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EP 2049722 B1 20090902 - A WASHING MACHINE

Title (en)

A WASHING MACHINE

Title (de)

WASCHMASCHINE

Title (fr)

MACHINE À LAVER

Publication

EP 2049722 B1 20090902 (EN)

Application

EP 07788136 A 20070801

Priority

EP 2007057968 W 20070801
TR 200604050 A 20060801

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008015237A1] The present invention relates to a washing machine (1) providing energy savings. In the washing machine (1) of this invention, heat generated by the motor (8) which drives the drum (13) is utilized to heat the water inside a heat exchanger (6).

IPC 8 full level

D06F 37/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 39/04 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 37/30 (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)

WO 2008015237 A1 20080207; AT E441754 T1 20090915; CN 101517142 A 20090826; CN 101517142 B 20111214; DE 602007002303 D1 20091015; EP 2049722 A1 20090422; EP 2049722 B1 20090902; RU 2401346 C1 20101010

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2007057968 W 20070801; AT 07788136 T 20070801; CN 200780035817 A 20070801; DE 602007002303 T 20070801; EP 07788136 A 20070801; RU 2009107196 A 20070801