Global Patent Index - EP 0838546 B1

EP 0838546 B1 20020116 - Process for washing with a washing machine, or the like and washing machine for implementing the said process

Title (en)

Process for washing with a washing machine, or the like and washing machine for implementing the said process

Title (de)

Waschverfahren für Waschmaschine oder dergleichen und Waschmaschine zur Durchführung des Verfahrens

Title (fr)

Procédé de lavage pour machine à laver ou similaire et machine à laver utilisant un tel procédé

Publication

EP 0838546 B1 20020116 (EN)

Application

EP 97830538 A 19971023

Priority

IT BO960543 A 19961025

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0838546A1] A process for washing with a washing machine or the like comprises alternating phases of agitation and stoppage of agitation of the laundry in the washing mixture and a contemporaneous phase of heating of the washing mixture (M). The process provides to vary the ratio between the agitation phases (A) and the stoppage of agitation phases (S) in correspondence with the variation in the time required to heat the washing mixture (M) to the pre-set temperature. According to the invention the above ratio is varied alternately or in combination on the basis of the variations of the supply voltage from the rated voltage and on the basis of the variation of the temperature in the wash tub (1), in the unit of time, i.e. on the basis of the temperature gradient with respect to time. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

D06F 35/00

IPC 8 full level

D06F 35/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 33/36 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/16 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/44 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/46 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/52 (2020.02 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IT NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0838546 A1 19980429; EP 0838546 B1 20020116; AT E212081 T1 20020215; DE 69709606 D1 20020221; DE 69709606 T2 20040805; DK 0838546 T3 20020422; ES 2171253 T3 20020901; IT 1286283 B1 19980708; IT BO960543 A0 19961025; IT BO960543 A1 19980425; PT 838546 E 20020731

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 97830538 A 19971023; AT 97830538 T 19971023; DE 69709606 T 19971023; DK 97830538 T 19971023; ES 97830538 T 19971023; IT BO960543 A 19961025; PT 97830538 T 19971023