Laundry treating appliance having a treating chemistry dispenser

Abstract

A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry items according to an automatic cycle of operation includes a cabinet defining an interior. The cabinet has a front panel that at least partially defines an access opening to the interior. A treating chamber is located within the cabinet and accessible by the access opening. A closure is movably mounted to the cabinet to selectively open and close the access opening. The closure has a rear face confronting the treating chamber when the closure closes the access opening. The laundry treating appliance further includes a treating chemistry dispenser having first and second bulk treating chemistry reservoirs.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry items according to an automatic cycle of operation, the laundry treating appliance comprising:
 a cabinet defining an interior and having a front panel that at least partially defines an access opening to the interior;   a treating chamber located within the cabinet and accessible by the access opening;   a closure movably mounted to the cabinet to selectively open and close the access opening and having a rear face confronting the treating chamber when the closure closes the access opening; and   a bulk treating chemistry dispenser mounted to the rear face and protruding through the access opening when the closure closes the access opening, the bulk treating chemistry dispenser comprising:
 first and second bulk treating chemistry reservoirs positioned side-by-side and removably coupled to the bulk treating dispenser and extending along a vertical height of the access opening; 
 a dispenser inlet formed between the first and second bulk treating chemistry reservoirs at an upper end of the bulk treating chemistry dispenser and fluidly coupled to a water supply; 
 a dispenser outlet formed between the first and second bulk treating chemistry reservoirs at a lower end of the bulk treating chemistry dispenser and fluidly coupled to the treating chamber; and 
 wherein at least one of first and second bulk treating chemistry reservoirs is sized to hold at least 1 liter of treating chemistry. 
   
     
     
         2 . The laundry treating appliance of  claim 1 , further comprising a bellows extending between the treating chamber and the access opening. 
     
     
         3 . The laundry treating appliance of  claim 2 , wherein the bulk treating chemistry dispenser abuts the bellows when the closure closes the access opening. 
     
     
         4 . The laundry treating appliance of  claim 3 , wherein the dispenser outlet comprises at least two spray nozzles with a first spray nozzle configured to provide a spray toward the treating chamber and a second spray nozzle configured to provide a spray toward the bellows. 
     
     
         5 . The laundry treating appliance of  claim 4  wherein the second spray nozzle can be configured to provide the spray to the bellows for cleaning of the bellows independently of a laundry treating cycle of operation that provides the spray toward the treating chamber through the first spray nozzle. 
     
     
         6 . The laundry treating appliance of  claim 1 , further comprising a mixing conduit extending between the dispenser inlet and the dispenser outlet and fluidly coupled to the first and second bulk treating chemistry reservoirs. 
     
     
         7 . The laundry treating appliance of  claim 6 , wherein the bulk treating chemistry dispenser further comprises at least one supply conduit fluidly coupling the first and second bulk treating chemistry reservoir to the mixing conduit. 
     
     
         8 . The laundry treating appliance of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one supply conduit includes at least one pump configured to provide a treating chemistry from the first and second bulk treating chemistry reservoirs into the mixing conduit. 
     
     
         9 . The laundry treating appliance of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one pump is positioned between the rear face and the at least one bulk treating chemistry reservoir. 
     
     
         10 . The laundry treating appliance of  claim 8 , wherein the treating chemistry pumped into the mixing conduit mixes with water entering the mixing conduit from the dispenser inlet to form a water-treating chemistry mixture within the mixing conduit. 
     
     
         11 . The laundry treating appliance of  claim 6 , wherein the mixing conduit is positioned between the first and second bulk treating chemistry reservoirs. 
     
     
         12 . The laundry treating appliance of  claim 11 , wherein the first and second bulk treating chemistry reservoirs collectively form the mixing conduit. 
     
     
         13 . The laundry treating appliance of  claim 11 , wherein a first supply conduit fluidly couples the first bulk treating chemistry reservoir to the mixing conduit and a second supply conduit fluidly couples the second bulk treating chemistry reservoir to the mixing conduit. 
     
     
         14 . The laundry treating appliance of  claim 13 , wherein the first and second supply conduits each include a pump positioned between the rear face and the first and second bulk treating chemistry reservoirs and configured to provide treating chemistries from the first and second bulk treating chemistry reservoirs into the mixing conduit. 
     
     
         15 . The laundry treating appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the bulk treating chemistry dispenser further comprises a visual indicator of a current level of treating chemistry within the first and second bulk treating chemistry reservoirs. 
     
     
         16 . The laundry treating appliance of  claim 15 , wherein the visual indicator comprises a window located on the bulk treating chemistry dispenser providing a view of at least a portion of the first and second treating chemistry reservoirs. 
     
     
         17 . A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry items according to an automatic cycle of operation, the laundry treating appliance comprising:
 a cabinet defining an interior and having a front panel that at least partially defines an access opening to the interior;   a treating chamber located within the cabinet and accessible by the access opening;   a closure movably mounted to the cabinet to selectively open and close the access opening and having a rear face confronting the treating chamber when the closure closes the access opening; and   a bulk treating chemistry dispenser mounted to the rear face and protruding through the access opening when the closure closes the access opening, the bulk treating chemistry dispenser comprising:
 first and second bulk treating chemistry reservoirs extending along a vertical height of the access opening; 
 a dispenser inlet formed between the first and second bulk treating reservoirs at an upper end of the bulk treating chemistry dispenser and fluidly coupled to a water supply; 
 a dispenser outlet formed between the first and second bulk treating chemistry reservoirs at a lower end of the bulk treating chemistry dispenser and fluidly coupled to the treating chamber, the dispenser outlet comprising at least two spray nozzles with a first spray nozzle configured to provide a spray toward the treating chamber and a second spray nozzle configured to provide a spray toward a bellows extending between the treating chamber and the access opening. 
   
     
     
         18 . The laundry treating appliance of  claim 17 , wherein at least one of first and second bulk treating chemistry reservoirs is sized to hold at least 1 liter of treating chemistry. 
     
     
         19 . The laundry treating appliance of  claim 18 , further comprising a mixing conduit extending between the dispenser inlet and the dispenser outlet and fluidly coupled to the at first and second bulk treating chemistry reservoirs. 
     
     
         20 . The laundry treating appliance of  claim 17 , wherein the bulk treating chemistry dispenser is received within and abuts the bellows when the closure closes the opening.