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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2016
Miele & Cie. KG, Guetersloh, DE;
Dirk Wegener, Bielefeld, DE;
Guenter Kroeger, Rahden, DE;
MIELE & CIE. KG, Guetersloh, DE;
Abstract
A dispensing device for introducing a pourable detergent in metered amounts into a treatment chamber of a program-controlled cleaning appliance includes: a supply container for holding the detergent, the supply container having a reservoir chamber and a metering chamber terminating in a dispensing opening, the metering chamber being fluidically connected to the reservoir chamber via an interposed passage opening; a carrier unit which is rotatable by a motor and replaceably receives the supply container; and a closure device that closes the passage opening at least until the supply container is first put into use.