Detergent dispenser for a washing machine or the like
US4989761A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 15, 1988 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D88/68
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A detergent dispenser for a washing machine includes a detergent container for containing a certain amount of powdered detergent, a detergent discharger for discharging a necessary amount of powdered detergent from the container to a detergent receiver of the washing machine, a shaft rotated upon operation of the detergent discharger, a crank mechanism for changing the rotational movement of the shaft to the reciprocal movement, a reciprocating member reciprocally moved by the crank mechanism in the detergent container in the direction of one of end walls of the detergent container and in the direction opposite to the end wall so that the powdered detergent adherent to the inside surface of each end wall of the detergent container is removed.
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