EP0449060A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Containers for containing liquid detergents and for collecting a washing liquid in a washing machine

Assignee: Industrie Zanussi SpA

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Filing: 1991-03-15

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Granted: —

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Expires: 2011-03-15

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Abstract

Abstract A laundry washer, preferably of the domestic type, provided with at least one container (4) for containing liquid products to be used during successive phases of a laundering program, and with an additional container (9) for collecting the liquid used in the rinsing phases, particularly in the last ones of these phases. The machine is characterized in that the liquid containers (4,9) are accommodated in a vertically extending space located, in the case of a front-loading washer, between the rear wall of the tub and the rear wall of the housing, and in the case of a top-loading laundry washer, between one of the walls of the tub and the corresponding wall of the housing.

Inventors

👤 Ettore Gregorini
👤 Roberto Sburlino

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —

Jurisdiction EP

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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 19:52

CPC Classifications

D; D06; D06F; D06F39/00; D06F39/02; D06F39/022; D06F39/20

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6

Claim 1

Independent Claim 81 words

A washing machine, preferably a laundry washer of the domestic type, comprising a housing (1) and a laundering assembly (2) suspended within said housing, characterized in that between said laundering assembly (2) and said housing (1) there is provided a preferably vertically extending space for the accommodation therein of a receptacle for collecting the liquid from at least one rinsing operation, and/or at least one container (4) for containing liquid products to be used in the course of a laundering cycle.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 28 words

A laundry washer according to claim 1, characterized in that said containers (4) and receptacle (9) are disposed in alignment along the top surface of said housing (1).

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 38 words

A laundry washer according to claim 1, characterized in that said containers (4) are disposed in alignment along the top surface of said housing (1), and said receptacle (9) is disposed at a location below said containers (4).

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 35 words

A laundry washer according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that it is of the front-loading type and in that said containers (4) are disposed along the rear top edge of said housing (1).

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 37 words

A laundry washer according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that it is of the top-loading type and in that said containers (4) are disposed along one of the lateral top edges of said housing (1).

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 96 words

A laundry washer according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said housing (1) is composed of at least a first and a second shell portion adapted to be joined to one another, and a housing bottom (5) adapted to have said housing shell portions mounted thereon, a cross member (10) being removably secured in a per se known manner to upper parts of said shell portions for connecting them to one anothert, said laundering assembly (2) being supported from below by shock absorbers, springs or the like mounted on said housing bottom (5).

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