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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2017
Miele & Cie. KG, Guetersloh, DE;
Fabian Hils, Hoevelhof, DE;
Dirk Wegener, Bielefeld, DE;
MIELE & CIE. KG, Guetersloh, DE;
Abstract
In an embodiment the present invention provides a dispensing device for introducing a pourable detergent in metered amounts into a treatment chamber of a program-controlled cleaning appliance, in particular a dishwasher, the dispensing device including: 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 provided by a metering element that is movably disposed within the supply container and is movable from a non-metering position to a metering position; and a carrier unit which is rotatable by a motor and is configured to replaceably receive the supply container.