Global Patent Index - EP 1990466 B1

EP 1990466 B1 20101103 - Improved laundry dryer with refreshment operation

Title (en)

Improved laundry dryer with refreshment operation

Title (de)

Wäschetrockner mit Auffrischenfunktion

Title (fr)

Sèche-linge avec fonction de rafraîchissement

Publication

EP 1990466 B1 20101103 (EN)

Application

EP 07108016 A 20070511

Priority

EP 07108016 A 20070511

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1990466A1] Household drying machine comprising a rotating drum, an air circulation duct across said drum, a moisture condenser for the drying air, a tray (12) for the collection of the condensed moisture, hydraulic means able of drawing the water contained in said tray, and of conveying it into diffusion means (22), even at a steam state, or as a spray, directly into said drum, or into said air circulation duct, wherein said hydraulic means comprise an hydraulic pipe (17) going out of said tray and eventually provided with a respective pump (13), and which branches out (19), through a selectively controllable valve (18), into a secondary tank (16) connected to a channel (23) and to said diffusion or steaming means (22); said valve (18) comprises a filter (43) able of filtering the liquid flow crossing it. Said filter (43) can be removed and extracted from the valve body (21); when said filter is introduced in said valve (18), it lets the moisture to ass, and when said filter is extracted from said valve (18), the inlet access to said valve (18) remains closed.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 58/24 (2006.01); D06F 73/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 58/203 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/22 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/24 (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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1990466 A1 20081112; EP 1990466 B1 20101103; AT E486990 T1 20101115; DE 602007010247 D1 20101216; ES 2351260 T3 20110202; PL 1990466 T3 20110429; RU 2009145941 A 20110620; RU 2455408 C2 20120710; WO 2008138526 A1 20081120

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07108016 A 20070511; AT 07108016 T 20070511; DE 602007010247 T 20070511; EP 2008003660 W 20080507; ES 07108016 T 20070511; PL 07108016 T 20070511; RU 2009145941 A 20080507