Global Patent Index - EP 2241663 B1

EP 2241663 B1 20130320 - Washing-drying machine and method for operating the same

Title (en)

Washing-drying machine and method for operating the same

Title (de)

Wasch- und Trockenmaschine sowie Betriebsverfahren dafür

Title (fr)

Machine à laver et sècher le linge et son procédé de fonctionnement

Publication

EP 2241663 B1 20130320 (EN)

Application

EP 09005345 A 20090415

Priority

EP 09005345 A 20090415

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2241663A1] The present invention relates to a washing-drying machine and to a method for operating said machine. A washing-drying machine according to the invention comprises: - an articles storing chamber (2); - a water circuit (4) for supplying water to the chamber (2) said water circuit being connectable to a water supply; - an air circuit (7) for circulating drying air within said chamber (2), said air circuit (7) having pumping means (10), heating means (9) for heating said drying air and condensing means (8, 108, 208) adapted to remove moisture from said drying air comprising a first water/air heat exchanger (12, 112, 212); Said washing-drying machine is characterized in that said water/air heat exchanger (12, 112, 212) is fluidly connected to said water circuit (4) through a first fluid line (21) such that at least a portion of water provided for cooling heat exchanger (12, 112, 212) can be supplied within said articles storing chamber (2) for washing operations, and/or said articles storing chamber (2) is hydraulically connected to the water/air heat exchanger (12, 112, 212) through a pipe line (40, 27) such that at least a portion of water provided for washing operations can be supplied to cool said heat exchanger (12, 112, 212)..

IPC 8 full level

D06F 25/00 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 58/24 (2006.01); D06F 33/72 (2020.01); D06F 34/08 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 25/00 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 33/72 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 34/08 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 39/08 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/20 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/24 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 2101/20 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/00 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/02 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/36 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/50 (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 TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2241663 A1 20101020; EP 2241663 B1 20130320

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 09005345 A 20090415