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EP 2309053 B1 20161102 - Laundry treatment machine, in particular laundry dryer

Title (en)

Laundry treatment machine, in particular laundry dryer

Title (de)

Wäschebehandlungsmaschine, insbesondere Wäschetrockner

Title (fr)

Machine de traitement du linge, notamment sèche-linge

Publication

EP 2309053 B1 20161102 (DE)

Application

EP 09401022 A 20091009

Priority

EP 09401022 A 20091009

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2309053A1] The laundry treatment machine, particularly laundry dryer (1), has a drum supported in housing (2) in rotatable manner, a filling opening lockable with a door (3), a blower and a heating unit for production of processing air stream. A filter cartridge (6) is provided, which has stretched filter block made of two filter layers.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 58/22 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 58/22 (2013.01 - 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 SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2309053 A1 20110413; EP 2309053 B1 20161102

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 09401022 A 20091009