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EP 2368478 B1 20190821 - Dishwasher

Title (en)

Dishwasher

Title (de)

Geschirrspülmaschine

Title (fr)

Lave-vaisselle

Publication

EP 2368478 B1 20190821 (DE)

Application

EP 11156165 A 20110228

Priority

DE 102010003359 A 20100326

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2368478A2] The dishwasher has a washing container (1) for receiving objects to be cleaned and dried and a supply line (41) for guiding water into the washing container. A container opening is arranged below the operating filling level for executing the supply line through a wall of the washing container.

IPC 8 full level

A47L 15/42 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47L 15/4217 (2013.01); A47L 15/4231 (2013.01); A47L 15/4246 (2013.01); A47L 15/4291 (2013.01)

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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2368478 A2 20110928; EP 2368478 A3 20170125; EP 2368478 B1 20190821; DE 102010003359 A1 20110929; PL 2368478 T3 20200331

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11156165 A 20110228; DE 102010003359 A 20100326; PL 11156165 T 20110228