Global Patent Index - EP 1942220 B1

EP 1942220 B1 20100414 - Sensor device for determining the angular position of a wash drum of a washing machine

Title (en)

Sensor device for determining the angular position of a wash drum of a washing machine

Title (de)

Sensorvorrichtung zur Bestimmung der Winkelposition einer Waschtrommel einer Waschmaschine

Title (fr)

Dispositif capteur pour déterminer la position angulaire d'un tambour de lavage dans une machine à laver

Publication

EP 1942220 B1 20100414 (EN)

Application

EP 07100256 A 20070108

Priority

EP 07100256 A 20070108

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1942220A1] There is described a sensor device (11) for determining the angular position of a wash drum (5) of a washing machine (1), which wash drum is mounted inside a wash tub (4) to rotate about an axis of rotation (A), and has a shaft (16) extending through a wall (6) of the wash tub (4); the shaft (16) being fitted with a pulley (7) rotated about the axis of rotation (A) by an electric motor (10); the sensor device (11) has a permanent magnet (12) generating a magnetic field, a sensor (13) for determining the intensity of the magnetic field, and a band (14) of ferromagnetic material fixed to the pulley (7). The sensor (13) and the permanent magnet (12) being fixed stably to the wall (6) of the wash tub (4) so that both face the same outer peripheral edge (15) of the pulley (7).

IPC 8 full level

D06F 37/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 37/302 (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)

EP 1942220 A1 20080709; EP 1942220 B1 20100414; AT E464420 T1 20100415; DE 602007005920 D1 20100527; ES 2340957 T3 20100611; PL 1942220 T3 20100930; RU 2007149260 A 20090710; RU 2418120 C2 20110510

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07100256 A 20070108; AT 07100256 T 20070108; DE 602007005920 T 20070108; ES 07100256 T 20070108; PL 07100256 T 20070108; RU 2007149260 A 20071226