Global Patent Index - EP 2158350 A2

EP 2158350 A2 20100303 - METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF LAUNDRY, AND WASHING MACHINE SUITABLE FOR THIS PURPOSE

Title (en)

METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF LAUNDRY, AND WASHING MACHINE SUITABLE FOR THIS PURPOSE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON WÄSCHESTÜCKEN SOWIE HIERZU GEEIGNETE WASCHMASCHINE

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT DE LINGE ET LAVE-LINGE APPROPRIE

Publication

EP 2158350 A2 20100303 (DE)

Application

EP 08760070 A 20080527

Priority

  • EP 2008056472 W 20080527
  • DE 102007028212 A 20070620

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008155196A2] The invention relates to a method for the treatment of laundry (7), having a washing lye in a washing machine comprising a lye discharge system (18) disposed on the base of a lye container (1), a pivotally supported drum (2), and a heating device (13, 16) for the direct heating of a load (a1) of laundry (7) containing the washing lye, the method comprising the steps of: a) adding the washing lye to the load (a1) in an amount (a2) smaller or equal to an amount (a3) required for saturation of the laundry (7) with water ("saturation amount"), and wetting the laundry (7); b) heating the wetted laundry (7) by means of the heating device (13, 16); and c) adding water at a temperature Tw of no more than 40°C for rinsing the washing lye from the laundry (7). The invention further relates to a washing machine suitable for carrying out the method.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 35/00 (2006.01); D06F 39/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 39/04 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 33/36 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 34/14 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 39/40 (2024.01 - EP US); D06F 2103/04 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/56 (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 MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102007028212 A1 20081224; DE 102007028212 B4 20220324; CN 101711295 A 20100519; CN 101711295 B 20141105; EA 017035 B1 20120928; EA 201070016 A1 20100630; EP 2158350 A2 20100303; EP 2158350 B1 20180711; ES 2686139 T3 20181016; PL 2158350 T3 20190228; US 2010235999 A1 20100923; WO 2008155196 A2 20081224; WO 2008155196 A3 20090219

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102007028212 A 20070620; CN 200880020687 A 20080527; EA 201070016 A 20080527; EP 08760070 A 20080527; EP 2008056472 W 20080527; ES 08760070 T 20080527; PL 08760070 T 20080527; US 66577808 A 20080527