Global Patent Index - EP 2345758 A1

EP 2345758 A1 20110720 - Hydraulic system for a laundry washing machine detergent dispenser

Title (en)

Hydraulic system for a laundry washing machine detergent dispenser

Title (de)

Hydraulisches System für einen Waschmittelspender einer Waschmaschine

Title (fr)

Système hydraulique pour un distributeur de détergent d'une machine à laver le linge

Publication

EP 2345758 A1 20110720 (EN)

Application

EP 11157499 A 20080114

Previously filed application

08150247 20080114 EP

Priority

EP 08150247 A 20080114

Abstract (en)

A hydraulic system (4) for a laundry washing machine detergent dispenser (1), the detergent dispenser (1) comprising a tank (2) with a number of compartments (3); the hydraulic system (4) comprising: two delivery pipes (6); two solenoid valves (12) located upstream from the delivery pipes (6) to regulate water flow along the delivery pipes (6); three feed pipes (5) terminating in the tank (2), and at least one of which has an end portion (17) located over a respective compartment (3) of the tank (2) and having a number of through outlet holes (18) underneath; and a cross mixer (7) interposed between the two delivery pipes (6) and the three feed pipes (5) to direct to a central feed pipe (5) a stream of water produced by intersection of the two streams of water from both the delivery pipes (6); wherein each outlet hole (18) is crescent-shaped with its concavity facing in the water flow direction along the feed pipe (5).

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 39/02 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 39/028 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2078779 A1 20090715; EP 2078779 B1 20110713; AT E516399 T1 20110715; EP 2345758 A1 20110720; EP 2345758 B1 20120919; EP 2345759 A1 20110720; EP 2345759 B1 20140319; ES 2369801 T3 20111207; PL 2078779 T3 20120229

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 08150247 A 20080114; AT 08150247 T 20080114; EP 11157499 A 20080114; EP 11157515 A 20080114; ES 08150247 T 20080114; PL 08150247 T 20080114