Global Patent Index - EP 2261413 B1

EP 2261413 B1 20120530 - Method for treating laundry by transporting lye between lye containers in a washing machine

Title (en)

Method for treating laundry by transporting lye between lye containers in a washing machine

Title (de)

Verfahren zum Behandeln von Wäsche durch Beförderung von Waschlauge zwischen Laugenbehältern in einer Waschmaschine

Title (fr)

Procédé de traitement du linge par transport de lessive entre des récipients à lessive dans un lave-linge

Publication

EP 2261413 B1 20120530 (DE)

Application

EP 10164538 A 20100601

Priority

DE 102009026825 A 20090608

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2261413A1] The method involves conveying washing brine (6) between a brine container (1) and another brine container (18) in a bidirectional manner, where the containers are arranged in different levels. The washing brine is conveyed from the latter brine container into the former brine container via different supply openings (20), where relative heights of the containers are adjusted in a manual or automatic manner. A drum (2) is supported in the former brine container in a rotatable manner around a horizontal axis and moved with speed of maximum 50 revolution/minute.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 35/00 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 35/006 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 39/083 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL 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 2261413 A1 20101215; EP 2261413 B1 20120530; DE 102009026825 A1 20101209; PL 2261413 T3 20121031

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10164538 A 20100601; DE 102009026825 A 20090608; PL 10164538 T 20100601