored in the detergent container, wherein third detergent is stored in the detergent cup.

A washing machine appliance as provided herein, may include a cabinet, a tub, a fluid additive dispenser, and a controller. The tub may be disposed within the cabinet. The fluid additive dispenser may include a housing, a dispenser drawer, a water supply conduit, a conduit water valve, and an optical sensor. The optical sensor may be mounted to a housing and directed at a pod compartment. The controller may be operably coupled to the fluid additive dispenser and may be configured to initiate a washing operation. The washing operation may include receiving an image signal from the optical sensor, determining a pod characteristic within the pod compartment based on the received image signal, and directing water to the pod compartment based on the determined pod characteristic.

A washing machine appliance, as provided herein, may include a fluid additive dispenser and a controller. The fluid additive dispenser may include a housing, a dispenser drawer, a water supply conduit, a first water valve, a shower plate, and a second water valve. The water supply conduit may be directed to the pod compartment defined by the dispenser drawer and define a water inlet. The shower plate may be disposed upstream from a primary compartment and the pod compartment. The controller may be configured to initiate a washing operation that includes initiating a wetting water flow at the second water valve to the pod compartment through the shower plate, initiating a break water flow to the pod compartment through the water supply conduit following the wetting water flow, and initiating a fill water flow through the shower plate following the break water flow.

A laundry treatment apparatus is disclosed including a cabinet, a tub configured to store water, a drum rotatably disposed inside the tub, a drawer configured to be withdrawable from the cabinet, a housing configured to accommodate the drawer, a storage body configured to be detachable from the drawer to store liquid detergent, a supply pump disposed on the housing to be detachably coupled to the storage body, a first electrode having one end located inside the storage body and another end exposed to an outside of the storage body, a second electrode having one end located inside the storage body and another end exposed to the outside of the storage body, an electrode coupler disposed on the housing body to be detachably coupled to the first and second electrodes, a cleaning hole formed through the storage body, and a lid configured to open and close the cleaning hole.

A washing machine appliance includes a wash tub defining a wash chamber, a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub, and a motor operably coupled to the wash basket for selectively rotating the wash basket. A controller is configured for accelerating the wash basket at a predetermined acceleration rate during an acceleration period while monitoring various acceleration parameters. The controller also rotates the wash basket at a predetermined speed during a steady state period either before or after the acceleration period while measuring steady state parameters. The controller further determines a load score based at least in part on the acceleration parameters and the steady state parameters and determines a load weight based on the load score, the acceleration parameters, the steady state parameters, and a weighted transfer function.

A household cleaning appliance having a rotatable drum located within the interior and defining a treating chamber for receiving an article for treating and wherein a rotational axis of the drum is vertical and a method for operating the household cleaning appliance. The household cleaning appliance includes a dispensing system that includes and can be operated as a non-bulk dispensing system or as a bulk dispensing system in a household cleaning appliance.

A laundry treatment appliance having a treatment cycle a drawer with a compartments for treatment agents; metering devices to draw doses from the compartments; and a control unit to control the metering devices according to a selected control mode. In a first mode, one metering device draws treatment agent dose during one of two phases, and the other metering is kept off during both phases. In a second mode, both metering devices draw up treatment agent doses during at least one of two phases. In a third mode one metering device draws treatment agent during one phase of two phases, and the other metering device draws up treatment agent dose during the other of two phases.