EP 1925249 A1 20080528 - Water dispensing component of a household appliance
Title (en)
Water dispensing component of a household appliance
Title (de)
Wasserverteilungseinrichtung für ein Haushaltsgerät
Title (fr)
Dispositif de distribution d'eau pour un appareil ménager
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 06124788 A 20061124
Abstract (en)
An anti-calc and "easy-clean" water dispensing component (1) of a household appliance, in particular of a washing machine, a dishwasher or a refrigerator with a water dispenser, has a body (2) made of plastic material and having an external surface (3) provided with at least one nozzle (4) or outlet placed on the surface (3) and connectable to a water feed conduit (5); the surface (3) is made of a microbe-resistant and fungicide elastomer or rubber material having anti-calc and "easy-clean" properties; in particular, a thermoplastic elastomer is used, preferably selected in the group of styrene block copolymers and preferably in the group of styrene-olefine block copolymers such as SBS, SEBS, SEPS, etc.
IPC 8 full level
A47L 15/23 (2006.01); D06F 39/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A47L 15/23 (2013.01 - EP); D06F 37/06 (2013.01 - EP); D06F 39/007 (2013.01 - EP US); A47L 15/0057 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
- [XA] US 5560381 A 19961001 - EDWARDS JAMES M [US]
- [XA] US 4416300 A 19831122 - JORDAN LAWRENCE J [US]
- [XA] GB 773080 A 19570424 - GEN MOTORS CORP
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 RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 06124788 A 20061124