(19)
(11) EP 2 604 744 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
06.11.2013 Bulletin 2013/45

(43) Date of publication A2:
19.06.2013 Bulletin 2013/25

(21) Application number: 11193575.5

(22) Date of filing: 14.12.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
D06F 39/02(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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 States:
BA ME

(71) Applicant: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
1130 Brussel (BE)

(72) Inventors:
  • De Michieli, Enrico
    33080 Porcia (PN) (IT)
  • Maiero, Marco
    33080 Porcia (PN) (IT)

(74) Representative: Nardoni, Andrea et al
Electrolux Italia S.p.A. Corso Lino Zanussi, 30
33080 Porcia (PN)
33080 Porcia (PN) (IT)

   


(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/softener dispenser (10) which is located at the laundry loading/unloading opening (7a) and is structured to selectively drop a mixture of detergent/softener and water into the washing tub (3); the detergent/softener dispenser (10) comprises a substantially basin-shaped container (14) which is provided with at least one detergent/softener compartment (15,21) shaped/dimensioned to be fillable with a given amount of detergent/softener, and a corresponding siphon assembly (16, 22) which is shaped/structured for draining out of the basin-shaped container (14) the detergent/softener stored within the detergent/softener compartment (15,21) when a given amount of fresh water is channeled into the detergent/softener compartment (15,21) by a water supply circuit (11) of the laundry washing machine (1), structured to point/direct at least one jet of water at the siphon assembly (16,22), so that the at least one jet bumps/strikes against the siphon assembly (16,22). The siphon assembly (16,22) comprises a channeling system (19) adapted to channel towards the bottom of the detergent/softener compartment (15,21) at least part of the jet of water that strikes/bumps against the siphon assembly (16,22).







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