Global Patent Index - EP 1734167 A1

EP 1734167 A1 20061220 - Method for wetting laundry and washing machine

Title (en)

Method for wetting laundry and washing machine

Title (de)

Verfahren zur Benetzung von Wäsche und Waschmaschine

Title (fr)

Procédé pour mouiller du linge et machine à laver

Publication

EP 1734167 A1 20061220 (EN)

Application

EP 05013071 A 20050617

Priority

EP 05013071 A 20050617

Abstract (en)

The invention relates to a method for wetting laundry in a washing machine having a washing drum, the method comprising the steps of starting (100) a wetting program sequence; monitoring (112) at least one physical value related to the rotation of the washing drum and/or detecting (114) the weight of the laundry loaded in the washing drum; and modifying (132-140) the wetting program sequence in dependency of the at least one monitored physical value and/or the laundry weight. A washing machine is provided with a control unit adapted to modify a wetting sequence in dependency of detected physical value and/or weight signals.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 35/00 (2006.01); D06F 33/36 (2020.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 33/74 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 33/36 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 35/006 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 39/088 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 33/74 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2101/04 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/04 (2020.02 - 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 IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR LV MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1734167 A1 20061220; EP 1734167 B1 20070926; AT E374273 T1 20071015; DE 602005002642 D1 20071108; DE 602005002642 T2 20080717; ES 2293424 T3 20080316; PL 1734167 T3 20080331

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05013071 A 20050617; AT 05013071 T 20050617; DE 602005002642 T 20050617; ES 05013071 T 20050617; PL 05013071 T 20050617