Door for the fluid-tight closure of a laundry loading or removal opening of a laundry treatment appliance, in particular of a washing machine and/or clothes dryer

Abstract

The invention relates to a door for at least splash-protected closure of a laundry treatment appliance, in particular of a washing machine and/or a clothes dryer, comprising at least one hinge for attaching the door to a laundry treatment appliance, the door being movable on the laundry treatment appliance by way of a hinge into a closed position and a loading or removal position, the door comprising at least one interface by means of which energy and/or data is/are couplable from the laundry treatment appliance into the door, a dispenser for delivering at least one flowable laundry treatment preparation being arranged in or on the door, which dispenser is couplable to a cartridge storing at least one flowable laundry treatment preparation, and the dispenser being connected to the interface for the reception of energy and/or data.

1 . A door for splash-protected closure of a laundry treatment appliance comprising:
 a. an interface wherein energy and/or data is/are couplable from the laundry treatment appliance into the door;   b. a dispenser for delivering at least one flowable laundry treatment preparation into the laundry treatment appliance, wherein the dispenser is couplable to a cartridge storing at least one flowable laundry treatment preparation;   
       wherein the dispenser is connected to the interface for the reception of energy and/or data. 
     
     
         2 . The door according to  claim 1 , wherein the cartridge is arranged above the dispenser in the direction of gravity. 
     
     
         3 . The door according to  claim 1 , wherein the dispenser is connected detachably or fixedly to the door. 
     
     
         4 . The door according to  claim 1 , wherein the dispenser comprises at least one sensor from the group of the timers, temperature sensors, infrared sensors, brightness sensors, motion sensors, elongation sensors, rotation speed sensors, proximity sensors, flow sensors, color sensors, gas sensors, vibration sensors, pressure sensors, conductivity sensors, turbidity sensors, acoustic pressure sensors, “lab on a chip” sensors, force sensors, acceleration sensors, tilt sensors, pH sensors, moisture sensors, magnetic field sensors, RFID sensors, magnetic field sensors, Hall sensors, biochips, odor sensors, hydrogen sulfide sensors, and/or MEMS sensors. 
     
     
         5 . The door according to  claim 1 , wherein the door comprises at least one interface by means of which energy and/or data is/are couplable from the door into the laundry treatment appliance. 
     
     
         6 . The door according to  claim 5 , wherein the interface is wireless. 
     
     
         7 . The door according to  claim 1 , wherein the cartridge comprises a plurality of chambers in which preparations differing from one another are respectively stored. 
     
     
         8 . The door according to  claim 7 , wherein the cartridge chambers are individually couplable to the dispenser and individually removable from the dispenser. 
     
     
         9 . The door according to  claim 1 , wherein the dispenser is positioned inside the washing space when the door is in the closed position. 
     
     
         10 . The door according to  claim 9 , wherein the dispenser is arranged in or on the door in such a way that it is immersed into a washing bath during the washing program of the laundry treatment appliance. 
     
     
         11 . The door according to  claim 1 , further comprising an operating unit for controlling the laundry treatment appliance.