Global Patent Index - EP 1413664 B1

EP 1413664 B1 20040922 - Method and system for measuring the linen humidity in washing machines, dryers and the like

Title (en)

Method and system for measuring the linen humidity in washing machines, dryers and the like

Title (de)

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Messung der Wäschefeuchtigkeit in Waschmaschinen oder Wäschetrocknern

Title (fr)

Procédé et dispositif pour mesurer l'humidité du linge dans une machine à laver ou un sèche-linge

Publication

EP 1413664 B1 20040922 (EN)

Application

EP 02425637 A 20021021

Priority

EP 02425637 A 20021021

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1413664A1] The method involves arranging a pair of plates (4,5) of a condenser (6), around the linen (3), where the plates act as the dielectric to measure the capacity of the condenser. The humidity of the linen is determined according to the measured capacity. An independent claim is also included for humidity measuring system.

IPC 1-7

D06F 58/28

IPC 8 full level

D06F 34/18 (2020.01); D06F 58/38 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 34/18 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 58/38 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2101/20 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/10 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/38 (2020.02 - EP US)

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 1413664 A1 20040428; EP 1413664 B1 20040922; AT E277220 T1 20041015; DE 60201356 D1 20041028; DE 60201356 T2 20051117; ES 2227418 T3 20050401; SI 1413664 T1 20050630

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02425637 A 20021021; AT 02425637 T 20021021; DE 60201356 T 20021021; ES 02425637 T 20021021; SI 200230029 T 20021021