Arrangement for adding controlled amounts of washing ingredients and/or detergents to the washing liquid of washing machines particularly dish-washing machines

• US 3,154,218 A
• Filed: 08/07/1962
• Issued: 10/27/1964
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Michel Aubert
• Original Assignee: Michel Aubert
• Inventors: Aubert, Michel
• Application Number:
  US04/215,342
• Time in Patent Office: 812 Days
• US Class Current: 222/652
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 15/4409 by tipping containers or opening their lids, e.g. with the help of a programmer

Claims

1. A DEVICE FOR DISPENSING CONTROLLED AMOUNTS OF DISHWASHER CHEMICALS COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO CONTAINERS FOR SAID CHEMICALS, MEANS FOR RELEASING SAID CONTAINERS TO TILT THE SAME SEQUENTIALLY WHEREBY THE INGREDIENTS THEREIN ARE DUMPED INTO THE DISHWASHER, A SUPPORTING FRAME FOR SAID CONTAINERS PROVIDED WITH A CENTRAL CONTROL DISC, SAID DISC HAVING SPACED RECESSES THEREIN, A TIMING DEVICE, A DRIVING UNIT, EACH OF SAID CONTAINERS BEING PROVIDED WITH A SHAFT WHICH ENGAGES AT ONE END WITH SAID CONTROL DISC, SAID CENTRAL CONTROL DISC BEING DRIVEN BY SAID DRIVING UNIT AND CONTROLLED BY SAID TIMING DEVICE, AND SAID DISC RELEASING SAID CONTAINERS IN A PREDETERMINED SEQUENCE WHEN THE ENDS OF THE SHAFTS DROP INTO RECESSES IN SAID CENTRAL CONTROL DISC TO BE TILTED UPON ROTATION OF SAID SHAFTS.