Global Patent Index - EP 0331149 A2

EP 0331149 A2 19890906 - Apparatus for controlling the supply of liquid detergents in a washing machine, particularly a laundry washing machine.

Title (en)

Apparatus for controlling the supply of liquid detergents in a washing machine, particularly a laundry washing machine.

Title (de)

Vorrichtung zum Steuern der Zufuhr von Flüssigwaschmitteln in einer Waschmaschine.

Title (fr)

Dispositif pour commander l'admission de détergents liquides dans une machine à laver.

Publication

EP 0331149 A2 19890906 (EN)

Application

EP 89103592 A 19890301

Priority

IT 4570888 A 19880302

Abstract (en)

Described is an apparatus for controlling the supply of liquid detergents to the tub of a laundry washer, adapted to establish preselected detergent concentrations in the water admitted to the tub. The apparatus comprises an electronic comparator (15) for comparing a preselected reference voltage generated by a control circuit (21) adjusted to a value corresponding to the degree of hardness of the water, to a voltage generated by one of two integrator circuits (17, 18) each having a different time constant, said integrator circuit being selected by an electric contact (10) of the programme timing control unit (6) of the machine for energizing or deenergizing a liquid detergent metering pump (12) via a pilot stage (13) connected to said comparator (15). Also described are two alternative embosiments of the invention.

IPC 1-7

D06F 39/00

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 34/22 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/22 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/02 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/42 (2020.02 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0331149 A2 19890906; EP 0331149 A3 19900214; EP 0331149 B1 19930107; DE 68904210 D1 19930218; DE 68904210 T2 19930506; ES 2037891 T3 19930701; IT 1220742 B 19900621; IT 8845708 A0 19880302

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89103592 A 19890301; DE 68904210 T 19890301; ES 89103592 T 19890301; IT 4570888 A 19880302