EP 1266061 A2 20021218 - LAUNDRY APPLIANCE
Title (en)
LAUNDRY APPLIANCE
Title (de)
WÄSCHEGERÄT
Title (fr)
APPAREIL DE BUANDERIE
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 0101083 W 20010314
- GB 0006506 A 20000318
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0171084A2] A laundry appliance, such as a washing machine, comprises a drum for receiving a load of articles to be laundered. The drum comprises at least two rotatable drum portions and a drive which can rotate the drum portions relative to one another. A controller causes the appliance to perform a laundering cycle which includes a spin cycle in which the drum is rotated at high speed. Before the spin cycle, the controller detects whether there is an imbalance of the load in the drum and, in the event of an imbalance, the controller causes the appliance to redistribute the load by causing the drive rotate the drum portions relative to one another. In the event of a continued imbalance, the controller can repeat the redistribute operation or it can limit the spin speed during the spin cycle.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
D06F 33/02 (2006.01); D06F 23/02 (2006.01); D06F 23/04 (2006.01); D06F 37/20 (2006.01); D06F 37/30 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 23/04 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 33/48 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 34/08 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 34/16 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/26 (2020.02 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0171084A2
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)
WO 0171084 A2 20010927; WO 0171084 A3 20020411; AT E271146 T1 20040715; AU 2001240801 B2 20031106; AU 4080101 A 20011003; CN 1418273 A 20030514; DE 60104291 D1 20040819; EP 1266061 A2 20021218; EP 1266061 B1 20040714; GB 0006506 D0 20000510; JP 2003527903 A 20030924; US 2003145392 A1 20030807
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 0101083 W 20010314; AT 01911879 T 20010314; AU 4080101 A 20010314; CN 01806681 A 20010314; DE 60104291 T 20010314; EP 01911879 A 20010314; GB 0006506 A 20000318; JP 2001569455 A 20010314; US 22022702 A 20021113