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EP 1859094 A1 20071128 - DRUM TYPE WASHING MACHINE

Title (en)

DRUM TYPE WASHING MACHINE

Title (de)

TROMMELWASCHMASCHINE

Title (fr)

MACHINE A LAVER A TAMBOUR

Publication

EP 1859094 A1 20071128 (EN)

Application

EP 06716391 A 20060315

Priority

KR 2006000941 W 20060315
KR 20050022289 A 20050317
KR 20050022288 A 20050317

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2006098589A1] A drum type washing machine according to the present invention has an effect in that a low cover and a lower bracket are assembled by a lock fixation of a fitting plate and a fitting projection, thereby facilitating the disassembly and reassembly of a low cover.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 39/12 (2013.01 - 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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2006098589 A1 20060921; EP 1859094 A1 20071128; EP 1859094 A4 20120801; EP 1859094 B1 20130814; US 2009096331 A1 20090416

DOCDB simple family (application)

KR 2006000941 W 20060315; EP 06716391 A 20060315; US 88630306 A 20060315