Global Patent Index - EP 1698722 A1

EP 1698722 A1 20060906 - Washing machine and suds removal method thereof

Title (en)

Washing machine and suds removal method thereof

Title (de)

Waschmaschine und deren Verfahren zum Entfernen von Schaum

Title (fr)

Machine à laver et son procédé d'élimination de mousse

Publication

EP 1698722 A1 20060906 (EN)

Application

EP 05025157 A 20051117

Priority

KR 20050018279 A 20050304

Abstract (en)

A washing machine having a drying device (40) and a suds removal method thereof. The suds removal method is able to effectively remove suds, which are excessively generated during a washing cycle to thereby be introduced into the drying device (40). The suds removal method comprises determining whether a drying cycle is selected, and removing the suds by supplying water into the drying device (40) when the drying cycle is selected.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 25/00 (2006.01); D06F 39/06 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 25/00 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 33/50 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 39/06 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 33/30 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 58/24 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 2103/68 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/00 (2020.02 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

KR 100435241 B1 20040611 - SAMWON MILLENNIA CO LTD

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1698722 A1 20060906; CN 1827904 A 20060906; JP 2006239401 A 20060914; KR 20060097210 A 20060914; RU 2005136644 A 20070610; RU 2315140 C2 20080120; US 2006195989 A1 20060907

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05025157 A 20051117; CN 200510128662 A 20051123; JP 2006006663 A 20060113; KR 20050018279 A 20050304; RU 2005136644 A 20051124; US 28018505 A 20051117