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Washing machine comprising a controllable water supply and method for operating a washing machine of this type

  • US 8,459,068 B2
  • Filed: 06/11/2007
  • Issued: 06/11/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A washing machine with a controllable fresh water intake for at least two detergent chambers which are located inside a housing of a detergent flushing device and which have an outlet for water or the mixture of detergent and water which opens onto a bottom surface of the housing which is inclined towards an outlet connection for a detergent supply line to the tub of the washing machine in which a laundry drum is mounted at least approximately horizontally, the housing comprising partial surfaces into which the bottom surface of the housing is divided, the partial surfaces of the housing including inclinations differing from the horizontal, the inclination of one of the partial surfaces being different than the inclination of another of the partial surfaces, and each partial surface is assigned to at least one detergent chamber, the housing including a first single dedicated outlet connection for a first detergent chamber provided to one of the partial surfaces of the bottom surface and a second single dedicated outlet connection for a second detergent chamber provided to another one of the partial surfaces of the bottom surface, wherein each inclined partial surface has a higher end and a lower end, and each higher end leads directly to each respective single dedicated outlet.

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