Global Patent Index - EP 1389643 A2

EP 1389643 A2 20040218 - Drum type washing machine

Title (en)

Drum type washing machine

Title (de)

Trommelwaschmaschine

Title (fr)

Machine à laver à tambour

Publication

EP 1389643 A2 20040218 (EN)

Application

EP 02257084 A 20021011

Priority

KR 20020047744 A 20020813

Abstract (en)

Disclosed herein is a drum type washing machine. The drum type washing machine includes a cabinet (10) defining the appearance of the washing machine and opened at the front to form a main opening (11). A fixed drum (20) is horizontally set in the cabinet (10) and contains wash water therein. A rotary drum (30) is set in the fixed drum (20) in such a way as to be rotatable in alternating directions. A main door (50) selectively closes the main opening (11). A sub-opening (51) is provided at a predetermined portion of the main door (50) such that a user puts laundry into the rotary drum (30) without opening the main door (50), and a sub-door (60) is provided at a predetermined portion of the main door (50) for selectively closing the sub-opening (51). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

D06F 37/28

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/14 (2006.01); D06F 37/28 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

D06F 37/10 (2013.01 - KR); D06F 37/28 (2013.01 - EP KR US); D06F 39/14 (2013.01 - KR)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1389643 A2 20040218; EP 1389643 A3 20040922; KR 100447664 B1 20040908; KR 20040015480 A 20040219

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02257084 A 20021011; KR 20020047744 A 20020813