WO2003054276A1 - Softener dispensing device for electrical household appliances - Google Patents

Softener dispensing device for electrical household appliances Download PDF

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WO2003054276A1
WO2003054276A1 PCT/ES2002/000512 ES0200512W WO03054276A1 WO 2003054276 A1 WO2003054276 A1 WO 2003054276A1 ES 0200512 W ES0200512 W ES 0200512W WO 03054276 A1 WO03054276 A1 WO 03054276A1
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Juan Vives Clavel
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Plasticos Mondragon, S.A.U.
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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
    • A47L15/4418—Devices for adding cleaning agents; Devices for dispensing cleaning agents, rinsing aids or deodorants in the form of liquids
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a reservoir for softener, which simultaneously acts as a dispenser thereof, especially designed for appliances, primarily for washing machines.
  • the object of the invention is to achieve a large capacity tank, which in spite of said capacity does not adversely affect the use of space inside the appliance, and which allows the dosed supply to the washing tank of the appliance, without the need for pumping means.
  • the softening product that must be provided at the appropriate time of the washing is dosed using the cap of the package itself with which the product is marketed, which obviously implies an inconvenience for the user, especially considering that softeners are usually sold in large containers, usually four liters.
  • this dosage must also be carried out in a timely manner, generally in the last rinsed, while in the most sophisticated models, the most automated, it is the washing machine itself that automatically incorporates the detergent into the washing tank, but the user must remember to dose it at the time when the container containers are filled - the machine, with detergents and the softener itself.
  • the covers of the washing machines are materialized in an agglomerated board, with melamine, of a thickness between 10 and 20 mm, duly in solidarity with a frame of a plastic nature.
  • the tank that the invention proposes has been provided for using the aforementioned space released by the lid of the cited invention patent 200001692, so that said lid, from its basic configuration in the form of an inverted bowl, is closed at the level of its mouthpiece configuring the reservoir for the softener, obviously large capacity, exceeding the usual four liters of a softener container, which allows This product can be supplied to the machine at one time, avoiding the periodic use of it, in each wash.
  • This also entails that, by giving the bottom of this tank an adequate inclination, - the product is concentrated on a discharge zone in which a direct communication hole with the washing tank is established, so that the softener accesses to the latter directly and simply by gravity, using the potential energy derived from the tank's own position, to effect the transfer.
  • a filling mouth as a rectangular funnel, removable by the front edge of the lid, aided by a spring with which a shock absorber collaborates and when a retention ratchet is released, by frontal pressure on the funnel.
  • said discharge hole is established, specifically at the bottom of a small box with a side opening assisted by a plug or valve plate, which plays in a second box, with another opening coaxially facing the first one that communicates with the aforementioned tank, and in communication with a small dosing tank in which a piston that determines the effective capacity of said dosing tank at any time and, consequently, the softener dose to be supplied.
  • said shutter or closing plate tends to remain permanently coupled to the opening of the box provided with an evacuation hole, closing the latter, so that through its second opening direct communication is established between the dosing tank and the general tank, and when acting on said shutter, either manually from a front push-button, either with the collaboration of an electromagnet when the maneuver is controlled by the washer programmer, said shutter closes the communication opening with the main tank and communicates the dosing tank with the first box, moving the dose of fabric softener towards the inside the washing tank through the hole of said box.
  • the piston that plays inside the dosing tank is movable along the latter with the collaboration of a handle or emergent control towards the front edge of the lid and assisted by suitable indicators of dosage.
  • a transparent sight glass is established to control the level of softener inside the general tank, internally coated with any substance that avoids the adhesion to it of the softener.
  • Figure 1 shows a partial elevation and sectional detail of the lid of an appliance configured to constitute the softener reservoir that constitutes the object of the present invention.
  • Figure 2. It shows another detail in cross section of the lid of the appliance, next to the filling mouth of the tank configured by it.
  • Figure 3. It shows a detail similar to that of the previous figure, but in which the section is made at the level of the spring that facilitates the opening of said feeding mouth.
  • Figure 4. It shows again a detail similar to that of the previous figures, but in which the section is made at the level of the funnel that constitutes the entrance mouth itself, which is represented in broken lines in a situation of extraction.
  • Figure 5. It shows a schematic representation in plan of an anterior part of the lid, in which the softener dosing means are located, with its housing sectioned to show its internal mechanisms and in accordance with an embodiment in which the transfer Product to the washing tank is done manually.
  • Figure 6. Shows a representation similar to that of Figure 5, but corresponding to a variant of realization in which said transfer is carried out automatically.
  • Figure 7. It shows, finally, a detail in general perspective of the anterior area of the lid, with the feeding mouth open.
  • a feeding mouth (3) is established, which is configured as a rectangular, removable funnel, as can be seen especially in Figure 7 , whose front wall, in correspondence with the reference itself (3) of said figure, establishes perfect surface continuity with the front edge of the lid
  • said feeding mouth (3) tending to be ejected towards the opening situation by the effect of a spring (4), but with a cushioned movement, determined by the assembly of a zipper and a cogwheel (5), the latter equipped with a cylinder that rotates inside a small container impregnated with a high viscosity grease, so that the damping effect in the opening maneuver is due to the need for said cylinder to overcome the viscosity of said grease.
  • This mechanism is complemented by an interlocking device (-6), preferably a ratchet type, which stabilizes the feeding mouth (3) in a closed situation, as shown in Figure 2.
  • the feeding mouth (3) is connected to the inside of the tank configured by the bottom (2), through a bellows (7) of elastomeric material, which ensures a perfect seal between both elements.
  • the inclination (8) of the bottom (2) of the tank causes the fabric softener to move from the feeding mouth (3) to an outlet opening (9), located in the lower zone and in communication with the washing tank , not represented in the drawings, so that the softener falls by simple gravity towards the latter.
  • the said outlet port (9) is located at the bottom of a small box (10), laterally associated with a small tank (11) in dosing functions, in which a piston (12), of a flexible material and plays logically of a geometry adjusted to the section of said tank (11), a piston to which a rod (13) is attached, which, crossing the wall of the small tank (11), joins a handle or command (14) that emerges at the outside through the front edge of the lid (1), with which the disification is regulated.
  • This auxiliary tank (11) communicates with the box (10) through an intermediate box (15) in the that two coaxial holes (16-16 ') are established, determining two separate valve seats for a valve plug or plate (17), one that communicates to the intermediate box (15) with the box (10) and another that communicates the box intermediate (15) with the main tank (2).
  • the closing plate or shutter (17) permanently tends to rest on the valve seat (16) by the effect of a spring (18), coaxially mounted on a rod (19) which is directed towards the front edge of the lid (1), crossing both the corresponding wall of the box (10), with the collaboration of an O-ring (20), and the lid itself (1) where it is finished off in a push button (21) with the that the axial displacement of the rod (19) is feasible so that the plug (17) separates from the valve seat (16) and rests on the valve seat (16 '), a situation in which the dose of softener contained in the auxiliary reservoir (11) and determined by the position of the piston (12), it goes outside, towards the washing tank, by simple gravity and through the hole (9), keeping during this phase of emptying the auxiliary tank (11) and the boxes (10) and (15) of the main deposit (2), by the own shutter position (17), while when the action on the button (21) ceases, the assembly returns to the position shown in figure (5), so that the output box (10) is isolated and the tank auxiliary or
  • the other embodiment variant refers to an automatic valve drive, the one shown in the Figure (6), in which the rod (19) with its spring (18) and the button (21), are replaced by another rod (24), positioned inversely, which acts as a nucleus for an electromagnet (22) housed in a sealed housing (23) crossed by the rod (24), also in a sealed manner, with the collaboration of another O-ring (25), this electromagnet (22) being obviously commanded by the appliance programmer.
  • a level indicator (26) is established, resolved by transparent strokes on the side of the tank and which are visible from the outside of the lid from its front, notifying the User of the need or not to recharge the deposit. More specifically, it is a transparent peephole coated on its inner face by a "Hard Coat” substance, silicone or similar, which rejects the softener, preventing it from adhering to it and, consequently, preventing it from rendering its transparent nature useless.

Abstract

The invention relates to a softener dispensing device which is integrated into the cover (1) of an electrical household appliance. The inventive device comprises a base (2) which is used to close the opening therein. In this way a large-capacity container is obtained which, by means of gravity, empties the duly-dosed softener directly into the wash tub through a discharge opening (9). For the purpose of dosing, a small dosing tank (11) is disposed inside the main container (2). The capacity of said dosing tank can be adjusted by means of a plunger (12) which is actuated using an external lever (5) which extends out through the front edge of the cover (1). Moreover, the invention comprises a first box (15) which is provided with a hole (16') that communicates with the main container (2). The above-mentioned dosing tank (11) receives the softener through the first box when a plug (17) is moved away from said hole (16') in order to close a second hole (16), said second hole corresponding to a second box (10) in which the discharge opening is disposed (9). The softener is emptied when the plug (17) is moved towards the first hole (16') and closes same and the dosing tank (11) is in communication with the second box (10).

Description

DEPOSITO-DISPENSADOR DE SUAVIZANTE PARA ELECTRODOMÉSTICOSDEPOSIT-DISPENSER OF SOFTENER FOR APPLIANCES
D E S C R I P C I O ND E S C R I P C I O N
OBJETO DE LA INVENCIÓNOBJECT OF THE INVENTION
La presente invención se refiere a un depósito para suavizante, que actúa simultáneamente como dispensador del mismo, especialmente concebido para electrodomésticos, fundamentalmente para lavadoras.The present invention relates to a reservoir for softener, which simultaneously acts as a dispenser thereof, especially designed for appliances, primarily for washing machines.
El objeto de la invención es conseguir un depósito de gran capacidad, que a pesar de dicha capacidad no repercuta negativamente en el aprovechamiento de espacio en el seno del electrodoméstico, y que permita el suministro dosificado a la cuba de lavado del electrodoméstico, sin necesidad de medios de bombeo.The object of the invention is to achieve a large capacity tank, which in spite of said capacity does not adversely affect the use of space inside the appliance, and which allows the dosed supply to the washing tank of the appliance, without the need for pumping means.
ANTECEDENTES DE LA INVENCIÓNBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
En el ámbito preferente de aplicación práctica de la invención, el de las lavadoras, el producto suavizante que debe aportarse en el momento oportuno del lavado se dosifica utilizando al efecto el tapón del propio envase con el que se comercializa el producto, lo que evidentemente supone una incomodidad para el usuario, sobre todo teniendo en cuenta que los suavizantes suelen comercializarse en envases de grandes dimensiones, generalmente de cuatro litros.In the preferred field of practical application of the invention, that of the washing machines, the softening product that must be provided at the appropriate time of the washing is dosed using the cap of the package itself with which the product is marketed, which obviously implies an inconvenience for the user, especially considering that softeners are usually sold in large containers, usually four liters.
En algunos modelos de lavadoras, las menos automatizadas, esta dosificación debe efectuarse además en el momento oportuno, generalmente en los últimos aclarados, mientras que en los modelos más sofisticados, los más automatizados, es la propia lavadora la que incorpora automáticamente el detergente a la cuba de lavado, pero el usuario debe acordarse de dosificarlo en el momento en el que se rellenan los depósitos contenedores de -la -máquina, con los detergentes y el propio suavizante .In some models of washing machines, the least automated ones, this dosage must also be carried out in a timely manner, generally in the last rinsed, while in the most sophisticated models, the most automated, it is the washing machine itself that automatically incorporates the detergent into the washing tank, but the user must remember to dose it at the time when the container containers are filled - the machine, with detergents and the softener itself.
Desde otro punto de vista, las tapas de las lavadoras se materializan en un tablero aglomerado, con melamina, de espesor comprendido entre 10 y 20 mm, debidamente solidarizado a un marco de naturaleza plástica.From another point of view, the covers of the washing machines are materialized in an agglomerated board, with melamine, of a thickness between 10 and 20 mm, duly in solidarity with a frame of a plastic nature.
El propio solicitante es titular de la patente de invención española con número de solicitud 200001692, en la que se describe una tapa para electrodomésticos que, merced a una especial estructuración de la misma, a base de la incorporación de perfiles metálicos rigidizadores, se consigue que el espesor de la tapa quede reducido a 2,5 mm, lo que supone que dicha tapa libere un considerable espacio en el interior de la lavadora frente a las tapas convencionales .The applicant himself is the holder of the Spanish invention patent with application number 200001692, which describes a cover for household appliances that, thanks to a special structuring thereof, based on the incorporation of stiffener metal profiles, it is achieved that The thickness of the lid is reduced to 2.5 mm, which means that the lid frees up a considerable amount of space inside the washing machine compared to conventional covers.
DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA INVENCIÓNDESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
El depósito que la invención propone ha sido previsto para utilizar el citado espacio liberado por la tapa de la patente de invención 200001692 citada, de manera que dicha tapa, a partir de su configuración básica en forma de cazoleta invertida, se cierra a nivel de su embocadura configurando el depósito para el suavizante, obviamente de gran capacidad, superior a los cuatro litros habituales de un envase de suavizante, lo que permite que este producto pueda ser aportado a la máquina de una sola vez, evitando la utilización periódica del mismo, en cada lavado.The tank that the invention proposes has been provided for using the aforementioned space released by the lid of the cited invention patent 200001692, so that said lid, from its basic configuration in the form of an inverted bowl, is closed at the level of its mouthpiece configuring the reservoir for the softener, obviously large capacity, exceeding the usual four liters of a softener container, which allows This product can be supplied to the machine at one time, avoiding the periodic use of it, in each wash.
Esto trae consigo además que, dotando al fondo de este depósito de- una adecuada inclinación, - el producto se concentre sobre una zona de descarga en la que se establece un orificio de comunicación directa con la cuba de lavado, de manera que el suavizante accede a esta última directa y simplemente por gravedad, utilizando la energía potencial derivada de la propia posición del depósito, para efectuar el trasvase.This also entails that, by giving the bottom of this tank an adequate inclination, - the product is concentrated on a discharge zone in which a direct communication hole with the washing tank is established, so that the softener accesses to the latter directly and simply by gravity, using the potential energy derived from the tank's own position, to effect the transfer.
De acuerdo con otra de las características de la invención, para la carga del citado depósito se ha previsto que éste incorpore una boca de llenado, a modo de embudo rectangular, extraíble por el borde frontal de la tapa, ayudado por un resorte con el que colabora un amortiguador y cuando se libera un trinquete de retención, por presión frontal sobre el embudo.According to another of the characteristics of the invention, for loading said tank it is provided that it incorporates a filling mouth, as a rectangular funnel, removable by the front edge of the lid, aided by a spring with which a shock absorber collaborates and when a retention ratchet is released, by frontal pressure on the funnel.
Cerca del lateral de la tapa opuesto al de ubicación de la boca de alimentación, se establece el citado orificio de descarga, concretamente en el fondo de un pequeño cajetín con una apertura lateral asistida por un obturador o plato de válvula, que juega en un segundo cajetín, con otra abertura coaxialmente enfrentada a la primera que comunica con el depósito citado, y en comunicación con un pequeño depósito dosificador en el que es desplazable un émbolo que determina la capacidad efectiva de dicho depósito dosificador en cada momento y, en consecuencia, la dosis de suavizante a suministrar.Near the side of the lid opposite to the location of the feed port, said discharge hole is established, specifically at the bottom of a small box with a side opening assisted by a plug or valve plate, which plays in a second box, with another opening coaxially facing the first one that communicates with the aforementioned tank, and in communication with a small dosing tank in which a piston that determines the effective capacity of said dosing tank at any time and, consequently, the softener dose to be supplied.
De forma más concreta, el citado obturador o plato de cierre tiende a mantenerse permanentemente acoplado a la abertura del cajetín provisto de un orificio de evacuación, cerrando este último, de manera que a través de su segunda abertura se establece comunicación directa entre el depósito dosificador y el depósito general, y cuando se actúa sobre el citado obturador, bien manualmente desde un pulsador frontal, bien con la colaboración de un electroimán cuando la maniobra está controlada por el programador de la lavadora, dicho obturador cierra la abertura de comunicación con el depósito principal y comunica el depósito dosificador con el primer cajetín, desplazándose la dosis de suavizante hacia el interior de la cuba de lavado por el orificio de dicho cajetín.More specifically, said shutter or closing plate tends to remain permanently coupled to the opening of the box provided with an evacuation hole, closing the latter, so that through its second opening direct communication is established between the dosing tank and the general tank, and when acting on said shutter, either manually from a front push-button, either with the collaboration of an electromagnet when the maneuver is controlled by the washer programmer, said shutter closes the communication opening with the main tank and communicates the dosing tank with the first box, moving the dose of fabric softener towards the inside the washing tank through the hole of said box.
De acuerdo con otra de las características de la invención el émbolo que juega en el interior del depósito dosificador es desplazable a lo largo de este último con la colaboración de una maneta o mando emergente hacia el borde frontal de la tapa y asistido por adecuados indicadores de dosificación.According to another of the characteristics of the invention, the piston that plays inside the dosing tank is movable along the latter with the collaboration of a handle or emergent control towards the front edge of the lid and assisted by suitable indicators of dosage.
Finalmente y también en el borde o pared frontal de la tapa se establece una mirilla transparente para control del nivel de suavizante en el interior del depósito general, recubierta interiormente de cualquier sustancia que evite la adherencia a la misma del suavizante .Finally, and also on the edge or front wall of the lid, a transparent sight glass is established to control the level of softener inside the general tank, internally coated with any substance that avoids the adhesion to it of the softener.
DESCRIPCIÓN DE LOS DIBUJOSDESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Para complementar la descripción que se está realizando y con objeto de ayudar a una mejor comprensión de las características del invento, de acuerdo con un ejemplo preferente de realización práctica del mismo, se acompaña como parte integrante de dicha descripción, un juego de dibujos en donde con carácter ilustrativo y no limitativo, se ha representado lo siguiente:To complement the description that is being made and in order to help a better understanding of the features of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical realization thereof, accompanies as an integral part of said description, a set of drawings where, for illustrative and non-limiting purposes, the following has been represented:
La figura 1.- Muestra un detalle parcial en alzado y en sección de la tapa de un electrodoméstico configurada para constituir el depósito de suavizante que constituye el objeto de la presente invención.Figure 1 shows a partial elevation and sectional detail of the lid of an appliance configured to constitute the softener reservoir that constitutes the object of the present invention.
La figura 2.- Muestra otro detalle en sección transversal de la tapa del electrodoméstico, junto a la boca de llenado del depósito configurado por la misma.Figure 2.- It shows another detail in cross section of the lid of the appliance, next to the filling mouth of the tank configured by it.
La figura 3. - Muestra un detalle similar al de la figura anterior, pero en el que la sección está realizada a nivel del resorte que facilita la apertura de dicha boca de alimentación.Figure 3. - It shows a detail similar to that of the previous figure, but in which the section is made at the level of the spring that facilitates the opening of said feeding mouth.
La figura 4. - Muestra nuevamente un detalle similar al de las figuras anteriores, pero en el que la sección está realizada a nivel del embudo que constituye la boca de entrada propiamente dicha, el cual aparece representado en trazo discontinuo en situación de extracción.Figure 4. - It shows again a detail similar to that of the previous figures, but in which the section is made at the level of the funnel that constitutes the entrance mouth itself, which is represented in broken lines in a situation of extraction.
La figura 5. - Muestra una representación esquemática en planta de una parte anterior de la tapa, en la que se sitúan los medios dosificadores de suavizante, con su carcasa seccionada para mostrar sus mecanismos interiores y de acuerdo con una realización en la que el trasvase de producto a la cuba de lavado se realiza de forma manual .Figure 5. - It shows a schematic representation in plan of an anterior part of the lid, in which the softener dosing means are located, with its housing sectioned to show its internal mechanisms and in accordance with an embodiment in which the transfer Product to the washing tank is done manually.
La figura 6.- Muestra una representación similar a la de la figura 5, pero correspondiente a una variante de realización en la que dicho trasvase se realiza de forma automática.Figure 6.- Shows a representation similar to that of Figure 5, but corresponding to a variant of realization in which said transfer is carried out automatically.
La figura 7.- Muestra, finalmente, un detalle en perspectiva general de la zona anterior de la tapa, con la boca de alimentación abierta.Figure 7.- It shows, finally, a detail in general perspective of the anterior area of the lid, with the feeding mouth open.
REALIZACIÓN PREFERENTE DE LA INVENCIÓNPREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
A la vista de las figuras reseñadas, en especial de la sección de la figura 1, puede observarse como el depósito que la invención propone centra sus características en el hecho de estar materializado por la propia tapa (1) del electrodoméstico, en la que, a partir de la citada y clásica configuración en forma de cazoleta invertida, se acopla interiormente a la misma un fondoIn view of the figures outlined, especially the section of Figure 1, it can be seen how the tank proposed by the invention focuses its characteristics on the fact that it is materialized by the lid itself (1) of the appliance, in which, from the aforementioned and classic configuration in the form of an inverted bowl, a bottom is internally coupled to it
(2), para convertir a dicha tapa en el pretendido depósito, fondo (2) inclinado, como también se observa en la figura 1, para facilitar el desplazamiento del suavizante hacia la zona de evacuación del mismo, como se verá más adelante .(2), to convert said cover into the intended deposit, inclined bottom (2), as also seen in Figure 1, to facilitate the movement of the softener towards the evacuation zone thereof, as will be seen later.
En el borde frontal de la tapa (1) y en uno de sus extremos, el más alto, se establece una boca de alimentación (3), que configura a modo de un embudo rectangular, extraíble, como se observa especialmente en la figura 7, cuya pared frontal, en correspondencia con la propia referencia (3) de dicha figura, establece perfecta continuidad superficial con el borde frontal de la tapaAt the front edge of the lid (1) and at one of its ends, the highest one, a feeding mouth (3) is established, which is configured as a rectangular, removable funnel, as can be seen especially in Figure 7 , whose front wall, in correspondence with the reference itself (3) of said figure, establishes perfect surface continuity with the front edge of the lid
(1) , para conseguir un óptimo acabado estético, tendiendo dicha boca de alimentación (3) a ser expulsada hacia la situación de apertura por efecto de un muelle (4) , pero con un movimiento amortiguado, determinado por el conjunto de una cremallera y una rueda dentada (5) , esta última dotada de un cilindro que gira dentro de un pequeño recipiente impregnado de una grasa de alta viscosidad, de manera que el efecto de amortiguación en la maniobra de apertura se debe a la necesidad de que el citado cilindro venza la viscosidad de dicha grasa. Este mecanismo se complementa con un dispositivo de enclavamiento (-6) , preferentemente tipo trinquete, que estabiliza la boca de alimentación (3) en situación de cierre, tal como muestra la figura 2.(1), to achieve an optimal aesthetic finish, said feeding mouth (3) tending to be ejected towards the opening situation by the effect of a spring (4), but with a cushioned movement, determined by the assembly of a zipper and a cogwheel (5), the latter equipped with a cylinder that rotates inside a small container impregnated with a high viscosity grease, so that the damping effect in the opening maneuver is due to the need for said cylinder to overcome the viscosity of said grease. This mechanism is complemented by an interlocking device (-6), preferably a ratchet type, which stabilizes the feeding mouth (3) in a closed situation, as shown in Figure 2.
La boca de alimentación (3) se conecta con el interior del depósito configurado por el fondo (2) , a través de un fuelle (7) de material elastómero, que asegura una perfecta estanqueidad entre ambos elementos .The feeding mouth (3) is connected to the inside of the tank configured by the bottom (2), through a bellows (7) of elastomeric material, which ensures a perfect seal between both elements.
La inclinación (8) del fondo (2) del depósito hace que el suavizante tienda a desplazarse desde la boca de alimentación (3) a un orificio de salida (9) , situado en la zona más baja y en comunicación con la cuba de lavado, no representada en los dibujos, de manera que el suavizante cae por simple gravedad hacia esta última.The inclination (8) of the bottom (2) of the tank causes the fabric softener to move from the feeding mouth (3) to an outlet opening (9), located in the lower zone and in communication with the washing tank , not represented in the drawings, so that the softener falls by simple gravity towards the latter.
El citado orificio de salida (9) está situado en el fondo de un pequeño cajetín (10), asociado lateralmente a un pequeño depósito (11) en funciones de dosificador, en cuyo seno juega un émbolo (12) , de un material flexible y lógicamente de una geometría ajustada a la sección de dicho depósito (11) , émbolo al que es solidario un vastago (13) que, atravesando la pared del pequeño depósito (11) , se solidariza a una maneta o mando (14) que emerge al exterior a través del borde frontal de la tapa (1) , con la que se regula la disificación.The said outlet port (9) is located at the bottom of a small box (10), laterally associated with a small tank (11) in dosing functions, in which a piston (12), of a flexible material and plays logically of a geometry adjusted to the section of said tank (11), a piston to which a rod (13) is attached, which, crossing the wall of the small tank (11), joins a handle or command (14) that emerges at the outside through the front edge of the lid (1), with which the disification is regulated.
Este depósito auxiliar (11) comunica con el cajetín (10) a través de un cajetín intermedio (15) en el que se establecen dos orificios coaxiales (16-16'), determinantes de sendos asientos valvulares para un obturador o plato de válvula (17) , uno que comunica al cajetín intermedio (15) con el cajetín (10) y otro que comunica el cajetín intermedio (15) con el depósito principal (2) .This auxiliary tank (11) communicates with the box (10) through an intermediate box (15) in the that two coaxial holes (16-16 ') are established, determining two separate valve seats for a valve plug or plate (17), one that communicates to the intermediate box (15) with the box (10) and another that communicates the box intermediate (15) with the main tank (2).
De acuerdo con una variante de alimentación manual, el plato de cierre u obturador (17) tiende permanentemente a apoyar sobre el asiento valvular (16) por efecto de un resorte (18) , montado coaxialmente sobre un vastago (19) que se dirige hacia el borde frontal de la tapa (1) , atravesando tanto la pared correspondiente del cajetín (10) , con la colaboración de una junta tórica (20) , como la propia tapa (1) donde se remata en un pulsador (21) con el que es factible el desplazamiento axial del vastago (19) para que el obturador (17) se separe del asiento valvular (16) y apoye sobre el asiento valvular (16'), situación en la que la dosis de suavizante contenida en el depósito auxiliar (11) y determinada por la posición del émbolo (12) , sale al exterior, hacia la cuba de lavado, por simple gravedad y a través del orificio (9) , manteniéndose durante esta fase de vaciado independizados el depósito auxiliar (11) y los cajetines (10) y (15) del depósito principal (2) , por la propia posición del obturador (17) , mientras que cuando cesa la acción sobre el pulsador (21) , el conjunto retorna a la posición mostrada en la figura (5), con lo que el cajetín de salida (10) queda aislado y el depósito auxiliar o de dosificación (11) , comunicado con el depósito principal (2), a través del cajetín intermedio (15), para su rellenado.According to a variant of manual feeding, the closing plate or shutter (17) permanently tends to rest on the valve seat (16) by the effect of a spring (18), coaxially mounted on a rod (19) which is directed towards the front edge of the lid (1), crossing both the corresponding wall of the box (10), with the collaboration of an O-ring (20), and the lid itself (1) where it is finished off in a push button (21) with the that the axial displacement of the rod (19) is feasible so that the plug (17) separates from the valve seat (16) and rests on the valve seat (16 '), a situation in which the dose of softener contained in the auxiliary reservoir (11) and determined by the position of the piston (12), it goes outside, towards the washing tank, by simple gravity and through the hole (9), keeping during this phase of emptying the auxiliary tank (11) and the boxes (10) and (15) of the main deposit (2), by the own shutter position (17), while when the action on the button (21) ceases, the assembly returns to the position shown in figure (5), so that the output box (10) is isolated and the tank auxiliary or dosing (11), communicated with the main tank (2), through the intermediate box (15), for refilling.
La otra variante de realización se refiere a un accionamiento valvular automático, la mostrada en la figura (6) , en la que el vastago (19) con su resorte (18) y el pulsador (21) , son sustituidos por otro vastago (24) , posicionado inversamente, que actúa como núcleo para un electroimán (22) alojado en una carcasa estanca (23) atravesada por el vastago (24) , también de forma estanca, con la colaboración de otra junta tórica (25) , estando obviamente este electroimán (22) comandado por el programador del electrodoméstico.The other embodiment variant refers to an automatic valve drive, the one shown in the Figure (6), in which the rod (19) with its spring (18) and the button (21), are replaced by another rod (24), positioned inversely, which acts as a nucleus for an electromagnet (22) housed in a sealed housing (23) crossed by the rod (24), also in a sealed manner, with the collaboration of another O-ring (25), this electromagnet (22) being obviously commanded by the appliance programmer.
Por último, también en el borde frontal de la tapaFinally, also on the front edge of the lid
(1) , como se observa en la figura (7) , se establece un indicador de nivel (26) , resuelto por trazos transparentes en el lateral del depósito y que son visibles desde el exterior de la tapa por su parte frontal, avisando al usuario de la necesidad o no de recargar el depósito. Más concretamente, se trata de una mirilla transparente recubierta en su cara interior por una sustancia "Hard Coat" , silicona o similar, la cual rechaza al suavizante, evitando que se adhiera a la misma y, consecuentemente, evitando que inutilice su naturaleza transparente. (1), as seen in figure (7), a level indicator (26) is established, resolved by transparent strokes on the side of the tank and which are visible from the outside of the lid from its front, notifying the User of the need or not to recharge the deposit. More specifically, it is a transparent peephole coated on its inner face by a "Hard Coat" substance, silicone or similar, which rejects the softener, preventing it from adhering to it and, consequently, preventing it from rendering its transparent nature useless.

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Ia.- Depósito-dispensador de suavizante para electrodomésticos, caracterizado porque está situado en el interior de la tapa (1) del electrodoméstico, sobre la cuba de lavado, y se materializa éri un fondo (2) encajado en el interior hueco de dicha tapa (1) y su fijado a la misma, fondo (2) inclinado hacia un orificio de desagüe (9) de comunicación con el interior de dicha cuba de lavado, de manera que el vaciado del suavizante, debidamente dosificado, se produce por simple gravedad, en función de la energía potencial derivada de la posición del depósito.I a .- Tank-softener dispenser for household appliances, characterized in that it is located inside the lid (1) of the appliance, on the washing tank, and materializes a bottom (2) embedded in the hollow interior of said lid (1) and its fixed thereto, bottom (2) inclined towards a drain hole (9) communicating with the inside of said washing tank, so that the emptying of the softener, duly dosed, is produced by simple gravity, depending on the potential energy derived from the position of the tank.
2a.- Depósito-dispensador de suavizante para electrodomésticos, según reivindicación primera, caracterizado porque en el borde frontal de la tapa (1) y en correspondencia con la zona más alta del fondo (2) , se establece una boca de alimentación (3) para el suavizante, materializada en una especie de embudo rectangular, que vierte sobre el interior del depósito, que normalmente enrasado con el citado borde de la tapa (1) ser proyectado hacia el exterior, con la colaboración de un muelle (4) , en un movimiento suave y controlado por la colaboración con el mismo de un mecanismo cremallera- piñón (5) , desplazables en el propio movimiento de la boca de alimentación, rueda dentada a la que es solidario un cilindro que gira dentro de un pequeño recipiente impregnado en grasa de alta viscosidad, habiéndose previsto que la boca de alimentación (3) esté relacionada con el depósito constituido por el fondo (2) , a través de un fuelle (7) , de material elastómero, que asegura la estanqueidad en el acoplamiento de estos elementos.2 .- Deposit-softener dispenser for household appliances, according to claim one , characterized in that the front edge of the cover (1) and in correspondence with the upper zone of the bottom (2), one feed port set (3 ) for the softener, materialized in a kind of rectangular funnel, which pours over the inside of the tank, which normally flush with the aforementioned edge of the lid (1) be projected outwards, with the collaboration of a spring (4), in a smooth movement and controlled by the collaboration with it of a rack and pinion mechanism (5), movable in the movement of the feeding mouth itself, cogwheel to which a cylinder that rotates within a small impregnated container is integral in high viscosity grease, having provided that the feeding mouth (3) is related to the deposit constituted by the bottom (2), through a bellows (7), of elastomeric material, which ensures to the tightness in the coupling of these elements.
3a.- Depósito-dispensador de suavizante para electrodomésticos, según reivindicaciones anteriores, caracterizado porque en su seno incorpora un pequeño depósito dosificador (11) , en el que juega un émbolo3 .- Deposit-softener dispenser appliances, according to previous claims, characterized in that it incorporates a small dosing tank (11), in which a piston plays
(12), que permite regular a voluntad la capacidad efectiva de dicho depósito dosificador (11) , émbolo al que es solidario un vastago (13) que, emergiendo del citado depósito dosificador (11) , recibe por fuera de él a una maneta o mando de accionamiento (14) que a su vez emerge al exterior de la tapa (1) por el borde frontal de la misma.(12), which allows to regulate at will the effective capacity of said dosing tank (11), a piston to which a rod (13) is attached, which, emerging from the said dosing tank (11), receives a handle or drive control (14) which in turn emerges outside the cover (1) by the front edge thereof.
4a.- Depósito-dispensador de suavizante para electrodomésticos, según reivindicación tercera, caracterizado porque el citado depósito dosificador (11) comunica con un pequeño cajetín (10) en el que se establece el orificio (9) de vertido hacia la cuba de lavado, a través de un cajetín intermedio (15), provisto de dos orificios coaxiales, con respectivos asientos valvulares (16, 16'), uno que comunica el cajetín (10) portador del orificio de vaciado (11) con el cajetín intermedio (15) , y otro que comunica este último con el depósito principal (2) , jugando en el seno de dicho cajetín un obturador o plato de cierre (17), que tiende permanentemente a descansar sobre el asiento valvular (16) , cerrando el cajetín (10) correspondiente al orificio de vertido (9) y manteniendo comunicación entre el depósito dosificador (11) y dicho depósito principal4 .- Deposit-softener dispenser for household appliances, according to the third claim, characterized in that said dispenser tank (11) communicates with a small box (10) in the bore (9) poured into the washing Cuba set , through an intermediate box (15), provided with two coaxial holes, with respective valve seats (16, 16 '), one that communicates the box (10) carrying the emptying hole (11) with the intermediate box (15 ), and another that communicates the latter with the main tank (2), playing in the said box a shutter or closing plate (17), which tends permanently to rest on the valve seat (16), closing the box ( 10) corresponding to the pouring hole (9) and maintaining communication between the dosing tank (11) and said main tank
(2), y que cuando es desplazado manual o mecánicamente hacia el asiento (16'), aisla el cajetín intermedio (15) del depósito principal (2) y establece comunicación entre el depósito dosificador (11) y el cajetín (10) de evacuación.(2), and that when it is moved manually or mechanically towards the seat (16 '), it isolates the intermediate box (15) from the main tank (2) and establishes communication between the dosing tank (11) and the box (10) of evacuation.
5a.- Depósito-dispensador de suavizante para electrodomésticos, según reivindicaciones tercera y cuarta, caracterizado porque cuando el obturador (17) es de accionamiento manual, al mismo es solidario un vastago (19), que atraviesa la pared frontal del cajetín (10) a través de una junta tórica (20) , que se remata en un pulsador (21) de accionamiento manual, establecido en el borde frontal de la tapa (1) y que es desplazable en contra de la tensión de un resorte (18) que tiende a mantener el obturador (17) presionado contra el asiento valvular (16) .5 .- Deposit-softener dispenser for household appliances, according to claims third and fourth, characterized in that when the shutter (17) is manually operated, a rod (19), which passes through the front wall of the box (10) through a O-ring (20), which ends in a manually operated push-button (21), established on the front edge of the cover (1) and which can be moved against the tension of a spring (18) that tends to keep the shutter (17) pressed against the valve seat (16 ).
6a.- Depósito-dispensador de suavizante para electrodomésticos, según reivindicaciones tercera y cuarta, caracterizado porque cuando el accionamiento del obturador (17) es automático, a dicho obturador (17) es solidario un vastago (24) , que atraviesa la pared posterior del cajetín intermedio (15), a través del orificio (16') de este último, y cuya extremidad posterior constituye el núcleo móvil de un electroimán (22), alojado en el seno de un cajetín estanco (23), al que accede a través de una junta tórica (25) , estando dicho electroimán (22) comandado por el programador del electrodoméstico .6 .- Deposit-softener dispenser for household appliances, according to the fourth third claims and characterized in that when the drive of the shutter (17) is automatic, to said shutter (17) is secured a rod (24) passing through the rear wall of the intermediate box (15), through the hole (16 ') of the latter, and whose rear end constitutes the mobile core of an electromagnet (22), housed in a sealed box (23), which accesses through an O-ring (25), said electromagnet (22) being commanded by the appliance programmer.
7a.- Depósito-dispensador de suavizante para electrodomésticos, según reivindicaciones anteriores, caracterizado porque sobre el borde frontal de la tapa7 a .- Tank-softener dispenser for household appliances, according to previous claims, characterized in that on the front edge of the lid
(1) , en la zona más baja del fondo (2) constitutivo del depósito principal, se establece una mirilla transparente(1), in the lower area of the bottom (2) constituting the main deposit, a transparent sight glass is established
(26) para control del nivel del suavizante, recubierta interiormente por una sustancia antiadherente para dicho suavizante, como por ejemplo silicona o similar. (26) for controlling the level of the softener, coated internally by a non-stick substance for said softener, such as silicone or the like.
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