Global Patent Index - EP 2053156 A2

EP 2053156 A2 20090429 - Drum type washing machine

Title (en)

Drum type washing machine

Title (de)

Trommelwaschmaschine

Title (fr)

Machine à laver de type tambour

Publication

EP 2053156 A2 20090429 (EN)

Application

EP 08166792 A 20081016

Priority

JP 2007271158 A 20071018

Abstract (en)

A drum type washing machine has a cabinet (202), a washing drum (205) which serves as a dewatering bin, a door unit (208), a door opening button (256), an opening/closing actuator (293) and a locking unit (259). The cabinet (202) is provided with an opening in the front side thereof. The door unit (208) of a circular shape covers the opening of the cabinet. The door opening button (256) has a first rotary shaft (256A). The opening/closing actuator (293) has a second rotary shaft (293A), and it is turned by a pressing force applied to the door opening button (256). The locking unit (259) for holding the door unit in a position to close the opening of the cabinet operates in a linked motion with the opening/closing actuator (293), and it releases the door unit (208) to open from the closed position by the pressing force applied to the door opening button. The door opening button (256) is disposed in an orientation that a normal line of the first rotary shaft (256A) is tilted with respect to the second rotary shaft (293A) and points toward the center of the door unit (208).

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 37/42 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 39/14 (2013.01 - EP US)

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)

DE 202008013897 U1 20081224; CN 101413202 A 20090422; CN 101413202 B 20101110; CN 201284426 Y 20090805; EP 2053156 A2 20090429; JP 2009095529 A 20090507; JP 4715829 B2 20110706; RU 2386735 C1 20100420; TW 200920891 A 20090516; TW I347388 B 20110821

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 202008013897 U 20081017; CN 200810170522 A 20081017; CN 200820137288 U 20081017; EP 08166792 A 20081016; JP 2007271158 A 20071018; RU 2008141335 A 20081017; TW 97137484 A 20080930