Global Patent Index - EP 2149634 B1

EP 2149634 B1 20130925 - Washing machine and washing method therefor

Title (en)

Washing machine and washing method therefor

Title (de)

Waschmaschine und Waschverfahren dafür

Title (fr)

Machine à laver et son procédé de lavage

Publication

EP 2149634 B1 20130925 (EN)

Application

EP 09009792 A 20090729

Priority

  • KR 20080075673 A 20080801
  • KR 20080090212 A 20080912

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2149634A2] A washing machine and washing method therefor are provided. In the washing method, in which a drum of a drum type washing machine is rotated in a first direction, the method includes applying a first directional torque to the drum so that laundry in the drum is rotated and lifted; braking the drum so that the laundry is dropped; and then again applying the first directional torque to the drum so that the dropped laundry is rotated and lifted again.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 37/30 (2006.01); D06F 33/02 (2006.01); D06F 35/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 35/006 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 34/08 (2020.02 - 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 MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2149634 A2 20100203; EP 2149634 A3 20121024; EP 2149634 B1 20130925; US 2010024137 A1 20100204

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 09009792 A 20090729; US 50968209 A 20090727