EP 1526210 A3 20090513 - Washing machine and control method thereof

Title (en)

Washing machine and control method thereof

Title (de)

Waschmaschine und Verfahren zur Steuerung einer solchen Waschmaschine

Title (fr)

Machine à laver et procédé pour commander une telle machine à laver

Publication

EP 1526210 A3 20090513 (EN)

Application

EP 04022066 A 20040916

Priority

KR 20030073425 A 20031021
KR 20030073426 A 20031021

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1526210A2] The present invention provides a washing machine and control method thereof, by which a laundry can be dried more effectively, by which a drying cycle time can be shortened, and by which stability and reliance can be enhanced. The present invention includes the step of performing dewatering and preliminary drying simultaneously during a dewatering cycle. And, The present invention supplies cooling water for condensing hot and humid air during the dewatering cycle.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 25/00 (2006.01); D06F 33/60 (2020.01); D06F 35/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 25/00 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 33/60 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/26 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/32 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/20 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/28 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/30 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/48 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/52 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/56 (2020.02 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

[X] EP 0829569 A2 19980318 - TOSHIBA KK [JP]
[X] US 2001015082 A1 20010823 - MINAYOSHI HIROKO [JP], et al
[X] FR 2340390 A1 19770902 - LICENTIA GMBH [DE]
[A] GB 930232 A 19630703 - PHILCO CORP

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL HR LT LV MK

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1526210 A2 20050427; EP 1526210 A3 20090513; EP 1526210 B1 20100728; AT E475737 T1 20100815; AU 2004210559 A1 20050505; AU 2004210559 B2 20100722; CN 100487183 C 20090513; CN 1609327 A 20050427; DE 602004028321 D1 20100909; US 2005081308 A1 20050421

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04022066 A 20040916; AT 04022066 T 20040916; AU 2004210559 A 20040909; CN 200410078041 A 20040920; DE 602004028321 T 20040916; US 93855504 A 20040913