Global Patent Index - EP 1591579 A1

EP 1591579 A1 20051102 - Household clothes drying machine with two-stage condenser

Title (en)

Household clothes drying machine with two-stage condenser

Title (de)

Haushaltswäschetrockner mit zweistufigem Kondensator

Title (fr)

Sèche-linge domestique avec condenseur à deux étages

Publication

EP 1591579 A1 20051102 (EN)

Application

EP 04101800 A 20040428

Priority

EP 04101800 A 20040428

Abstract (en)

A clothes drying machine comprises a drum (1), a first fan (5) blowing a first flow of drying air through a drying-air conduit (2), a condenser (3) through which said flow of drying air "A" passes, a cooling-air conduit (4) conveying a second flow of fresh air through said condenser, said second flow being circulated by a second fan (6), and a motor (7) adapted to drive said fans. There is provided a second condensation element (11) run from circulation of drying air (A), and an auxiliary second cooling-air conduit (12) connecting said second condensation element to said second fan; a valve (13) is also placed into said auxiliary second cooling-air conduit, being able to selectively open/close said auxiliary second cooling air conduit.

IPC 1-7

D06F 58/24; D06F 25/00

IPC 8 full level

D06F 25/00 (2006.01); D06F 58/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 25/00 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/24 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1591579 A1 20051102; EP 1591579 B1 20070627; AT E365827 T1 20070715; DE 602004007240 D1 20070809; DE 602004007240 T2 20080306; ES 2289435 T3 20080201; SI 1591579 T1 20071231

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04101800 A 20040428; AT 04101800 T 20040428; DE 602004007240 T 20040428; ES 04101800 T 20040428; SI 200430446 T 20040428