Laundry Washing Machine with Water Softening System and Method for Controlling a Laundry Washing Machine

摘要

Laundry washing machine (1) comprising an outer casing (2), a washing tub (3), which is arranged inside the casing (2) a rotatable drum (4), which is arranged in axially rotating manner inside the washing tub (3) and is designed to receive laundry to be washed, a detergent dispensing assembly (12), which is designed for supplying laundry detergent into the washing tub (3), a water softening system (14), which is designed to receive fresh water from a water mains (13) and reduce the hardness degree of the fresh water in order to supply softened water to the detergent dispensing assembly (12) and/or to the washing tub (3), during one or more softened water laundry washing phases; a control panel (28) configured to allow operator to input information associated with a laundry washing course comprising one or more softened water laundry washing phase/s; and a controller (15) configured to determine a detergent saving amount (QS) to load in the detergent dispensing assembly (12) and/or to supply to the washing tub (3), based on the softened water laundry washing phase/s of the laundry washing course to be performed.

主权项

1. Laundry washing machine (1) comprising:
an outer casing (2), a washing tub (3), which is arranged inside the casing (2), a rotatable drum (4), which is arranged in axially rotating manner inside the washing tub (3) and is designed to receive laundry to be washed, a detergent dispensing assembly (12), which is designed for supplying laundry detergent into the washing tub (3), a water softening system (14), which is designed to receive fresh water from a water mains (13) and reduce the hardness degree of the fresh water in order to supply softened water to the detergent dispensing assembly (12) and/or to the washing tub (3), during one or more softened water laundry washing phases; a control panel (28) configured to allow operator to input information associated with a laundry washing course to be performed, wherein said laundry washing course comprises one or more softened water laundry washing phase/s; and a controller (15) configured to provide detergent information based on softened water laundry washing phase/s of said laundry washing course to be performed.