Global Patent Index - EP 1726705 A2

EP 1726705 A2 20061129 - Method and apparatus for laundering with aqueous and non-aqueous working fluid

Title (en)

Method and apparatus for laundering with aqueous and non-aqueous working fluid

Title (de)

Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Waschen von Textilgut mit wässrigem und nichtwässrigem Arbeitsfluid

Title (fr)

Dispositif et procédé pour le lavage de textiles avec fluide de travail aqueux et non aqueux

Publication

EP 1726705 A2 20061129 (EN)

Application

EP 06251530 A 20060322

Priority

US 13514605 A 20050523

Abstract (en)

A method and apparatus for laundering including the steps of adding a wash liquor including an aqueous working fluid to a fabric load (204), processing the fabric load with the wash liquor to treat the fabric load (206), measuring the concentration of at least one non-aqueous fluid in the wash liquor, maintaining the concentration of the non-aqueous fluid below a predetermined acceptable level, and disposing of the wash liquor are disclosed as well as novel fluid plumbing for a laundering device using wash liquors including non-aqueous fluids. The apparatus comprising an aqueous working fluid source (900), a non-aqueous working fluid source (902) and a means (908) for separating said aqueous and non-aqueous working fluid.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 33/36 (2020.01); D06F 35/00 (2006.01); D06F 43/00 (2006.01); D06F 43/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 33/36 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 43/00 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 43/007 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 43/08 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 2103/20 (2020.02 - EP US)

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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1726704 A1 20061129; EP 1726705 A2 20061129; US 2006260064 A1 20061123

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 06251529 A 20060322; EP 06251530 A 20060322; US 13514605 A 20050523