EP 2295855 A1 20110316 - Steam separator and method of separating steam and water in a laundry appliance
Title (en)
Steam separator and method of separating steam and water in a laundry appliance
Title (de)
Dampfseparator und Verfahren zum Trennen von Dampf und Wasser in einer Waschmaschine
Title (fr)
Séparateur de vapeur et procédé de séparation de vapeur et eau dans un appareil de lavage du linge
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 09168038 A 20090818
Abstract (en)
The steam separator 9 according to the present invention comprises an inlet 17 for a water/steam mixture W+S, a water outlet 18 and a steam outlet 19, wherein the inlet 17 and the water outlet 18 are connected by an open drain channel 20. The method of separating steam S and water W in a steam separator 9 comprises that a mixture of steam and water S+W is fed into an inlet 17 of a steam separator 9; within the steam separator 9, the water W is flowed along an open drain channel 20 to a water outlet 18 of the steam separator 9; and within the steam separator 9, the steam S is risen up to a steam outlet 19 of the steam separator 9. In particular, the inventive steam separator 9 is dedicated to use in a laundry appliance, preferredly a refresher dryer 1.
IPC 8 full level
F22B 37/26 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01); G21C 15/16 (2006.01); D06F 33/65 (2020.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 39/40 (2024.01 - EP US); F22B 37/26 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 33/65 (2020.02 - EP US)
Citation (applicant)
- WO 9632607 A1 19961017 - FUTURA STEAM S R L [IT], et al
- EP 1026306 B1 20031105 - EURO STAR SRL [IT]
- US 4207683 A 19800617 - HORTON ROBERTA J [US]
Citation (search report)
- [X] GB 931235 A 19630717 - WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP
- [XI] FR 904913 A 19451120
- [XI] US 2009126414 A1 20090521 - KIM JONG SEOK [KR], et al
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
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2295855 A1 20110316; CN 102483229 A 20120530; CN 102483229 B 20150408; EP 2467639 A2 20120627; EP 2467639 B1 20161207; PL 2467639 T3 20170831; WO 2011020827 A2 20110224; WO 2011020827 A3 20110428
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 09168038 A 20090818; CN 201080036209 A 20100817; EP 10743142 A 20100817; EP 2010061964 W 20100817; PL 10743142 T 20100817