Global Patent Index - EP 1932960 B1

EP 1932960 B1 20170405 - Method for controlling a washing machine

Title (en)

Method for controlling a washing machine

Title (de)

Verfahren zur Steuerung einer Waschmaschine

Title (fr)

Procédé de commande d'un lave-linge

Publication

EP 1932960 B1 20170405 (DE)

Application

EP 07023797 A 20071207

Priority

DE 102006060256 A 20061214

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1932960A2] Method for controlling the operation of a washing machine (11) comprises determining when the water level is lower than the arrangement of an electrical conductivity sensor (24) and stopping the emptying of the lye container (17). Preferred Features: A pump (20) is used to empty a lye container and the pump can be switched off after a few seconds. The sensor determines the surface tension of the water and/or lye in a drum (13).

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 33/42 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 39/087 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 34/22 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/18 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/20 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/08 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/48 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/52 (2020.02 - 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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1932960 A2 20080618; EP 1932960 A3 20100915; EP 1932960 B1 20170405; CN 101220551 A 20080716; DE 102006060256 A1 20080626; ES 2628041 T3 20170801; JP 2008149134 A 20080703; JP 5043619 B2 20121010; RU 2007146118 A 20090620; RU 2430204 C2 20110927; US 2008141465 A1 20080619

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07023797 A 20071207; CN 200710144188 A 20071214; DE 102006060256 A 20061214; ES 07023797 T 20071207; JP 2007318417 A 20071210; RU 2007146118 A 20071213; US 95639507 A 20071214