EP 2312049 A1 20110420 - A tumble dryer with a heat pump system
Title (en)
A tumble dryer with a heat pump system
Title (de)
Wäschetrockner mit Wärmepumpensystem
Title (fr)
Sèche-linge avec système de pompe à chaleur
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 09013025 A 20091015
Abstract (en)
The present invention relates to a tumble dryer with at least one heat pump system. The tumble dryer comprises an air stream circuit (10) including at least one drum (12) for receiving laundry to be dried and at least one fan (24) for generating an air stream, at least one refrigerant circuit (14) including at least one compressor (16), a first heat exchanger (18) for a thermal coupling between the air stream circuit (10) and the refrigerant circuit (14), a second heat exchanger (20) for a further thermal coupling between the air stream circuit (10) and the refrigerant circuit (14), and at least one electric motor for driving the drum (12), the compressor (16) and/or the fan (24). At least one electric and/or electronic control circuit (22) for controlling the electric motor is at least partially arranged within the air stream circuit (10).
IPC 8 full level
D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 39/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 58/206 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (applicant)
- EP 2063011 A1 20090527 - ELECTROLUX HOME PROD CORP [BE]
- DE 102005041145 A1 20070301 - ALPHA INNOTEC GMBH [DE]
- EP 1650343 A1 20060426 - SANYO ELECTRIC CO [JP]
- DE 3113417 A1 19820902 - RUHRGAS AG [DE]
- EP 1884586 A2 20080206 - V ZUG AG [CH]
Citation (search report)
- [Y] DE 102007062775 A1 20090702 - BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE [DE]
- [Y] US 2007063603 A1 20070322 - LEVINE GREGORY M [US], et al
- [AD] EP 2063011 A1 20090527 - ELECTROLUX HOME PROD CORP [BE]
- [A] EP 1548916 A1 20050629 - AISIN AW CO [JP]
- [A] US 5430956 A 19950711 - LANGE WILHELM [DE]
- [A] EP 1788139 A1 20070523 - LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]
- [A] DE 102008016473 A1 20091001 - BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE [DE]
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)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 09013025 A 20091015