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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Guenther Amberg, Neuss, DE;
Hubert Kamml, Inzell, DE;
Assignee:
Henkel Ecolab GmbH & Co., OHG, Dusseldorf, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 3/908 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 3/908 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for controlling the dosing of detergent in multiple stage washing machines having at least one separate detergent tank per washing stage. The entry of water into a detergent tank of the washing machine releases, without intervention in the washing control system, the single dosing of a predetermined amount of detergent into the detergent tank, the release of further dosages being prevented until a renewed activation. Furthermore, the invention relates to a control device for dosing detergents in washing machines in accordance with one of the above methods.