Global Patent Index - EP 3969654 A1

EP 3969654 A1 20220323 - DOSING UNIT, WATER-BEARING HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND METHOD

Title (en)

DOSING UNIT, WATER-BEARING HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND METHOD

Title (de)

DOSIERGERÄT, WASSERFÜHRENDES HAUSHALTSGERÄT UND VERFAHREN

Title (fr)

UNITÉ DE DOSAGE, APPAREIL ÉLECTROMÉNAGER À CIRCULATION D'EAU ET PROCÉDÉ

Publication

EP 3969654 A1 20220323 (EN)

Application

EP 20728949 A 20200506

Priority

  • GB 201906677 A 20190513
  • EP 19173997 A 20190513
  • EP 2020062610 W 20200506

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2020229269A1] The invention relates to a dosing unit (18, 118, 218) for an automatic dosing system of a water-bearing household appliance, in particular a dishwasher or washing machine, configured for dosing at least one of a plurality of detergent tablets stored in a storage cartridge (30, 130, 230), comprising a dosing device (20, 120, 220) configured for picking the at least one detergent tablet from the plurality and releasing the at least one detergent tablet by temporarily switching by a predefined switching mechanism from a closed state to a release state, wherein the dosing device (20, 120, 220) comprises a safety portion (24, 124, 224) for preventing an unwanted switching. Moreover also a water-bearing household appliance comprising the dosing unit and a method of dosing is disclosed.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/02 (2006.01); A47L 15/44 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47L 15/0055 (2013.01 - US); A47L 15/4463 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 33/37 (2020.02 - US); D06F 39/026 (2013.01 - EP US); A47L 15/0055 (2013.01 - EP); D06F 33/37 (2020.02 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2020229269 A1 20201119; AU 2020276056 A1 20211104; CN 113795623 A 20211214; EP 3969654 A1 20220323; JP 2022532741 A 20220719; US 2022233049 A1 20220728

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2020062610 W 20200506; AU 2020276056 A 20200506; CN 202080033991 A 20200506; EP 20728949 A 20200506; JP 2021568238 A 20200506; US 202017608696 A 20200506