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EP 1199397 A2 20020424 - Improved clothes drying machine

Title (en)

Improved clothes drying machine

Title (de)

Wäschetrockner

Title (fr)

Sèche-linge

Publication

EP 1199397 A2 20020424 (EN)

Application

EP 01119419 A 20010811

Priority

IT PN20000062 A 20001016

Abstract (en)

The clothes drying machine has a condenser (7) cooled with water that collects in the washing vessel (1) together with condensation water. During drying, the drain pump (6) is normally de-energized and is only energized temporarily, in order to discharge the water that collects in the washing vessel (1), when this water reaches up to a threshold level (L) which is slightly lower than the base (15) of a rotating drum (2) containing the clothes to be dried. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

D06F 58/24

IPC 8 full level

D06F 58/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 58/24 (2013.01 - 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 TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1199397 A2 20020424; EP 1199397 A3 20030305; IT PN20000062 A1 20020416

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01119419 A 20010811; IT PN20000062 A 20001016