EP1247483A1 - Accessoire pour lave-vaisselle - Google Patents

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EP1247483A1
EP1247483A1 EP20020007288 EP02007288A EP1247483A1 EP 1247483 A1 EP1247483 A1 EP 1247483A1 EP 20020007288 EP20020007288 EP 20020007288 EP 02007288 A EP02007288 A EP 02007288A EP 1247483 A1 EP1247483 A1 EP 1247483A1
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Adriano Martinelli
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    • 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
    • A47L15/4445—Detachable devices

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  • the present invention relates to a dishwasher accessory.
  • dishwashers perform their washing cycle by using water drawn from the mains and in the presence of substances that are introduced in them at appropriately provided seats.
  • Such substances notoriously comprise salt, detergent and rinse aid, which certainly work effectively, although it is often noted that the washing does not provide optimum results.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide an accessory that can be provided together with the dishwasher in order to allow it to work in an optimum manner without however causing a significant cost increase.
  • a dishwasher accessory characterized in that it comprises a device provided with means suitable to introduce vinegar in the dishwasher during the washing cycle.
  • the reference numeral 1 generally designates the accessory according to the invention, inserted within a rack 2 of a dishwasher.
  • the accessory 1 comprises a container in the form of a small bottle 3 adapted to contain vinegar, which in the situation shown in the figure reaches a level 4; the bottle is suitable to be rested at its bottom 5 on the base grille of the rack 2.
  • the bottle 3 is provided with a removable top 6, which allows refilling with vinegar after every emptying and supports hermetically the siphon tube 7, which reaches the vicinity of the bottom 5 of the bottle and exits from the top at the portion 7a, which is bent back to prevent the inflow of the washing water into the bottle, in an appropriately raised position in order to prevent the spontaneous outflow of the vinegar.
  • the expansion of the air pocket that lies above the level 4 of the vinegar inside the bottle 3 as a consequence of the heating of the air that occurs during the operation of the dishwasher determines a pressure on the underlying vinegar that causes said vinegar to exit from the portion 7a of the tube 7 and to enter the washing water: the vinegar also expands due to heating, and this fact also causes outflows of the vinegar, albeit minimal ones.
  • the user can, by opening the top 6, introduce vinegar in the bottle 3 up to the level 4 or proximate thereto, and the type of operation described now occurs already from the first wash, but the bottle 3 might also be filled completely by the user, and in this case a weak outflow of vinegar occurs during the first washes but tends to increase, reaching the above described conditions as the volume of the air pocket above the level of the vinegar increases.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a different embodiment of the invention, in which the vinegar container 8 is formed monolithically within the basket 9 designed to contain cutlery.
  • the container is provided with the top 10, which supports hermetically the siphon tube 11, which is fully similar to the tube 7.
  • a container designed to contain vinegar and provided with a siphon tube of the described type might be obtained by producing the container as an integral part of the structure of the dishwasher or of any element of said dishwasher.
  • FIG. 3 Another embodiment of a vinegar container with siphon tube is shown in Figure 3, in which the invention is provided as a single body 12, typically obtained by molding plastics, which comprises the container 13 of vinegar 14 and the tube 15 that protrudes from the bottom of the container and exits at 15a: this embodiment is of the single-use type and is thus adapted to be discarded once emptied of its contents.
  • Figure 4 is a view of an embodiment of the invention that comprises the container 16 of vinegar 17, provided with the filling plug 16a and with the valve 18 at the bottom.
  • the valve comprises a flow control element formed by the plates 19a and 19b, which are monolithically connected by the stem 19c, which is kept in the closed position shown in the figure by the action of the spring 20 and is meant to be lowered, with a separation of the plate 19a from the sealing surface that produces a graduated outflow of vinegar, by the thrust applied as a consequence of the expansion of the fluids, air and vinegar, that are present in the container 16 due to their heating during the washing cycle.
  • the outflow of the vinegar 21 from the container 22 is no longer determined, as in the preceding cases, by the expansion of the fluids that are present in the container.
  • the plug formed monolithically by the plates 23a and 23b, which are connected by the stem 23c; said plug is normally closed, as shown in the figure, due to its own weight and to the weight of the overlying vinegar, and is suitable to be lifted, with consequent separation of the plate 23b from the sealing surface and graduated outflow of vinegar, by the action of the jets of washing water applied to the plate 23a.
  • the vinegar containers can be provided with a hook that allows to insert them in the dishwasher so that they hang.

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  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
EP02007288A 2001-04-02 2002-04-02 Accessoire pour lave-vaisselle Expired - Lifetime EP1247483B1 (fr)

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IT2001MN000017A ITMN20010017A1 (it) 2001-04-02 2001-04-02 Accessorio per macchina lavastoviglie

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AT (1) ATE283662T1 (fr)
DE (1) DE60202092T2 (fr)
DK (1) DK1247483T3 (fr)
ES (1) ES2232690T3 (fr)
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PT (1) PT1247483E (fr)

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WO2015071523A1 (fr) * 2013-11-18 2015-05-21 Nieto Villahoz María Inmaculada Distributeur automatique de détergent pour lave-vaisselle
US9144366B2 (en) 2008-01-29 2015-09-29 Reckitt Benckiser N.V. Container
GB2549531A (en) * 2016-04-22 2017-10-25 Reckitt Benckiser Finish Bv A deformable container
EP4339271A1 (fr) * 2022-09-16 2024-03-20 The Procter & Gamble Company Procédés et appareils de distribution automatique de produits chimiques pour lave-vaisselle

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US2895646A (en) * 1956-12-03 1959-07-21 Federighi George Joseph Drying agent dispenser for use with a dishwashing machine
EP0321279A1 (fr) * 1987-12-18 1989-06-21 Essex Chemical Corporation Distributeur
DE3804302A1 (de) * 1988-02-12 1989-08-24 Henkel Kgaa Verfahren zur einbringung eines reinigungsmittels in eine haushaltsgeschirrspuelmaschine und dafuer geeignete vorrichtungen
US5186912A (en) * 1991-01-03 1993-02-16 Ecolab, Inc. Controlled release dishwasher detergent dispenser
US5803311A (en) * 1994-05-19 1998-09-08 Ing. Erich Pfeiffer Gmbh & Co Kg Bottle closure for squeezing bottle
DE10036850A1 (de) * 2000-07-28 2001-10-18 Henkel Kgaa Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Abgabe eines flüssigen Produktes in den Innenraum einer Geschirrspülmaschine

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US2895646A (en) * 1956-12-03 1959-07-21 Federighi George Joseph Drying agent dispenser for use with a dishwashing machine
EP0321279A1 (fr) * 1987-12-18 1989-06-21 Essex Chemical Corporation Distributeur
DE3804302A1 (de) * 1988-02-12 1989-08-24 Henkel Kgaa Verfahren zur einbringung eines reinigungsmittels in eine haushaltsgeschirrspuelmaschine und dafuer geeignete vorrichtungen
US5186912A (en) * 1991-01-03 1993-02-16 Ecolab, Inc. Controlled release dishwasher detergent dispenser
US5803311A (en) * 1994-05-19 1998-09-08 Ing. Erich Pfeiffer Gmbh & Co Kg Bottle closure for squeezing bottle
DE10036850A1 (de) * 2000-07-28 2001-10-18 Henkel Kgaa Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Abgabe eines flüssigen Produktes in den Innenraum einer Geschirrspülmaschine

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9144366B2 (en) 2008-01-29 2015-09-29 Reckitt Benckiser N.V. Container
WO2015071523A1 (fr) * 2013-11-18 2015-05-21 Nieto Villahoz María Inmaculada Distributeur automatique de détergent pour lave-vaisselle
EP3072433A4 (fr) * 2013-11-18 2017-08-30 Maria Inmaculada Nieto Villahoz Distributeur automatique de détergent pour lave-vaisselle
GB2549531A (en) * 2016-04-22 2017-10-25 Reckitt Benckiser Finish Bv A deformable container
GB2549531B (en) * 2016-04-22 2018-12-05 Reckitt Benckiser Finish Bv A deformable container
EP4339271A1 (fr) * 2022-09-16 2024-03-20 The Procter & Gamble Company Procédés et appareils de distribution automatique de produits chimiques pour lave-vaisselle
EP4339269A1 (fr) * 2022-09-16 2024-03-20 The Procter & Gamble Company Procédés et appareils de distribution automatique de produits chimiques pour lave-vaisselle
EP4339268A1 (fr) * 2022-09-16 2024-03-20 The Procter & Gamble Company Procédés et appareils de distribution automatique de produits chimiques pour lave-vaisselle
EP4339270A1 (fr) * 2022-09-16 2024-03-20 The Procter & Gamble Company Procédés et appareils de distribution automatique de produits chimiques pour lave-vaisselle

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EP1247483B1 (fr) 2004-12-01
PT1247483E (pt) 2005-01-31
ITMN20010017A0 (it) 2001-04-02
DE60202092T2 (de) 2005-11-03
DE60202092D1 (de) 2005-01-05
ATE283662T1 (de) 2004-12-15
ES2232690T3 (es) 2005-06-01
DK1247483T3 (da) 2005-01-10

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