EP 1529866 A1 20050511 - Drum type washing machine
Title (en)
Drum type washing machine
Title (de)
Trommelwaschmaschine
Title (fr)
Machine à laver à tambour
Publication
Application
Priority
- KR 20030079248 A 20031110
- KR 20030079250 A 20031110
- KR 20030079252 A 20031110
Abstract (en)
A drum type washing machine has axially-extending lifters (20) arranged around an inner peripheral surface of a rotatable tub (3) which is upwardly inclined to allow easy laundry loading and unloading. The lifters each have a height gradually reducing to correspond to the inclination angle of the rotatable tub from a rear end of the rotatable tub to a front end thereof. Each lifter has, at its top portion (21), a wave-shaped structure including crests (21a) and valleys (21b) alternately arranged at a certain pitch. Each of the crests and valleys has water spray holes (23). The lifter includes at least one partition plate (31, 32) which divides the interior of the lifter into at least two chambers (41, 42, 43). Accordingly, wash water raised by each lifter is uniformly sprayed throughout the length of the lifter. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
D06F 23/02 (2006.01); D06F 23/06 (2006.01); D06F 37/04 (2006.01); D06F 37/06 (2006.01); D06F 39/12 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 23/06 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 37/04 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 37/065 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [YA] US 3760950 A 19730925 - HINE G
- [XAY] US 6386004 B2 20020514 - SALEIN MATTHIAS [DE]
- [YA] DE 20023048 U1 20020926 - BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE [DE]
- [XAY] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2003, no. 02 5 February 2003 (2003-02-05)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE ES FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1529866 A1 20050511; CN 1616748 A 20050518; JP 2005137889 A 20050602; JP 4105134 B2 20080625; US 2005097927 A1 20050512
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 04254132 A 20040709; CN 200410070720 A 20040722; JP 2004244203 A 20040824; US 88670904 A 20040709