Global Patent Index - EP 1985742 A1

EP 1985742 A1 20081029 - Clothes treating apparatus

Title (en)

Clothes treating apparatus

Title (de)

Kleiderbehandlungsvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Appareil de traitement de vêtements

Publication

EP 1985742 A1 20081029 (EN)

Application

EP 08007970 A 20080424

Priority

  • KR 20070040316 A 20070425
  • KR 20070040319 A 20070425
  • KR 20070097258 A 20070927

Abstract (en)

A clothes treating apparatus is disclosed. The clothes treating apparatus includes a drum (20) to hold laundry, a steam generating device (200) to supply steam to the drum, a water supply source (300) to supply water to the steam generating device, and a backflow inhibiting unit to inhibit water from flowing back from the steam generating device when the water supply source is removed. Accordingly, the clothes treating apparatus can inhibit or remove wrinkles generated at clothes, and can collect water from the steam generating device after operation of the steam generating device is terminated.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/00 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 39/081 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 39/40 (2024.01 - EP US); D06F 58/203 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1985742 A1 20081029; EP 1985742 B1 20100922; AT E482309 T1 20101015; DE 602008002626 D1 20101104; US 2008276659 A1 20081113

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 08007970 A 20080424; AT 08007970 T 20080424; DE 602008002626 T 20080424; US 14901708 A 20080424