Laundry washing appliance with dosing dispenser

US9506183B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9506183-B2
Application numberUS-31991910-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 27, 2010
Priority dateMay 11, 2009
Publication dateNov 29, 2016
Grant dateNov 29, 2016

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A laundry washing appliance includes a cabinet ( 105 ) accommodating a laundry washing tub and a dispensing arrangement for dispensing laundry washing treatment products to be used during laundry washing. The dispensing arrangement includes a drawer ( 125 ) slidable within a seat ( 227 ) provided in the cabinet ( 105 ). The drawer defines at least one container ( 201 a, 201 b ) for laundry washing treatment products. At least one suction pump ( 265 a, 265 b ) is associated with the at least one container and is fluidly connected to the laundry washing tub for delivering thereto dosed amounts of the treatment products. At least one valve ( 235 a, 235 b; 310, 343 a, 343 b; 310 a, 310 b, 343 a, 343 b ) is provided for fluidly connecting the at least one container to the at least one suction pump. The valve is realized so as to automatically close and cut off the fluid connection between the at least one container and the at least one suction pump when the drawer is even partially extracted from the seat, and to automatically open and establish the fluid connection between the at least one container and the at least one suction pump when the drawer is pushed into the seat.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A laundry washing appliance comprising a cabinet accommodating a laundry washing tub and a dispensing arrangement for dispensing laundry washing treatment products to be used during laundry washing, the dispensing arrangement comprising: a drawer slidable within a seat provided in the cabinet, the drawer defining at least one container for containing laundry washing treatment products; at least one suction pump associated with the at least one contai…

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What does patent US9506183B2 cover?
A laundry washing appliance includes a cabinet ( 105 ) accommodating a laundry washing tub and a dispensing arrangement for dispensing laundry washing treatment products to be used during laundry washing. The dispensing arrangement includes a drawer ( 125 ) slidable within a seat ( 227 ) provided in the cabinet ( 105 ). The drawer defines at least one container ( 201 a, 201 b ) for laund…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Del Pos Maurizio, Dreossi Giuseppe, Filippetti Mario, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification D06F39/022. Mapped technology areas include Textiles & Paper.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 29 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).