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EP 1700943 A1 20060913 - Washing machine with injection nozzle

Title (en)

Washing machine with injection nozzle

Title (de)

Waschmaschine mit Einspritzdüse

Title (fr)

Machine à laver avec buse d'injection

Publication

EP 1700943 A1 20060913 (DE)

Application

EP 06012210 A 20060614

Priority

EP 06012210 A 20060614

Abstract (en)

A front-loaded washing machine with has a jet (8) injecting water into a horizontal rotating drum. The jet (8) has a feed passage (10) to a water distribution chamber (12) with a baffle plate (14) that directs the water sideways into a basin (15).

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B05B 1/267 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 39/088 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

[YD] EP 1386996 A1 20040204 - LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]
[Y] US 1439177 A 19221219 - LOEPSINGER ALBERT J
[A] EP 1505191 A1 20050209 - LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE FR IT LI SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1700943 A1 20060913; EP 1700943 B1 20090401; DE 502006003299 D1 20090514

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 06012210 A 20060614; DE 502006003299 T 20060614