Abstract: A dispensing system for powdered treating agent for use in a washing machine includes a supply container for the treating agent, a delivery device configured to deliver the treating agent to the washing machine through a connecting hose, and a dosing device for dispensing the treating agent from the supply container to the delivery device. The supply container has an agitator with a first vertical rotatable shaft and rotatable blades. The dosing device includes a cylindrical chamber, with a compartmented wheel having spokes disposed therein. The compartmented wheel is disposed below a bottom of the supply container and is coupled to a second vertical rotatable shaft. The cylindrical chamber has an inlet opening disposed in the bottom of the supply container and an underside of the cylindrical chamber has an outlet opening to the delivery device. The compartmented wheel is also coupled to the vertical shaft of the agitator.

Abstract: A machine, for delivery of metered quantities of granular material, comprising a hopper, a discharge outlet, and a metering device in the lower regions of the hopper for conveying measured quantities of granular material between said hopper and said discharge outlet, said metering device comprising a rotary member with peripheral flutes defining peripheral recesses in said member which recesses are, when the member is rotated, successively charged with granular contents from said hopper, peripherally closed by an internal surface of said hopper, and open at the discharge outlet to permit discharge of the conveyed material, characterized in that said recesses are closed by a wear member after exposure to the hopper contents and before closure by said hopper surface.