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EP 0253440 B1 19920226 - HOUSEHOLD LAUNDRY DRYER

Title (en)

HOUSEHOLD LAUNDRY DRYER

Publication

EP 0253440 B1 19920226 (DE)

Application

EP 87201298 A 19870708

Priority

DE 3624050 A 19860716

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0253440A1] In a household laundry drier with a rotatable laundry drum (1), an electrical tubular heating body (33) is attached to a protection plate (18) arranged between the laundry drum bottom (6) and a housing rear wall (3). Process air delivered by a fan can be supplied to the laundry drum (1) via direct inflow openings (29) formed by means of the protection plate (18) for the tubular heating body (33). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

D06F 58/26

IPC 8 full level

D06F 58/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 58/26 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0253440 A1 19880120; EP 0253440 B1 19920226; DE 3624050 A1 19880204; DE 3624050 C2 19890713; DE 3776826 D1 19920402; ES 2030422 T3 19921101

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 87201298 A 19870708; DE 3624050 A 19860716; DE 3776826 T 19870708; ES 87201298 T 19870708