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(11) | EP 2 604 743 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Laundry washing machine |
| (57) Laundry washing machine (1) comprising an outer boxlike casing (2) provided with
a laundry loading/unloading opening (7a) provided on the top wall (7) of the boxlike
casing (2) and allowing the access to a hollow washing tub (3) arranged inside the
casing (2), and a detergent dispenser (10) which is located at the laundry loading/unloading
opening (7a) and is structured to selectively drop a mixture of detergent and water
into the washing tub (3); the detergent dispenser (10) comprises a substantially basin-shaped
container (14) which is provided with at least one detergent compartment (15) shaped/dimensioned
to be manually fillable with a given amount of detergent, and a corresponding siphon
assembly (16) which communicates with the detergent compartment (15) and is shaped/structured
for draining out of the basin-shaped container (14) a liquid-type detergent stored
within the detergent compartment (15) when a given amount of fresh water is channeled
into the detergent compartment (15). The basin-shaped container (14) is provided with
a pass-through opening (15a) shaped/dimensioned so to allow the free outflow, out
of the basin-shaped container (14), of a powder-type detergent stored within the detergent
compartment (15) when a given amount of fresh water is channeled into the detergent
compartment (15); the detergent dispenser (10) comprises a hand-operated, movable
closing member (17) which is attached to the basin-shaped container (14) and is movable
between a closing position in which the movable closing member (17) seals up in watertight
manner said pass-through opening (15a), and an opening position in which the movable
closing member (17) does not close the pass-through opening (15a) thus allowing the
free outflow of the detergent stored within the detergent compartment (15) through
the pass-through opening (15a).
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