Global Patent Index - EP 1579052 A1

EP 1579052 A1 20050928 - CLOTHES-DRYER AND METHOD FOR REMOVING ODOUR FROM TEXTILES

Title (en)

CLOTHES-DRYER AND METHOD FOR REMOVING ODOUR FROM TEXTILES

Title (de)

W SCHETROCKNER UND VERFAHREN ZUR GERUCHSENTFERNUNG AUS TEXTI LIEN

Title (fr)

SECHE-LINGE ET PROCEDE POUR ELIMINER DES ODEURS DE TEXTILES

Publication

EP 1579052 A1 20050928 (DE)

Application

EP 03785843 A 20031216

Priority

  • DE 10260151 A 20021220
  • EP 0314356 W 20031216

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004059070A1] The invention relates to a clothes-dryer (1) comprising a rotationally mounted washing drum (2) for receiving and displacing textiles (4), a process airduct (5) for feeding process air into the washing drum (2) and a process air heater (9) for heating at least the process air in the clothes-dryer (1). The clothes-dryer (1) comprises at least one processing unit (10, 15) for a liquid for generating mist or steam in order to remove odours from textiles (4) and the processing unit (10, 15) is connected to the process airduct (5). The invention also relates to a method for removing odours from textiles in a clothes-dryer (1) wherein (1) liquid is converted into steam, said steam flows through the textiles (4) which are disposed in the washing drum (2) of the clothes-dryer (1) and which are displaced therein. The steam is transported away from the washing drum (2) by means of the process air.

IPC 1-7

D06F 58/20

IPC 8 full level

D06F 58/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 58/203 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004059070A1

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)

DE 10260151 A1 20040701; EP 1579052 A1 20050928; US 2007006484 A1 20070111; WO 2004059070 A1 20040715

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 10260151 A 20021220; EP 0314356 W 20031216; EP 03785843 A 20031216; US 53970303 A 20031216