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EP 2078780 B1 20120905 - Overflow duct for a washing machine

Title (en)

Overflow duct for a washing machine

Title (de)

Überlaufkanal für eine Waschmaschine

Title (fr)

Conduit de déversoir pour machine à laver

Publication

EP 2078780 B1 20120905 (EN)

Application

EP 08150244 A 20080114

Priority

EP 08150244 A 20080114

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2078780A1] An overflow duct (4) for a washing machine (1); the overflow duct (4) connecting the inside of the washing machine (1) to the outside of the washing machine (1), and having two opposite openings (5, 6), and a noise trap device (8) housed inside the overflow duct (4) and forming a labyrinth path (9) extending between the two openings (5, 6) of the overflow duct (4).

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 39/083 (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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2078780 A1 20090715; EP 2078780 B1 20120905; WO 2009089884 A1 20090723

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 08150244 A 20080114; EP 2008010638 W 20081215