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Washing machine treatment medium dispensing drawer

US9587346B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25Claims

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Assignee

BSH Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Thoralf Greger · Birkenfeld, DE
Andre Sabalat · Berlin, DE
Ingo Schulze · Panketal, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 15, 2010
Grant date	Mar 7, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 4, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD06F39/022
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An automatically controlled washing machine has a machine body and a dispensing mechanism which is arranged in the machine body and intended to dispense powdered, liquid or gel-form laundry treatment media. The dispensing mechanism includes a drawer which is accessible from a front of the machine body via a front handle. The drawer has a guide frame which is connected to the front handle and has at least one window-like recess for insertion of at least one container which accepts laundry treatment media and is connectable to the guide frame. A device automatically feeds laundry treatment medium from the container into a treatment process.

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