EP0554226B1 - Réservoir de lessive liquide et additifs à utiliser dans les machines à laver domestiques et machines pourvues de tels réservoirs - Google Patents

Réservoir de lessive liquide et additifs à utiliser dans les machines à laver domestiques et machines pourvues de tels réservoirs Download PDF

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EP0554226B1
EP0554226B1 EP93830023A EP93830023A EP0554226B1 EP 0554226 B1 EP0554226 B1 EP 0554226B1 EP 93830023 A EP93830023 A EP 93830023A EP 93830023 A EP93830023 A EP 93830023A EP 0554226 B1 EP0554226 B1 EP 0554226B1
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F39/00—Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups D06F9/00 - D06F27/00 
    • D06F39/02—Devices for adding soap or other washing agents
    • D06F39/022—Devices for adding soap or other washing agents in a liquid state
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
    • A47L15/42—Details
    • A47L15/44—Devices for adding cleaning agents; Devices for dispensing cleaning agents, rinsing aids or deodorants
    • A47L15/4418—Devices for adding cleaning agents; Devices for dispensing cleaning agents, rinsing aids or deodorants in the form of liquids

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  • This invention concerns a container for liquid detergents and additives to be used in domestic washers, and precisely washing machines and dishwashers, as well as machines provided with said container.
  • a device in washing machines for introducing a liquid detergent into the washing liquid during the course of the washing or rinsing operations is known from US.A. 3 207 373.
  • the object of this invention is to solve this problem with no substantial modifications to the structure, now standardized, or the internal equipments of a domestic washing machine or dishwasher.
  • This object is achieved through a container whose shape develops mainly horizontally with small thickness, including one or more separate sections, each one with its own loading port provided with a closing plug, as well as with an outlet port for the inflow of the respective liquid product in the washing tank through an electric valve or pump, said container being positioned in the area included between the washing tank and the top cover of the washing machine.
  • the top cover is liftable being hinged on the rear side of the machine, possibly of the container itself, to get within reach of the loading ports, there being preferably provided a stop to keep said cover in the lifted position during the loading operation.
  • a domestic washing machine 1 is schematically represented which, according to this invention, is provided with a container 2 for liquid detergents or additives, flat-shaped and such as to take up, with a very small thickness, substantially the whole area included between the machine top cover 4 and the tank 10, in order to assure the greatest achievable capacity making the most of the room available in said area.
  • a washing machine is obviously just an example and it could as well be the matter of a dishwasher with no substantial differences as far as the inventive aspect is concerned, the only difference being that in such a case with "tank" the dishwasher washing volume is meant.
  • the container 2 is divided in several sections and, as an example, two sections 2a and 2b (the latter of smaller volume) have been represented in the drawing, separated by a wall 3, for the detergent and the additive respectively. Obviously there may be more sections, if a greater number of additives is needed in the washing cycle. In any case each section will be provided with a loading port 8 and a relative closing cap 9 capable of preventing the evaporation of the corresponding liquid and its drying.
  • an electric valve or pump 7 is provided to load the liquid detergent or additives into the washing tank 10 through the ports 11 at the end of the ducts 12.
  • the electric valves or, alternatively, the pumps 7 are controlled by a timer 6 which selects the product to let into the tank 10 for the different stages of the washing cycle and, from time to time, determines its quantity.
  • the container 2 may be made easily accessible from outside when the machine top cover 4 or "top” is considered as a liftable cover of the multiple container.
  • the machine top cover 4 may be hinged in 5 on the rear side of said machine or of the container itself.
  • a proper stop 15 is capable of keeping the cover 4 in the lifted position to make easier the loading of the sections with the relative product through the ports 8.
  • the upper surface of the container 2 preferably manufactured from plastic material, for example by moulding, may present a cavity 14, obtained by moulding as well, suitable to serve as housing of the instruction booklet relative to the machine or of the washing cycles table and possibly of other accessories useful for the machine operation.
  • said accessories could be housed inside a pocket (not shown) obtained on the lower side of the top 4, which would be accessible by lifting the top itself.
  • the latter will be preferably made so as to cover completely the upper part of the machine, thus making a barrier towards the internal parts of the latter being under voltage and/or moving, in order to avoid the contact with them by the user.
  • the invention is easily adaptable to built-in washing machines or dishwashers, or integrated in a modular system, whose top is not liftable.
  • the container according to the invention is located all the same between the tank (or washing volume) and the top panel with frontal loading instead of from above.

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  • Washing And Drying Of Tableware (AREA)

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  1. Machine à laver domestique comprenant un récipient (2) ayant une forme se développant essentiellement horizontalement de faible épaisseur et logé dans la partie supérieure de la machine (1) dans une zone située entre une cuve de lavage (10) ou un volume de lavage pour un lave-vaisselle et un couvercle (4) de la machine elle-même, immédiatement en dessous de ce dernier, dans laquelle le récipient (2) comporte une ou plusieurs sections séparées (2a-2b), chacune ayant sa propre ouverture de remplissage (8) munie d'un bouchon de fermeture (9) ainsi que d'une lumière de sortie (11) pour l'écoulement du produit liquide correspondant dans la cuve ou volume de lavage (10) par l'intermédiaire d'une vanne ou pompe électrique (7), et dans laquelle la machine comporte également une minuterie (6) pour commander automatiquement les vannes ou pompes électriques (7) pour l'admission et la mesure des produits liquides dans la cuve ou volume de lavage (10), caractérisée en ce que le récipient (2) occupe complètement la partie supérieure de la machine (1) en l'isolant de passages qui pourraient venir au contact de pièces sous tension ou en mouvement et comporte dans sa surface supérieure une cavité (14) pouvant servir de logement à un ou plusieurs accessoires tels que manuel d'instructions, table de cycles de lavage, etc.
  2. Machine selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le couvercle (4), servant de couvercle pour le récipient, peut être soulevé pour le chargement des liquides par les ouvertures (8).
  3. Machine selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que le couvercle (4) est articulé en (5) sur la paroi arrière de la machine elle-même ou du récipient (2), des moyens d'arrêt (15) étant prévus pour maintenir le couvercle (4) dans sa position soulevée durant le chargement des liquides à travers les dites ouvertures (8).
  4. Machine selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que le couvercle (4) présente sur sa face tournée vers l'intérieur une poche pour recevoir des accessoires utiles durant le lavage.
EP93830023A 1992-01-27 1993-01-26 Réservoir de lessive liquide et additifs à utiliser dans les machines à laver domestiques et machines pourvues de tels réservoirs Expired - Lifetime EP0554226B1 (fr)

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ITMI920142 1992-01-27
ITMI920142A IT1260451B (it) 1992-01-27 1992-01-27 Contenitore per detersivi ed addittivi liquidi da utilizzare in macchine domestiche di lavaggio e macchine provviste di tale contenitore

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ES2113236B1 (es) * 1994-02-07 1999-01-16 Ortiz Juan Romera Dosificador automatico de detergente y suavizante para lavadoras.
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ES2249105B1 (es) * 2003-12-05 2007-05-01 Plasticos Mondragon, S.A.U. Deposito dosificador de suavizante para electrodomesticos.
GB2432577A (en) * 2005-11-25 2007-05-30 Andrew Reason Ltd Dispensing apparatus
WO2007060455A2 (fr) * 2005-11-25 2007-05-31 Andrew Reason Limited Appareil de lavage
DE102014105841A1 (de) * 2014-04-25 2015-10-29 Miele & Cie. Kg Wäschebehandlungsmaschine mit einer Vorrichtung für die Zugabe von flüssigen Wasch- und/oder Pflegemitteln
JP6993381B2 (ja) * 2019-04-25 2022-01-13 日立グローバルライフソリューションズ株式会社 洗濯機
JP7290489B2 (ja) * 2019-07-08 2023-06-13 東芝ライフスタイル株式会社 衣類処理装置

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DE3638109C2 (de) * 1986-11-07 1996-07-25 Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete Waschmaschine mit einem an einer Oberkante des Gehäuses scharnierten Gehäusedeckel

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