Global Patent Index - EP 1837434 A1

EP 1837434 A1 20070926 - Clothes tumble dryer

Title (en)

Clothes tumble dryer

Title (de)

Wäschetrommeltrockner

Title (fr)

Séchoir à tambour

Publication

EP 1837434 A1 20070926 (EN)

Application

EP 06111422 A 20060321

Priority

EP 06111422 A 20060321

Abstract (en)

Clothes tumble dryer comprising an outer casing (2) provided with a loading door (3), a drying air circuit adapted to cause heated air to be circulated through a perforated rotating drum (4) holding the laundry to be dried, heating means adapted to heat up said drying air, condenser means adapted to remove moisture from the hot moisture-laden drying air exiting the drum; said door (3) forms an air passage (5) establishing fluid communication with said drum (4) for conveying the hot moisture-laden drying air exiting the drum (4) towards and into said condenser means, said door (3) further forming one or more cavities (6) to encapsulate an aerogel layer (7) therein, so as to thermally insulate from the outside said door (3) forming said air passage (5).

IPC 8 full level

D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 58/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 58/04 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/02 (2013.01 - 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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1837434 A1 20070926; EP 1837434 B1 20090128; AT E422007 T1 20090215; DE 602006005039 D1 20090319; ES 2318668 T3 20090501; PL 1837434 T3 20090731

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 06111422 A 20060321; AT 06111422 T 20060321; DE 602006005039 T 20060321; ES 06111422 T 20060321; PL 06111422 T 20060321