Global Patent Index - EP 2069566 A1

EP 2069566 A1 20090617 - APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR DRYING ITEMS OF LAUNDRY, USING A HEAT PUMP AND A HEAT EXCHANGER

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR DRYING ITEMS OF LAUNDRY, USING A HEAT PUMP AND A HEAT EXCHANGER

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM TROCKNEN VON WASCHGUT MIT EINER WÄRMEPUMPE UND EINEM WÄRMETAUSCHER

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE SÉCHAGE DE LINGE COMPRENANT UNE POMPE À CHALEUR ET UN ÉCHANGEUR THERMIQUE

Publication

EP 2069566 A1 20090617 (DE)

Application

EP 07788476 A 20070817

Priority

  • EP 2007058562 W 20070817
  • DE 102006042991 A 20060913

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2010083524A1] An apparatus for drying laundry including a process air system for guiding a process air stream along a process air path having a treatment chamber therealong at which the process air stream contacts laundry, a first fan for moving the process air stream, a cooling location of a heat exchanger, a heating location of a heat pump downstream of the heat exchanger, and a heater in addition to the heat pump for heating the process air stream; and a secondary air system for guiding a secondary air stream along a secondary air path, the secondary air path including a second fan for imparting motion to the secondary air stream, a heating location of the heat exchanger, and a cooling location of the heat pump, and, within the secondary air path, the cooling location of the heat pump is located downstream of the heating location of the heat exchanger.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 58/02 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 58/30 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 58/30 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 58/02 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/206 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 2103/50 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/26 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/28 (2020.02 - 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

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2008031688 A1 20080320; AT E463608 T1 20100415; DE 102006042991 A1 20080327; DE 502007003423 D1 20100520; EP 2069566 A1 20090617; EP 2069566 B1 20100407; US 2010083524 A1 20100408

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2007058562 W 20070817; AT 07788476 T 20070817; DE 102006042991 A 20060913; DE 502007003423 T 20070817; EP 07788476 A 20070817; US 31095307 A 20070817