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EP0005989A1
EP0005989A1 EP79300980A EP79300980A EP0005989A1 EP 0005989 A1 EP0005989 A1 EP 0005989A1 EP 79300980 A EP79300980 A EP 79300980A EP 79300980 A EP79300980 A EP 79300980A EP 0005989 A1 EP0005989 A1 EP 0005989A1
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actuator
dispenser
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Pierre Jean-Marie Rey
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BorgWarner Transmission Systems Monaco SAM
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Eaton SAM
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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
    • 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

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  • This invention relates to dispensers for washing machines.
  • the invention is particularly applicable to powder dispensers, for automatic washing machines, which have two compartments, one of which is opened to allow washing powder therein to be used in a "pre-wash” part.of the washing machine cycle, and the other of which is opened at a later stage to allow the powder therein to be used in the "wash" part of the machine's cycle.
  • Automatic washing machines generally include a powder dispenser having two compartments in each of which a user of the machine deposits washing powder.
  • a mechanism is operated to open a door of one of the compartments to allow the powder therein to be used in a so-called "pre-wash” operation.
  • a further mechanism is automatically operated to open the door to the other compartment so that the powder therein can be used in a "wash” operation.
  • the cycle of the machine can be selectively altered to dispense with the "pre-wash" operation if desired. In this case, only one of the compartments need be used.
  • a dispenser for therefore the operation of the actuator can be controlled in a simple manner simply by leaving the pre-wash compartment door open if the pre-wash part of the cycle is not required, and closing this door after depositing powder in the compartment if the pre-wash part of the cycle is required. This avoids the requirement of providing switching arrangements to ensure the correct operation of the actuator.
  • a dispenser 2 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention has a base 4 carrying two compartments, 6 and 8.
  • the compartments 6 and 8 have lids or doors 10 and 12 respectively, each door being pivotally mounted for movement between the open position shown and a position in which its compartment is closed.
  • the doors 10 and 12 are biased to their open positions by springs 14 and 16 respectively.
  • the catch member 18 has an upper surfac. 44, and at each side thereof a downwardly sloping cal surface 46 and 48.
  • the surfaces 46 and 48 form the upper surfaces of two sideways-projecting lips 56 and 58, respectively (see Figures 1 and 2).
  • The' member 18 also has two rearwardly sloping cam surfaces 50 and 52 at its front end.
  • the member 18 is supported at its front and rear ends, so that a transverse gap extends through the central portion of the member, under the top surface 44.
  • the outer edge 54 of its locking bar 24 engages the sloping cam surface 46 on the catch member 18. Further movement of the door 10 causes the bar 20 to pivot at its rear end as the side 54 engaging the cam surface 46 is pushed inwardly. As the door 10 reaches its closed position, the bar 20 is moved past the lower end of the surface 46, and is caused to locate under the sideways-projecting lip 56 of the catch member 18 by the resiliency of the spring 36.
  • the engagement of the locking bar 20 with the underside of the lip 56 locks the door 10 in its closed position.
  • the door 12 can be locked in the same manner by the action of the locking bar 22.
  • Each of the doors is cut away as indicated at 60 and 62 to allow sufficient room for the catch member 18 to be located under the edges of the doors when they are closed.
  • an actuator in the form of a solenoid 63 having an armature 64 is provided to open the doors 10 and 12.
  • the armature 64 is connected to a spring biased operating member in the form of a yoke 65, which is coupled to a selector mechanism formed by a shaft 66.
  • the shaft When the door 10 is to be opened, a pulse of electricity is passed through the solenoid 63. Referring to Figure 4, this causes the armature 64 and operating member 65 to move in such a manner that the shaft 66 is rotated in the direction indicated by arrow C. This in turn causes a corner 94 of the cam surface 68 to hit the surface 54 on the locking bar 20. The locking bar is thus displaced from under the lip 56. The door 10 is thus released, and springs to its open position.
  • the peg 90 moves out of the hole 88, to allow the spring plate 70 to push the shaft 66 upwardly.
  • This movement is limited by the engagemenet of the end of the arm 76 with the undersidel of the arm 80 of the operating member 65, so that the end of the arm 74 stays in the recess 82 in the arm 78.
  • the member 65 returns to its original position, the end of the arm 76 moves under the recess 84 of the arm 80.
  • the shaft 66 can thus move further upwardly, thus bringing the end of the arm 76 into the recess 84 and the end of the arm 74 out of the recess 82.
  • the compartments 6 and 8 are used as respectively the pre-wash and the wash compartments of the dispenser. Any washing additive in either of the compartments can be dispensed, when the door of the respective compartment is open, in any conventional manner.
  • the dispenser may be sloped so that most of the additive falls out when the door is opened, and

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EP79300980A 1978-05-31 1979-05-29 Waschmittelspender für Waschmaschinen Expired EP0005989B1 (de)

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GB24983/78A GB1578717A (en) 1978-05-31 1978-05-31 Washing machine dispensers
GB2498378 1978-05-31

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EP0005989A1 true EP0005989A1 (de) 1979-12-12
EP0005989B1 EP0005989B1 (de) 1981-04-29

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AU (1) AU526027B2 (de)
DE (1) DE2960305D1 (de)
ES (1) ES481061A1 (de)
GB (1) GB1578717A (de)

Cited By (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2593379A1 (fr) * 1986-01-29 1987-07-31 Elbi Int Spa Dispositif de distribution d'agents detergent et de rincage pour machine a laver la vaisselle
EP0553058A1 (de) * 1992-01-21 1993-07-28 Miele & Cie. GmbH & Co. Geschirrspülmaschine oder Waschmaschine mit einer Dosiervorrichtung
EP0602572A1 (de) * 1992-12-16 1994-06-22 ELTEK S.p.A. Waschmittelbehälter für flüssige und/oder puderförmige Waschmittel, insbesondere für Waschmaschinen
US5579656A (en) * 1994-09-01 1996-12-03 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Detergent dissolution apparatus of washing machine

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DE3924586C2 (de) * 1989-07-25 1996-07-11 Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete Waschmaschine mit einer Waschmittelschale
AU2003265216A1 (en) * 2002-09-06 2004-03-29 Arcelik A.S. Cleaning agent container
EP1776915A1 (de) * 2005-10-22 2007-04-25 Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V. Reinigungsmittelspender für Geschirrspülmaschine

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US3038641A (en) * 1959-11-16 1962-06-12 Whirlpool Co Apparatus for dispensing particulate material
US3038640A (en) * 1959-09-17 1962-06-12 Whirlpool Co Detergent dispenser for washing machine
DE1210150B (de) * 1962-09-11 1966-02-03 Braun Ag Vorrichtung zum Zuteilen von Wasch- und Spuelmitteln bei selbsttaetig arbeitenden Waschmaschinen, wie Geschirrwaschmaschinen
DE2058258A1 (de) * 1970-11-26 1972-05-31 Philips Nv Waschmaschine
DE2305192B2 (de) * 1972-02-04 1976-07-29 Europe Manufacturing Trust, Vaduz Einspuelvorrichtung fuer pulverfoermige waschmittel bei geschirrspuelmaschinen

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US3038640A (en) * 1959-09-17 1962-06-12 Whirlpool Co Detergent dispenser for washing machine
US3038641A (en) * 1959-11-16 1962-06-12 Whirlpool Co Apparatus for dispensing particulate material
USRE25814E (en) * 1959-11-16 1965-06-29 Apparatus for dispensing particular material
DE1210150B (de) * 1962-09-11 1966-02-03 Braun Ag Vorrichtung zum Zuteilen von Wasch- und Spuelmitteln bei selbsttaetig arbeitenden Waschmaschinen, wie Geschirrwaschmaschinen
DE2058258A1 (de) * 1970-11-26 1972-05-31 Philips Nv Waschmaschine
DE2305192B2 (de) * 1972-02-04 1976-07-29 Europe Manufacturing Trust, Vaduz Einspuelvorrichtung fuer pulverfoermige waschmittel bei geschirrspuelmaschinen

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2593379A1 (fr) * 1986-01-29 1987-07-31 Elbi Int Spa Dispositif de distribution d'agents detergent et de rincage pour machine a laver la vaisselle
EP0553058A1 (de) * 1992-01-21 1993-07-28 Miele & Cie. GmbH & Co. Geschirrspülmaschine oder Waschmaschine mit einer Dosiervorrichtung
EP0602572A1 (de) * 1992-12-16 1994-06-22 ELTEK S.p.A. Waschmittelbehälter für flüssige und/oder puderförmige Waschmittel, insbesondere für Waschmaschinen
US5579656A (en) * 1994-09-01 1996-12-03 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Detergent dissolution apparatus of washing machine

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AU4752379A (en) 1979-12-06
GB1578717A (en) 1980-11-05
DE2960305D1 (en) 1981-08-06
ES481061A1 (es) 1980-02-01
EP0005989B1 (de) 1981-04-29
AU526027B2 (en) 1982-12-16

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