Global Patent Index - EP 2376699 A1

EP 2376699 A1 20111019 - WASHING MACHINE

Title (en)

WASHING MACHINE

Title (de)

WASCHMASCHINE

Title (fr)

MACHINE À LAVER

Publication

EP 2376699 A1 20111019 (DE)

Application

EP 09793512 A 20091211

Priority

  • EP 2009066976 W 20091211
  • ES 200803571 A 20081212

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010066893A1] The invention relates to a washing machine, comprising a wash tub (30) that is filled with wash water and that has a drain opening (38), a drain pump (40), a drain line (50) that connects the water in the wash tub (30) to the drain pump (40), a valve part (52) that is connected to the wash tub in a sealed fashion, and comprising a pipe part (54) that is connected to the drain pump for water transfer; also a drain valve (60) that can float in the wash water, said valve being disposed moveably inside the valve part in order to seal the drain opening (38) in a closed position (B) when wash water is located inside the wash tub and when the drain pump (40) is idle, or in order to open the drain opening to an opened position (A) when no wash water is located inside the wash tub or when the drain pump is operating. The valve part (52) is designed in one piece together with the wash tub (30) and the pipe part (54) is connected to an outlet connection (56) of the valve part (52).

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP ES US)

D06F 39/08 (2013.01 - EP ES US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2010066893A1

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)

WO 2010066893 A1 20100617; CN 102245824 A 20111116; CN 102245824 B 20130529; EA 018914 B1 20131129; EA 201170766 A1 20120130; EP 2376699 A1 20111019; EP 2376699 B1 20160803; ES 2347114 A1 20101025; ES 2347114 B1 20110818; PL 2376699 T3 20170131; US 2011232698 A1 20110929; US 9127393 B2 20150908

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2009066976 W 20091211; CN 200980149659 A 20091211; EA 201170766 A 20091211; EP 09793512 A 20091211; ES 200803571 A 20081212; PL 09793512 T 20091211; US 200913131286 A 20091211