EP2048275B1 - Distributeur de produits détergents et similaires de lave-linge - Google Patents

Distributeur de produits détergents et similaires de lave-linge Download PDF

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EP2048275B1
EP2048275B1 EP07118255.4A EP07118255A EP2048275B1 EP 2048275 B1 EP2048275 B1 EP 2048275B1 EP 07118255 A EP07118255 A EP 07118255A EP 2048275 B1 EP2048275 B1 EP 2048275B1
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Pietro Rizzetto
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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 laundry washing machine dispenser for detergent products or similar.
  • the present invention relates to a detergent dispenser of the type comprising a vessel which is inserted in drawer-like manner into a dispenser bay on the front wall of the machine casing, and is divided into a number of independent compartments manually fillable with detergent products or softeners.
  • each of the vessel compartments fillable with detergent products is defined by a small basin provided, on the bottom, with a syphon assembly through which the liquid detergent product is drawn out of the basin by the water channeled into the latter when the laundry washing machine starts the washing or softening phase of the washing cycle.
  • each of the vessel compartments fillable with detergent products is defined by a small basin lacking one of its later walls, so as that the powder detergent product stored in the basin comes out of the latter through said opening together with the water channeled into the basin when the laundry washing machine starts the washing or softening phase of the washing cycle.
  • This further stand-alone basin does not have openings on its lateral walls so as to permanently store a given amount of liquid detergent product, and is provided with a syphon assembly through which the liquid detergent product is discharged into the vessel compartment in which the stand-alone basin is temporarily fitted in, together with the water channeled into the stand-alone basin when the laundry washing machine starts the washing phase of the washing cycle.
  • the water channeled into the stand-alone basin at the beginning of the washing phase does not succeed in dissolving and sweeping into the washing tub all the high density liquid detergent product stored in the stand-alone basin.
  • the washing cycle therefore, wastes a bit of the liquid detergent product supplied by the user.
  • EP-A-1764437 discloses a detergent dispenser for a clothes washing machine having a tub for holding clothes to be washed, 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 portion of the base to hold and dispense a liquid detergent.
  • the base comprises an auxiliary portion adapted to hold the detergent cup when not in use.
  • the detergent cup comprises a siphon and a bottom discharge opening adapted to be closed by a floating plug), this 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.
  • US-A-2003145633 discloses a clothes washing machine provided with an improved detergent dispenser which can use either liquid or powder detergent for both the prewash and wash cycles of the machine.
  • the dispenser includes a base for receiving the prewash detergent.
  • a tray having a powder detergent cup and a fabric softener cup is positioned within the base.
  • a liquid detergent cup is removably nested within the powder detergent cup.
  • the liquid detergent cup includes a siphon which drains into the powder detergent cup, which in turn drains into the base of the dispenser.
  • the softener cup includes a siphon which drains into the base of the dispenser.
  • the base includes an outlet drain through which the detergent and fabric softener drain for introduction into the tub of the washing machine.
  • a laundry washing machine dispenser for detergent products or similar as claimed in Claim 1 and preferably, though not necessarily, in any one of the dependent Claims.
  • number 1 indicates as a whole a dispenser for dispensing detergent products or similar specifically designed for being used in a laundry washing machine 2 which is provided with a preferably, though not necessarily, parallelepiped-shaped outer box casing 3 having a front wall 4.
  • Detergent dispenser 1 essentially comprises a vessel 5 which is inserted in easy-removable manner into a dispenser bay or seat 5a realized on machine casing 3. More specifically, in the example shown vessel 5 is defined by a drawer-like container 5 inserted in sliding manner into a dispenser bay or seat 5a realized on the front wall 4 of the machine casing 3.
  • vessel 5 is divided into a number of independent detergent compartments (preferably, though not necessarily, three compartments) each of which is manually fillable with a detergent, softener or similar product.
  • At least one of the vessel detergent compartments is specifically designed to use powder detergent products, therefore at least the portion of vessel 5 corresponding to detergent compartment 6 is shaped to form a basin 6 having a large thought opening 6a on one of its lateral walls, so as to permit the powder detergent product stored in basin 6 to easily come out of the latter together with the water channeled into basin 6 in known manner when the laundry washing machine 2 starts the washing or softening phase of the washing cycle.
  • vessel 5 is provided with a front handle 7 which, when vessel 5 is fully inserted into dispenser bay 5a, is substantially coplanar with front wall 4, and basin 6 lacks the lateral wall located on the opposite side of front handle 7, thus forming thought opening 6a.
  • detergent dispenser 1 also comprises an auxiliary stand-alone liquid detergent container 8 which is capable to store a given amount of liquid detergent product, and is properly dimensioned for being inserted in easy-removable manner into detergent compartment 6.
  • Liquid detergent container 8 comprises a stand-alone basin 9 which is dimensioned for being inserted in easy-removable manner into detergent compartment 6, and is provided with a thought opening 9a on one of its lateral walls; and at least one syphon assembly 10 (two in the example shown) which is housed into basin 9 for draining out of basin 9 the liquid detergent product stored in the latter when a give amount of water is channeled into detergent compartment 6, i.e. into basin 9, when laundry washing machine 2 starts the washing phase of the washing cycle.
  • thought opening 9a on basin 9 is smaller in section than thought opening 6a realized on detergent compartment 6, and liquid detergent container 8 also comprises a movable closing element 11 which is housed into basin 9, next to thought opening 9a, and is manually movable between a closed position in which closing element 11 obstructs opening 9a to prevent liquid detergent leakage from basin 9, and a wide opened position in which closing element 11 does not obstruct thought opening 9a and therefore allows the liquid detergent product to freely pass across opening 9a.
  • closing element 11 consists of a throttle-valve shutter 11 which is fitted in revolving manner into a projecting pin 9b which protrudes from the bottom wall of basin 9 next to thought opening 9a, substantially parallel to the lateral wall in which opening 9a is formed.
  • Throttle-valve shutter 11 is designed so as to be manually rotated between a first angular position in which shutter 11 obstructs opening 9a to prevent the liquid leakage from basin 9, and a second angular position in which shutter 11 forms, in opening 9a, two calibrated chinks or gaps dimensioned for allowing the easy outgoing of high density liquids eventually stored in basin 9. High density liquids that have extreme difficulty in getting out of basin 9 through syphon assemblies 10.
  • closing element 11 when placed in the wide opened position, i.e. in the second angular position, closing element 11 allows a quick and complete outgoing of the high density liquid detergent product eventually stored in basin 9 via opening 9a.
  • liquid detergent container 8 finally comprises a manually-removable lid 12 which covers part of basin 9, features part of syphon assemblies 10, and is also optionally provided with a rotary selector 13 which is aligned immediately above, and engages into the throttle-valve shutter 11 for allowing an easy, manually-operated rotation of shutter 11 from the outside of basin 9.
  • auxiliary stand-alone liquid detergent container 8 As regards the auxiliary stand-alone liquid detergent container 8, if it is necessary to use a liquid detergent product in detergent dispenser 1, the user places the movable closing element 11 either in the closed position or in the wide opened position according to the low or high density of the liquid detergent product to be used; fits the auxiliary stand-alone liquid detergent container 8, i.e. basin 9, into detergent compartment 6; and finally pours into basin 9 of liquid detergent container 8 the appropriate amount of liquid detergent product.
  • liquid detergent product is a high density liquid detergent product and through opening 9a on basin 9 is free, the water channeled into basin 9 dilutes the high density liquid detergent product, thus permitting said detergent product to get out from basin 9 via opening 9a. Obviously, a small amount of diluted high density liquid detergent product continues to get out from basin 9 via syphon assemblies 10.
  • closing element 11 may be defined by a sliding shutter slidingly mounted on the lateral wall of basin 9 so as to selectively close the though opening 9a.

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  1. Distributeur de lave-linge (1) pour produits détergents ou similaires, le lave-linge (2) étant pourvu d'un coffre (3) et ledit distributeur (1) comprenant un récipient (5) inséré de façon facilement amovible dans une baie de distributeur (5a) formée sur ledit coffre (3) ; ledit récipient (5) étant divisé en un certain nombre de compartiments à détergent indépendants, parmi lesquels chacun peut être rempli avec un produit détergent ; le distributeur (1) comprenant également un réservoir à détergent liquide indépendant auxiliaire (8) pouvant stocker une certaine quantité de produit détergent liquide et être installé de façon facilement amovible dans un premier (6) desdits compartiments à détergent ; ledit réservoir à détergent liquide indépendant auxiliaire (8) comprenant un bac indépendant (9) dimensionné pour être inséré de façon facilement amovible dans ledit premier compartiment à détergent (6), et un assemblage de siphon (10) pour drainer le produit détergent liquide stocké dans le bac indépendant (9) hors de celui-ci ; ledit distributeur (1) étant caractérisé en ce que ledit bac indépendant (9) est pourvu d'une ouverture traversante (9a) dans l'une de ses parois latérales, et en ce que ledit réservoir à détergent liquide indépendant auxiliaire (8) comprend également un élément de fermeture (11) déplaçable manuellement, adapté pour être placé manuellement dans une position fermée dans laquelle ledit élément de fermeture (11) obstrue l'ouverture traversante (9a) du bac indépendant (9), pour empêcher des fuites de détergent liquide, et dans une position grande ouverte dans laquelle ledit élément de fermeture (11) n'obstrue pas ladite ouverture traversante (9a) du bac indépendant (9) et permet au produit détergent liquide de passer librement à travers ladite ouverture traversante (9a).
  2. Distributeur de lave-linge (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit premier compartiment à détergent (6) est défini par un bac (6) formé sur une partie dudit récipient (5) ; ledit bac (6) présentant une ouverture traversante (6a) dans l'une de ses parois latérales, de manière à faciliter la sortie du produit détergent en poudre stocké dans ledit premier compartiment à détergent (6).
  3. Distributeur de lave-linge (1) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément de fermeture (11) est un obturateur à vanne papillon (11) ajusté de façon rotative dans une broche saillante (8b) faisant saillie à partir de la paroi inférieure dudit bac indépendant (9), à côté de l'ouverture traversante (9a) dudit bac indépendant (9).
  4. Distributeur de lave-linge (1) selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que ledit obturateur à vanne papillon (11) est conçu de manière à pouvoir être tourné manuellement entre une première position angulaire, dans laquelle ledit obturateur à vanne papillon (11) obstrue l'ouverture traversante (9a) du bac indépendant (9) pour empêcher les fuites de liquide à partir dudit bac indépendant (9), et une deuxième position angulaire dans laquelle ledit obturateur à vanne papillon (11) forme deux fentes étalonnées dans ladite ouverture traversante (9a) du bac indépendant (9), lesquelles sont dimensionnées pour faciliter la sortie d'un liquide à haute densité éventuellement stocké dans le réservoir à détergent liquide indépendant auxiliaire (8).
  5. Distributeur de lave-linge (1) selon la revendication 3 ou 4, caractérisé en ce que ledit réservoir à détergent liquide indépendant auxiliaire (8) comprend un couvercle amovible manuellement (12), lequel recouvre une partie dudit bac indépendant (9) et lequel est pourvu d'une mollette (13) qui s'engage dans l'obturateur à vanne papillon (11) pour faciliter une rotation manuelle dudit obturateur à vanne papillon (11) depuis l'extérieur du bac indépendant (9).
  6. Distributeur de lave-linge (1) selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que ledit couvercle amovible manuellement (12) fait partie dudit assemblage de siphon (10).
  7. Distributeur de lave-linge (1) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément de fermeture (11) est un obturateur coulissant monté de façon coulissante sur la paroi latérale du bac indépendant (9) de manière à fermer sélectivement l'ouverture traversante 9a dudit bac indépendant (9).
  8. Distributeur de lave-linge (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la baie de distributeur (5a) est formée sur la paroi avant (4) du coffre (3) du lave-linge (2), et en ce que ledit récipient (5) est un réservoir du genre tiroir (5) inséré de façon coulissante dans ladite baie de distributeur (5a).
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RU2008140213/12A RU2468132C2 (ru) 2007-10-10 2008-10-09 Дозатор моющих или подобных средств для стиральной машины

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