EP 1996755 A2 20081203 - WASHING APPLIANCE
Title (en)
WASHING APPLIANCE
Title (de)
WASCHGERÄT
Title (fr)
APPAREIL DE LAVAGE
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 2006004406 W 20061124
- GB 0523974 A 20051125
- GB 0523980 A 20051125
- GB 0523978 A 20051125
- GB 0523981 A 20051125
- GB 0612666 A 20060627
- GB 0613782 A 20060712
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2007060455A2] The present invention relates to a washing appliance and more specifically a laundry appliance. The first aspect of the present invention relates to a drum for a washing machine that allows increased capacity without the need to increase the size of the overall appliance. The drum comprises a receptacle having a solid outer wall with at least one aperture and means for guiding liquid purged from laundry toward the aperture such that the liquid is expelled. The present application further extends to a water supply system for a washing machine having a reservoir enabling water to flow between the drum and the reservoir, such that water is retained in the reservoir between wash cycles. The present application further extends to a programming system for an aperture that is simple to control accurately. The programming system comprises a single manual control means, a display means and a plurality of actionable events, these events being represented graphically on the display means and the control means being able to select in combination a plurality of actionable events. The present application further extends to a drive linkage that is suitable for a washing appliance, that enables longitudinal relative movement between two or more components, m particular, the drive linkage links at least one rotatable input means and one rotatably mounted output means such that rotation of one causes rotation of the other via the drive linkage, the drive linkage comprising at least one linkage member configured to enable longitudinal relative movement between the input and output means. The fifth aspect of present invention relates to a dispensing apparatus for dispensing a suitable amount of washing substance to a wash. The system comprises a reservoir for holding a number of doses of wash substance, regulating means to release a pre-determined quantity of substance in response to a control signal, where the control signal causes the regulating means to open the reservoir for a sufficient period of time to release the substance.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 37/02 (2006.01); D06F 37/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 23/065 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 37/02 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 37/04 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 37/20 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 37/265 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 39/001 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2007060455A2
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)
WO 2007060455 A2 20070531; WO 2007060455 A3 20071221; EP 1996755 A2 20081203; EP 2420608 A1 20120222; EP 2428606 A2 20120314; EP 2428606 A3 20120704; JP 2009517111 A 20090430; US 2010162774 A1 20100701; US 2011167877 A1 20110714
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 2006004406 W 20061124; EP 06808674 A 20061124; EP 11188127 A 20061124; EP 11188132 A 20061124; JP 2008541826 A 20061124; US 201113072043 A 20110325; US 9493006 A 20061124