Device for dispensing detergent, particularly for dishwashers

US5884821A · kind A · utility

Assignees

• BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH · DE
• ELTEK S.p.A. · IT

Inventors

• Johann Wilhelmstaetter · Giengen an der Brenz, DE
• Helmut Jerg · Giengen an der Brenz, DE
• Bernd Schessl · Dillingen/Saar, DE
• Gerhard Fetzer · Süßen, DE
• Michael Hartmann · Wien, AT
• Markus Hoepfl · Lauingen, DE
• Karl-Heinz Rehm · Dischingen, DE
• Rudolf Schmidt · Giengen an der Brenz, DE
• Daniele Cerruti · Fontanetto Po, IT
• Giovanni Perucca · Casale Monferrato, IT

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 23, 1996
• Grant date: Mar 23, 1999
• Expiry date: Dec 23, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A47L15/4409
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A liquid-carrying container of machine, such as a dishwasher, has a detergent metering device disposed in a boundary wall thereof. The device has a housing with at least one container in which the detergent may be placed and which may be closed with a cover. The cover may be opened and closed with a control unit. The cover moves linearly, quietly, and with a minimal space requirement in a plane which extends parallel to the boundary wall of the machine.