Global Patent Index - EP 0439397 B1

EP 0439397 B1 19931208 - Water level control in a household appliance and machine provided with such a device.

Title (en)

Water level control in a household appliance and machine provided with such a device.

Title (de)

Wasserstandsregelvorrichtung in einer Haushaltsmaschine und Maschine ausgerüstet mit einer solchen Vorrichtung.

Title (fr)

Dispositif de régulation de niveau d'eau d'une cuve d'un appareil électroménager, et appareil muni d'un tel dispositif.

Publication

EP 0439397 B1 19931208 (FR)

Application

EP 91400137 A 19910122

Priority

FR 9000941 A 19900126

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0439397A1] Water-level control in a vessel of a household appliance, characterised in that it comprises a dispenser (40) for clean water comprising two parallel exit channels (41, 42) each having a capacity for evacuation of all of the water received by this dispenser, namely a priority exit channel (41) operating in a priority manner by passage through a control chamber (38) which opens or closes this priority channel (41) according to an absence or a presence of air trapped and compressed by a rise of water in this control chamber (38), and a substitute exit channel (42) working as a replacement for this priority exit channel on progressive closure of the latter by this control chamber (38). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A47L 15/42

IPC 8 full level

A47L 15/42 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47L 15/4244 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB GR NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0439397 A1 19910731; EP 0439397 B1 19931208; DE 69100723 D1 19940120; DE 69100723 T2 19940324; ES 2046857 T3 19940201; FR 2657704 A1 19910802; FR 2657704 B1 19920410

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 91400137 A 19910122; DE 69100723 T 19910122; ES 91400137 T 19910122; FR 9000941 A 19900126