Bookmark 05-28-2008

Water dispensing component of a household appliance

An anti-calc and "easy-clean" water dispensing component (1) of a household appliance, in particular of a washing machine, a dishwasher or a refrigerator with a water dispenser, has a body (2) made of plastic material and having an external surface (3) provided with at least one nozzle (4) or outlet placed on the surface (3) and connectable to a water feed conduit (5); the surface (3) is made of a microbe-resistant and fungicide elastomer or rubber material having anti-calc and "easy-clean" properties; in particular, a thermoplastic elastomer is used, preferably selected in the group of styrene block copolymers and preferably in the group of styrene-olefine block copolymers such as SBS, SEBS, SEPS, etc.

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