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EP 2208546 B1 20121121 - Washing device

Title (en)

Washing device

Title (de)

Waschgerät

Title (fr)

Appareil de lavage

Publication

EP 2208546 B1 20121121 (DE)

Application

EP 10000099 A 20100108

Priority

DE 102009005350 A 20090116

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2208546A2] The washing equipment has a housing (2), a hinged housing cover (4), upper and lower nozzle tubes (5,9), and a partial container (12) rotatable around a vertical axis. A pump (8) is provided which guides the cleaning liquid from a tank to the upper and lower nozzle tubes through pipes. An intermediate base (13) is arranged under the partial container. The intermediate base is provided with an inclination and has an opening in its low lying area.

IPC 8 full level

B08B 3/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B08B 3/04 (2013.01)

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 2208546 A2 20100721; EP 2208546 A3 20111109; EP 2208546 B1 20121121; DE 102009005350 A1 20100722

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10000099 A 20100108; DE 102009005350 A 20090116