Patent ID: 8312745

Claim:
An automatically controlled washing machine, comprising: a front panel; an upper machine space; a detergent dispensing unit arranged in the upper machine space and having a stationary chamber; a drawer arranged in the detergent dispensing unit and accessible from the front panel of the washing machine, the drawer having at least one chamber for hand-metered addition of one of a washing powder portion and a washing liquid portion; at least one storage unit arranged in the upper machine space to store one of liquid washing aid and gel-like washing aid, the storage unit having a receptacle unit to receive a transportable storage container containing the one of the liquid washing aid and the gel-like washing aid; and a metering unit to automatically meter the stored one of the liquid washing aid and the gel-like washing aid, the metering unit connected to the receptacle unit by a fluid connection and having an outlet opening that opens into the stationary chamber of the detergent dispensing unit.