Global Patent Index - EP 1899523 A1

EP 1899523 A1 20080319 - WASHING MACHINE WITH NON-RETURN VALVE

Title (en)

WASHING MACHINE WITH NON-RETURN VALVE

Title (de)

WASCHMASCHINE MIT RÜCKSCHLAGVENTIL

Title (fr)

LAVE-LINGE A CLAPET ANTI-RETOUR

Publication

EP 1899523 A1 20080319 (EN)

Application

EP 06755915 A 20060526

Priority

  • IB 2006001389 W 20060526
  • IT TO20050365 A 20050530

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2006129159A1] The present invention relates to a washing machine (1), in particular a household washing machine or washing/drying machine, comprising a tub (2) adapted to contain items (31) to be washed and having a drain aperture (21), and a drain duct (4) connected on a first end to the drain aperture (21) of the tub and on a second end to a drain pipe; at least the following components are located in this order along the drain duct (4): a stop valve (5) of the float-type (51) for shutting the drain duct (4), a drain pump (6), and a non-return valve (7); there is a passage (73) which connects a first portion (45) of the drain duct downstream of the non-return valve (7) to a second portion (44) of the drain duct upstream of the non-return valve (7).

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 39/086 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 37/42 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2006129159A1

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 2006129159 A1 20061207; EP 1899523 A1 20080319; IT TO20050365 A1 20061130

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2006001389 W 20060526; EP 06755915 A 20060526; IT TO20050365 A 20050530