US 2010/0300157 A1 · AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED WASHING MACHINE

Abstract

An automatically controlled washing machine having a machine room in an upper part on a front side of the washing machine, wherein the washing machine includes a detergent dispensing unit, a drawer, and a portable storage container, all of which are arranged in the machine room. The drawer is accessible from the front side of the washing machine and has at least one compartment whose top is open for adding washing powder or washing liquid. A counter-latching device corresponds to an overridable latching device when the drawer is opened to fill the compartment with the washing powder or washing liquid. A receiving device receives a portable storage container behind the compartment of the drawer, wherein the storage container stores a liquid or gel-like washing aid. The washing machine also includes a dosage device to automatically dose the liquid and or gel-like washing aid.

Claims8

Dependent claims

1-8. (canceled)

An automatically controlled washing machine having a machine room in an upper part on a front side of the washing machine, the washing machine comprising:

a housing;
a detergent dispensing unit arranged in the machine room;
a drawer arranged in the machine room and accessible from the front side of the washing machine, the drawer having at least one compartment whose top is open to allow for hand-dosed addition of one of a washing powder portion and a washing liquid portion;
an overridable latching device attached to the drawer;
a counter-latching device attached to the housing and to correspond to the latching device when the drawer is opened by a predetermined distance to fill the compartment with the one of the washing powder portion and the washing liquid portion;
at least one portable storage container arranged in the machine room behind the compartment of the drawer, the portable storage container to store a supply of a plurality of doses of one of a liquid washing aid and a gel-like washing aid;
at least one receiving device arranged in the drawer to receive the portable storage container;
and
a dosage device to automatically dose the stored supply of the one of the liquid washing aid and the gel-like washing aid.

6 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

12/599,540Filed 30 Apr 2008

Priority

DE 10 2007 022 098.911 May 2007

Published

2 Dec 2010

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification3 codes

D06F 39/02
Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups D06F9/00 - D06F27/00: devices for adding soap or other…
D06F 39/022
Devices for adding soap or other washing agents: in a liquid state
D06F
Laundering, drying, ironing, pressing or folding textile articles

Automatically controlled washing machine

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Automatically controlled washing machine

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Abstract

Claims8