EP1764437B1 - Waschmitteleinspülvorrichtung für eine Textilwaschmaschine - Google Patents

Waschmitteleinspülvorrichtung für eine Textilwaschmaschine Download PDF

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EP1764437B1
EP1764437B1 EP05108517A EP05108517A EP1764437B1 EP 1764437 B1 EP1764437 B1 EP 1764437B1 EP 05108517 A EP05108517 A EP 05108517A EP 05108517 A EP05108517 A EP 05108517A EP 1764437 B1 EP1764437 B1 EP 1764437B1
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Marcus c/o Whirlpool Europe s.r.l. Zsambeki
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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

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  • the present invention relates to a detergent dispenser for a clothes washing machine having a tub for holding clothes to be washed. More particularly, the present invention relates to a washing machine comprising a base mounted in the washing machine with a cup-shaped portion adapted to hold and dispense a powder detergent, and a detergent cup removably mounted in the cup-shaped of the base to hold and dispense a liquid detergent.
  • a detergent dispenser of the above type is disclosed by US 2003/0145633 A1 , where the cup-shaped portion for the powder detergent can be either a removable cup or integral with the base.
  • a main drawback of this known technical solution is that the user has to remove completely from the detergent dispenser, and therefore from the washing machine, the liquid detergent cup when he wants to use a powder detergent. This can lead to loose such component, since it is well known that all the removable components of domestic appliances have high chances of being lost when removed.
  • Another drawback is the difficulty for the user to understand immediately how the detergent dispenser works without the need of reading the instructions for use. As a matter of fact it is difficult for the user to understand that the washing machine according to the above document has a liquid detergent cup which can be removed. Therefore he may think that such cup is fixed to the washing machine and therefore he can also assume that such cup can be used either for a liquid detergent or for a powder one.
  • a main object of the present invention is to provide a detergent dispenser that does not present the above drawbacks and it is very easy to be mass-produced at low cost.
  • the base of the detergent dispenser comprises an auxiliary cup-shaped portion adapted to hold the detergent cup when not in use.
  • the movable liquid detergent cup can be easily stored there without any risk to loose it. Moreover, since the cup-shaped portion for the powder detergent and the liquid detergent cup are both visible, the user can understand immediately how the detergent dispenser works, without any need to read the instructions for use.
  • the base of the detergent dispenser is a drawer that is slidably mounted in the washing machine. More preferably, a single longitudinal channel of the drawer defines the cup-shaped portion and the auxiliary cup-shaped portion. Such channel has an opening on its back wall in order to discharge the detergent into the tub.
  • the detergent cup comprises a siphon and a bottom discharge opening adapted to be closed by a floating plug, said plug being adapted to open the discharge opening when water in the detergent cup reaches a first predetermined level which is lower than a second predetermined level at which the siphon is activated.
  • the detergent cup comprises a removable horizontal grid adapted to indicate to the user the optimal filling level of the detergent cup. Thanks to this feature the user will understand more easily how to dose the liquid detergent compared to the current solutions.
  • the detergent dispenser 10 comprises a U shaped elongated body 12 which has a longitudinal wall 12a dividing the body in a first channel-shaped portion A and in a second narrower portion B for fabric softener or other auxiliary chemicals.
  • the portion A contains a liquid detergent cup 16 positioned in a back area A' of such portion.
  • main wash powder detergent can be placed, where the back area A' is used as a parking area in the rear of the drawer 10.
  • the user wants to use a liquid detergent for the main wash, he moves the liquid detergent cup 16 from the back area A' to the front one A" ( figure 2 ), so that he can easily fill the liquid detergent in the cup 16.
  • the back wall of the drawer 10 is open in 18 so that the detergent and water can be discharged to the tub.
  • the liquid detergent cup 16 is shown more in detail in figure 3 . It comprises a body 16a having a peripheral rim 17 and a siphon S made of a central tube 20 and a cap 22 integral with a grid 24.
  • the central tube presents on its bottom (adjacent the bottom part of the body 16a), longitudinal fins 20a that avoid rattling noises and have a centering function of the cap 22 of the siphon S.
  • the grid 24 has a perimetral edge which corresponds to the internal walls of the body 16a, and present a first portion 24a having a mark indicating the correct level of the liquid detergent, and a second portion 24b having an open frame 26 whose function will be clear from the following description.
  • the first portion 24a of the grid 24, once positioned on the body 16a of the cup 16, is at a lower level than the second portion 24b, such portions being radiused by an inclined part.
  • the first portion 24a of the grid 24 presents a mark "MAX" for indicating the optimal level of the liquid detergent in the cup 16.
  • the body 16a of the cup 16 present a discharge opening 28 on which some integral vertical struts 30 are placed.
  • the discharge opening 28 is an elongated one, and presents an annular seat 28a with sealing function ( figure 5 ) for a corresponding lower edge 32a of a floating plug 32.
  • Such plug 32 present an hollow portion 32b adapted to slide on the vertical struts 30 and an upper portion 32c adapted to slide inside the open frame 26 of the grid 24 and having a floating annular chamber 34 ( figure 4 ) for allowing the floating of the plug 32 when the liquid in the body 16a reaches a predetermined level L1 ( figure 5 ).
  • the floating chamber 34 (shown in figure 4 as obtained by an injection moulding process) can be made in a different way, or it can be added to the hollow portion 32b of the floating plug 32.
  • the function of the detergent cup 16, when it is placed in the front area A" of the drawer 10, is as follows.
  • the water level in the body 16a of the liquid detergent cup 16 starts to increase.
  • the floating plug 32 will be lifted upwards and opens the discharge opening 28 in the bottom of the body 16a. Since the body 16a rests upon the upper peripheral rim 17 on the drawer 10, its bottom wall is spaced above the bottom wall of the drawer 10, so that the liquid (mixture of liquid detergent and water) can flow from the opening 28 in the channel A and be discharged through back opening 18 in the tub of the washing machine.

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Claims (10)

  1. Waschmittelspender für eine Textilwaschmaschine mit einer Wanne zum Halten von zu waschenden Textilien, umfassend eine Basis (12), die in der Waschmaschine mit einem becherförmigen Abschnitt (A") befestigt ist, der so angepasst ist, dass er ein pulverförmiges Waschmittel hält und abgibt, sowie einen Waschmittelbecher (16), der wiederentfernbar in dem becherförmigen Abschnitt (A") der Basis (12) befestigt ist, um ein flüssiges Waschmittel zu halten und abzugeben, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Basis (12) einen Hilfsabschnitt (A'') umfasst, der so angepasst ist, dass er den Waschmittelbecher (16) dann hält, wenn dieser nicht in Gebrauch ist.
  2. Waschmittelspender gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Basis (12) eine Schublade (10) ist, die gleitbar in der Waschmaschine befestigt ist.
  3. Waschmittelspender gemäß Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der becherförmige Abschnitt (A'') und der Hilfsabschnitt (A') durch einen einzelnen Längskanal der Schublade (10) definiert sind.
  4. Waschmittelspender gemäß einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Waschmittelbecher (16) einen Siphon (S) und eine Bodenausgabeöffnung (28) umfasst, die so angepasst sind, dass sie durch einen schwimmenden Stopfen (32) verschlossen werden, wobei der Stopfen (32) so angepasst ist, dass er die Ausgabeöffnung (28) dann öffnet, wenn das Wasser in dem Waschmittelbecher (16) ein erstes vorab festgelegtes Niveau (L1) erreicht, das niedriger als ein zweites vorab festgelegtes Niveau (L2) ist, bei dem der Siphon (S) aktiviert wird.
  5. Waschmittelspender gemäß einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Waschmittelbecher (16) ein wiederentfernbares im Wesentlichen horizontales Gitter (24) umfasst, dass so angepasst ist, dass es dem Anwender das optimale Befüllniveau (LD) des Bechers anzeigt.
  6. Waschmittelspender gemäß Anspruch 4 und 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das wiederentfernbare Gitter (24) ein Teil des Siphons (S) ist und einen ringförmigen Abschnitt (24b, 26) umfasst, in dem der schwimmende Stopfen (32) vertikal gleiten kann.
  7. Waschmittelspender gemäß Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der schwimmende Stopfen (32) einen hohlen Abschnitt (32b) und einen oberen Abschnitt (32c) umfasst, in dem eine ringförmige Kammer (34) für Schwimmzwecke definiert ist.
  8. Waschmittelspender gemäß Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Waschmittelbecher (16) nahe der Bodenausgabeöffnung (28) vertikale Streben (30) umfasst, die so angepasst sind, dass sie den hohlen Abschnitt (32b) des schwimmenden Stopfens (32) führen.
  9. Waschmittelspender gemäß Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Schublade (10, 12) eine Längswand (12a) umfasst, die den Längskanal (A) von einem Hilfskanal (B) trennen, wo flüssige Hilfsprodukte wie etwa Gewebe-Weichspüler und Conditioner eingefüllt werden können.
  10. Waschmaschine, versehen mit einem Waschmittel-Spender gemäß einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche.
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PL05108517T PL1764437T3 (pl) 2005-09-16 2005-09-16 Dozownik detergentu do pralki do ubrań
DE602005005674T DE602005005674T2 (de) 2005-09-16 2005-09-16 Waschmitteleinspülvorrichtung für eine Textilwaschmaschine
EP05108517A EP1764437B1 (de) 2005-09-16 2005-09-16 Waschmitteleinspülvorrichtung für eine Textilwaschmaschine
ES05108517T ES2304668T3 (es) 2005-09-16 2005-09-16 Dispensador de detergente para una lavadora de ropa.

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