EP 1076128 A2 20010214 - A tumble dryer
Title (en)
A tumble dryer
Title (de)
Trommeltrockner
Title (fr)
Sèche-linge à tambour
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 9917494 A 19990727
Abstract (en)
A tumble dryer having an electric heating element 10 switched between first and second states in a regular repetitive cycle. In the preferred embodiment the heating element 10 is switched either fully on or fully off by a relay 24 according to a pulse width modulation control by a microprocessor 21. Advantageously, the effective heater output is continuously variable to any desired level. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
D06F 34/08 (2020.01); D06F 58/28 (2006.01); D06F 58/40 (2020.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 34/08 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 58/40 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/02 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/28 (2020.02 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
GB 0018315 D0 20000913; GB 2352498 A 20010131; EP 1076128 A2 20010214; EP 1076128 A3 20021211; GB 9917494 D0 19990929
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 0018315 A 20000727; EP 00306416 A 20000727; GB 9917494 A 19990727