EP2976983B1 - Distributeur de substance pour lave-vaisselle - Google Patents

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EP2976983B1
EP2976983B1 EP15177106.0A EP15177106A EP2976983B1 EP 2976983 B1 EP2976983 B1 EP 2976983B1 EP 15177106 A EP15177106 A EP 15177106A EP 2976983 B1 EP2976983 B1 EP 2976983B1
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Samuele Votadoro
Mario Lippera
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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
    • A47L15/4481—Deodorants, perfumes or odor removals
    • 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
    • A47L15/14—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware with stationary crockery baskets and spraying devices within the cleaning chamber
    • A47L15/16—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware with stationary crockery baskets and spraying devices within the cleaning chamber with rigidly-mounted spraying devices
    • 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
    • A47L15/4409—Devices for adding cleaning agents; Devices for dispensing cleaning agents, rinsing aids or deodorants by tipping containers or opening their lids, e.g. with the help of a programmer
    • 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
    • A47L15/4472—Blister packaging or refill cartridges
    • 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
    • A47L15/4463—Multi-dose dispensing arrangements

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  • the present invention relates, in general, to dishwashing machines and has been developed with particular reference to substance dispensers for dishwashers, such as detergents, rinsing aids, and perfuming substances.
  • dishwashers for domestic use are usually equipped with at least one substance dispenser.
  • this dispenser comprises two distinct arrangements for dispensing different substances in different steps of the same treatment cycle.
  • a dishwasher dispenser comprises an arrangement for dispensing a washing detergent and a provision for dispensing a rinsing additive.
  • the arrangement for dispensing the detergent usually includes a compartment facing the inside of the treatment chamber of the machine, which is openable and closable by a flap hinged to a main dispenser body.
  • the flap is usually urged in the open position by elastic means and has a corresponding release system associated thereto, controllable by the control system of the machine, in order to cause the opening of the compartment and the consequent falling of the detergent into the washing bath.
  • the detergent can be in powder form or consisting of a so-called tablet.
  • the arrangement for dispensing the additive usually comprises a tank suitable for containing a quantity of liquid additive, sufficient for carrying out a plurality of treatment cycles performed by the machine.
  • the tank has a corresponding outlet duct, opening towards the inside of the chamber, on which valve means are operative, also controllable by the control system of the machine, in order to cause the dispensing of a dose of the additive in the rinsing bath.
  • Dispensers for dishwashers that include only one of the above two arrangement are also known.
  • dishwashers are usually equipped with dispensers that integrate the two aforesaid dispensing arrangements, often operated at different times by means of the same actuation system (see, for example, EP 602572 A1 ).
  • Dispensers of the above type are usually installed in a stationary position within the treatment chamber, particularly at an opening provided in the inner shell of the machine door (the so-called counter-door).
  • dispensers of the above type dispensing devices for releasing perfuming substances within the treatment chamber of the dishwasher have also been proposed.
  • these dispensers consist of simple small-sized containers, capable of containing the perfuming substance, which the user can freely place within the treatment chamber, for example, within a cutlery basket
  • a solution of this type is known for example from EP 1526876 A1 .
  • the dispenser is arranged to be kept within the treatment chamber for a number of operation cycles of the dishwasher: for this purpose, the dispenser has a corresponding actuation system, configured to cause the controlled release of the doses of perfuming substance during the course of successive treatment cycles.
  • a solution of this type is known, for example, in GB2413262 A .
  • Document EP691099A2 discloses a substance dispenser for a dishwasher according to the preamble of claim 1, wherein dishwasher comprising a detergent container having three differentiated compartments.
  • Document EP2062520A2 discloses a dispenser of washing agents for a dishwasher.
  • the dispenser comprises a reservoir for a liquid substance, the reservoir having a charging passage that can be engaged or that can be closed by a plug.
  • the plug In a blocking condition, the plug is maintained in a position of fluid-tight sealing of the charging passage.
  • the plug is manually operable for bringing the coupling means into a release condition, in which the plug can be removed from the charging passage in order to enable introduction of the fluid substance into the reservoir.
  • Connection means operatively set between the dispenser and the plug are provided for keeping the plug mechanically constrained to the dispenser also following the removal of the plug from the charging passage.
  • dispensers for dispensing perfuming substances in the form of containers which can be positioned by the user in the chamber are inconvenient and impractical for use.
  • dispensers equipped with an actuation system are relatively complex and expensive.
  • the present invention proposes to resolve the above drawbacks, particularly by means of a substance dispenser for dishwashers of simple production, of efficient operation and of convenient use for a user.
  • This object is achieved, according to the present invention, by a substance dispenser device for a dishwashing machine having the characteristics of claim 1.
  • a related object of the invention is to provide a system for releasing a perfuming substance into a dishwasher, to be used in conjunction with the dispenser of the invention, of simple production and convenient use for the user. This object is achieved by a system having the characteristics of claim 11.
  • a further object of the invention is a dishwashing machine incorporating a dispenser according to claim 1.
  • numeral 1 indicates, as a whole, a substance dispenser for a dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the dispenser 1 has a dispenser body 2 configured to be fixed in a stationary position within the treatment chamber of a dishwasher, not shown here.
  • the dispenser 1 can be, for example, fixed at a respective opening provided in one of the side walls of the chamber, for example, the wall defined by the inner shell of the front loading door of the dishwasher, indicated by 3 in Figure 1 .
  • the dispenser 1 comprises at least one first arrangement to contain and dispense at least one first treatment substance, such as a washing detergent.
  • the aforesaid first dispensing arrangement is implemented according to the known technique and comprises a compartment - not visible - defined in a front area of the dispenser body 2, at which a flap 4 is operative.
  • the flap may, for example, be hinged at one of its longitudinal ends, particularly for rotating according to a horizontal axis; in a different embodiment, the flap 4 can instead be slidably mounted on the dispenser body 2.
  • the flap 4 is preferably urged by elastic means, such as a spring, towards the respective opening position.
  • the first arrangement also includes an engaging/releasing system of the flap 4, of known conception per se and therefore not illustrated, possibly including a button to produce the manual release of the flap.
  • the aforesaid system may comprise, for example, an electric actuator, such as an electromagnet or a thermo-actuator, which is controlled by the control system of the dishwasher, to cause the release of the flap 4, and therefore its opening, at the appropriate time of a treatment cycle.
  • the dispenser 1 also comprises a second arrangement for dispensing a second treatment substance, such as a rinsing liquid additive.
  • a second treatment substance such as a rinsing liquid additive.
  • the aforesaid second dispensing arrangement can be obtained according to known technique and comprise, for example a tank, not shown, defined within the dispenser body 2 and suitable for containing a quantity of liquid additive, sufficient for carrying out a plurality of treatment cycles.
  • a respective cap is associated with the aforesaid tank, in order to allow the periodical loading of the tank itself.
  • the aforesaid cap is normally hidden from view by means of a second flap 5, which is also hinged to the dispenser body 2, and equipped with a corresponding manual engaging/releasing system, partially visible in 5a.
  • an optical viewer 6 having an indicator function, is associated with the tank, visible through a respective opening of the second flap 5, for detecting the level of the additive in the relative tank.
  • the tank has an outlet passage along which electrically-controlled valve means are operative, controlled by the control system of the dishwasher to cause the dispensing of a dose of the additive at the appropriate time of the cycle treatment.
  • the actuation system of the two dispensing arrangement mentioned above may include a single actuator means, also in accordance with a technique widely known in the field (see, for example, the already mentioned EP 602572 A1 ).
  • the dispenser of the invention includes a single arrangement for dispensing a treatment substance of the type indicated above.
  • the dispenser 1 further comprises a third arrangement, configured to house a cartridge for releasing a perfuming substance in a removable or replaceable manner, preferably a multi-dose cartridge for gradually releasing said substance during successive treatment cycles.
  • the aforesaid third arrangement includes a housing 10, defined in the dispenser body 2, to which there is associated a corresponding cover 20 manually openable and closable by a user.
  • the cover 20 is coupled to the dispenser body 2 in a removable manner, i.e. so that it can be completely removed by a user. IN any way, the case of a cover 20 hinged to the dispenser body 2 is not excluded from the scope of the invention.
  • the housing 10 essentially consists of a compartment or cavity defined in one of the component parts of the dispenser body 2, particularly a front component part.
  • the compartment has a peripheral surface 10a and and a bottom surface 10b and, preferably, has a generally oblong shape, which extends in the height direction of the body 2.
  • first coupling means 11 are defined at the peripheral surface 10a of the housing 10, for example in the form of teeth, which can cooperate with second engagement means belonging to the cover 20, as described hereinafter.
  • the first coupling means 11 are defined at one of the sides of the peripheral surface 10a, particularly a longer side, taking for granted that similar coupling means may be provided on the opposite side of the surface 10a.
  • the bottom surface 10b of the housing 10 can define or have one or more associated projections 12 for positioning the cartridge 30 containing the perfuming substance, described below.
  • the arrangement comprising the housing 10 and the cover 20 has an insertion and/or retention guide for the cartridge 30.
  • the aforesaid insertion and/or retention guide is defined in the cover 20.
  • cover 20 and the cartridge 30 according to possible embodiments of the invention are represented in a perspective view in Figures 3 and 4 and, with different views, in Figures 5-8 and 9-11 , respectively.
  • Figures 12-15 instead illustrate, through different views, the cartridge 30 coupled to the cover 20.
  • the cover 20 comprises an outer wall 21 and an inner wall 22, the latter having a central longitudinal opening 23.
  • the walls 21 and 22 are generally parallel and define the aforesaid guide between each other, indicated with 24, for example, in Figures 5, 7 , 12 and 13 : given the presence of the opening 23 in the wall 22, in the example shown, the guide 24 comprises two axially extended lateral interstices, essentially mutually parallel and opposite.
  • the cover 20 has two lateral walls 25, which also extend in the longitudinal direction of the cover 20, which are generally parallel to each other and between which the cartridge 30 is positionable, as will emerge hereinafter.
  • the lateral walls 25 belong to a peripheral wall that also includes a connecting portion 26, which extends between two longitudinal homologous ends of the walls 25.
  • the peripheral wall 25-26 comprises at least one discontinuity, in order to allow the insertion of the cartridge 20 into the guide 24, as can be seen, for example, in Figure 13 and as will become clearer below.
  • the aforesaid discontinuity is found at the end of the body of the cover 20 corresponding to the end of the wall 22 related to the central opening 23, i.e.
  • the cover 20 preferably has at least one protruding fin 27, which acts as a grip element for the purpose of removing the cover from the dispenser body 2.
  • the fin 27 is defined at the end of the cover 20, opposite to the aforesaid discontinuity of the peripheral wall 25-26.
  • the lateral walls 25, or rather the peripheral wall 25-26 rises/rise from the inner wall 22, so as to extend along respective sides of the central opening 23.
  • the dispenser body 2 defines, at the housing 10, the first coupling means 11, and the cover 20 defines corresponding second coupling means, indicated schematically by 28 in Figures 2 and 7 , coupleable in a releasable manner to the coupling means 11.
  • the coupling means 28 include seats at which small teeth - which form the coupling means 11 - are substantially snap-engageable, provided on the peripheral surface 10a of the housing (see Figure 2 ).
  • the lateral walls 25 are at least partially receivable in the housing 10.
  • the cover 20 has at least one through opening, very preferably in its outer wall 21.
  • a series of slots are provided, some of which are indicated with 29.
  • the openings 29 are essentially crescent-shaped: different geometries are, however, possible, such as circular openings, polygonal openings and even openings arranged so as to create aesthetic/ornamental motifs intuitively recalling their function, such as for example a series of openings shaped and arranged so as to recall the profile of a flower.
  • the cartridge 30 is a cartridge for gradually releasing a perfuming substance, preferably a multi-dose cartridge, i.e. capable of being used for the purposes of carrying out a plurality of treatment cycles performed by the dishwasher.
  • the cartridge 30 has a cartridge body 31 that defines a portion 32 suitable for containing one or more doses of the perfumed substance. According to one of its characteristics, the cartridge 30 is specifically prearranged for use in the dispenser 1 and, for this purpose, has at least one engagement element, configured to cooperate with the insertion and/or retention guide of the corresponding third arrangement of the dispenser 1.
  • the aforesaid engagement element comprises at least one flange portion 33 of the cartridge body 31 that is substantially flat, which protrudes laterally from the containment portion 32 and is configured to be inserted into the guide 24, here defined in the cover 20.
  • the cartridge body 31 is preferably formed by a shell of impervious material, preferably a printable or thermoformable plastic material, having a central impression that defines the containment portion 32, preferably surrounded on at least two sides by the flange portion 33.
  • the cartridge 30 then comprises a semi-permeable film 34, which is fixed to the aforesaid shell at the flange portion 33, in order to close the impression that forms the containment portion 32.
  • the semi-permeable film 34 can be of a type known per se, suitable for releasing a dose of the perfuming substance following its contact with a fluid, particularly when this fluid has a temperature higher than a certain threshold, indicatively between 40°C and 55°C, preferably around 50°C.
  • the material forming the film 34 - for example a polymeric material - is a porous material that, following contact with water or a humid environment, is capable of increasing the size of its pores, thereby enabling release of the perfuming substance from the cartridge.
  • the film 34 is of a type in which the pore size increases as the temperature of the fluid (water or steam), with which the material comes into contact, increases.
  • the emission of the perfuming substance is maximized at the step or steps of the treatment cycle of the dishwasher in which the temperature of the treatment liquid and/or the environment defined by the chamber is higher, typically the hot rinse step, so that the emission of the substance is maximized near the end of the treatment cycle.
  • the operation of the dispenser according to the invention is very simple.
  • the user just has to remove the cover 20 from the dispenser body 2, using, for example, the fin 27, thereby opening the housing 10.
  • the user just has to couple the cartridge 30 thereto, simply by inserting its flange portion 33 into the guide 24, or rather the parts of the portion 33 which extend along the two longer sides of the containment portion 32, as clearly visible, for example, in Figures 12 and 13 .
  • the cartridge 30 may possibly be shaped so as to have a preferential insertion orientation in the guide 24, although this does not constitute an essential characteristic of the invention.
  • the cartridge body 31 consists of a shell defining the containment portion 32 and the flange portion 33, where the latter is essentially flat and on which the film 34 is applied. Inserting the cartridge 30 into the cover 20 takes place with the face of the cartridge formed by the film 34 facing the back of the outer wall 21, provided with the slits or openings 29. In this way, the film 34 can be reached by the water during the execution of a treatment step performed by the dishwasher.
  • the user After inserting the cartridge 30 into the cover 20, as visible, for example, in Figures 12-15 , the user just has to reengage the cover 20 at the housing 10, exploiting for this purpose the coupling means 11 and 28: in this condition, the containment portion 32 of the cartridge 30 will be at least partially received in the housing 10.
  • any positioning elements within the housing 10, such as the element indicated with 12 in Figure 2 can be useful to ensure the maintenance of the correct position of the cartridge 30, with possible slight stress of its body, which is anyway elastically yielding, so as to avoid vibrations thereof during the operation of the machine.
  • the firm positioning of the cartridge 30 is, moreover, also obtainable in the absence of specific positioning elements of the type indicated by 12, for example thanks to the presence of the guide 24, and by exploiting the interference of the containment portion 32 of the cartridge with the bottom of the housing 20, also in view of the pliability of this portion 32.
  • part of the treatment liquid can penetrate into the slits 29, thereby reaching the film 34 and wetting it.
  • the film 34 then passes from a condition of impermeability to a condition of at least partial permeability, with the water which, as said, is able to cause an increase of the pore size of the film itself.
  • the material forming the film 34 is sensitive to temperature, so as to further increase the size of its pores or at least its permeability characteristics to the perfuming substance with an increasing temperature of the treatment liquid or the environment defined by the treatment chamber.
  • the maximum emission of the perfuming substance is obtained at the treatment step that is performed at the highest temperature of the liquid, that is, the hot rinse, with the maximization of the perfumed emission.
  • the diffusion of the perfuming substance towards the inside of the chamber takes place through the same slits 29 that allow the passage of water and/or steam.
  • the ratio between the total area of the openings or slits 29 and the active surface of the film 34 (or rather, the part thereof that frontally delimits the containment compartment 32) is between 0.15 and 0.25, so as to have a balanced perfuming, or rather a sufficiently intense perfuming but which nonetheless provides an adequate duration of the cartridge 30.
  • the cartridge 30 usable for the purposes of implementing the invention is preferably a multi-dose cartridge, i.e. containing a quantity of perfuming substance sufficient for carrying out a plurality of treatment cycles.
  • the containment capacity of the cartridge may be about 3 cc.
  • the pores of the film will tend to close again, thereby eliminating or minimizing the emission of the perfuming substance.
  • the film 34 is of the type in which, following its first contact with water, its pores remain in any case open, although with a minimal size in order to promote, in each case, a continuous, albeit moderate, release of the perfuming substance: in such an embodiment, the cartridge 30 is still able to carry out its functions during several treatment cycles performed by the dishwasher.
  • the characteristics of the present invention are clearly evident, as are its advantages, mainly represented by the simplicity of producing the dispenser proposed, by its increased utility, simplicity and practicality of use. Thanks to the invention, the user no longer has to place any additional objects within the treatment chamber, as typical occurs for containers of perfuming substances removable according to the prior art cited previously, thereby also eliminating any noise due to vibrations of these containers.
  • the provision for releasing the perfuming substance according to the invention does not present any actuation system, and is therefore extremely simple and economical to implement.
  • the body of the cover 20 can be advantageously made by molded plastic material, with operations in themselves elementary. The same applies to the housing 10, which can be defined during the molding step of one of the shells forming the dispenser body 2.
  • the dispenser and/or the dishwashing machine according to the invention can be equipped with a plurality of covers 20, which are interchangeable, differing in the size of the openings 29.
  • the user can calibrate, according to his/her preferences, the intensity of the perfuming, simply by selecting, in turn, a cover 20 with a greater or lesser total surface area of the openings.
  • the covers of this plurality can be produced by means of the same mold, by only varying the mould inserts suitable for obtaining the openings or slits 29 at the outer wall 21 of the cover 20.
  • the interchangeable covers 20 of a relative plurality could be differentiated from each other according to the type of cartridge (structure and/or dimensions of the usable cartridges).
  • the cover 20 is preferably not sealingly-coupled to the housing 10, thereby allowing the passage of water and/or steam, and diffusion of the perfuming substance.

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  1. Distributeur de substance pour lave-vaisselles, comprenant un corps de distributeur (2) configuré pour être fixé dans une chambre de traitement d'un lave-vaisselle,
    le distributeur (1) comprenant au moins un premier agencement (4, 4a) pour contenir et distribuer au moins une première substance de traitement, telle qu'un liquide vaisselle, et de préférence au moins un deuxième agencement (5, 5a, 6) pour contenir et distribuer une seconde substance de traitement, telle qu'un liquide de rinçage,
    le distributeur (1) comprenant en outre au moins un troisième agencement (10, 20) configuré pour loger de manière amovible une cartouche (30) pour la libération d'une substance parfumante,
    ledit troisième agencement (10, 20) incluant un boîtier (10) défini dans le corps de distributeur (2), un couvercle correspondant (20) étant associé audit boîtier (10),
    ledit couvercle (20) pouvant être ouvert et fermé manuellement par un utilisateur, le distributeur (1) étant caractérisé en ce que le troisième agencement (10, 20) présente un guide (24) pour l'insertion et/ou le maintien de la cartouche (30),
    dans lequel le guide (24) pour l'insertion et/ou le maintien est défini dans le couvercle (20).
  2. Distributeur selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit couvercle (20) est couplé de manière amovible au corps de distributeur (2).
  3. Distributeur selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, dans lequel le couvercle (20) présente deux parois latérales généralement parallèles (25), entre lesquelles la cartouche (30) peut être au moins partiellement positionnée.
  4. Distributeur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le couvercle (20) présente une paroi périphérique (25-26) présentant au moins une discontinuité pour permettre l'insertion de la cartouche (30) dans le guide (24) pour l'insertion et/ou le maintien.
  5. Distributeur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le couvercle (20) comprend une ou plusieurs ouvertures traversantes (29).
  6. Distributeur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le couvercle (20) comprend au moins un élément de prise (27) pour l'utilisateur.
  7. Distributeur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le couvercle (20) comprend une paroi extérieure (21) et une paroi intérieure (22) généralement parallèles et définissant entre elles le guide (24) pour l'insertion et/ou le maintien, la paroi intérieure (22) présentant une ouverture centrale longitudinale (23).
  8. Distributeur selon les revendications 3 et 7 ou 4 et 7, dans lequel la paroi périphérique (25-26) et/ou les parois latérales (25) s'élève(nt) depuis la paroi intérieure (22) et s'étend(ent) le long de côtés respectifs de l'ouverture centrale longitudinale (23).
  9. Lave-vaisselle, comprenant un distributeur de substance selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications 1-8.
  10. Lave-vaisselle selon la revendication 9, comprenant également une pluralité de couvercles différenciés et interchangeables (20), les couvercles (20) pouvant être associés de manière amovible au corps de distributeur (2).
  11. Système pour libérer une substance parfumante comprenant un distributeur (1) selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications 1-8, et une cartouche (30) adaptée pour être logée dans ledit distributeur (1), ladite cartouche (30) présentant un corps de cartouche (31) définissant une portion de confinement (32), pour contenir une pluralité de doses de la substance parfumante, et au moins un élément d'engagement (33) configuré pour coopérer avec le guide (24) du troisième agencement (10, 20).
  12. Système selon la revendication 11, dans lequel le au moins un élément d'engagement comprend une portion semblable à une bride (33) du corps de cartouche (31) qui fait saillie latéralement depuis la portion de confinement (32).
  13. Système selon la revendication 11 ou la revendication 12, dans lequel le corps de cartouche (31) comprend une enveloppe d'une matière imperméable, présentant une impression centrale définissant la portion de confinement (32), et un film semi-perméable (34), pour fermer l'impression, le film semi-perméable (34) étant conçu pour libérer une dose de la substance parfumante à la suite du contact de celui-ci avec un liquide.
  14. Système selon l'une quelconque des revendications 11-13, dans lequel la cartouche (30) est une cartouche à doses multiples, c.-à-d. capable d'être utilisée dans le but d'exécuter une pluralité de cycles de traitement effectués par un lave-vaisselle.
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