Washing machine with detergent dispenser

Abstract

A washing machine having a detergent dispenser provided with a plurality of separate compartments for containing wash and/or rinse products to be added into the tub of the machine, such detergent dispenser including a rotating selector capable of being displaced into various operational positions by a driver so as to enable the incoming water to selectively flow through each one of the compartment. The driver comprises an electric motor linked through a lever assembly to the rotating selector so that the rotation of the motor is transformed into an oscillating movement of the selector between two predetermined end positions.

1 . A washing machine including a detergent dispenser provided with a plurality of separate compartments for containing wash and/or rinse products to be added into a tub of the machine, the detergent dispenser comprising: 
 a rotating selector capable of being displaced into various operational positions by a driver so as to enable the inflowing water to selectively flow through each one of the compartment, in that the driver comprises: 
 an electric motor linked through a lever assembly to the rotating selector so that the rotation of the motor is transformed into an oscillating movement of the selector between two predetermined end positions.  
   
   
   
       2 . The washing machine of  claim 1 , wherein the lever assembly further comprises: 
 a first crank keyed to the motor axle;    a second crank as part of the rotating selector; and    a connecting rod linking the two cranks.    
   
   
       3 . The washing machine of  claim 1 , wherein the lever assembly is placed on an upper surface of a box shaped recess containing a reservoir.  
   
   
       4 . The washing machine of  claim 1 , wherein the electric motor has a single sense of rotation.