Patent ID: 8764909

Claim:
A water-conducting domestic appliance, in particular a domestic dishwasher, the water-conducting domestic appliance comprising: a washing compartment for receiving items therein that are to be subjected to a handling process by the water-conducting domestic appliance; and a cleaning agent dosing system, the cleaning agent dosing system having a dosing device for dosing at least one cleaning agent, in particular a liquid cleaning agent, into the washing compartment of the water-conducting domestic appliance, the dosing device including a dosing chamber for holding a cleaning agent, an outlet, a gate for opening and closing the dosing chamber, and an actuator system for actuating the gate to move between a dosing chamber opening position and a dosing chamber closing position, the actuator system including (a) transfer means including a cam having at least one of a wedge-shaped projection and a ridge-shaped projection disposed thereon for selective operational contact with a portion of the gate such that a predetermined rotational movement of the cam causes linear movement of the gate, (b) opening means for effecting a movement of the cam in a first direction with the movement of the cam in the first direction being operable to effect opening of the gate, and (c) return means for effecting a movement of the cam in a second direction with the movement of the cam in the second direction being operable to effect closing of the gate.