Patent ID: 7284561

Claim:
A washer system comprising: an interior cabinet for retaining a plurality of articles to be washed; a washer assembly for directing wash water onto the plurality of articles; a cabinet door for enclosing the interior cabinet and enabling the plurality of articles to be inserted and removed; a detergent dispensing system comprising: a dispensing valve for fluidly connecting to a detergent supply container; a receptacle fluidly connected to the dispensing valve for receiying a predetermined quantity of detergent from the detergent supply container; and a wax motor for translationally slidably displacing the receptacle between a fill position, connected to the dispensing valve, and a dispensing position, where the detergent is dispensed from the receptacle; wherein the detergent supply container comprises a docking port that is penetrated by the dispensing valve, so as to discharge the predetermined quantity of detergent into the receptacle; and a support plate affixed to an interior surface of the washer system, for connecting to the dispensing valve and including a fluid connection between the dispensing valve and the fill position of the receptacle.