Global Patent Index - EP 1529869 A2

EP 1529869 A2 20050511 - Drum type washing machine

Title (en)

Drum type washing machine

Title (de)

Trommelwaschmaschine

Title (fr)

Machine à laver à tambour

Publication

EP 1529869 A2 20050511 (EN)

Application

EP 04026161 A 20041104

Priority

JP 2003378121 A 20031107

Abstract (en)

A drum type washing machine includes a housing (2), a water tub (3) disposed in a housing (2) and having a body (3a) with a base on one end and a lid (3b) for providing a laundry loading/unloading opening (11) on the other end, a rotary drum (5) disposed in the body (3a) of the water tub (3) and having a closed bottom and at its top a rotary drum opening, the rotary drum (5) opening being disposed on the same side as the lid (3b) of the water tub (3), and a door (8) installed in the housing. The central axis of the laundry loading/unloading opening (11) is positioned above a rotational axis of the rotary drum (5) and the diameter of the laundry loading/unloading opening (11) is smaller than that of the rotary drum opening. Further, the door (8) is disposed to be substantially concentric with the laundry loading/unloading opening (11).

IPC 1-7

D06F 37/26; D06F 37/06; D06F 23/06

IPC 8 full level

D06F 37/28 (2006.01); D06F 23/06 (2006.01); D06F 37/04 (2006.01); D06F 37/06 (2006.01); D06F 37/26 (2006.01); D06F 39/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

D06F 23/06 (2013.01 - EP); D06F 37/04 (2013.01 - KR); D06F 37/06 (2013.01 - EP); D06F 37/26 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1529869 A2 20050511; EP 1529869 A3 20090114; CN 1614121 A 20050511; CN 1769571 A 20060510; CN 2761663 Y 20060301; CN 2883445 Y 20070328; JP 2005137641 A 20050602; JP 4368661 B2 20091118; KR 100632538 B1 20061009; KR 20050044249 A 20050512; MY 143689 A 20110630; SG 112087 A1 20050629; TW 200519258 A 20050616; TW I252882 B 20060411

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04026161 A 20041104; CN 200410090110 A 20041103; CN 200420014191 U 20041103; CN 200510108424 A 20041103; CN 200520129219 U 20041103; JP 2003378121 A 20031107; KR 20040088564 A 20041103; MY PI20044555 A 20041103; SG 200407139 A 20041102; TW 93133630 A 20041104