EP 1545283 B1 20111116 - A DEVICE AND METHOD AT AN INLET DEVICE IN A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE
Title (en)
A DEVICE AND METHOD AT AN INLET DEVICE IN A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE
Title (de)
VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN BEI EINER EINLASSVORRICHTUNG BEI EINEM HAUSGERÄT
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF ET PROCEDE EN RAPPORT AVEC UN DISPOSITIF D'ENTREE DANS UN APPAREIL MENAGER
Publication
Application
Priority
- SE 0301346 W 20030829
- SE 0202577 A 20020830
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2004019749A1] The present invention relates to a device and a method in an inlet device in a household appliance for the detection and removal of the presence of obstacles for the function of an inlet device (6) comprising at least one inlet valve (7, 12) for the intake and closing off of water to a household appliance (2). The inlet valve (7, 12) is electrically controlled for adjustment between an open and a closed position. The device comprises a flow meter (15) arranged in series with the inlet valve (7, 12) which can detect a flow of water even when this is not supposed to occur. A control unit (16) is arranged to when the flow meter (15) detects a flow of water when this should not occur to emit a control signal which is arranged to initiate the said inlet valve (7, 12) is opened during a predetermined period of time following which said inlet valve (7, 12) is closed.
IPC 8 full level
A47L 15/42 (2006.01); D06F 33/47 (2020.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A47L 15/4217 (2013.01 - EP); D06F 33/47 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 39/088 (2013.01 - EP US)
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 PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2004019749 A1 20040311; AT E533394 T1 20111215; AU 2003253563 A1 20040319; DK 1545283 T3 20120206; EP 1545283 A1 20050629; EP 1545283 B1 20111116; SE 0202577 D0 20020830; SE 0202577 L 20040301; SE 524065 C2 20040622
DOCDB simple family (application)
SE 0301346 W 20030829; AT 03791536 T 20030829; AU 2003253563 A 20030829; DK 03791536 T 20030829; EP 03791536 A 20030829; SE 0202577 A 20020830