A perfected assembly for the selective supply of washing agents to a working tub of a washing machine

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EP 0 913 514 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	16.06.1999 Bulletin 1999/24

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	06.05.1999 Bulletin 1999/18

(21)	Application number: 98119777.5

(22)	Date of filing: 23.10.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁶: D06F 39/02

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

31.10.1997 IT MI972454

(71)	Applicant: T & P - S.p.A.
	21049 Tradate (Varese) (IT)

(72)	Inventors:
	Borroni, Giuseppe 21040 Origgio, Varese (IT) Carli, Carlo 21100 Varese (IT)

(74)	Representative: Petruzzelli, Antonio European Patent Attorney
	C.so Italia, No. 43 20122 Milano 20122 Milano (IT)

(54)	A perfected assembly for the selective supply of washing agents to a working tub of a washing machine

(57) An assembly for selective supply of washing agents to a working tub of a washing machine. The assembly being of the type comprising a drawer for holding washing agents in appropriate housing compartments and valve means (42) having at least one inlet for connection to an external conduit (206) for feeding water of the water supply system inside the machine and being controlled to send to each of said compartments of the detergent agents a respective flow of water for removing the detergent agent and for transporting into the washing tub of the machine. Means for supporting the valve means (42) extend from said body (20) of said drawer of the washing agents and being shaped such as to position the inlet of the flow of water to said valve means (42) at an access (204) for the external conduit (206) of the mains water provided in the external covering framework (202) of the machine to allow easy connection of said external conduit (206) for the external mains water to said inlet of the valve means (42).

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