Device for automatically extracting a dispenser drawer of an electrical household appliance such as a washing machine, and electric household appliance featuring such a device

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EP 1 403 415 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	17.11.2004 Bulletin 2004/47

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	31.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/14

(21)	Application number: 03021226.0

(22)	Date of filing: 18.09.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: D06F 39/02

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

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Priority:

19.09.2002 IT to20020813

(71)	Applicant: ITW Industrial Components S.r.l.
	20121 Milano (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Chirumbolo, Dino 10036 Settimo Torinese (IT)

(74)	Representative: Jorio, Paolo et al
	Studio Torta Via Viotti 9 10121 Torino 10121 Torino (IT)

(54)	Device for automatically extracting a dispenser drawer of an electrical household appliance such as a washing machine, and electric household appliance featuring such a device

(57) A device for automatically extracting from a seat (4) a drawer (3) for dispensing detergent and/or other process fluids of an electric household appliance; the device including a release device (10), elastic means (11) for pushing the drawer from the seat into an extracted position, and decelerating means (12) for opposing the movement of the drawer; wherein the elastic means act on a rotary-to-linear motion conversion device (14) located between the drawer (3) and a fixed member of the seat (4) to produce a linear movement of the seat into the extracted position upon release of the elastic means (11); and wherein the decelerating means act on a rotary member (15) of the rotary-to-linear motion conversion device (14).

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