EP 1690969 A1 20060816 - Improvement in the front flange of a household-type clothes washing machine
Title (en)
Improvement in the front flange of a household-type clothes washing machine
Title (de)
Verbesserung des vorderen Randes einer Haushaltswaschmaschine
Title (fr)
Amélioration de la bordure antérieure d'une machine à laver le linge à usage domestique
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 05100969 A 20050210
Abstract (en)
Front-loading clothes washing machine comprising: a perforated rotating drum (5) holding the clothes to be washed, an access opening (6) into said drum, a stationary tub (3) containing said drum (5), an access opening (4) into said tub (3) provided so as to lie in alignment with said access opening (6) of said drum, an outer casing (1) containing said tub therewithin, a front aperture (2) in said outer casing adapted to ensure access to the access opening (4) of the tub, a loading door (8) provided to close said front aperture (2) in the outer casing, an annular bellows-like gasket (7) adapted to provide an elastic, water-tight junction between the access opening (4) of the tub and the front aperture (2) in the outer casing, in which the portion of said drum that defines the respective access opening (6) has an elongated cylindrical configuration (12) on its front side, which extends coaxially with the access opening (4) of the tub, the latter being preferably provided with a corresponding elongated cylindrical configuration (14) adapted to enclose said elongated cylindrical configuration (12) of the drum opening from the outside.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 37/26 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 37/266 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [X] GB 2296018 A 19960619 - ELECTROLUX ZANUSSI ELETTRODOME [IT]
- [X] US 2004107743 A1 20040610 - KIM GON [KR], et al
- [X] EP 1389642 A1 20040218 - WHIRLPOOL CO [US]
- [X] DE 19856973 A1 19990624 - LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]
- [X] US 2004148978 A1 20040805 - KIM KWANG SOO [KR], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1690969 A1 20060816; JP 2006218306 A 20060824; MX PA06001545 A 20060918; US 2006174663 A1 20060810
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 05100969 A 20050210; JP 2006032888 A 20060209; MX PA06001545 A 20060208; US 33077506 A 20060112