Global Patent Index - EP 1389643 A3

EP 1389643 A3 20040922 - Drum type washing machine

Title (en)

Drum type washing machine

Title (de)

Trommelwaschmaschine

Title (fr)

Machine à laver à tambour

Publication

EP 1389643 A3 20040922 (EN)

Application

EP 02257084 A 20021011

Priority

KR 20020047744 A 20020813

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1389643A2] 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)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR

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