EP 1206596 B1 20040707 - IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO CLOTHES DRIERS
Title (en)
IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO CLOTHES DRIERS
Title (de)
VERBESSERTE WÄSCHESPINNE
Title (fr)
AMELIORATIONS APPORTEES A DES SECHE-LINGE
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 0003254 W 20000824
- GB 9920033 A 19990825
- GB 9926577 A 19991111
- GB 0003854 A 20000219
- GB 0008176 A 20000405
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0114626A1] A rotary clothes drier has an upright column (1) with arms (3) hinged to a sleeve (2) slidable up the column to cause the arms, coupled by stays (5) to the top of the column, to spread. Lines (7) extend between the arms and a set of polygons around the column. Within the arms (3), the lines (7) are coupled in pairs by strops (9, 10, 11, 12) around a common yoke (13, 70), outermost (7h) to innermost (7a), second outermost (7c) to second innermost (7g), and so on, and when the arms are retracted by the sleeve (2) being lowered, movement of the yokes (13, 70) towards the roots of the arms pulls the lines (7) into the arms. This may be automatic, such as by spring means (36, 42, 48, 50) or be done manually. To start the arms (3) spreading, they have wedge elements (69) that co-operate with a collar (66) slidable up the column (1) above the sleeve (3) but which is drawn towards the sleeve on initial upward movement of the sleeve.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
D06F 57/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
D06F 57/04 (2013.01)
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)
WO 0114626 A1 20010301; AT E270722 T1 20040715; AU 6711700 A 20010319; DE 60012017 D1 20040812; DE 60012017 T2 20050825; DK 1206596 T3 20041004; EP 1206596 A1 20020522; EP 1206596 B1 20040707
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 0003254 W 20000824; AT 00954762 T 20000824; AU 6711700 A 20000824; DE 60012017 T 20000824; DK 00954762 T 20000824; EP 00954762 A 20000824