Global Patent Index - EP 2094893 B1

EP 2094893 B1 20110914 - METHOD FOR DETERMINING WEIGHT OF THE LOAD IN A WASHER DRYER USING THE NATURAL FREQUENCY RESPONSE OF THE LOADED DRUM

Title (en)

METHOD FOR DETERMINING WEIGHT OF THE LOAD IN A WASHER DRYER USING THE NATURAL FREQUENCY RESPONSE OF THE LOADED DRUM

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG DES GEWICHTS DER LAST IN EINER WASCHMASCHINE MIT TROCKNER ANHAND DER EIGENFREQUENZREAKTION DER BELADENEN TROMMEL

Title (fr)

LAVE-LINGE/SÈCHE-LINGE

Publication

EP 2094893 B1 20110914 (EN)

Application

EP 07822068 A 20071031

Priority

  • EP 2007061717 W 20071031
  • TR 200606046 A 20061031

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008053002A2] The present invention relates to a washer/dryer (1) wherein the amount of laundry contained therein is detected. In the said washer/dryer (1), the weight of the load (L) in the drum (4) is determined by comparing the natural frequency of the drum (4) with the values previously recorded in the control unit (6) by the producer.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 37/20 (2006.01); D06F 34/18 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 34/18 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/04 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/24 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/48 (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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2008053002 A2 20080508; WO 2008053002 A3 20080626; AT E524593 T1 20110915; EP 2094893 A2 20090902; EP 2094893 B1 20110914

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2007061717 W 20071031; AT 07822068 T 20071031; EP 07822068 A 20071031