Electric dishwasher cleaning agent container - has closure spring made of memory metal for opening at specific temp.

摘要

The container is provided by an opening in the front door of the dishwasher and a cooperating pivoted cover (16) which is held closed at a normal temp. and which is opened at a given higher temp, to release the cleaning agent. The cover (16) is acted on by a spring made of a memory metal, with 2 arms (20,21) attached to the cover (16) and the container (10, 11) rotatable about a common axis (14, 15). The two arms (20, 21) lie adjacent one another in the closed position of the cover (16) and spring apart when the cover is opened at the release temp. USE - For automatic release of cleaning agent at correct point in cleaning cycle.