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Automatically controlled washing machine

US8448480B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims

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Assignee

BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Torsten Hasse · Nauen, DE
Sven Jänicke · Nauen, DE
Frank-Rüdiger Lüdtke · Berlin, DE
Ingo Schulze · Panketal, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 2, 2008
Grant date	May 28, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 6, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD06F39/08
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An automatically controlled washing machine having a detergent dispensing facility in an upper machine space of the washing machine, wherein the detergent dispensing facility has at least one chamber for hand-dosed addition of a portion of a powder detergent or a liquid detergent and a supply channel that supplies fresh water to the at least one chamber. At least one storage container in the upper machine space stores a liquid or gel-type detergent aid, which is automatically dosed by an automatic dosing facility assigned to the at least one storage container. The automatic dosing facility has a transfer line to supply a dose of the liquid or gel-type detergent aid to the washing machine tub. The supply channel has a bypass with an inlet side that is fluidly connected to the supply channel and an outlet side that is fluidly connected to the transfer line.

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